Community

Adian Sudiana showing off his Gang Hijau project. Photos by Raditya Fadilla/NOWJAKARTA With a continually-growing world, urban population, climate change, limited agricultural land and natural resources, how can we feed today’s and tomorrow’s people? Considering current conditions, global food security is paramount. How can we best utilise space, light and logistics amidst increasing urban population? How

Once again, the BWA Charity Ball would go down as the best night on the Jakarta social calendar. Photo courtesy of British Women’s Association/NOWJAKARTA On Saturday, 1 February, the ballroom of Shangri-La Jakarta was once again transformed for the fabulous annual event that is the British Women’s Association of Jakarta’s Charity Ball.  The theme for this

With Rebricks, Ovy and Novi tried to create paving bricks and putting the elements of sachet plastic and plastic waste rejected by garbage banks. Photo by Raditya Fadilla/NOWJAKARTA Relying on ingenuity, Rebricks creates paving bricks with plastic waste to address the country’s waste problem. Like most people in other cities and regions, close friends Ovy Sabrina and Novita

With an area of more than 250sqm, the Tanah Abang Community Store will be designed not only as a coffee shop, but it will also house rooms for workshop and classes. Photo courtesy of Starbucks/NOWJAKARTA As part of the company’s expanded community programme, which has started off in the U.S., Starbucks Indonesia has officially opened its first community store

Photos courtesy of Learning Farm Learning Farm is a progressive pro bono organisation focusing on youth empowerment in Indonesia. Here’s a list of their mission and projects in 2019 – 2020. Among non-profit organisations in Indonesia concerned about youth empowerment is The Learning Farm. Officially inaugurated in 2005 by co-founders Mee Kim and Gouri Mirpuri

Arkademy Project aims at giving positive impact for society. Photos couretsy of Arkademy Project/NOWJAKARTA Arkademy Project is a community that brings photography to a more progressive direction and create different kind of works. Professional photographer gains a lot from their works, such as income from newspapers or magazines, print works, exhibitions, books and sometimes fame.

Caption With its mission to give Indonesian children the best start in life, Kartika Soekarno Foundation (KSF) continues to empower children by revitalising community health services, improving the quality of primary education and providing scholarships for secondary school students. During last year, KSF has conducted a great series of activities and programmes. It began in January that the foundation

Koalisi Pejalanan Kaki (Coalition of Pedestrians) is the only community fighting for decent infrastructure of urban sidewalks as part of its mission to finding the meaning of being an urbanist and creating a more sustainable city. Photos by Raditya Fadilla/NOWJAKARTA One may have a vivid memory of what happened back then in 2012 at the Tugu

Event Waste Management by Waste4Change for AQUA Danone Nations Cup 2019 event in July 2019. Photo Courtesy of  Waste4Change/NOWJAKARTA Happy New Year! In this fresh beginning of 2020, let’s plan for something different and impactful! Here’s an idea: how about improving your business’ waste handling? Jakarta is still piling up 7,700 tonnes per day of its

There are still lots of people not understanding and underestimating the waste problem. KDM Green Project aims to solve that. Photos Courtesy of KDM Green Project/NOWJAKARTA One particular community offers a solution to Jakarta’s waste problem, while supporting the development of street children into independent, educated and skilled young adults. On a mission to address

NOW! Jakarta and Mary Jane Foundation organised a Christmas charity programme, Feeding The Poor with some of Jakarta’s best luxury hotels to benefit those in need. With the goal of honouring Christmas by giving back to the needy, NOW! Jakarta and Mary Jane Foundation collaborated on 14 December 2019 to organise a major charity event benefitting several

Continuing on the mission to empower disabled young people to foster self-confidence, independence and resilience through adventure and sports education programmes, Helping Hands Foundation held Ekspedisi Bhinneka Bagi Bangsa. Photo Courtesy of Helping Hands Foundation/NOWJAKARTA Young people of Indonesia jointly explored the wild nature and attended workshops to raise awareness on important issues to understand the meaning