Stacia Neilson Indonesia 1 Stacia Neilson Indonesia Table of Contents Introduction..................................................................................................3 Issue………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4 Non-Profit………………………………………………………………………………………………5 Geographical Analysis.................................................................................6 Economic Analysis 1 ...................................................................................8 Economic Analysis 2 ...................................................................................11 Political System ...........................................................................................14 Trade Laws...................................................................................................16 Population ....................................................................................................17 Diet and Nutrition ......................................................................................19 Housing......................................................................................................20 Transportation ............................................................................................21 Labor..........................................................................................................22 Education ...................................................................................................24 Clothing......................................................................................................25 Recreation and Leisure ..............................................................................26 Language....................................................................................................28 Religion......................................................................................................30 Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………………………..30 Appendix…………………………………………………………………………………………………34 Print Ad…………………………………………………………………………….33 Brochure…………………………………………………………………………35 Images……………………………………………………………………………36 Etiquette………………………………………………………………………..37 Country selection letter………………………………………………..38 2 Stacia Neilson Indonesia Introduction In the pages to come, many topics will be discussed providing an overview of Indonesia. The purpose of the document is to inform the reader of possible business potential in Indonesia while providing a base knowledge. The topics discussed are designed to give the reader an understanding of life and Indonesia. The first section is a geographical analysis. It aims to inform the reader of Indonesia’s topography, climate, as well as how geography may affect a business. The next two sections discuss many parts of Indonesia’s economy ranging from economic classification to currency information. Following economics is a section about the political system of Indonesia. It basically provides a description of the government system and its different parts. Information on trade laws and a legal analysis are provided in the next section. The following sections are mainly about the people. The next section gives statistics and demographic descriptions about the population. Diet and Nutrition is the next section, it basically discusses Indonesian food and eating habits. Housing and transportation are the next two sections. Housing describes the structure of homes in Indonesia as well as giving statistics about urban and rural dwellings. The transportation gives basic information about different modes of public and private transportation. Labor is the next section covered. In this section, statistics are presented about the labor force concerning gender and occupation. The next section topic is education. A description of the education system is provided in addition to statistics about enrollment. The next section covers the clothing of Indonesia. The topic after clothing is recreation and leisure. Descriptions about some of the most common recreational activities are provided in this section as well as basic travel information on entering and exiting Indonesia. The last two topics are language and religion. Language presents the official language as well as minor languages in addition to some statistics. Religion, the final section covers the major religions in Indonesia and provides some statistical information. When choosing a country, I thought of countries that I have personal interest in. Indonesia was one of the countries that came to mind because my grandmother was born and raised in Indonesia. I looked at information for all of the countries that I was considering. In doing so, I learned that Indonesia is a fabulous place for tourism, as there are many tourist attractions. Indonesia is a beautiful country and would be fabulous for tourism. 3 Stacia Neilson Indonesia Issue As Americans we take things for granted. People all over the world don’t know when they are going to see their next meal. This is a big problem in Indonesia, even though Indonesia has many different islands and has a good agriculture program it is still not enough for the starving families. Along with starvation comes malnutrition as well as disease. Many families are sick and starving and have no place to go. Indonesia is the fourth most populated country in the world. Due to the economic crisis in Indonesia the health systems have be greatly affected and put to a slow crawl. This has led to more and more people getting sick from disease and more kids suffering from malnutrition. The mortality rate has increased recently due to diseases it is now one of the most common reasons for death alongside of malnutrition and starvation. Tuberculosis, malaria, STD’s, and Dengue fever/dengue hemorrhagic are the main diseases in Indonesia which lead to death. Every year there are approximately 1.5 million cases of malaria detected. Malaria’s main victims are children 10 and under, this parasite will take over its host slowly and cause pain to its victim. The main victims in Indonesia are women and children. 5 million women and children die annually from disease and malnutrition. 20,000 women die during pregnancy or delivery. 50% of these women are giving birth in unsanitary areas due to not being able to afford medical care or cannot get into a medical facility. This is just pregnant women and young children, think of how many people can’t make it to a medical facility that have some kind of disease. A lot of Indonesia’s health problems come from the environment. The air in Indonesia is very polluted and the water sources are often contaminated. The air as well as water is often contaminated by chemicals. It is very commonly affected by the agriculture business when they use chemicals on crops. This allows the chemicals to get on the food as well as in the air which means the people may not realize that they are being exposed to harmful chemicals. It is important that we step up and help as they are a growing trade partner with the United States. The U.S.-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership has shown increasing improvement and lots of potential. However without the help of the United States they may be facing a crisis in the health of the country. Indonesia brings in billions of dollars in trade and is still increasing. This could potentially be a big step to help both countries take a step in a better direction. 4 Stacia Neilson Indonesia With Indonesia facing severe malnutrition and lack of a good health system it is important that the United States steps up and lends a helping hand. With the large amount of families facing starvation and malnutrition Indonesia needs help to get their health systems back up to par. With the help of the people of the U.S. it is possible to start a non-profit organization where families can go for medical attention as well as a place to sleep and get food. The Health and Humanity Foundation will provide shelter and medical attention for families in need. Non-Profit The Health and Humanity Foundation Our mission is to nourish and care for the people of Indonesia by offering medical support, food, and housing. The Health and Humanity Foundation will provide medical attention for families in need. Not only will it be a medical center but will also be a shelter where people can go to get food and a warm place to sleep. In the Health and Humanity Foundation patients are able to build relationships with the volunteers as well as other patients. This will help the foundation to become a community rather than a homeless shelter. Patients will be able to come and get a variety of attention. When they check in for the first time they will fill out a form of what attention is needed. This will help us to be more efficient in our work. The foundation will be split up into separate sleeping quarters for people with different needs. Not only will this help prevent spreading of disease but will also be easier for the nurses and workers to provide the upmost care for the patients. In order to nurse people back to health that have suffered from malnutrition they will need to stay for multiple weeks. There will be a cafeteria set up in a centralized area so people there for all needs can access food at their convenience and will be served three meals a day. People suffering from spreadable diseases will be sectioned off with special nurses tending to them. This organization can give people a chance at life especially children that didn’t start out with a fair chance. With this organization the malnutrition numbers will start