Self-Sufficient and Independent Society
Strategic communication is understood as a series of planned communication efforts designed to achieve organizational goals. According to Estaswara (2021), strategic communication is a continuous process that occurs among communication actors — individuals, groups, or organizations — to build a
The Bumi Inisiatif Community, a newly formed environmental group in Singkawang, held its inaugural event titled “Clean Up Day Goes To School” with the theme “Trash Busters: The Mission Clean Up.” The first activity in this environmental movement took place
“The goal of this commodity farmers’ network is to serve as a platform for 50 commodity-based farmers from 21 villages across 9 subdistricts to connect and collaborate with various stakeholders — from village and district governments to the private sector.”—
Women farmers in Sambas Regency are now charting their own land coordinates using digital technology. Through a week-long participatory mapping program organized by Gemawan, villagers not only learned how to use the Google Earth application, but also began building new
“From this coconut oil, we see the hope of creating home-based enterprises rooted in local resources — a tangible movement toward food and energy self-sufficiency at the household level.”— Welli Arma In Pulau Maya Subdistrict, Kayong Utara Regency, the Gemawan
In an effort to strengthen community participation in local commodity-based economic movements, farmers from 11 villages in Mempawah Regency have agreed to establish the Commodity Farmers Network (Jaring PEDAS). The agreement was reached at the conclusion of a workshop organized
The Women’s Union of Kayong Utara Regency (SETARA) organized a three-day Field School themed “Enhancing the Capacity of Women Farmers’ Groups” from June 24–26, 2025. The program, which brought together 90 participants from six villages across two subdistricts, aimed to
In Sambas Regency and Singkawang City, stands a strong network of women known as the Northern Coastal Women’s Union (SERUMPUN). Since its founding in 2009, this organization has become a home for hundreds of resilient women from various villages —
The preservation of Lunggi weaving is not the responsibility of individuals alone — it is the result of collective synergy among weaver communities, organizations like Gemawan, local government, and various supporting programs. In the Sambas Regency of West Kalimantan lies
“Working together to plant and care for crops has become a symbol of community-based food resilience.By growing their own food, families feel safer—because they know exactly where their food comes from.” Growing Organically from Limited Space When people hear the