Project Smarter: Building and Strengthening Community Resilience for Indigenous and Local Women

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PROJECT PROFILE 2020 Project site / area of implementation: Project update as of March 2020 1 National, 4 Province, 4 Regency. Timor Tengah Selatan Regency, East Kupang City, East Nusa Tenggara Province Sambas Regency, West Kalimantan Gowa Regency, South , Nasional

Project objectives: To nurture individuals, communities, organizations and networks and support the strengthening of their capabilities to contribute to the successful realization and enjoyment of IPLC rights and strengthening of the social and environmental movement in the region.

Project components/ target outputs: The Samdhana Institute Leadership and organizational management capacity of local women and youth developed through the provision of small grants, training, and facilitation support. Ofce: Jalan Tampomas No. 33, Bogor 16128 Jawa Barat, Phone +62 251 7546173 Local men, women, and youth lead in the development of Philippines Ofce: #91 Tomas Saco - 1st St. inclusive social networks in selected communities and organiz- Brgy. Nazareth 9000 Cagayan de Oro ing inclusive community gatherings, exchanges, and lessons City, Phone +63 88 851 9238 sharing. Quezon City Ofce: Unit 2A La Residencia Bldg., 114 Maginhawa St., Teachers Village Sustain the pilot initiatives, knowledge management and East, 1101 Quezon City sharing amongst women and youth-led initiatives.

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Central Government; Ministry of Home Afairs, Directorate General of BangDa; especially for Village Community Empowerment, Women's Empowerment and Child Protection, Youth, Sports, Village Libraries; Central Government; Ministry of Education and Culture, Directorate Photo by Anggit/Samdhana General of Culture in implementing Progress highlights: the National Culture Strategy in certain areas, through cultural literacy in rural areas, especially in From project in 2019, Twelve small grants and indigenous communities and local 6 travel grants were made, to support capacity communities; building that benefited at least 383 women and 4345 youth leaders across Indonesia. Central Government; Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Samdhana supporting its partners to work with Directorate General of Conservation vulnerable groups in their area and seek to of Natural Resources and rise and improve the welfare of their Ecosystems (Dirjen KSDAE) in communities through asset-based natural implementing 10 new approaches in resource management, reviving passing Adat the conservation of forest resources; skills and knowledge through sekolah Adat, and most importantly give opportunity for The Regional Government of capacity building. Many of the activities are South Central Timor Regency, East closely connected to empowerment of Nusa Tenggara in cooperation in women, youth and difable people strengthening youth institutions and empowering rural communities With its partners Samdhana organized through cultural schools exchange of learning to share skills and knowledge between partners. Women, youth Community Groups; and disabled groups were given more oppor- Mollo Community in South Central tunity to participate as part of Samdhana Timor Regency, East Nusa eforts to support equality and equity. Jambo- Tenggara Province ree, partners meeting, field visit was organized to exchange knowledge, experiences and best Sekolah Alam Manusak, Kupang practices from each place that will enrich City, East Nusa Tenggara Province knowledge and expand cooperation networks OAT-MAF Working Group, South between communities. Central Timor Regency, Nusa Tenggara Timor Province Key learnings to date: Indigenous Peoples Education Fast living, instant result, advancement in technology have its positive Foundation; Sekolah Adat and negative challenges for us and our partners. It has helped Samabue (SAS); Sambas Regency, long-distance communication and mass communication easy and West Kalimantan; convenient; the partners able to market their products; understand the trend in politics, etc. At the same time, it has uprooted many Sekolah Adat Bowong Langit communities from its culture and land. Many of our partners tried to Pattalasang, Gowa Regency, South Sulawesi reconnect the two ends, to adapt and use progress and at the same time to use traditional knowledge and skills. Local livelihood initia- PEREMPUAN AMAN and Barisan tives use media to market their products such in Aru, in Dompu and Pemuda Adat Nusantara National Bali. Sekolah Ekologi Leuser in Aceh for example, has tried to encourage the community to use their land and reintroducing their Sekolah Adat Kajang in medicinal plants; Sekolah Adat Samabue, in Kalimantan tried to keep Bulukumba district, South the passing of traditional knowledge and skill from the elders to its Sulawesi youth; Yayasan Wisnu in Bali is working with community to revived Project period: 18 Months Balinese weaving as it is closely connected to culture, self-existence and sustainability of food civilization.

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