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We can sleep well tonight – Manado flood response

Last week, on Thursday ( January 27, 2014 ), ADRA distributed 552 packets of beddings to represent the family in Perkamil Village.Our truck went into the village and, with the help of a team of POSKO, we lowered sacks containing relief of ADRA. Our team made a direct counter and put up a banner in […]

Dirk and Hanneke Van Ourwerkerk – Perpetual Gift of Love

One of the national strategy made by ADRA Indonesia is to run a Cooperative Revitalization program which will bring up the promising ideology of cooperative movement as a national economic growth pillar. There are three approaches that are highly regarded as consensus among cooperative practitioners: regulation reform as a foundation, cooperative education which answer the current […]

A Commitment to end malnutrition

The INSTINCT (Improving Nutritional Status of Indigenous Community Toddlers) Project focuses on the under five through posyandu revitalization program involving the roles and integrated strategies of all stakeholders: regency government, DoH, BAPPEDA (Regional Development Planning Agency), and related SKPDs (Regional Government Working Units) together with village officials, including village head, traditional and religious leaders, puskesmas […]

Tools for women’s empowerment in Slums (TOWERS)

Background ADRA Indonesia fostered 6 Women Cooperatives in the slums of Jakarta in 10 years of service, in which “Tunas Wanita Abadi” cooperative of Cengkareng, West Jakarta, has achieved substantial capacity, receiving “Best Cooperative Award in Jakarta” from Jakarta Governor in 2012. They are working professionally in dignified positivism although officed in a humble nook in […]

Rising up for dignity of the distressed

Background Persons with HIV/AIDS are distressed because of the physical fatalities of the disease itself, as well as social stigma caused by lack of understanding and loving attention of their society at large. Papua is the most prevalent area with HIV/AIDS cases in Indonesia.  Innovative Solution ADRA Indonesia works to empower the government, religious and […]

Rising Up to reduce Disaster Risks

Background Six years ago (July 17, 2006), Pangandaran village and some southern coastal regions in Java were hit by the unpredicted tsunami. Some NGOs have been working at the regency level yet Pangandaran people do not have a clear understanding and plan for emergency evacuation.Many were lost, including school children, without initial warning and evacuation […]

Rising up for clean water access

Background People of North Barus were also affected by the Asian tsunami last 2004. They are also lack of water because they do not have direct access to the water facility. Women are used to collecting water daily from the nearest water spring in the mountainous part of Central Tapanuli Regency.  Innovative Solution The water […]

Health and nutrition education program (HANEP project)

The high number of malnourished children under the age of five (under-5) is found in Sangihe Talaud District due to the limited knowledge and skills of community health workers, Posyandu volunteers (health cadres) in dealing with the underweight children and assisting the mothers/ caregivers. People need to acquire foods from outside Sangihe Islands, mainly from Manado […]

Rising up for nourishment

Background Under-five children‘s nutritional status indicates community welfare, child survival measures, and reflections on conditions in which children (and others in society) live, including their healthcare. In Sangihe, mothers and caregivers and their under-five children have low attendances in Posyandu (Integrated Services Post) in each village.As the results, the number of the stunted and malnourished […]

CLTS Promotion – Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara

  The result of WATER Project recently done in the same area, Tumpak village, was analyzed that they need a better environment sanitation to make the healthy habits, and bring a better outlook of the village. One of the uniqueness of Tumpak village was that they defecate in open field, nearby their house. This is […]