Why are we doing this?
Radio Seribatu is just one component of a wider not-for-profit initiative to introduce and up-skill the Seribatu region in green, honest, sustainable eco-industries. The program educates Seribatu millennials (and anyone else willing to learn) how to manage these ventures using digital technologies.The project has seen the establishment of four radio stations.Each station brings many firsts to the region. We are the first to broadcast 24 hours per day in the province, the first to broadcast 100% Balinese content and the first to deploy a fully digital workflow and studio complex. We are dedicated to the growth of local music, arts, and culture and are building a platform for musicians and audiences to meet and release the full potential of creative exploration together.Radio Seribatu raises awareness about the devastating impact of deforestation in Indonesia, supports anti-corruption initiatives and promotes fact-based, objective journalism.Radio Seribatu supports the work of the following organizations:
While Indonesia is blessed with plentiful natural resources, the distribution of welfare has traditionally not been fair, and not everyone has enjoyed in its riches. Indeed, many people continue to live in poverty with the gap between rich and poor striking. In addition, corruption is still rampant among numerous legislative, executive, and judicial bodies. The country is controlled by mafia: energy mafia, forest mafia, and legal mafia. All of the nation's sectors are dominated by a conspiracy of a handful of ruling elites and corrupt businesspeople.ICW promotes democratic and corruption-free governance with a just outlook on the economy, social aspects, and gender. We also believe that Indonesians must have the strength and organization to monitor and control the course of government. The people must be instrumental in decision making and support efforts to eradicate corruption.
Indonesia is at serious risk from the projected effects of climate change.Climate change is having and will have further serious impact in the form of rising sea levels. As Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago state, at current rates, rising sea levels will result in 42 million Indonesian households over 2000 islands being at risk of submersion by the middle of this century.Over 60% of Indonesia's population lives in low-lying coastal areas, including Jakarta, which is particularly at risk, as 40% of the city is below sea-level and is rapidly subsiding, putting a huge number of people at risk of displacement.The Indonesian Forum for Environment (Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia) works on a wide range of issues, including agrarian conflict over access to natural resources, indigenous rights and peasants, coastal and marine, and deforestation.