Categorie: Community development

Ecotourism hand in hand with forest management
december 8, 2020december 8, 2020
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Ecotourism hand in hand with forest management

Mchakama is a village located 65 km from Kilwa Masoko town, it takes about 90 minutes by car to reach the village. The village also can be reached through motorcycle and bicycle from Mavuji junction. The majority of the village members are smallholder farmers practicing conventional farming and shifting agriculture, while few are also small-scale...

Fruit trees, bee hives, camera traps and more!
februari 28, 2020februari 28, 2020
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Fruit trees, bee hives, camera traps and more!

In August last year, Sumatran Orangutan Society started working with a new project partner in Sumatra: Nature for Change (NFC). Based on the edge of Leuser National Park, Darma (NFC founder) and his team work with the communities living in the buffer zone around the park. Farmers living in this area often grow rubber trees or oil...

A Month Volunteering Programme with OIC
juni 7, 2018juni 7, 2018
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A Month Volunteering Programme with OIC

“Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.” ― Dalai Lama XIV Sharing is caring. It is one of the popular terms recently and volunteering provides wide range means of it. As an OIC that is dedicated to the conservation of orangutan and their forest homes, we understand that many people want to...

GPC staff Put Their Effort to Repair the Damaged Road
maart 18, 2018maart 18, 2018
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GPC staff Put Their Effort to Repair the Damaged Road

Working to help people is such a non stop work indeed. In order to conduct the success conservation programme, as always OIC creates the local community based programme. GPC was established as the answer to bridge the harmonious life between human and nature, to teach people to earn life without depending to the forest or...

OIC team in action during Lush Summit 2018
februari 24, 2018februari 24, 2018
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OIC team in action during Lush Summit 2018

Last week was one of the memorable week for our community development team. Why? Because they were invited to join Lush Summit 2018 in London, UK.   On the occasion, Panut as the finding director, Sabar as the Permaculture Manager and Binur as the program Manager of OIC flied to UK in order to attend...

Gayo Permaculture Centre of OIC Hosted Student Training
februari 16, 2018februari 16, 2018
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Gayo Permaculture Centre of OIC Hosted Student Training

Permaculture is essential to show people to live sustainable by understanding and conserving the ecosystem. I want to share this message as much and wide as possible – Sabar (Permaculture manager of OIC) Last week, Gayo Permaculture Centre of OIC was proud to host the visit from University Syiah Kuala Banda Aceh and Syiah Kuala...

Meet The Team : Sabaruddin – The Manager of Permaculture Site
februari 2, 2018februari 5, 2018
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Meet The Team : Sabaruddin – The Manager of Permaculture Site

As a Tsunami survivor, i was lost. What i have in mind was about how to work hard no matter how much it takes to proof that i could be as a successful person   Bringing you Sabaruddin, our Gayo Permaculture Centre (GPC)  manager. Growing up as an Aceh tsunami Survivor, Sabar had been through...

Seductive and Scrumptious: Permaculture Home Garden Training of OIC
januari 6, 2018januari 6, 2018
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Seductive and Scrumptious: Permaculture Home Garden Training of OIC

Permaculture is not only about a sustainable farming method, it is the holistic and ultimate degree of a sustainable farming method that combines the natural landscaping and edible gardening. It offers the practical benefits despite of aesthetics only. Sharing this knowledge to the local people, OIC held the permaculture home garden training to the local...

OIC Founding Director Engages A Solid Relationship with the New Elected Gayo’s District Head
oktober 27, 2017oktober 27, 2017
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OIC Founding Director Engages A Solid Relationship with the New Elected Gayo’s District Head

Panut Hadisiswoyo, the Founding Director of Orangutan Information Centre (OIC) had a privilege to meet the new elected of Gayo Luwes district head; H. Muhammad Amru, on Wednesday (06/10/17). This meeting was intended to engage a good relationship with the newly elected district head. As one of OIC’s project site, Gayo Permaculture Centre (GPC) is...

9 Volunteers took parts in OIC’s Community Development Program
oktober 2, 2017oktober 6, 2017
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9 Volunteers took parts in OIC’s Community Development Program

Last week, OIC has privilege to have 9 volunteers from Europe to join our community development programme in one of our site, Gayo Permaculture Centre (GPC).   These girls came from many places such as Germany, UK, US Bermuda and Sweden joining the Gap programme held by Gapforce UK and OIC. This year, this program...