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Mercy Corps Program in Indonesia Issues 500th Grant ›

Mercy Corps's 500th grant is funding one local NGO’s efforts to rehabilitate an important water system in Maluku Province, Indonesia.

A Glass of Hope ›

Topics: Economic Development

An innovative program in Indonesia is helping to take children off of the streets and into the classroom. Read the remarkable story of 13-year-old Santi.

Sewing a Brighter Future ›

Topics: Women's Empowerment, Economic Development

Former food-for-work beneficiary generates income through her handicrafts skills with the help of the Jakarta-based Transitional Activities Program.

Reaching Her Dreams ›

Topics: Hunger, Health, Children

A child and mother health program is helping an Indonesian mother achieve her goals.

Where there is a Will, There is a Way ›

Topics: Hunger, Children

The USAID-funded Transitional Activities Program, managed by Mercy Corps, is helping a Jakarta orphanage and boarding house supplied with enough food to enable staff to focus on education and living conditions.

When Mothers Speak, Milk Prices Come Down - And So Does a Government ›

Topics: Women's Empowerment, Hunger

One of Mercy Corps' local Indonesian partners is focusing on women's empowerment and making significant improvements.

Peaceful Water to Cool Conflict ›

Topics: Water/Sanitation, Peaceful Change

Thanks to Mercy Corps funds, one Indonesian village secures their access to water.

Microfinance for the Poor ›

Topics: Economic Development

Mercy Corps' microfinance program is helping Indonesia's poor improve gain economic independence.

Making Peace In Maluku ›

Topics: Peaceful Change

Maluku province in eastern Indonesia has experienced conflict since early 1999 but for over two years has also benefited from Mercy Corps emergency and economic development programs.

Heavy Rains leave 300,000 homeless in Indonesia ›

Topics: Emergencies

Heavy rains and flooding in Jakarta has forced many to flee their homes in Jakarta. Mercy Corps is helping supply the displaced people with much-needed food and supplies.

Indonesia Facts

  • Population (2008): 238 million
  • Size: slightly less than three times the size of Texas
  • Human Development Index rank: 109 (out of 179)
  • Mercy Corps has worked here since 1999
  • Primary work: Financial services for poor families, access to clean water, nutrition programs for schoolchildren, breastfeeding awareness and support, and recovery programs for tsunami survivors
  • Comprising 17,508 islands, it is the world's largest archipelagic state
  • World's fourth most-populous country
  • World's largest Muslim-majority country

Program Details

Mercy Corps is in Indonesia to address the root causes of poverty, thereby improving the quality of life for disaster and conflict affected, urban and coastal communities.

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