Working together to end poverty and injustice

Indonesia

Oxfam and JPA-Flores have enabled Indonesian communities to develop, teach and maintain sustainable organic farming practices. Photo: Michael Riach/Oxfam

Indonesia is spread across an archipelago of more than 17,500 islands and is home to 240 million people, making it the world’s fourth largest country by population. More than half of the population lives in poverty.

Oxfam is also working in Papua, an Indonesian territory occupying the western half of the island of New Guinea. Papua ranks as the poorest and most politically marginalised region of Indonesia.

Oxfam New Zealand in Indonesia

Sustainable livelihoods

• Supporting the local economy
  JPA-Flores works with poor rural communities in Nusa Tenggara Timor Province, helping to them to establish sustainable agriculture and to participate effectively in the economy.

• Campaigning for justice in Indonesia
  Oxfam works with the Women’s Association for Justice (APIK) in the West Nusa Tenggara Province and the city of Makassar in campaigning for fairer treatment of women. We are also fighting to stop domestic violence and to protect the human rights of Indonesian workers overseas.

Emergency response

• Tsunami emergency reponse in Aceh and Nias
  Oxfam is working in Aceh and in Nias to provide relief to tsunami victims in some of the worst affected areas. We are providing water, sanitation, food, shelter and non-food items. More than 270,000 people have benefited so far from Oxfam programs.

Country profile

Indonesia is vulnerable to natural disasters, internal conflict and economic crises and has suffered unprecedented turmoil in recent years.

• Indonesia country profile