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Companies 4 days ago

Student-led Water Guardian initiative takes long-term approach to sanitation

Jakarta Intercultural School (JIS) ninth grader Darren Ismaya Karmaina’s Water Guardian initiative is testing a community sanitation and water-reuse model in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, with plans to evaluate its performance before considering further development.

Archipelago 8 months ago

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Aceh evacuees face rising disease risks amid limited food, sanitation

Data from the Health Ministry shows that between Nov. 25 and Dec. 21, more than 11,160 displaced residents in Aceh suffered from upper respiratory tract infections.

Academia 1 year ago

ASEAN’s silence on Myanmar’s political prisoners

The Myanmar junta continues to use imprisonment not as a tool of justice, but as an instrument of repression, while ASEAN remains silent.

Jakarta 1 year ago

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Jakarta battles open defecation with communal toilets

The Jakarta administration is aiming to build more communal toilets in dense neighborhoods to eliminate open defecation, which is still practiced by more than 5,000 households across the city, according to 2024 data by the Statistics Indonesia (BPS).

Academia 2 years ago

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How to build a resilient health system during conflict

The UN could accelerate the release of an official encouragement for health organizations around the world to focus more on curbing health access challenges in Palestine.

Academia 2 years ago

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Collective action for an equal world

Recognizing, respecting and implementing the rights of persons with disabilities at all levels is not only a matter of human rights but is also fundamental to achieving sustainable development and national prosperity.

Archipelago 3 years ago

Bogor pushes sanitation campaign to tackle open defecation

Bogor city administration has expanded the campaign against open defecation to a total of 21 subdistricts.

Academia 3 years ago

Banning open defecation not enough to tackle water and sanitation crisis

Improving the condition of water, sanitation and cleanliness in the community is the spearhead of community resilience.

People 3 years ago

What I’ve learned: Stevia Angesty, Feelwell Ceramics founder

Stevia Angesty left her career at McKinsey to start Feelwell Ceramics (FWC) and made it her mission to bring safe sanitation to some of the poorest communities in Indonesia.

Academia 3 years ago

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Our toilet and sanitation system needs to be climate resilient

The impacts of climate change on the water, sanitation and health sector are rarely addressed within Indonesia’s policies.

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