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
Hope for the future of children of Samenage
Tri Arisanti, a voluntary teacher, revived primary and secondary education within four months, which had been virtually at a standstill until then.
Pujaprema teaches boys and girls to lead by example
At the end of 2021, Pujaprema started a program in which more than 90 teachers in pre-primary and primary education were trained to teach children that girls and boys are equal. Much needed in a society in which women are still often disadvantaged.
Hapin-student: meet Sastia
Sastia Mei Konmop approached Hapin in the last phase of her studies. Until then she had been able to successfully study chemistry at Cendrawasih University.
A scholarship for Yeri Dawu: student agricultural studies
Earlier this year Nova and Irma, Hapin consultants in Papua, visited an asrama (student house) in Jayapura. There witnessed a distressing situation: several Asmat students living here had great difficulty financing their studies. In order to be able to pay their tuition fees, they saved on their daily food, among other things. One of the students that Nova and Irma met here is Yeremias (Yeri) Dawu. Yeri was in big trouble at the time. Not only could he not pay the tuition fees for the new semester, he also had debts for previous years of study.
Hapin-student: meet Alda
Teaching geography to primary school students: that is Alda Saroy's big dream. Initially, it was her mother who urged Alda to study to become a teacher. But now she's got a taste for it herself. She is studying geography at UNCEN University in Abepura and enjoys attending lectures, acquiring knowledge, doing an internship and interacting with fellow students.
IMAGE STORY | Young Papuans into action for their heritage
For Papuans, art is a way to show where they come from. Patterns, use of color and cutting techniques give away their origin: from region to tribe. But art is also used by them to represent their desire for recognition and justice. The Alyakha Art Center is an initiative of young and creative Papuans who want to introduce new generations to art and techniques.
Lots of enthusiasm for organic fertilization course in the Mariat district
Recently we told about the organic fertilization course, which was organized by a group of women farmers in the Sorong area. The aim of the course was to help local farmers increase their yields without the soil being polluted or exhausted by incorrect fertilizer products. Hapin decided to contribute financially to this project of the Yahet Farmer Group and was impressed by the speed and efficiency with which the course was realized.
Student: Otis
Otis Breiram studied computer science at the STIMIK college in Jayapura. He still lives at home with his mother, brother and sister. His father died. Mother, who is in need of help, was alone to take care of the family.
Discussing violence against women: “Single mothers are still too often stigmatized.”
When we think of violence against women, we often think of physical abuse or mistreatment. But it is much less known that financial dependence, unequal opportunities and social isolation are also types of violence. So it is not surprising that Papuan women do not always know that they are victims of violence.
The power of radio: advertising against gender-based violence
Two thirds of the women in Papua have experienced gender-based violence at some point. The domestic violence rate in Papua is one of the highest of all provinces in Indonesia. A problem that is being intensified by COVID-19. The number of incidents has risen and victims, who often cannot leave for economic reasons, suffer even more from the lockdown. They are home-bound and have little contact with the outside world.
New camera for journalist Yosef Levi
Yosef Levi works as a researcher for a journalist community in Jayapura. He combines his anthropological knowledge with his interest in the world of video and film. Hapin financed the purchase of a new camera including a sound recorder. In return, Yosef records several of Hapin's projects on video.
Essaybook: with fresh ideas to full classrooms
The Albert Fiharsono Institute in Merauke put together a book full of anecdotes, stories and advice from teachers from all over Papua, based on their own experiences. This collection of essays brings forward fresh ideas to bring back the joy of learning to students.
Buper: the world as a chalkboard
Last year Hapin supported the construction of two wooden classrooms for a group of street children in Buper (a kampong near Jayapura). Although the corona crisis delayed the construction, the rooms are now almost ready for use.
Sewing class for Asmat mothers
Edo Mote is no stranger to Hapin. In the past he received a scholarship and since then we have been supporting Edo with various projects for the Asmat community in Merauke. This year Edo keeps busy: he recently set up a sewing class for Asmat mothers. Hapin has been asked to help with the purchase of sewing machines and other course costs. During 6 months, 8-10 women will learn how to make products that can be marketed. So that the participants generate income for their family, relatives or village.
Literacy course for and by women
To this day, men have an important position in the Papuan culture. Socially, economically and politically they have a lot of authority, which unfortunately sometimes leads to violence against and a disadvantaged position for women. Rode Wanimbo, head of the Women Department of the GIDI churches, saw from an early age how poorly women are sometimes treated. And how this can lead to a deep-rooted feeling of inferiority. That is why Rode is committed to programs that help to strengthen the self-confidence and self-esteem of Papuan women.
Exploring Samenage
Last year, Tri Arisanti rang the bell at Hapin. Tri had recently returned to Jayapura, after working as a volunteer teacher for several years in Samenage (near Wamena).
Rossy and Margareth Inarkombu can go to school again
These two sisters from the village of Koya, near Jayapura, do not have luck on their side. Their father and mother died of AIDS. An uncle and aunt took care of them.
Student: Melani Teresa Baransano
Melani was born and raised in Jayapura. Because her father is a fisherman, his income varies from month to month. That is why Melani applied for Hapin's scholarship program. Currently she studies Management at the Negeri Yapis Papua in Jayapura.
BREAKING THE POVERTY CIRCLE OF THE ASMAT IN MERAUKE
About 8,000 people from the Asmat-tribe live in Merauke (South Papua). They moved from small villages in the Asmat region to the city, looking for work and a better life. Unfortunately, they often end up in deprived areas of Merauke due to lack of land and education.
Twenty thousand Papuans on the run in their own country – Hapin and Rajori join forces
As of late December 2018, more than twenty thousand Papuans have fled their residential areas in the Nduga area in Papua. This was ignited by the actions of the Indonesian army, which carried out a ruthless reprisal in the area, in response to the murder of nineteen workers on a connecting road by rebels from the so-called West Papua Liberation Army
Mendidik ala Papua
Year: 2020 🌳 or 🌴? Depending on where you were born you will choose the first or the latter. This is contextual learning. Teaching methods that adapt to and develop learning styles in accordance with [...]
Brave book presentation in Abepura
On August 5th, the book ‘Mambesak - symbol of cultural awakening of the Papua people’ was baptized in Abepura (Papua). Hapin contributed financially to this event.
Refugee camps seek protection against Covid-19
The hundreds of refugees from the Sentani region who had to leave her and home last year because of the landslides and floods have now been in shelters for a year and a half.
Student – Edo Mote
The Hapin scholarship program usually focuses on students in the first phase of their studies, the bachelor phase. Yet sometimes there are special requests and we deviate from this rule.
AID COMING FOR SENTANI REFUGEE CAMPS THREATENED BY CORONA.
This is Yuvita Kogoya, 27 years old. She has been living in Efesus refugee camp near Sentani for over a year. In March of last year, her village was wiped out in a landslide.
Support for small-scale hydroponics and chicken farm in Sentani
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.
Photographer Vembri receives camera
Albertus Vembrianto (Vembri) from Timika Papua is a photographer and a storyteller. That combination makes it so special. His photos are a message he sends out to the world: "Look closely in the eyes of these people and see what is happening in Papua."
Underprivileged youth from the Star mountains set to work
The province of Oksibil, high in the Star Mountains, is difficult to reach. Twenty years ago, hundreds of Papuans fled from this area to neighboring Papua New Guinea because of the violent actions of the Indonesian army.
LIGHT, WATER AND MICROCREDIT FOR THREE PAPUA 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!
Demi Nawipa, geologist, can finally graduate
Demi Nawipa, a geologist in training at the University of Yogyakarta, sent Hapin a cry for help. There was no more money for his (expensive) graduation research.
West Papua Updates
This project proposal was send by a group of 6 young and enthusiastic Papua journalists who make movies for social media such as YouTube and Facebook on a voluntary basis.
Clean drinking water and solar lamps for the Kokoda Papuans
The organizations Bunga Papua and Geropa have taken interest in the fate of the Kokodas. They submitted an project proposal to Hapin for the purchase of modern water purification filters.
Training for new group of market women in Jayapura
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 [...]
Boxing school in Jayapura
A large number of young people from and around Jayapura are at risk of becoming entangled in various forms of addiction such as gambling, drugs and alcohol.
Purchase second-hand motorcycle and laptop
Hapin purchased a second-hand motorcycle and laptop for Yulianus Boga, who studies Educational Sciences
Hapin supports Papua Film Festival
Photo and film are an important source of modern media in Papua. With it they express the love for their country and inhabitants.
Follow up training for teachers
Teachers receive additional training in adapted learning for Papuan children.
Daycare and lessons in Papua
Augustinus Kadepa, Alexander Giayai, Orgenes Ukago, Hendrikus Yeimo, Alfonsa Wayab, Cherly Hommers and Egrada Maurits have a heart for children.
Gynecologist Yohanes Mambrassar
As a doctor, he is confronted with the poor health care in Papua, in particular mother and child care. The maternal and childbirth mortality rate is exceptionally high.
Education Kokoda
The Kokoda is a community located in the south of the city of Sorong. The influx of migrants and the rapid developments in society have left the Kokodas in tribulation.
Solar panels for Papua
Good interior lighting would be an unprecedented convenience for thousands of Papuan families and would make life considerably more pleasant.
Fish farm Mujair Nila
The fish farm Mujair Nila is active in Demta. The members of this group of fish farmers come from 7 different kampongs from the district.
School for Ibelak
Elly Esema, alumni of Hapin / Grantgesture, has built a simple school building in Ibelak, a mountain village in the Baliem Valley.
Science Olympiade for Papua students
Every year, hundreds of talented students and students all over the world compete for a place on the honorary podium of the Science Olympiad. These competitions are organized at both national and international level.
Support for fishmongers
A number of fishmongers on the market have asked Hapin for support in developing a method to make the smoked fish have a longer shelf life and make sales more attractive.
Student: Timo
Timotius Yoafifi, better known as Timo, is 21 years old and an only child. This is unusual in Papua. His father works as an independent entrepreneur and his mother is a housewife.
Marketwoman Mama Mama Papua
One of Hapin's ongoing projects is the microcredit project. Organized groups of women receive small loans and invest that in (small-scale) entrepreneurship.
Hapin support clinic in Alobaga
The kampong Alobaga is located in the district of Koyage, in the central mountainous region of Papua. Koyage consists of 20 villages, located in an inhospitable and difficult to access region.
Doctor Mia
Hapin considers it important to invest in people who serve the community in Papua and are close to the people. Such a person is Doctor Maria Rumateray.
Kiosk PATO – Kampong Aimbe
The PATO cocoa cooperative started a sales point (kiosk) in 2013. At the end of that year, they requested support from Pt. Hapin to improve their business operations.
Better education
The quality of education in Indonesia and in particular in Papua is poor. The illiteracy rate is the highest in the country.
Student: Cindy Karlina Warwe
The interest in Environmental Health also stems from a strong social commitment.
Hapin supports bee farmers
Hapin supports DANI WAH, a group of bee farmers/entrepreneurs from Hitigima, Wamena.
Bookkeeping training in Papua
On 14th en 15th of October our fieldpartner pt. Hapin gave a bookkeeping training to four staffmembers of a kiosk in Papua.
GrantGesture: Yulius Degei
Yulius Degei born in Paniai, a remote area in the mountains of Papua, is studying to become a counselling teacher.
GrantGesture: Saveria Nunggut
Saveria grew up in the Asmat, a region in the South op Papua. She decided to specialize in Criminal Law because she would like to be a Law Consultant.
GrantGesture: Kana doing internship
Kana is doing her internship in the university’s hospital in east Jakarta. Kana will focus on neurological disorders.
Hopes for Children from Raja Ampat
In February our team of fieldpartner, Pt. Hapin, visited the village of Yenbeser to assess a proposal from a group of teachers from Marthen Luther Pre-School in Raja Ampat.
New students on GrantGesture
In 2013, we introduce you to Grant Gesture, an online fundraising platform that makes it possible to sponsor and monitor an individual student. With the knowledge they gain, they not only want to realize their own dreams, but also that of Papua.
Coklat Belanda
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.
GrantGesture
GrantGesture is an online fundraising platform for our scholarship program. Through the website it is possible to sponsor and monitor an individual student.
Yunita’s dream
Yunita Irap was born in Genyem, the outskirts of Jayapura. Her father is a farmer and her mother is a housewife. To cut down living expences she shares a room in the city with her cousin. Yunita receives some financial support from her father but it is not enough for her tuition fee.
Learning by playing
More and more international companies are investing in Papua. Therefore knowledge of English is very important, more so in the future. The courses offered in the capital Jayapura are aimed at young adults. A child's brain however picks up a foreign languages much easier.
Mama Salomina receives microcredit
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.
Student: Demianus Nawipa
Faculty: Geology Demianus Nawipa grew up without parents in the Paniai region of Papua. His relatives took care of him at the time and his nephew supports him financially. Demianus is a smart young man [...]
Mama Mama Papua
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.
Lawyers in Papua
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.
Pigfarm
The village Arso IX lies near the border with Papua New Guinea and is populated by transmigrants from all parts of Indonesia.
New school
Hapin will help to maintain the HBS SMAGabungan in Jayapura. 80 percent of all students on that school are Papuans. Unfortunately, the state of the building and the quality of education has been neglected for quite some time.
Flasflood destroys village
Early March the Kemiri river overflowed. The surrounding villages weren't prepared for a flasflood and certainly couldn't oversee the disastrous consequences.
Learn and work
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.
Creating civil awareness towards law and human rights
Year: 2011 Legal Aid Institute (LBH) Papua in cooperation with Pt. Hapin Papua held a workshop on Legal Education and Human Rights in Merauke, 18 - 20 January 2011. The workshop aimed on sharing knowledge [...]