One of the parents of the students asked, “Will there be school on Monday or not?” Sesilia Witin was puzzled by such a question. “Let’s check the weather in the morning first,” she replied. The woman, familiarly called Meti, was a teacher in one of the villages in the Wulanggitang District, East Flores. Since 2009, […]
The process of distributing Family Bucket packages to the eruption-affected community To support the recovery from the eruption of Mount Lewotobi, several cross-regional organizations collaborated to distribute basic necessities and conduct psychosocial support activities for 474 affected families from Dulipali Village and Klatanlo Village. The collaborative action across organizations held for a week in early
A little girl sits in the Bale Dangin with her mother, drawing mountains and rice fields on an A4-sized paper. As she moves the pencil, she chats with her mother about her activities with friends at school. The little girl is Ni Kadek Aprillia Candra Dewi, currently in the third grade at SD Negeri 1
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Organic farming is an integrated agricultural system that optimizes agro-ecosystem productivity naturally, capable of producing quality and sustainable food. The training programs we conduct typically do not stop at that concept. We often strive to integrate it with permaculture principles. In short, permaculture is a farming design system inspired by natural patterns to create a
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Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan Indonesia is well known for its rich biodiversity. According to data from CIFOR (Center for International Forestry Research) [¹], the Kapuas Hulu district span a total area of 29,842 km2, with 74% of this region consisting of tropical rainforest, and this forested area is designated as protected. This explains why, in
Disaster risk management appears to be a primary concern for the Indonesian society. The country is situated along three active tectonic plate boundaries: the Indo-Australian to the south, Eurasian to the north, and the Pacific plate to the east. Indonesia is also intersected by active mountainous regions, namely the Circum-Pacific and Circum-Mediterranean belts. Additionally, high
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In mid-July 2023, Putu, a student at Blahbatuh Public Junior High School, had just graduated from elementary school and was participating in the School Introduction Period (Masa Pengenalan Lingkungan Sekolah or MPLS). It was around 7:30 in the morning when her mother, Nyoman Mariani, accompanied her.
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Monday, November 20, 2023, in Banjar Pebuahan, Banyubiru, Jembrana, Bali. Through mobile phones, the local Community Disaster Management Group (CDMG/KMPB) informed about flash floods and high waves due to extreme weather in the Jembrana region. As a result of this incident, several houses were damaged. Most of them were submerged in water mixed with mud,
Food Estate or Food Scarcity Compared to the last three years, this year’s drought is getting drier and even drier. The El-Nino event is predicted to continue until October 2023, while some sources suggest it may last until December. Agriculture production and food supply are certainly affected. Importing is also not a viable solution. Food-producing
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Astami posed in front of the last garden she created For the Hindu community in Bali, using offerings (sesajen) is common for worship or upakara. Local people often call it “banten” or “bebanan.” Considering the increasing number of people too busy with their activities, the preparations of offerings and upakara tools could not be made
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