Susila Dharma International - SDI Members - Asia & Oceania - Indonesia




	Indonesia Relief & Development Network (IRDN) IRDN started in 1998 during the Indonesian economic crisis to address the hardships of the poor. In 2001, it registered as a foundation and in 2006 merged with the foundation Yayasan Usaha Mulia. The mission is to integrate community health and nutrition development programs with the maximum use of local human and material resources, and to provide vital support so these can become sustainable. Web: http://www.jbpi-irdn.org/ Contact: Marmitasari Wisma Subud, Wisma Indonesia Room 6/7, Jl. R.S. Fatmawati 52 Jakarta 12430 Indonesia. Tel./Fax: (62 21) 7590 6926 Email: irdn2001@yahoo.com Download: IRDN 2005 Annual Report IRDN 2005 Report on Activities IRDN 2005 Financial Information Project Profile of IRDN (PDF 147k) YUM/IRDN Brochure - 2006 IRDN newsletter - July 2005

	WOMEN-TO-WOMEN MICROCREDIT Providing micro credit and practical financial advice Women-to-Women is a participatory micro credit program initiated and implemented by local women, aimed at improving their families’ income through revolving loans. The loans support women to manage small-scale entrepreneurial activities such as home farms and shops. The program includes training on home industry management, savings, and health-related topics. Started in 2002, it presently serves 92 women of various ethnic groups (Dayak, Javanese, and Sudanese) in both rural and urban areas of Central Kalimantan.

	MALARIA CONTROL PROGRAM Prevention and treatment of malaria This project improves conditions in six villages in Central Kalimantan where 60% of inhabitants suffer from malaria. The measures focus on medical teams providing treatment to villagers in their homes, provision and proper use of insecticide impregnated bed netting and an educational campaign on environmental sanitation to prevent mosquitoes from breeding.

	TEUNOM PRESCHOOL Rebuilding a school destroyed by the tsunami The 2004 tsunami destroyed the successful Makar Belia Preschool in Aceh which had 50 students. An international funding collaboration has allowed the full rebuilding of the school.

	CLEAN WATER PROJECT Providing community managed clean water supplies A clean water supply is essential to the good health of a community, reducing the occurrence of diseases. In 2002, IRDN built two wells and tower reservoirs and a pipeline network in a transmigration site to bring clean water to 102 houses. Education was provided on personal and environmental hygiene. Management and maintenance have been handed over to the stakeholders under local village administration. Funding is being raised for several other communities who have requested similar projects.