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Creating positive impacts in Anambas Islands, One Small Step at a Time
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Creating positive impacts in Anambas Islands, One Small Step at a Time

Part of my job at the Foundation is to create a behavioural change amongst communities regarding waste management. From my interactions with villagers, I came to understand that creating a good circular economy model for small-island communities is key to reducing their dependence on oceans for livelihood and managing waste properly.

A Small Group of Women  in Kiabu Leading the Drive Towards Cleaner Village
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A Small Group of Women in Kiabu Leading the Drive Towards Cleaner Village

Part of the waste management program is educating and raising the community’s awareness on types of waste, waste sorting at home and waste problems. Through this community-based approach members of Komunitas Kiabu Bersih, and the village, gain an understanding of why inorganic waste like plastics, rubber and electronics should not be dumped into the ocean, a harmful practice they used to do in the past.

Wise on Waste: How to Properly Sort Waste at Home
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Wise on Waste: How to Properly Sort Waste at Home

Indonesia is struggling with managing its own trash. Not only is the country the second largest plastic waste contributor in the world, but it is also in the second place for the largest food waster, wasting 300kg of food per person per year.