Self-Sufficient and Independent Society
In the meeting which took place while still adhering to this health protocol, the participants agreed to form a women’s group organization called the North Kayong Regency Women’s Union, abbreviated as SETARA. Located at Mahkota Hotel Sukadana, North Kayong Regency,
Sintang Women’s Union conducted Organizational Strategic Planning activity on February 18 – 19, 2021. This activity was attended by the committe of Sintang Women’s Union, the representatives of women’s groups from 4 villages, and from Gemawan Institute as the assistant
The assisted women’s group by Gemawan Institute in Sagu Village, Galing District, Sambas Regency conducted the first harvest of black rice in Binawasa Hamlet, Sagu Village. Last Tuesday (26/1). The head of the Galing District, Usman, said that he really
“Therefore, women’s groups are needed to be able to accommodate women’s activities. One of them is in Kayong Utara Regency, which is one of the work bases for Gemawan Institute assistance.” (Maulisa, Community Organizer, Gemawan) Gemawan Institute formed women’s groups
Women farmers in Penakalan Village, Sejangkung District, Sambas Regency, West Kalimantan, are actively cultivating their agricultural land to be planted with rice. In Penakalan Village, women farmers grow up in a group called the Kamboja Women’s Group. This group was
The workshop entitled Women and Water: The Strengthening of Water Resource Protection and Sustainability of Life presented speakers from various related stakeholders, such as OPD of Sambas Regency Government, Village Government, universities, and civil society. Women have a central role
Mother-Earth, surely we normally hear this term. For people who depend their lives on nature, women and nature are like mothers and their children, as self and social identities, source of living, as well as guardians of tradition and the
Tuesday (02/09), Gemawan Institute conducted a CSO (Civil Society Organization) Forum with the theme “Strengthening the Roles of Civil Society Organizations to Encourage Food Synergy in Land and Forest Protection Schemes“. According to Ridho Faizinda, from Gemawan, this activity aimed
Gemawan in collaboration with ELSAM and BothEnds held a Paralegal Training for Woman Waterkeepers. Taking place at the Pantura Hotel, Sambas, this activity was attended by representatives of the Umak Peduli Aek Group (Kumpai), representatives of cooperatives, representatives of the
BY LAUREN CROTHERS Activists have raised concerns that the COVID-19 pandemic is having an acute impact on women and their access to water at a time when it’s needed to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The Global Alliance for Green