LOCAL WISDOM ; KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES JITU BUILDING SOCIETY IN DEALING WITH DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. Practices prepare the public in the face of disaster risks have been carried out, both facilitated by community groups, individuals, government and humanitarian organizations include the application of technology and non-technology .Kecanggihan technology is not always reliable, it is the public felt in the Aceh coast Simeleu. One cause of the low number of deaths on the island of Simeulue is owned indigenous or local community better known as Smong. Smong wisdom or knowledge is derived from the "experience of ancestors" around 1907. When a large earthquake occurs that causes a tsunami that killed many residents of the island. The stories about the events of 1907 are then translated into stories, monument warnings, and reminders in the ceremonies, who then passed on to their descendants with diverse patterns. Thus, people will be more prepared to deal with threats that come partially or simultaneously. Of course they imagined in our minds on the incidence of earthquake and tsunami that devastated Aceh and the land around the Indian Ocean. Beyond that there are success stories that emerge, people who live in Simeulue off Sumatra coast of Aceh province. They make use of knowledge handed down orally of their ancestors to escape from the tsunami that destroyed. The case in recent years to be the case most often mentioned. Some decades ago, never rocked Simeulue Islands earthquake and tsunami. Tragedy last December 2004, Simeulue Islands minimal impact victims of the earthquake and tsunami. The government's official report quoted from TDMRC (Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Research Center) Unsyiah Banda Aceh in 2009, mentions only seven victims of the overall population numbering around 78,000, where 95% of whom live in coastal areas. When the earthquake occurred on December 26, 2004, Armed with knowledge of indigenous, communities in Simeulue understand if they should be where when the tsunami disaster. This local knowledge and practices proven to minimize losses incurred due to the disaster, in addition to the bearing capacity of soil texture and height (the hills) into capital rescuer of tens of thousands of children and adults age when the tsunami struck this coastal region. According to them, the wisdom or knowledge comes from "experience ancestors" in 1907, when there was a major earthquake causing a tsunami that killed many residents of the island. The stories about the events of 1907 are then translated into stories, memorials, and often chanted in the traditional ceremonies, passed on to their descendants with diverse patterns. People often refer to it as smong Simeleue which in scientific language means the tsunami. The emergence of Simeulue coastal smong designation indicating if they do not have to master advanced technologies for siapsiaga tsunami that is said to have occurred on the island of "small" is. So far, there is no truth smong exactly when the term first appeared, but the residents Simeleu know the exact lyrics and became the practice mandatory for every citizen who inhabit these beautiful islands. The results of reviews by the author in reference print media and the Internet, said smong significant natural phenomena rising seas to land in the form of mega waves can destroy anything. Stories about smong and tsunami that had hit the islands is then passed on to their offspring without landing concrete language. Smong hum is told not merely to ensure the generation better prepared to face tsunami risk later in life, but rather the interpretation and presentation of the frame of the events that have occurred in this beloved island. Matters, it turns out past tragedy leaves serious traumatic disorders that terbitlah hum-hum sung individually, inherited cascading tell when they are resting comfortably at home. Smong with effective communication channels stories developed in the community over past events past often tells about the suffering of mankind. Simeulue Tsunami that devastated the land in 1907 according to the stories of elders happen on Friday. This tragedy took place ba, da Friday, when the pilgrims return from the obligation of worship mosques. Understanding the logic of Simeulue community in Aceh in particular, if a disaster occurred Friday is a form of God's wrath to awaken humanity to not neglect the worldly pleasures, and therefore it is worth a religious event. Submission Smong story Simeulue community managed to save tens of thousands of human beings when Aceh earthquake and tsunami of December 2004. It can not be underestimated, it is based on several things; First, the story smong is the information that is really happening in the social Simeulue. Secondly, the delivery Smong done within the family, among fellow members of the family, continues among families. Both of these can be said to be an effective way of communicating to explain to mankind in Simeulue about disaster risk in their place. In contrast to the modern ways of communication that is often ignored and the characteristics of the local incident, tend to make the dissemination of information with a technique that is much broader. As the times towards modernization, the presence of modern communication tools, then there is a broader flow of information. Human beings tend to be plagiarized and made civilization that does not comply with the characteristics of a place as a valuable lesson to heed past experience or local knowledge at their disposal. This picture as the demands of communication procedures and disaster information that has ever happened in their place. This new procedure is always required in order to load the correct information and can be an example of the success of local wisdom spoken Smong as wealth and has an important meaning for the people of Simeulue. Simeulue Islands, fairy tale lullaby Smong proven to reduce and save tens of thousands of human beings. Lessons learned from local wisdom Smong, as the original practice, people still practice such wisdom to this day, although according to some circles considered a pseudo practice. Progress Development and Local Wisdom Existence With the increasing population and the progress of development, according to the elders there is slowly may affect the practice of local knowledge for disaster risk reduction. The question that we must answer together, how to influence the progress of construction on the local knowledge of this? Is this local knowledge should be preserved, if someday people consider technological sophistication is more potent than tradition? Progress is not always open space development on local practices. When local knowledge is considered to be replaced, the public is not aware if they are in a vulnerable condition. Decades, Smong has helped tens of thousands of people in the disaster-prone Simeulue, but when the construction progress moving quickly, then Smong seems to be elusive in the modern context. However, technological progress and development in line inserted in the form of catastrophic natural phenomena, then that local knowledge Smong will return in mind. advancement of development in the area, dissertation preparation socializing society through banners, leaflets, seminars, workshops and Focus Group Discussion (FGD), still need to learn Smong a lot of tradition. It is most instrumental in it is a condition of the settlement, geographical and demographic Simeulue community. Gampong-village community in which cling to and love the Smong legend survived the disaster. The recommendations need to be followed on the importance of the arrangement as a capital settlement disaster risk reduction. Whenever, the pass or evacuation route is not available, knowledge and traditions Smong not be able to save tens of thousands of people from the disaster distress. Lessons learned, disaster risk reduction in the future need to apply a more global approach in order to save humanity from disaster. Experience and knowledge society Simeulu, by some to be old-fashioned and conservative, despite that patience and persistence Simeuluese maintain This tradition can be said to be a success because it is able to survive the events which are not expected when disaster strikes suddenly. The experiences gained through NGOs program mapping, focus group discussions, seminars, training, workshops and action plans for disaster risk reduction indicates that the success or failure of community development sensitive Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is very dependent on the characteristics, customs, local experience and local knowledge integrated with ideas of change of humanitarian workers to deliver innovation in the community. Local wisdom practices not only determine the success of the construction, but more than that, as a step to determine the sustainability of development. The involvement of the community in all the process of disaster risk reduction becomes an important capital as aspired in the Hyogo Framework for Action. Long before the Early Warning System (EWS), emergency response, the Sphere Project, the village community has been preceded in disaster risk reduction efforts in a way that is based customs that can be passed down to children and grandchildren.
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