Self-Sufficient and Independent Society
Pontianak, the capital of West Kalimantan, moves like the waters of the Kapuas River that run through it. Its economy grew by 5.03 percent in 2024, and its vision of becoming a center for trade and tourism continues to be
As someone who lives and works in West Kalimantan, I realize that flooding in Pontianak is often seen as merely a city problem. However, what happens in Pontianak is part of a long-standing and extensive story of the entire landscape
This workshop marked a shared cross-sector commitment to tangible collaboration in realizing social-ecological resilience and collective well-being in the City of Pontianak. To accelerate the realization of a sustainable and inclusive Pontianak, Gemawan, together with Humanis, in collaboration with the
The deep ecology approach offers the view that flood mitigation cannot rely solely on technical solutions—it must also involve rebuilding harmony between humans and the ecosystems they inhabit. Without policies grounded in ecocentrism, flood mitigation will remain a temporary, reactionary
The Development Program of 30 Home Garden Units for Community Resilience in a Pandemic Situation of COVID-19 in Five Peat Care Villages in West Kalimantan aims to improve food security of the communities in a pandemic situation which has been
Collaborated with BothEnds, Ecoton, and Elsam, Gemawan initiated a program which aims to build the capacity of women’s groups in water resource management. The step was conducted through active involvement of women’s empowerment and participation, and Akar Rumput women’s group including women’s
Weakened. That is the impression the public perceived as witnessing a series of events faced by KPK. Starting from the revision of KPK Law, problematic commissioner elections, the rejection of the judicial review by the Constitutional Court, to the dismissal
SDGs at a glance The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a global development agenda agreed by 193 countries in 2015, replacing the MDGs (Millennium Development Goals) which ended in the same year. The end of the project, which had been
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
PONTIANAK – The government has to publish the details of the Covid-19 handling budget during the pandemic. This publication is a form of transparency as regulated in Law Number 14 of 2008 concerning Openness of Public Information. Moreover, there was