Self-Sufficient and Independent Society
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
During Covid-19 pandemic which has been happening since April 2020, Gemawan conducted a mapping of pandemic impact on the basic community groups that are assisted by Gemawan, especially women’s groups. This mapping targeted various professions existing from the women’s groups
Women’s rights, water quality and oil palm plantations. They may seem like unlikely topics to bring together, but for women in the riverside villages of Semanga and Simpang Tiga Sembelangaan in West Kalimantan the relevance is clear. Healthy watersheds and
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the government provides direct and indirect aid packages for people. A large amount of funds have been distributed as anticipation strategies during this outbreak/pandemic. Hard work is needed to ensure that the huge amount of funds
Gemawan has been long working to manifest food sovereignty and livelihood, ensure that food supplies are always available – at least at the household level, with various programs, such as protection and rights of land and forests, and strengthen the
Sumber Cahaya Women’s Group is an assisted group by Gemawan West Kalimantan and it is conducting its first harvest of organic brown rice in Simpang Tiga Sembelangaan Village, Nanga Tayap District, Ketapang Regency. “This is the first time we can
Group of Umak Care for Water (Kumpai) in Semangak Village, Sambas Regency, conducted its first black rice harvest. According to Mrs. Mardiyah, the Coordinator of black rice demonstration plot, the rice cultivation was carried out organically, without using pesticides and