Welly Manufandu is no stranger to Hapin. As a competent travel guide, she has guided dozens of foreign tourists to the most beautiful places in Papua in recent years, but has also introduced them to the world of Papuans in remote mountain villages.

The Kampongs Amai, Tablasapu, and Yepase in Depapre district finally received what they had urgently asked Hapin for. All villages received water filters and solar energy lamps, which means clean (drinking) water, electricity and light!

Place: Jayapura Year: 2018 Papuan women have a great sense of responsibility towards their families and relatives. Money earned is used (too) quickly to suit their own needs instead of an investment in their own [...]

Hapin supports DANI WAH, a group of bee farmers/entrepreneurs from Hitigima, Wamena.

Sponsor of Hapin, Iko Zijlstra, recently pointed us to a cocoa project in Aimbe. The cocoa cooperative, led by Derek Wanyambe, suffers for years from a poor harvest. The plants had a survival rate of up to five years, the yield and the quality of the bean was low and the plant was not resistant to disease.

Mama Salomina Arompauw (57) is originally from Biak. She has 4 children. To help his husband, who is a farmer as well fisherman, she moved to Jayapura all by herself a year ago to make extra income. She decided to sell hot coffee and tea with noodles in the Pasar MamaMama.

For market women from Papua it is not easy to sell products in modern Jayapura. The competition is fierce, especially since non-Papuans sell the same merchandise at a better place on the market.

The village Arso IX lies near the border with Papua New Guinea and is populated by transmigrants from all parts of Indonesia.

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.

Between Merauke and the border with Papua New Guinea is the Wasur National Park. The villages in the area are poor, but generally people can survive what nature has to offer them.

Introducing Gervase Basik Basik, a mechanic from Merauke. His heart's desire is a private garage. A simple building can be realised for 800 euros. Would you help Gervase to become an entrepreneur?

The Pondok Jualan group in Manokwari consists of 20 women. They all received a starting capital from Hapin to set up their own stall with fruits, vegetables, homemade lemonade and floral art.

The demand for oranges is diminishing. His livelihood is at risk. With a small grant from Hapin he switched over to the cultivation of cashew nuts. His future looks brighter again. Help more entrepreneurs in Papua to a restart.

With the new peelers growing rice in Papua becomes more easy. The farmers can now hul the rice with a machine. That saves a lot of time and money. Transportation and outsourcing the peeling process pressed their profits. Hapin provided a grant for the purchase of the peeler.

The Willie Wortel of Papua: Yusuf Asso. Asso fills batteries and repairs radios. Energy comes from solar panels donated by Hapin.

New opportunities for Potong Babi in Manokwari. With a new freezer, donated by Hapin, Jolanda Rumbaropen can store pork and fish longer. Home sales are booming in Papua. Three families of Manokwari can now live of the sales of this business!