Self-Sufficient and Independent Society
Climate change is becoming increasingly tangible in Indonesia — from annual floods and prolonged droughts to rising sea levels and extreme weather that threaten food security. Although Indonesia’s carbon emissions account for only around 1.3% of global totals, the impact
More than 50 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) from Sumatra and Kalimantan who attended the ICSF Regional Sumatra and Kalimantan Forum agreed to stand as a united force to advance democracy and uphold justice for all Indonesians. They committed to confronting
To deepen collective understanding of the complex dynamics surrounding mining in West Kalimantan, Gemawan held a discussion through its regular agenda series, G-TALKS (Gemawan Team Agenda, Learning, and Knowledge Sharing). The session, titled “Mining in West Kalimantan: Between Growth, Ecological
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