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 Yogyakarta​ "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 (K...
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...
Story from the Frontline : We Must ...
COVID-19 has posed enormous challenges for the Puskesmas (Community Health Center) staffs as one of the frontlines for Covid-19's first treatment in the community. The unpreparedness of Puskesmas such as limited PPE (Personal Protection Equipment), disinfectants, isolation rooms and medical devices for handling the outbreak made the Puskesmas staffs full of anxiety about the threat of...
Surviving the Trying Times : Story ...
The sun was strongly shining above the land where the equator circles around. I was sitting under the Mango tree in front of the office listening story told by our friends from KDS (Peer Support Group) Banuatapura. They remained cheerful regardless of the trying situations due to Covid-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, at the end of the conversation, I fortuitously caught a wistful emotion. ...
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