Yayasan IDEP

Yayasan IDEP is an Indonesian non-profit NGO (Non-Governmental Organization). Innovative and effective, IDEP encourages program sharing with other grass roots projects through media and curriculum development. In the Balinese language ‘IDEP’ is the aspect of human consciousness that is our ability to plan and think critically.

This name helps us convey our belief that in this age of increasingly challenging life situations, it is our ability to understand our environments and create appropriate solutions for sustainable development, that will maximize our positive impact on this world and give us all a better chance for survival.

Yayasan IDEP’s MISSION

1. To learn from existing community-based knowledge and use this knowledge to develop appropriate methods of preserving and strengthening local resources while strengthening community resilience to disaster.
2. To provide access to hands-on demonstrations, information and tools that address challenges faced by local communities.
3. To develop and utilize various types of educational media to capacity build and raise public awareness about community-based sustainable development and disaster management.
4. To participate in national and international networks, which support new and existing initiatives that focus on community-based sustainable development and disaster management.
5. To provide assistance to disaster affected people in need.

We are committed to developing self-sustainability and directly empowering local communities to improve their own situations. We believe that permanent results can be achieved through local empowerment.
IDEP achieves its goals by:

* Introducing sustainable living solutions for households, businesses, schools & communities
* Introducing innovative approaches to environmental education into local schools
* Working directly with local communities at the grass roots level to pilot test projects
* Developing models for micro credit cooperative programs
* Constructing working demonstrations of small-scale organic food production
* Constructing demonstrations of appropriate technology for waste management and wastewater treatment
* Developing eco-literacy through community based development media & curriculums
* Sharing knowledge gained and media through local NGO networks
* Conducting media training & supporting local NGO partners with their programs

Since the Bali Bombing tragedy in October 2002, the rapid decline of Bali's economic stability has brought harsh focus to the un-sustainability of an economy primarily based on tourism. Yayasan IDEP is addressing increased requests for support from local communities to continue and expand its programs.

In 2003 IDEP launched a Community Based Crisis Response Program that will help local Indonesian communities to be more prepared for and to better manage disasters. At IDEP we are extremely grateful for the support we have received from our international and local advisors, overseas voluntary programs, volunteer support and financial assistance received from these and local supporters of our programs. Thank you, we could never have achieved so much without you.

IDEP's website is an on line resource center for local NGOs & communities to easily access and download information in support of their local project planning & development.

Mailing Address :
PO BOX 160 Ubud, 80571
Bali, Indonesia