Real lives stories from around Indonesia
Measuring Impacts of Economic Crisis on Indonesian Children Effectively, Timely A workshop called “Monitoring the Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on the poor and vulnerable in Indonesia” organized by Bappenas, the national planning board, and supported by UNDP, UNICEF and other UN agencies was held this week in Jakarta. Read more.... Kepahiang, Bengkulu, 20 November, 2008 - On the shady wooden balcony of her local posyandu health clinic, 24-year-old Titi waits with a noisy crowd of mothers and babies. She is nine months pregnant with her second child, and the bright batik of her long blouse barely contains the swell of her stomach. Read more... From remote villages to bustling cities: Educating Indonesians about HIV WEST PAPUA, Indonesia, 28 November 2008 – It is before dawn as a UNICEF outreach team departs on a bumpy six-hour drive up a steep mountain road to the remote village of Imbenti. The goal is to bring life saving information about HIV/AIDS to the approximately 100 families who are living in the Arfak moutains of West Papua. Read more... UNICEF and Papuan Midwives Tackle Maternal Malaria
Waiya, Papua, 23 September 2008 - Malaria is one of the leading causes of complications in pregnancy for Indonesian women today. Pregnant mothers who contract the disease are in danger of premature delivery, anemia and bleeding, and women in rural areas are particularly at risk. Read more... WES in Sorong West Papua
Klamalu, West Papua -20 September 2008 – In knee-high gumboots, Paulinus Klasjok slips and slides through the swampy grass that is his backyard, on his way to visit the household latrine. The little wooden hut is set well back from his family’s traditional stilt house, sitting on the edge of his property where the land falls away into a muddy creek. The latrine itself isn’t much: the walls are made of recycled wood and held together with rusty nails, a used oil drum has been recycled into a septic tank, and thick pieces of bamboo have been turned into pipe. Read more... UNICEF Works to Protect The Most Vulnerable From Malaria in Indonesia YAMLI VILLAGE, Indonesia, 12 September 2008 – For centuries, the people of the South Halmahera islands have been dealing with a major health threat that those living in other parts of Indonesia have since forgotten. The threat is malaria, a disease that attacks the most vulnerable. Now, the government, UNICEF and other partners are taking concerted action to end this threat. Read more... Innovative methods bring quality schooling to poor children in Indonesia Solo, Indonesia, 15 February 2008 - Ifah, 12 wakes up everyday before dawn to get ready for school, reading over her lessons as she packs her bag. Read more... UNICEF supports rainwater harvesting for families on remote islands in Indonesia Alor, Indonesia, 14 December 2007 - The island of Alor is just two short flights away from Bali, and yet its a world away when it comes to the most basic of life's necessities: clean drinking water. Read more...
UNICEF launches bird flu education campaign to help Indonesian children Mojokerto, Indonesia 19 December 2007 - UNICEF has launched a new nationwide campaign in Indonesia to raise awareness among children about the dangers of bird flu. Read more... UNICEF steps up awareness campaign after reported flu deaths in Bali Indonesia, 27 August 2007 - Officials in Bali are ivestigating the death this weeked of a woman who may have been infected with the avian influenza virus. If confirmed, it would be the island's third death linked to the virus. Read more... Going the extra mile: UNICEF Indonesia immunization drive reaches remote areas Haratai village, Borneo, Indonesia, 24 August 2007 – It’s just after dawn and Riniyati is getting her 11-month-old baby girl Tresia ready for the day. She softly tells Tresia that today is special. Today she will go to the village longhouse to be immunized. Read more... Justice and support for victims of child sexual abuse in Indonesia Lombok Indonesia, 2 August 2007 - Lombok is a picturesque tropical island, one of the thousands that make up the Indonesian archipelago. But behind the beauty lies the issue of child abuse, a hidden crime that affects the most vulnerable in the form of violence in the home and at school, child labour and sexual abuse Read more... Saving Mothers, Saving Lives Kupang, Indonesia, 26 March 2007 - Just an hour's flight from the tourism hub of Bali lies a string of islands known as East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). White sandy beaches, picturesque sunsets and warm, friendly people have made the tiny archipelago look like an idyllic spot. Behind the beauty of these islands, however, lies a series of serious health problem affecting nearly every family. Read more... Taking the fight against HIV/AIDS into Islamic schools in East Java, Indonesia Alongside discussions of the Koran, students are starting to talk openly about sex, drug use and HIV. It is part of the Islamic Leadership Initiative, a regional effort to teach students in Islamic schools how to prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS. A recent surge in HIV/AIDS cases has vaulted East Java from sixth to the third most affected province in Indonesia, in only one year. This escalation has alarmed community and religious leaders, who are starting to see HIV/AIDS education as a lifesaving course to study. Read more... The Children of Aceh: 4 real lives stories It’s immediately apparent that four-year-old Alfaed – visibly lost in thought and somewhat on edge... For a girl who recently lost her mother and two older sisters to the tsunami waves, Farida seems exceptionally well adjusted... If it weren’t for the bandana, it would be impossible to tell the identical twins Hendri & Hendra apart... Sri Handayani, 16, seems almost giddy skipping around her tiny house and caring for her father and two younger brothers... Read more... Child Centres - UNICEF's community spaces for mother and child The teacher explains how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly as about 40 children under six make a wild stab at drawing a kupu-kupu (Indonesian for "butterfly"). Read more... Water & Environmental Sanitation: a fundamental part of UNICEF Indonesia's mission If there was such a thing as the 'glamorous' side of aid work, then digging holes for latrines would hardly qualify. Read more... Polio: stories from West Java The outbreak started in the district of Sukabumi, West Java and has spread across 10 Indonesian provinces, crippling 302 children… Read more...
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