In many ways Papuans are unlike other Indonesians, whereas they are equal before law. It is the responsibility of the Indonesian government to protect minorities and to ensure that every citizen has equal rights. If or when authorities fail to ensure human rights, the work of local NGO's are of utmost importance.

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Early March the Kemiri river overflowed. The surrounding villages weren't prepared for a flasflood and certainly couldn't oversee the disastrous consequences.

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A group of concerned teachers from the village Yetti asked Hapin to contribute to a learn-work project. They see their environment change. All around them are large areas of wasteland, palm oil plantations are expanding and the local population is becoming marginalized. With the help of the learn-work project that focuses on stock breeding, the Papuans want to become economically independent.

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Adat land in Papua is hardly ever captured on paper let alone acknowledged in Papua. This is especially dangerous when companies, mostly supported by the government, would want to occupy the land for a plantation or mining.

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