IPP Indonesia

Theme

Environment and society - Working with disabled people

Location

Jogya, Indonesia

Dates

June 21st -  July 7th 2008

Delegations

Indonesia, Belgium, Brazil, Norway, Philippines, Spain, Japan, Germany, Canada.

Partner Organisation

REALINO

Description

In May 2006 an earthquake destroyed the village of Wedi and caused a lot of disabled people. During this IPP the participants will work with Realino is an Indonesian organisation that works with different projects in different part of the country. They conduct different trainings for students and social work projects in many Indonesian cities. Participants will be working in three different projects that include the field of physiotherapy where they will assist the local doctors helping the people that have been affected by the earthquake. Another group of participants will support disabled people in their normal jobs in order to let them continue their normal life. This includes working with batik artcraft and working in the rice fields around the village. During the third part of the project IPP participants will help to rebuild and clean some houses that have been destroyed by the earthquake.

Contact

Local: Rose Marie Kartodirjio, Project Co-ordinator: Federica Gelsi

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