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Eco Bag Day Campaign in Jakarta, Indonesia

In the vibrant months of November and December 2024, the Women Federation Jakarta (WFJ) made a remarkable impact by spearheading collaborative initiatives aimed at reducing single-use plastic. With the support of the Women Federation Penjaringan (WFPJ) and the Women Federation Sukapura (WFSK), they brought eco-consciousness to life in three traditional markets in Penjaringan Sub-District and three in Cilincing Sub-District, North Jakarta City, Indonesia.

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Climate Action Campaign Through Children’s Education in Schools

From October to December 2024, an inspiring initiative unfolded in North Jakarta, led by the Women Federation Penjaringan (WFPJ) and the Women Federation Sukapura (WFSK). These dedicated organisations embarked on a mission to ignite climate education among students at four high schools: SMAN 111 Penjaringan, SMA Yaniic Sukapura, SMPN 21 Penjaringan, and SMPN 289 Sukapura. Their unwavering efforts raised awareness and equipped over 1,000 students and teachers with essential climate change adaptation and mitigation knowledge.

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206.641 hectares of forest officially allocated to Indigenous communities in Indonesia

Great news from Indonesia! An area around three times the size of New York, 206.641 hectares, has received official recognition as land belonging to Indigenous communities who have lived there for centuries. But why is this important for you and me? To understand, we need to explore the global importance of Indonesia’s forests and the relevance of the local communities living in it.

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Women’s mobilisation in waste management mapping

In 2023, Yogyakarta faced a significant challenge: a waste emergency that called for the community to take charge of their household waste management. Rising to the occasion, residents adapted swiftly, rallying to activate the Waste Bank and enhance their organic waste processing skills.

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VCA country project profiles

The VCA Project Profiles are now available as individual publications by country. These publications highlight various innovative, locally-driven climate action initiatives implemented by VCA local partners.

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VCA October 2024, COP 29 newsletter

Welcome to the October 2024, COP 29 edition of the VCA newsletter. This edition highlights our Global Programme's preparations for COP 29 and the online events focusing on strengthening local voices, global climate advocacy, and a position paper on the importance of including local voices at the global decision-making level.

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VCA Indonesia 2nd Thematic learning webinar

This VCA webinar, 'Community Voices and Partnerships in Monitoring Just Climate Action: Are They Important?' hosted by Voices For Just Climate Action (VCA) through SPEAK Indonesia, was a forum for discussion and sharing of learning regarding good community involvement practices in climate action monitoring efforts.

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DISSEMINATION AND ADVOCACY OF SOCIAL MAPPING AND PROFILING SETTLEMENT IN NORTH JAKARTA CITY GOVERNMENT

The Voices for Just Climate Action programme has been active in Kelurahan Penjaringan and Kelurahan Sukapura, North Jakarta City. The community is strengthened through various climate action activities, especially strengthening the role of women in climate action (Women Federation). Through social mapping and geotagging, the Women's Federation actively facilitates the community in identifying environmental and infrastructure issues and potential climate change disasters due to climate change that occur in their area.

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VCA August 2024 newsletter

Welcome to the August edition of the Voices in Action newsletter. In this edition are inspiring updates from our implementing countries and Global Programme.

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Climate Declaration of the Special Region Yogyakarta Provincial Government in Commemoration of National Children’s Day

On August 1, 2024, at Yogyakarta Province Governor's Office, Kepatihan, the Special Region of Yogyakarta Provincial Government, initiated a climate action campaign to strengthen the Zero Waste Movement in dealing with the waste emergency in Yogyakarta.

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