Hapin has already been supporting students, small entrepreneurs and educational projects in Papua for 50 years. We concentrate on promoting the access to education, economic improvement in the position of families, groups and communities on a village level and strengthening the civil society. The assistance is of a small-scale nature.
An updated list of our projects can be found on the Dutch version of our website.
Projects
Meet Aplince (29): Teacher in Training
Year: 2024-2026 Amount: € 1.000,- Where: Jayapura Aplince is a resilient young woman with a clear goal: to earn her diploma and become a primary school teacher. Despite financial setbacks, she has never given [...]
Certified!
Year: 2024 Amount: € 3.600,- Where: Manokwari Many thanks to everyone who contributed to Alex's training as a dive instructor. He is now certified and can help young people in Manokwari earn their diving [...]
Successful Learning Center Inspires Others
For several years, Hapin has been supporting a thriving learning center in the city of Merauke (South Papua), offering Papuan youth access to courses and guidance.
Entrepreneurship training for Papuan women
Yawu Papua supports Papuan women in improving their socio-economic position through entrepreneurship training, focusing on teaching basic skills and managing household tasks. These trainings, funded by Hapin, not only increase women's self-confidence but also provide them with the opportunity to generate stable incomes, thereby improving their own and their families' living conditions and positively impacting the broader community in the Jayapura region.
Law student Anjelly: young woman with great aspirations
Choosing to pursue law wasn’t a casual decision for Anjelly. She’s driven by a desire to comprehend Indonesia’s legal framework better. She’s troubled by the scarcity of female lawyers, especially of Papuan heritage.
Eco-Documentary by Imaji Papua
Imaji Papua is an independent community of young filmmakers dedicated to highlighting critical issues faced by Papua, such as deforestation, pollution, illegal mining, and land rights violations.
Kaleb (24) lawyer in training
As a young boy in primary school, Kaleb daydreams about a future as a soldier, drawn to the allure of adventure and the desire to serve his country. However, as he matures, his aspirations shift towards a new horizon.
Tables and refrigerators for market women in Sorong
In a previous post, you could have read about how Papuan market women were forced to leave their familiar selling spots for a government building. They suffered from declining incomes and felt ignored by local authorities. They asked Hapin for help in obtaining sales tables and refrigerators to make their new market more attractive.
Help for farmers and climate in Sorong
Year: 2023 Amount: € 5.400,- Where: Sorong 'No farmers, no food' is a statement that is not strange in the context of Papua. Most of the non-urban population lives from agriculture. The Indonesian government [...]
Eradicating menstrual poverty
Sexual and reproductive health is an universal human right. Yet in many places in the world there is reluctance or fear to discuss this topic, let alone pursue it. Discussing sexuality and reproductive health is still a taboo in Papua. Little or no reliable information is available for girls and young women about their body development and menstruation.
Dionisius (20): from footballer to health analyst
Dionisius started his training as a health analyst. Life as a student in Jayapura is expensive. Dionisius' parents have a modest income and can only contribute a little of the education costs of him and his older brother. That is why Dionisius works as a cleaner in addition to his studies.
In action for coral, mangrove and turtles in Manokwari
Normally we support students with a grant to obtain a study diploma. But this question was different: can Hapin help seven young people from Manokwari get a diving license? We and the young people took up the challenge.
Efet Asso (24) graduated in civil engineering
For young people from the highlands of Papua, being able to study in the city is the exception rather than the rule. The distance to travel to the city is enormous, and life there is very different culturally and socially. But not every family has the money to bear the high study costs. Efet Asso (24) is one of the few young people from the Baliem Valley for whom it became possible to enroll at the university in Jayapura. That didn't happen without a fight.
Diving certificate
Normally we support students with a grant to obtain a study diploma. But this question was different: can Hapin help seven young people from Manokwari get a diving license? We and the young people took up the challenge.
Law student Delin Manai
Delin is 27 years old and the second child in a family of five children. With the family’s small budget, Delin completed part of a nursing course. However, she had to stop early because all the study costs together became too high. The will to continue studying remained. Delin would like to get a good job with a diploma, so that there are means for her brothers and sisters to study as well.
Independent, creative and critical: reading café Sorong
Jaar: 2023 Bedrag: € 1.000,- Waar: Sorong “Education is the key to liberating people from their position. Without education one becomes helpless, a slave to the environment.” Maria Baru is a freelance journalist from Cengkeh, [...]
Towards a new generation of leaders for Papua
Education in Papua does not match the environment and the child's world of experience. Papua GLD does it completely differently: the child learns to ask questions, to think critically and to be aware of his or her role and responsibility towards the other.
Education volunteers back in the classroom
A group of 15 young people - spread across the Sorong region - voluntarily teach children who do not go to school due to circumstances. And then it is good to be back in the classroom yourself every now and then.
Internships for young Papuans from Merauke
Many young Papuans do not feel at home in the Indonesian education system, which is also characterized by corruption and mismanagement. These young people are welcome in the education center of Papua Mandiri Sentosa (PMS) in Merauke.
