NGOs

We, more than one hundred Indonesian and non-Indonesian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) participating in the International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (Infid), are deeply concerned about the ongoing economic turmoil in Indonesia which many fear may lead to political turmoil as well.

Victims of human rights abuses in Aceh have not yet seen the legal processes they’ve been promised.

There are dozens of stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things for human rights in Aceh. Here is a personal account of one such person.

A flood of 'democratisation' dollars has corrupted the NGO movement

PIKIR is working hard to give pregnant teenagers real choices

Street children learn to value their health in Yogyakarta

Surfers rally to help the people of the Mentawai Islands

Collaboration between artists and activists is producing new initiatives

New alliances are formed against the IMF and foreign debt

An Interview with Pak Imam Aziz, Program Coordinator, Syarikat

Western security agendas have shifted donor priorities, forcing NGOs to rethink their own agendas

A Jakarta NGO is building alternatives to prostitution

Farmers illustrate their understanding of GM

A voice from Aceh’s civil society movement says it’s time for self-criticism

With Suharto gone, the anniversary of the 1965 coup attempt is more controversial than ever

Who should call the shots – international donors or local NGOs?

Many are ambivalent about international aid

An Indonesian NGO finds injustices in unexpected places

An Australian aid worker reflects on post-tsunami reconstruction.