Indonesia

Indonesia: Women’s groups and rising food prices

Joel M Bassuk — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:50:13 +0000

Tunda Island is an isolated community of just over 1,000 people, off the north western tip of Java – a two-and-a-half hour boat trip from the mainland.

Indonesia: Improving nutrition in an environmentally-friendly way

Ian McClelland — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:37:17 +0000

An Indonesian permaculture (permanent culture) school is teaching locals how to provide their own food and improve their nutrition in an environmentally-friendly way.

Indonesia

Noirfatom — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:27:00 +0000

Bali can be the tipping point on climate change says Oxfam

Joel M Bassuk — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:23:45 +0000

Leaders of 189 countries have historic opportunity to break deadlock and protect the world’s poor from climate chaos.

Rich countries must pay up to help poor countries adapt to climate change

Frances Simpson — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:35:33 +0000

Current payments an ‘insult’ to developing countries says Oxfam.

38.7 million people break Guinness World Record for Stand Up Speak Out on International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

Joel M Bassuk — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:22:36 +0000

New York, 18 October 2007: Over 38.7 million people, in 110 countries have broken the Guinness World Record – set last year at 23.5 million – for the largest number of pe

Oxfam Emergency Response Team deployed to Sumatra Earthquake Zone in Indonesia

Noirfatom — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:50:13 +0000

Oxfam is providing plastic sheeting for 1,000 families for temporary shelter and housing repair as well as clothing for people in the disaster affected areas following Wednesday nigh

Oxfam assists communities affected by Jakarta floods

Joel M Bassuk — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:31:42 +0000

International agency Oxfam has started its response to help people affected by flooding that hit the greater Jakarta area since 1 February 2007.

The Tsunami Two Years On: Land Rights in Aceh

Joel M Bassuk — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 18:24:21 +0000

Two years ago the tsunami devastated the Indonesian province of Aceh. A huge amount of rebuilding has been done but thousands of the poorest Acehnese families have yet to be re-housed.

Over 25,000 landless families in Aceh still waiting for new land and homes, Oxfam warns

Alex Segrt — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:14:34 +0000

Over 25,000 poor and landless families in Aceh, Indonesia are missing out on the rebuilding programme and have yet to be re-housed nearly two years after the tsunami washed away thei