Indonesia
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Overview
Civil society in Indonesia has been developing in leaps and bounds in recent years; noticeably in the number of NGOs in existence and the growth of mass media communications. Indonesia is a Muslim aid recipient country, with complex humanitarian problems but huge potential for growth and development.
The Humanitarian Forum has been registered in Indonesia since 2008, with an Indonesian Board and Director.
Activities
| Indonesia: | At a glance |
| Population | 237,512,352 |
| Capital City |
Jakarta (population: 9,160,500) |
| Public debt | 34% of GDP |
| Religion |
Muslim 86.1%, Protestant 5.7%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 1.8%, other/unspecified: 3.4% |
| Health | life expectancy: 73 (women), 68 (men); access to sanitation: 70% HIV/AIDs prevalence in adults: 0.1%; Malaria cases: 920 per 100,000 people |
In the last year HFI has run training workshops for local communities and organisations, and has set up a ground-breaking community-based disaster preparedness toolkit, PASTI, which is funded by UNESCO. The Forum has launched a Humanitarian Report for Indonesia, and contributed to the revision of the UN's international humanitarian standards. HFI has had an integral role in coordinating the relief effort following the Padang Earthquake of September 2009.
Our work in Indonesia has helped to foster trust and co-operation between different groups. We constantly work to keep a good understanding of local NGOs so we can tailor our workshops to meet local needs. This has recently involved building bridges and tackling misunderstandings between communities and INGOs which have been hindering the relief effort. Read more...
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Contact Humanitarian Forum Indonesia Muhammaditah building 3rd floor Menteng Raya No. 62, Jakarta 10340 Indonesia Phone/fax +6221 3923316 email: hening@humanitarianforum.org |
Getting to know...
HFI Director Hening Parlan
Hening is the Director of HF Indonesia. She is passionate about social change, communication and advocacy and has worked tirelessly to bring together all humanitarian actors in a spirit of co-operation and respect. Before joining The Humanitarian Forum, Hening had a long history of working for social change in Indonesia - as a policy advisor, campaigner, journalist and documentary maker, as well as a coordinator and director of several humanitarian organisations. Her last role before joining HFI was as Secretary General for MBPI, the Indonesian Society for Disaster Response. Hening has written several books and is widely published on various areas of humanitarian and development work.
