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Jakarta
(ANTARA News) - The social affairs ministry and the Tribes Committee of Vietnam
will discuss efforts to empower remote indigenous communities (KAT) in the two
countries, an Indonesian official said.
"This
is good and the Vietnamese delegation`s visit here means that KAT empowering
efforts in Indonesia have successfully been carried out so that we can share
our experience with them," Rusli Wahid, director general of social
empowerment and poverty alleviation at the social affairs ministry, said in
Jakarta on Monday.
A Vietanese
Tribes Committe delegation headed by Mua A Tua made a working visit to
Indonesia`s social affairs ministry to exchange information about KAT, he said.
It was
hoped the meeting with the Vienamese delegation would produce recommendations
on KAT empowerment, such as ways to get people and local and central
governments involved in the efforts.
"It is
impossible to develop people in remote locations by depending on one ministry
only. All parties should get involved," said Rusli.
Rusli added
Indonesia, too, would make a comprehensive study in Vietnam on the
implementation of KAT empowerment programs, Vietnam`s experience in the field
or its successes.
The
Vietnamese delegation was also scheduled to visit the land of the Baduys in
Banten on Wednesday, October 19, 2011.
According
to Social Ministry data in 2009, indigenous people in remote regions in
Indonesia number 213.080 families. Around 75.621 had been empowered and 9.787
were being empowered.
"There
are still 127.621 families who are not empowered yet," added Rusli.
Because of
their isolation, KAT communities were still facing social, human rights and
social and political integration problems.
KAT
empowerment efforts start with social mapping, followed by identification of
KAT existence, first assessment, categorical determination, feasibility study,
identification of problems and needs of KAT people, program planning and
preparations to improve their conditions.
In the
third year of a given program, the efforts would focus on residential
development along with counseling on social network relationship, social
development counseling, medical, educational, clean water and other services,
also group or institutional assistance.
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