The Power Of Powerless (Role Of Women's Group On Disaster Management)

Abstract

Disasters Often leads to the onset of loss of life, property and damage to public facilities Infrastructures. Disaster would be devastating, especially for Reviews those most vulnerable to disasters. It has been shown in Several studies that women are a particularly vulnerable groups when disasters occur. Based on Elaine Enarson's results of her research (2000), it was underlined that women and children are parts of a group of people who are on the list of high-risk groups to the disaster. Statistics of Earthquake and Tsunami in Aceh Also show that the mortality rate of female victims are 30-40 percent higher than that of men Because in the event of disaster most women work at home, and they are not powerful enough to run to higher ground while Reviews their carrying babies who can not walk. (Oxfam, UNFPA, 2005). Similarly, women are the majority of the victims of the earthquake in Jogjakarta. There are around 145 casualties Among female individuals and pregnant women. According to Elaine Enarson (2000) Become women more vulnerable to disasters due to numerous factors, they are: 1). The social role of women, 2). Social networking, 3). The Information Network 4). Self-preservation skills, 5). Control over natural resources and economy, 6). Individual mobility 7). Warranty residence and employment 8). Control in decision-making. Further, Enarson (2000) sees that the local customs and culture construct women as a greater role in the domestic sphere. The social role of women is more at home, causing the scope of activites of women to range only Reviews those in the household. Lack of access to information and involvement in the dissemination of disaster at the hamlet / village IS ALSO one of the causes. Therefore, there should be a need for the inclusion of women in disaster management. One of them is through the role of women's group. As done by the Regional Government of Sumenep in an effort to reduce the impact of disaster risk, Sumenep regency government built 117 rural villages into standby. The program deploys the use of base community groups items, namely the PKK, Fatayat, Muslimat, Aisyiyah and GOW, where the group initiated a disaster awareness activities roomates in each group will then be coordinated at the level of districts and counties. A Similar concept is applied in Tulungagung involving the PKK, IBI, Bhayangkari, Persid, Fatayat NU, NU's Women, Aisyiyah and LDII. Post-occurrence of flash floods in Panti, Muslimat, Aisyiyah, PKK, Arisan groups, Muslimah PKS, Salimah, MT, KAMMI and MHTI Also Contribute in restoring the condition of the people. They are cooperating in the reconstruction of Reviews their social system in place for relocation. Their teaching activities, meetings and social gathering dama help them get over the past incidents and reinforce Reviews their psychological condition / ruhiyah. Even through the group, they build networks and Strengthen the economy, empowerment and the share of value on disaster mitigation. The potential role of this group is so immense that it should be deployed in disaster risk reduction programs in Indonesia. It can be concluded that women who have long been regarded as vulnerable, weak and in need of special attention turned out to have a potential and strength to be Able to Become part of the disaster management Efforts, both in the pre, during and post- disaster. Through women's groups, they were Able to engage to perform recovery, to Strengthen the economy, to conduct trauma healing, to get involved in the common kitchen, to maintain the bodies of corpse women, and Also to help the recovery of the children.