Market Linkage Improves Welfare of Biopharmaceutical Farmers
Mulyono (60), a red ginger farmer from Pule Village, Pule Sub-District, Trenggalek District, has high hopes for being a trained farmer of BUMDESMA Sari Bumi, a joint village-owned...
The Use of Village Information Systems to Improve Basic Services in Papua Barat
“We believe that the data in the Village Administration and Information System, or SAIK Plus, is accurate and always up to date as it is managed by the cadres of the local village....
Community Aspirations Guiding Village Priorities
Since 2019, KOMPAK and SEKNAS FITRA have been piloting a community feedback mechanism, known as ‘Posko Aspirasi’ in 33 villages. The results from Tangkil village in Trenggalek dist...
Helping Village Governments to Plan and Deliver Basic Services
“I am a PTPD Facilitator. We provide support to villages on developing and evaluating their APB Desa [Village Budgets]. We also assist villages use tools to help them with their pl...
Using Village Data for Poverty Reduction and Civil Registration
Since 2016, KOMPAK has been providing support to the Pacitan District Government in East Java to establish village information systems. KOMPAK initially set up the systems in two s...
Let Hafazah Smiles Again
Hafazah, 50, lives with her two children in Kalijaga Timur village, Lombok Timur district. She works as a farm labourer where she earns about 250 rupees a day (A$5). Her son, Artik...