YEU Strengthens Staff Capacity for ...
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 Region from January 14-26, 2024. The training aimed to strengthen knowledge and skills in promoting DiDRR (Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction) in ASEAN countries. This training was a continuati...
Acknowledge Local resilience in Glo...
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 innovative approach will not only fortify the soil and mitigate landslides, but also bolster the local economy by cultivating economically valuable and sustainable horticultural plants. (Credit: Lorenzo Fel...
Exchange Plastic for Basic Necessit...
(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 Ngatabaru Village has many benefits, not only addressing the problem of plastic waste in the neighborhood, but also helping the community's economy. One of the initiatives to encourage the community in waste s...
Training on Interpersonal Communica...
The Interpersonal Communication Training was held on 18-20 December 2023 with Nona Poroe Utomo as the resource person. She is someone who is experienced in the field of communication and psychosocial. In addition, she has also worked at UNICEF in Indonesia and several humanitarian organizations. The training was aimed at enhancing the capacity of volunteers, especially members of...
CHS Self-Assessment: A Learning Jou...
In picture: Group photo of ACT Alliance Indonesia Forum members and YAKKUM units during the learning workshop on CHS Self-Assessment on 26 September 2023. The learning journey of pilot self-assessment against Core Humanitarian Standards, supported by Kerk in Actie (KiA) and ACT Alliance. BACKGROUND The motivation towards Quality and Accountability has been cultiva...
Women Groups Consolidate to Identif...
Women Groups Consolidate to Identify Challenges and to Develop Strategies for Changes in Disaster Governance The climate crisis affects communities on varying scales and intensity. The impact of disasters, especially climate-related disasters, has been detrimental to women's groups, especially because women are the leading actors who maintain their family livelihoods, such as natur...
YEU Facilitates the Development of ...
YEU with the funding support from Arbeiterwohlfahrt International (AWO International) provided assistance in five villages in Cugenang and Pacet sub-districts in Cianjur District. These villages include Mangunkerta, Gasol, Talaga, Nyalindung, and Ciputri. The program carried out by YEU covers efforts to strengthen disaster preparedness, providing support for basic needs, and ensuri...
CSR Funding Support from Jasa Rahar...
“Efforts do not betray the results”, this saying is very suitable for the Talise Plastic Bank management who continue to strive to introduce Plastic Bank to more people regardless of their background. One of the successful efforts was when the Mayor of Palu, Hadianto Rasyid, visited the exhibition booth managed by the Talise Plastic Bank in June 2023, thus promoted the Talise Plas...
A Community of Learners in the Seco...
An exchange of learning is a crucial part of YAKKUM Emergency Unit’s IDEAKSI Program.1 In its approach to community-led solutions, IDEAKSI builds a network of community innovators as an enabler for collaboration and sharing among the local communities. In the expanded ecosystem of the Second IDEAKSI,2 the sharing of learning has become richer with diverse perspectives of 23 local...
YEU and UGM Show Local Wisdom in Co...
Community resilience in facing disasters continues to be strengthened by various disaster management (DM) actors, including humanitarian institutions, one of which is the YAKKUM Emergency Unit (YEU), and educational institutions, such as the Faculty of Psychology at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM). YEU and the Faculty collaborated to organize the IDEAKSI Demo Day and Symposium in the F...
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