Hear from Indonesia’s leading social enterprises working to empower indigenous smallholder farmers with skills, technology, and greater access to markets in Indonesia and beyond, all with a common goal for farmers to achieve significantly better standards of living. We will also go on a guided walking tour of Paloma’s warehouse
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Pre-conference Trip – Cengkareng District Social Housing
The people of Angke River used to live in unlicensed buildings, which were very disordered and caused negative health impacts on the people. However, there was an enormous improvement in their comfort and living conditions after they moved into the 1st Tzu Chi Great Love Village in Cengkareng. In the
Pre-conference Trip – Tzu Chi Jakarta
Head to Tzu Chi Centre Jakarta to learn about the amazing work they have done all around Indonesia. We will go on a intimate guided tour of the compound to visit the school, exhibition centre, and auditorium, and speak to the volunteers who are hands and legs of the projects
Pre-conference Trip – Pademangan District Housing Improvement Project
Having volunteers who are a part of the community is extremely valuable in effecting impact. This is a housing project sustained by volunteers who were themselves beneficiaries of the home improvement work that changed their own quality of life. Houses with inadequate space for large households and vulnerability to flooding
Impact Trip 7 – Philippines GK
“Gawad Kalinga,” translated in English means to “give care”, is a Philippine-based movement that aims to end poverty by first restoring the dignity of the poor. It employs an integrated and holistic approach to empowerment with values-formation and leadership development at its core. Established in 2003, The Foundation currently works
Impact Trip 6 – Agrayada
Karya Tani Menoreh Group is one of farmers group who partnered with Agradaya. It consist 62 women farmers. They are engaged in various activities such as growing indigenous local spices – ginger, turmeric, Indigenous Java turmeric. The farmers also produce coconut sugar from coconut nectar from their own house. This
Impact Trip 5 – Yogyakarta
HoshiZora was born from an awareness of the problems of street children in Indonesia. The idea and concept of HoshiZora was created by six Indonesian university students studying in Japan, who were looking for a way to help underprivileged Indonesian children gain access to education. It was a big surprise
Impact Trip 4 – Du’Anyam in Flores
Established in 2014, Du’Anyam started its first project in Larantuka City, Nusa Tenggara Timur Province, Indonesia. It is amongst the poorest province with one of the highest maternal and child mortality rate in Indonesia. Du’Anyam was established with the intention of creating sustainable income for the mothers through tapping on
Impact Trip 2 – Islamic School
The mission of Al-Ashriyyah Nurul Iman Islamic Boarding School is to instil in its students love, virtue, character, and a capacity to care about others—in other words, to make them exemplary Muslims. With this mission, it is no surprise that ‘Nurul Iman’ means radiant faith, dazzling belief, or bright light
Impact Trip 1 – Housing
Marunda Housing Project: More than just housing people, a good rusunawa (low-cost rental apartment complex) should provide adequate social and economic support for residents, many of whom have never lived in apartments, and are also now located further away from their places of employment. Rusunawa Marunda is a good case