Indonesian young people once again have been committed to promoting a self-identity as being a peaceful nation in its plurality. Pluralism has been lived in the nation since far before the national independence…
More than 40 participants, including 29 young people, took part in a four- day “Training the Trainers” (1- 4 July) course in Papua aimed at helping to prevent the spread of HIV in the Indonesian province …
Josua Rian Martin Situmorang, a member of the Global Young Reformers Network in Asia, asks what impact information technology will have on young people trying to lead the way for change.
The idea of “climate change” rings ‘commonsensically’ familiar to subsistence farmers on Samosir Island of Lake Toba in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province. The expression conveying climate change in the local language of Toba Batak—“…
(LWI) - “You are only in middle school. Why do you need to know about HIV and AIDS?” Elisabeth Purba asks. It is late morning in the village of Desa Bulu Cina, and a group of about 40 teenagers sits in the…
LWF and Indonesian institute build on a dialogical model to affirm diversity
(LWI) - An interfaith pilot project targeting youth in three cities in Indonesia has become a source of inspiration for young people and is evolving into a…
Seminar day in Pematangsiantar draws 1,200 participants
(LWI) – “We need to raise the awareness about the ways in which climate change influences our society – it entails much more than deforestation or waste in the natural environment…
KN-LWF establishes Lutheran City Forest and launches social media campaign
(LWI) - Encouraging young people to become advocators and campaigners for climate justice was one of the goals of a project recently undertaken by the…
