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Table of Contents I.Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 3 II.THE JOURNEY TOWARDS JUSTICE AND DIGNITY ................................................................... 14 1. WHAT IS PEKKA? ........................................................................................................................................ 14 2. WHY PEKKA? ............................................................................................................................................... 14 3. WHO ARE THE WOMEN HEAD OF HOUSEHOLDS (PEKKA)? .......................................................... 15 4. HOW IS THE PEKKA PROFILE?................................................................................................................. 15 5. WHAT IS PEKKA VISION AND MISSION? .............................................................................................. 19 6. WHICH CHANGE THEORY HAS PEKKA ADOPTED? ............................................................................ 20 7. HOW TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES? .......................................................................... 21 8. WHAT ARE THE PEKKA PROGRAM AND ACTIVITIES? ...................................................................... 23 9. WHERE PEKKA WORKS? ........................................................................................................................... 24 10. MILESTONES IN PEKKA’S TEN-YEAR JOURNEY .................................................................................. 25 11. WHAT ARE PEKKA OUTCOMES IN THE PAST 10 YEARS? ................................................................ 30 12. Changes experienced by PEKKA women ............................................................................................. 36 13. Existence and Contribution..................................................................................................................... 37 III.WHAT CAN BE LEARNED FROM THE PEKKA EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM ............................. 43 1. Turning a development program into a “community movement” is possible! ...................... 43 2. Affirmative actions to turn the invisible into being visible ........................................................... 50 3. Translating grand concepts and jargons into practical actions that answer the urgent needs of PEKKA communities .......................................................................................................................... 50 4. Realizing the key role of PEKKA National Secretariat as an institution that develops and supports the autonomy of organizations managed by PEKKA members ........................................... 51 5. Policy changes through involvement, communication and dialogues ...................................... 52 6. Access to sustainable and multiple financing is the people’s right ............................................ 52 7. WHAT SETBACKS MUST PEKKA DEAL WITH? ..................................................................................... 54 8. AS A PILOT PROJECT, HAS PEKKA’S APPROACH BEEN ADAPTED BY OTHER PROGRAMS?... 56 9. WHAT IS PEKKA’S FOCUS STRATEGY TEN YEARS FROM NOW? ................................................... 58 IV.PEKKA FUNDS AND FUNDING .............................................................................................. 60 1 V.GETTING TO KNOW PEKKA BETTER THROUGH THEIR STORIES .............................................. 66 The Boss of Widows, By: Bernadette Deram PEKKA Regional Coordinator – East Nusa Tenggara ..................................................................... 667 ”Is your backpack full of money?”, By: Oemi Faezhati Supervisor of Grassroots Organizing Division, PEKKA National Secretariat .................................. 70 Arriving without any aid, the meeting among widows dispersed in just 20 minutes!!, By: Reny PEKKA Regional Coordinator – West Nusa Tenggara................................................................ 72 Schooling at PEKKA National Secretariat, By: Anwar Supervisor of Publication and Documentation Division, PEKKA National Secretariat ................... 75 “Becoming a Video Maker and Video Trainer”, By: Rudiyanto Finance Manager, PEKKA National Secretariat .......................................................................... 78 Driving while Learning about Life from PEKKA Women, By: Samsul Hadi Driver, PEKKA National Secretariat ........................................................................................... 84 Internship that Ends with Employment, By: Adam Saputra Publication and Documentation Staff, PEKKA National Secretariat ............................................. 87 VI. PEKKA ORGANIZATION ...................................................................................................... 89 VII.ATTACHMENT .................................................................................................................... 98 2 I. Introduction TEN YEARS OF WOMEN-HEADED HOUSEHOLD EMPOWERMENT (PEKKA) December 2001-December 2011 “Several years ago, together with the team we paid a visit to the village of Mutiara in Pidie District, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. We sat at the local mosque to speak to the people there, when several women appeared,apparently not happy with me. They said that we only like to talk about poverty, and they are poor people but no programs are available to help them. It made me reflect on things, and they were indeed right. Upon returning to Jakarta, I conducted a study, there are many villages like that, everyone can see that the ones who are poor are widows. Other programs have not reached them, and so we sat together with people from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Komnas Perempuan and Mrs. Nani Zulminarni to think about whether we could develop a new project specifically meant for widows”. (Scott Guggenheim, World Bank, Jakarta 2004) “I finally have my own motorized boat to develop my seaweed business. The PEKKA savings and loan scheme allows me obtain credit to buy this motorized boat. This is the first time a widow like me can own a motorized boat in this area” (Wa Ode Sahana, Southeast Sulawesi) Wa Ode Sahana is still in a state of mourning as her husband was killed during the armed conflict in Maluku in 1999. Together with her child, she sought refuge in Buton, Southeast Sulawesi which was also her birthplace. It was here that Wa Ode later joined the local PEKKA group established in 2002. Wa Ode cultivates seaweed as a source of livelihood. She must venture out to the sea to ensure that her seaweed thrives better. Before she bought the motorized boat, Wa Ode only relied on a small boat, rowing with all her might to reach her seaweed farm, and 3 bringing the day’s harvest back with her to the shore. In 2004, Wa Ode decided to borrow Rp.6,000,000 from the PEKKA group as business capital. The loan was used to purchase a motorized boat that will allow her to reach the middle of the seafaster and return with a larger load of harvested seaweed. Within a year, Wa Ode managed to dutifully pay her installments to PEKKA, a savings and loan group. “I never imagined myself owning a motorized boat, I felt like I was in a dream,” she said. In her village, only the menfolk own large motorized vessels. Her income rose threefold compared to what she normally earns, and more importantly she has inspired many other poor women in her community to reach for the highest dream possible. 4 “Without PEKKA, I would never have been the first widow to be qualified and accepted by the local people to serve as the village head of this island. I hope to bring tremendous change to this village because I can put into practice all that I have learnt from PEKKA,” said Petronela Peni (East Nusa Tenggara) Petronela Peni is a widow from Nulan village in AdonaraIsland of East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara. She joined PEKKA in 2006 which later allowed her access to several training opportunities organized by the PEKKA National Secretariat, even at the national level. Such exposure hasbroadenedPetronela’s knowledge and outlook, and helped her hone her leadership qualities. With support from the local PEKKA group, Petronela mustered the courage to run in the village head electionsat her own community. Local residents were initially doubtful of her ability to win the elections because a widow has never been elected as village head, and it is also a taboo among the local people. Imagine their astonishment when Petronela managed to gain 72% of votes, defeating her male contenders. Petronela became the first widow to be elected as the village head of her community. Knowledge that she has acquired from PEKKA training was put into practice, including the adoption of a participatory and transparent approach in leading the village. Two years into her leadership, Petronela succeeded in building village roads, two local health centers and brought electricity into the village for the first time after more than 60 years of the country’s independence, with only Rp.450 million in village development funds. 5 “PEKKAhas completely changed my life; from being the helpless victim of domestic violence to a paralegal who assists people in accessing justice.” (Imas, Cianjur, West Java) Imas was both depressed and enraged. It was the third time her husband was in a relationship with another woman, and this time even marrying her. Her husband also physical abuses her, which later made her come to the decision to leave