Doddy Kurniawan Kaliri, The Local C...
APMCDRR (the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction) is one of the most important conferences in the Asia-Pacific region to advance the efforts on disaster risk reduction. The event was attended by ministers, government officials, representatives of the private sector, non-profits, and CSOs, including vulnerable groups. APMCDRR became an extension agenda after ...
Nurrainun's story, an inspiring Ben...
Nurainun, a 34-year-old local baker from Loli Tasiburi, Donggala, Central Sulawesi. She is one of the beneficiaries of Market for the Poor, a program that aims to strengthen the economic sector by creating sustainable benefits for vulnerable communities. The outcome is that communities affected by the 2018 earthquake and tsunami and COVID-19 can improve their economy and increase thei...
Human Interest Story: Womenpreneurs...
Nani (48 years old) has taken half a day off. Together with her little six-year-old daughter Eca, she sits in the passenger seat of our project car and shows us the places of her daily work. Every time we leave the car, we are met by an unbearable stench and hundreds of flies buzz around us. Nani is an informal waste collectorpicker. For more than 10 years, together with her husban...
Disability and Meaningful Participa...
Case study: Disability and Meaningful Participation in Disaster Preparedness Combating Discrimination and Making Inclusion Possible in Yogyakarta City by Brigita Ra Sekar Laras and Dewicha Kinanti Tandiari Prawirodirjan Village is administratively located in the Gondomanan sub-District, Yogyakarta City, Special Region of Yogyakarta. This village has historical val...
Conservation of the Baros Mangrove ...
Conservation of the Baros Mangrove Forest as a Natural Protective Fortress for the Residents of the South Coast of Yogyakartaâ "Mangroves are very important for local residents, because they act as forts or wave barriers and prevent abrasion," said Wawan Widya from Keluarga Pemuda Pemudi Baros (KP2B) / Baros Youth Family. Wawan is a member of the Baros Youth Family (Keluarg...
Live A Meaningful Life While You Ar...
It has been almost a year since Tintin Kartikasari, a 40-year-old woman, who is often called Miss Tintin, has dedicated herself as a volunteer in the disaster risk reduction forum FPRB) of Argorejo Village. At the beginning of her service, she was moved by the active participation of several female colleagues who are active members of the FPRB in her village, Argorejo Village, Sedayu,...
Story From Kupang
Support in a difficult moment Elderly people who under normal circumstances manage their life very well by themselves can be hit hard by natural disasters and suddenly need support. Like 74 year-old Ruth Hekneno who lives on Timor Island which was affected by the tropical cyclone Seroja in April 2021. In the middle of the night on Sunday, April 4, 2021, tropical cyclone Ser...
Online Marketing Training: Solution...
Since Indonesia announced its COVID-19 first case on 2 March, 2020, the economic activity in Yogyakarta has begun to slow down. The government policy on the large-scale social restriction affected the community’s capacity in obtaining income. The changes in social behavior and economic stagnation resulted in the unprecedented number of domestic violence and economic inequality along...
Increase Immunity During a Pandemic...
It is more than eight months since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Activities that involve large numbers of people must be limited to prevent the more massive transmission of COVID-19. This also has an impact on community activities, one of which is the Intergenerational Group (IG) - a group with members of all ages working on issues of healthy aging....
Mugiyem' Story: "I Would Never be L...
Not much has changed from Mugiyem's daily life in this pandemic. Her routine remains the same, starting from farming to feeding the goat which she maintains from the “Mendo Manunggal” program, one of the local church programs to improve the congregation's economy with a rowdy goat system. She planted corn in a farm about 1 km away from her house. Mugiyem did not give up even thoug...
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