YAKKUM Emergency Unit (YEU) is one of YAKKUM (Christian Foundation for Public Health) units which was established in 2001. Its core mandate is the delivery of inclusive emergency response where community participation in need assessment and relief distribution are encouraged. YEU works to articulate initiatives to build community resilience through community-led disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. By the year 2017, YEU has been assisting more than 250 villages and partnering with more than 350 community-based organizations across Indonesia.
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As a country with plenty of hazards, it requires the Indonesian people to better recognize the hazards and risks of disasters faced in each region. The Disaster Risk Reduction Foru... Read More
Nanda Annisa Husni and Dewicha Kinanti Tandiari from YEU participated in the Third Country Training Program: Strengthening Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction in the ASEAN... Read More
The youth group Karang Taruna Prima Gadung initiated a tree-planting project called Javanese Bamboo Sewing Earth, drawing inspiration from traditional tree-planting practices. This... Read More
(Image: Head of Ngatabaru Plastic Bank (left) hands over 1 kilogram of sugar to a group member who exchanges the plastic waste) The establishment of the Plastic Bank in Ng... Read More
How does global climate funding and compensation reach the local communities? Global commitment with local action is far apart: When will funding and compensation reach the hands of local communities? COP28, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 2023, was my first time participating in the United Nations' major clima...
"If there is a long drought, farmers can only plant and harvest rice once a year." said Mr Christiono Riyadi, Kemadang, which is in the southern area of Gunungkidul Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region Province, is a dry area. The threat with the highest risk is drought out of six threats; drought, tornado, landslide, fl...
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