Self-Sufficient and Independent Society
“This empowerment and ecosystem conservation scheme was deliberately designed together so that aquaculture activities can go hand in hand with coastal rehabilitation. Mangroves continue to grow, while communities gain tangible economic benefits.” (Lani Ardiansyah) Continuing efforts to restore coastal ecosystems
JARINGPEDAS (The Farmers’ Commodity Network) of Mempawah Regency is taking a strategic step by holding a workshop to formulate the organization’s Strategic Plan (Renstra). This activity, held on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, aims to strengthen the direction and focus of
Gemawan reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the bargaining position of local farmers through an advocacy training held earlier this week. The training did not stop at capacity building—it was immediately translated into concrete action: facilitating representatives of farmers to engage
Gemawan, together with local farmer groups in Mempawah Regency, organized an advocacy training aimed at strengthening farmers’ mindset, capacity, and bargaining power in defending their rights and interests. The activity, attended by farmers under Gemawan’s assistance, was held on Wednesday
The spirit of women’s empowerment in North Kayong shone brightly during the training program “Women’s Leadership and Digital Capacity Building”, held in three villages—Masbangun, Wonorejo, and Podorukun, North Kayong Regency. From September 18 to 20, 2025, the program served as
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
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
Gemawan organized a Workshop on Business Planning Document Development and Community-Based Commodity Farmer Network Gathering at the Penakalan Village Hall, Sejangkung District, Sambas Regency. The two-day event, held on May 24–25, brought together 25 participants from various villages and districts across
Gemawan remains committed to strengthening local commodity farmers as part of its mission to promote community sustainability and economic independence. Currently, Gemawan is conducting a commodity assessment across six regencies and cities in West Kalimantan — Sambas, Singkawang, Mempawah, Sintang,
Gemawan, in collaboration with HARAPA and Kitabisa, organized an educational assistance program titled “Tunas Scholarship for Future Guardians of the Earth: Together for Nature” on Sunday (November 3, 2024). The program provided support to ten students from four sub-districts in