Disaster Management Training at the...

Picture 1: Otniel Nahoga conducts disaster management training   Disaster brings serious disruption to the community and society functions at different scales due to its interaction with conditions of exposure, vulnerability, and capacity, which affect one or more of the following aspects: human, material, economic, and environmental. (UNDRR.org) The Church as an inseparable...

Memorable Farewell with YEU Team in...

Picture 1: Taking pictures together with the Supiturang Village community.   Back then in March 2022, YEU team arrived in Lumajang in East Java Province in a post-eruption situation to carry out 3 (three) focus interventions in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Early Psychosocial Support (DPA), and Livelihood Recovery. These activities were implemented in Sumberurip Village, Oro O...

YEU Hosts International Partners in...

For the first time in its project history, all partners of the Community-Led Innovation Partnership (CLIP) finally met in person. The CLIP Annual Workshop 2023 was an opportunity for participants from seven different countries to exchange learning experiences, visit local attractions, and build friendships. They met on January 23–27, 2023 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The CLIP projec...

Data Analysis and Interpretation fo...

Sir Francis Bacon is famously known to coin the saying “Knowledge is Power.” Informed policymakers may propose effective solutions to social problems. Communities can also address the challenges in their areas by having access to the right data. Data is understood as a collection of factual information. In our era, we have access to an insurmountable amount of data. Each of YAK...

COP27: Global Community Efforts in ...

YAKKUM Emergency Unit participated in the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt on 14 November - 18 November 2022.  Some of the topics discussed in this activity included how to ensure a gender window in the community resilience program, how to increase the role of cross-stakeholders to support community-based adaptation (locally-led adaptation), what sh...

Peer Learning of YEU Lumajang Team ...

On November 8-10, 2022, the YEU Lumajang team visited Yogyakarta to conduct a peer learning. This activity was attended by 16 people consisting of 3 representatives of Sumberurip Village, 3 representatives of Oro Oro Ombo Village, 3 representatives of Supiturang Village, 1 representative of Pronojiwo Sub-district, and 6 members of the YEU team. The group departed on November 8 at 1:00...

The Women's Summit 2022

The Women's Summit in response to the results of the G20 meeting was held for 2 days in Sanur, Bali on 11-12 November 2022. Two representatives from YEU, namely Brigita Ra Sekar and Agnes Meiria and 100 other participants from various organizations engaged in efforts for gender, climate and economic justice in Asia Pacific joined this activity organized by AKSI! for gender, social and...

YEU, PRY, and UMY Push for Meaningf...

In celebration of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the YAKKUM Emergency Unit (YEU), YAKKUM Rehabilitation Center (Pusat Rehabilitasi YAKKUM—PRY), and Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY) held a one-day event comprising of panel discussions, Q&As and a display of local innovations from our community partners. The event took place in the new Dasron Hamid Research a...

Commemoration of the 2022 Disaster ...

Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Day is commemorated on the 13th of October every year. This year, the event was hosted in the City of Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. The day commemorates DRR by encouraging shared awareness, building dialogue and developing strong DRR networks across Indonesia. The National Agency of Disaster Response (BNPB) stated, that as of October 13, 2022, there had...

Climate Information: Learning Natur...

“Yen lemahe wis empuk, tangane megar'' is one of the local wisdoms that is still widely believed by farmers in Ngoro-oro Sub-Village, Giriasih Village, Purwosari District, Gunungkidul in determining the beginning of the planting period, namely if the soil is soft due to rain, then it is time to work. Farmers use knowledge from generation to generation by paying attention to the soil...

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