EYES ON SEA ACTION INITIATIVE KURABESI PROJECT ON COVID-19 | 2020 WHY ? The world has stop by COVID-19 and caused unprecedented crisis of civilization. COVID-19 has impacted many businesses, resulting in massive job losses. This means that thousands of people have lost their regular income, and are unable to provide for their and their families’ basic needs. There is a need to address basic needs such as provision of nutritious food in the immediate term, and in the mid to longer term to develop. If those happened in big cities, think again how this problem worsen in coastal area, such as Raja Ampat. PROBLEM 1. Coastal community SOLUTION 1. resiliency while Covid-19 continous spreading Community support in remote access 2. 2. Difficulty to heightening Prevention : increased public knowledge and personal hygiene and distribution hygiene and sanitation facility CovidSafe Kit for 3. Unprepared local healthcare for virus quick community 3. response 4. Unemployement and Emergency Response : PPE for medic 4. Join ocean patrol to unguided marine reduce illegal fishing and protected area when creating alternative idled from tourism activity employement for tourism that it is now threated by worker destructive fishing EYES ON SEA This initiative is taken to maximize the use of idle liveaboard to transport logistic and medical supply as well as a joined-patrol boat in coastal area. TARGETTED LOCATION We start at the heart of coral triangle, Raja Ampat, where the marine protected area treated by destructive fishing and coastal community lack of logistic/medical supplies. PILOT PROJECT Delivering soap, mask, PPE, face shield & educative posters in Wailebet. Kofiau, Waigama and The boat sailed on May 28 2020 for 5 days sailing trip. EXPECTED IMPACT 1. Coastal community get support in heightened hygiene facilities 2. Increased public knowledge, reduced movement, and improved hygiene 3. Local medical personal and targetted healthcare ready for COVID-19 protection 4. Employ local dive guide for monitoring the marine protected area We applied strict health protocol to prevent contamination both by human contact or delivered good/boxes. See more about our health protocol and Emergency Action Plans at www.kurabesiexplorer.com TOOL The Kurabesi Explorer PHINISI WOODEN BOAT BUILT IN 2014 AND SERVE AS LIVEABOARD AND MULTIPURPOSE BOAT. OPERATE UNDER A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM, THE BOUTIQUES STYLE BOAT NOW TURNED INTO A PATROL BOAT AND MEDICAL SUPPLY FOR COVID EMERGENCY ACTION. YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED This initiative will carry out in the immediate term to prevent virus spread and increase readiness for emergency response, and in the mid to longer term to develop and provide alternative employment opportunities for tourism workers in Raja Ampat. PROJECT COST Livelihood Support Cost associated with purchasing and IDR 250.000.000 distribution of logistic and basic needs Preventive Action Cost associated with production and IDR 25.000.000 IDR 150.000.000 IDR 35.000.000 distribution of educative materials for local community Cost associated with purchasing and distribution of soap, hand sanitizer and mask Cost associated with developing practices tools and guideline to improve community sanitation Medical Support Cost associated with purchasing and IDR 550.000.000 distribution of PPE; medical mask, face shield and hazmat suits for local healthcare workers Tranportation and delivery Cost associated with transportation IDR 600.000.000 logistic and fuel supply Cost associated with human resources IDR 360.000.000 management Ocean Monitoring Cost associated with data management IDR 75.000.000 on ocean monitoring TOTAL COST 2.245.000.000 #thoughtfulliveboard for Indonesia THE KURABESI EXPLORER Social Enterprise on Sustainable Tourism PT KURABESI NUSANTARA INDONESIA Jl Manggoapi Dalam Amban Manokwari Papua Barat [email protected] | +62 813 8910 8980
