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Indonesia Mega Projects and The Lack of Public Participation

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In September 2023, we often heard in the media about the conflict between the police and the indigenous community in Rempang, Batam, Indonesia. Why does this conflict arise? Community relocation due to the development of mega projects, called Eco-City of Rempang, is the leading cause. The Indonesian government has planned to build a multibillion-dollar Chinese-owned […]

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Deconstructing the development from the margins: a personal reflection on self-reliance development

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Van der Ploeg and Long (1994) argue that locality has the potential strength to play in the development sector that can contribute to sustainability rather than threaten global development. Even local development is seen to fit the needs of the local community rather than adopting Western or outsider approaches to develop the local community. Such

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A map of the country of Palestine from 1946 and the progress up to 2012

Historical events that shaped Palestine

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Millions of Palestinians have been affected by the occupation of Israel in Palestine for more than seven decades. Civilians have been killed, violently displaced and forced to live under fear and uncertainty by this colonisation. This is indeed a greedy political war involving many countries that have political interest towards this tragedy. This needs to

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Embracing the Tides of Our Bodies

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In this episode, Angie is discussing decolonising menstrual health in Indonesia based on her experience with Simavi, a Dutch NGO who focuses on women’s rights to water, sanitation and hygiene, including menstrual health.  Angie was interviewed by XingYu, from Debris Town, a digital platform for embracing young female fragmentation globally. Click below button to listen

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Mamas’ Dilemmas: Exclusive Breastfeeding Program in Indonesia

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Understanding women’s rights is fundamental in the development sector. However, these rights entities have been widely followed by the crisis of universality (Mutua, 2015). The universality of entitlement is not only about Northern versus Southern practices but also forces the idea that women-related concerns are seen as universal for all women, despite being in the

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