After Indonesia government succeeds to implement special autonomy in Papua, both central and local government are actively promoting the development of economic and social infrastructures covering city building, energy systems, communication, health care, and education.
The implementation of special autonomy has attracted many Papuan living at overseas. Displacement happened in the past have been reduced due to the success of repatriation. Hundreds of TPN/OPM members are ready to come back to the city and wants to be the Republic of Indonesia Citizen (NKRI).Furthermore, they believe Indonesia government to incarnate prosperity and development In Papua as president Jusuf Kalla statement that Jakarta gets fund from Freeport Rp 17 trillion, meanwhile Jakarta gives back financial support to Papua Rp 29 trillion or double from that is taken from Papua. “So again it is untrue if Jakarta only obtained money from Papua,”he added
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Senin, 30 November 2009
Selasa, 24 November 2009
Deforestation threatens Indonesia's Papua region
Jayapura – Logging and agribusiness is threatening environmental destruction in Indonesia's Papua region, one of the world's last vast wildernesses.The governors of the two provinces in the region on the western end of New Guinea island told an international environmental conference a strategy was needed to avoid the mistakes that have decimated other Indonesian regions.
West Papua Governor Abraham Atururi said that pressure and threats to biodiversity in Papua are increasing. Papua is becoming a target for massive agro and forestry industry investment. His government had received an increasing number of requests for development and feared environmental destruction from illegal logging aimed at clearing land for plantations. In this regard, Papua should not repeat the failure to manage forests and biodiversity that has happened in Kalimantan (Borneo) and Sumatra.
In the meantime, The governor of Papua province, which sits on the eastern end of the region, Barnabas Suebu, said preserving the tropical forest-blanketed region was key to helping absorb the gases that cause climate change. The capacity of Papua's 42 million hectares (104 million acres) of forests to process CO2 is equivalent to the carbon footprint of nearly all the population of Europe.
Indonesia, which spreads across over 17,000 islands, has been a key advocate for plans being floated ahead of global climate talks in Copenhagen in December that would see developing countries paid to conserve forests and peatlands. Deforestation, largely on Borneo and Sumatra, has seen the country become the world's third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases
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West Papua Governor Abraham Atururi said that pressure and threats to biodiversity in Papua are increasing. Papua is becoming a target for massive agro and forestry industry investment. His government had received an increasing number of requests for development and feared environmental destruction from illegal logging aimed at clearing land for plantations. In this regard, Papua should not repeat the failure to manage forests and biodiversity that has happened in Kalimantan (Borneo) and Sumatra.
In the meantime, The governor of Papua province, which sits on the eastern end of the region, Barnabas Suebu, said preserving the tropical forest-blanketed region was key to helping absorb the gases that cause climate change. The capacity of Papua's 42 million hectares (104 million acres) of forests to process CO2 is equivalent to the carbon footprint of nearly all the population of Europe.
Indonesia, which spreads across over 17,000 islands, has been a key advocate for plans being floated ahead of global climate talks in Copenhagen in December that would see developing countries paid to conserve forests and peatlands. Deforestation, largely on Borneo and Sumatra, has seen the country become the world's third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases
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Senin, 23 November 2009
Mimika residents hope for peace in Freeport
Timika - Residents of Mimika, Papua, hoped the security situation in the area of PT Freeport Indonesia would soon be restored to normal and no more terror after kelly kwalik's funeral.
Anti Violence Human Right Foundation (YAHAMAK) vice president, Arnold Ronsumbre, said that all Mimika residents are hoping for peace in the area. We want to live in peace and don`t want a recurrence of the shooting incidents.
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Anti Violence Human Right Foundation (YAHAMAK) vice president, Arnold Ronsumbre, said that all Mimika residents are hoping for peace in the area. We want to live in peace and don`t want a recurrence of the shooting incidents.
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The existence of GSP Support Group on Foreign Affairs
Emmanuel Octavianus
We need to know that for the moment, Papua Separatist Movement 'Free West Papua Campaign (FWPC)' led by Benny Wenda and Richard Samuelson, actively mobilize the international forces in the UK. Looks like this organization actively campaigning for the independence of Papua, by manipulating the facts to influence international opinion, in order to achieve support for its struggle to separate Papua from the Republic of Indonesia.
Indonesian society knows that the Papuan situation today, compared to 15 years ago has started to improve, even more so since the era of reform emerged, and dignity, the dignity of society are protected, then the society free from fear and discrimination.
In order to succeed in Papua Special Autonomy program, the main thing needed is a system of government dibenahai in Papua. This must be done, because it must be adjusted with the breath of Autonomy Act specifically, in order to improve public services in Papua.
In the meantime, do with a group of Papuan independence supporters outside the country, which until now often maneuver, as happened in England with sponsored by the 'Free West Papua Campaign' or (FWPC). Maneuver is a major threat to the integrity of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia (NKRI). FWPC separatist movement active campaigning and mobilizing an international force for the independence of Papua, to discredit the Government of Indonesia.
The aim of the Papuan separatist movement abroad is, to gain political support from the local state, which then are directed to the international world, in order to achieve its goal to separate Papua from the Republic of Indonesia or to self-determination (Self Determination). All efforts are made is as a way to provoke the UN response.
Source : www.papuatoday.com
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We need to know that for the moment, Papua Separatist Movement 'Free West Papua Campaign (FWPC)' led by Benny Wenda and Richard Samuelson, actively mobilize the international forces in the UK. Looks like this organization actively campaigning for the independence of Papua, by manipulating the facts to influence international opinion, in order to achieve support for its struggle to separate Papua from the Republic of Indonesia.
Indonesian society knows that the Papuan situation today, compared to 15 years ago has started to improve, even more so since the era of reform emerged, and dignity, the dignity of society are protected, then the society free from fear and discrimination.
In order to succeed in Papua Special Autonomy program, the main thing needed is a system of government dibenahai in Papua. This must be done, because it must be adjusted with the breath of Autonomy Act specifically, in order to improve public services in Papua.
In the meantime, do with a group of Papuan independence supporters outside the country, which until now often maneuver, as happened in England with sponsored by the 'Free West Papua Campaign' or (FWPC). Maneuver is a major threat to the integrity of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia (NKRI). FWPC separatist movement active campaigning and mobilizing an international force for the independence of Papua, to discredit the Government of Indonesia.
The aim of the Papuan separatist movement abroad is, to gain political support from the local state, which then are directed to the international world, in order to achieve its goal to separate Papua from the Republic of Indonesia or to self-determination (Self Determination). All efforts are made is as a way to provoke the UN response.
Source : www.papuatoday.com
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Senin, 16 November 2009
Papuan biodiversity conference ends with commitment to preserving nature
Niken Prathivi, The Jakarta Post , Jayapura, Papua
The International Biodiversity Conference on Sustainable Development closed here Saturday, urging the central government to help Papua preserve its natural environment for sustainable development. organizing committee chief Noak Kapisa said this conference recommends the central government implement an agenda and regulations that support the establishment of conservation forests.
All parties including the government, the private sector and locals must obey the regulations. The conference also recommended Papua become a leading force in reducing harmful emissions over the next seven years by undertaking a conservation project and preserving Papua's unique ecosystem. Papua has been asked to introduce an environmental education project in educational institutions from elementary schools to universities. the recommendations would also be presented to the second UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen next month. Around 400 scientists, environmentalists, government officials and residents participated in the four-day conference.
Responding to the five recommendations, Papua Governor Barnabas Suebu said the residents of Papua and the central government must work together to encourage the international society to preserve the environment for the future.
"Let us save Papua, Indonesia and the planet."
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The International Biodiversity Conference on Sustainable Development closed here Saturday, urging the central government to help Papua preserve its natural environment for sustainable development. organizing committee chief Noak Kapisa said this conference recommends the central government implement an agenda and regulations that support the establishment of conservation forests.
All parties including the government, the private sector and locals must obey the regulations. The conference also recommended Papua become a leading force in reducing harmful emissions over the next seven years by undertaking a conservation project and preserving Papua's unique ecosystem. Papua has been asked to introduce an environmental education project in educational institutions from elementary schools to universities. the recommendations would also be presented to the second UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen next month. Around 400 scientists, environmentalists, government officials and residents participated in the four-day conference.
Responding to the five recommendations, Papua Governor Barnabas Suebu said the residents of Papua and the central government must work together to encourage the international society to preserve the environment for the future.
"Let us save Papua, Indonesia and the planet."
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PNG not for opponents of unitary state of Indonesia
PNG Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare assured here on Friday that his country fully supports the integrity of the Unitary State of Indonesia. Indonesian presidential spokesman Dino Patti Djalal said after accompanying President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at a meeting with Prime Minister Somare said that Prime Minister Somare emphasized is that Papua New Guinea supports the Unitary State of Indonesia. He several times stated that the country could not be used for launching activities against the Unitary State of Indonesia. Prime Minister Somare reaffirmed that the current status of Papua was final as part of the Unitary State of Indonesia.
During the meeting that lasted for about 30 minutes at Hotel Marina Mandarin Prime Minister Somare and President Yudhoyono had also discussed border cooperation. Regarding the hundreds of Indonesians from Papua who are now still staying in Papua New Guinea, the two governments had agreed to repatriate them in stages. Cooperation between RI-PNG will be enhanced not only in the field of security but also the economy. Therefore a checkpoint would soon be opened at the border to facilitate the traffic of people particularly traditional border crossers. on November 19 and November 22, 2009, there are many of Papuan who have moved to Papua New Guinea have already been repatriated.
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During the meeting that lasted for about 30 minutes at Hotel Marina Mandarin Prime Minister Somare and President Yudhoyono had also discussed border cooperation. Regarding the hundreds of Indonesians from Papua who are now still staying in Papua New Guinea, the two governments had agreed to repatriate them in stages. Cooperation between RI-PNG will be enhanced not only in the field of security but also the economy. Therefore a checkpoint would soon be opened at the border to facilitate the traffic of people particularly traditional border crossers. on November 19 and November 22, 2009, there are many of Papuan who have moved to Papua New Guinea have already been repatriated.
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Jumat, 30 Oktober 2009
Gubernur papua berupaya dalam melindungi hutan
Dalam mengatasi deforestasi di Papua, o Gubernur Papua, Barnabas Suebu mengatakan bahwa semua pemegang HPH harus mengembangkan fasilitas pengolahan kayu di Papua, seperti larangan ekspor log mentah akan tetap di tempatnya. Mereka harus juga setuju untuk menanam lima pohon untuk setiap satu mereka dipotong. Peraturan sebagai upaya untuk mengontrol karena sedikitnya 7,2 juta meter kubik kayu di Papua dipotong setahun, terus menyusut dengan 42 juta hektar hutan, yang memiliki tingkat keanekaragaman hayati tertinggi di dunia.
Pada akhirnya, Mr Suebu berjanji untuk menyelamatkan hutan papua dan mengelolanya secara berkelanjutan dan menghasilkan uang untuk mengentaskan kemiskinan dan menciptakan kemakmuran bagi seluruh Papua sebagai tujuan dari kebijakan.
The Age/30 Oktober 2009
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Pada akhirnya, Mr Suebu berjanji untuk menyelamatkan hutan papua dan mengelolanya secara berkelanjutan dan menghasilkan uang untuk mengentaskan kemiskinan dan menciptakan kemakmuran bagi seluruh Papua sebagai tujuan dari kebijakan.
The Age/30 Oktober 2009
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Rabu, 23 September 2009
Mimika focuses on alleviating maternal mortality rate
Markus Makur
The Mimika regency administration is focusing on alleviating the maternal mortality rate in their 12 districts through the local health office, in line with the program initiated by the provincial administration to provide good health care for people in rural areas of Papua, be they in the mountainous, hinterland or southern areas of Papua. The program will be implemented in every regency across the province by sending teams to provide counseling, medical checkups and food supplements for expectant mothers in rural areas.
The health office has posted medical workers in rural areas and in 13 community health clinics in the 12 districts of Mimika. Medical awareness among pregnant women in Mimika regency remains very low despite the medical services provided by the clinics, so much so that Mimika is often regarded as lacking decent medical services.
Mimika Health Office head Erens Meokbun told reporters in Timika recently that medical workers often encountered obstacles in the field, such as from members of the community who refused to help themselves or those who were unaware of health care issues. Meokbun said as well as the drive to alleviate the maternal mortality rate by conducting routine medical checkups at the clinics in the 12 districts, the health office would also provide examinations for those infected with tuberculosis, malaria counseling and information on HIV/AIDS mitigation to people in villages.
"The teams from the health office are visiting villages and community health clinics to make the mobile clinic program across Papua a success by focusing on saving the lives of expectant mothers. The teams are currently working to provide medical checkups to pregnant women so their babies can grow and develop healthily," he said.
The Health Ministry has allocated Rp 5 billion (about US$500,000) to pay for the mobile clinics across Papua including using assistance funds from the provincial and regency administrations. The provincial health office has proposed Rp 6 billion in supporting funds from the regency administration's budgetary team in 2010. Meokbun said his office had distributed Jamkesmas health insurance cards to residents in rural areas. They will be exempted from paying medical bills when getting treatment in government-run hospitals and community health clinics.
When asked by reporters about the finding of malnutrition cases in Far East Mimika district, Meokbun confirmed five children in the Far East Mimika capital of Ayuka were suffering from malnutrition, and were currently being treated by a medical team.
Mimika's medium-term development program (2009-2013), approved by the local legislature a week ago, included a number of development plans, such as improving human resources in Mimika by providing equal access to education in rural areas; realizing free education in state-run, as well as private, schools; and providing good services to the public, such as good health care to the people in the villages.
Mimika Regent Klemen Tinal said his office would exempt students in state-run schools in Mimika from paying school fees throughout the 2009 budget period. "If there are schools, from elementary to senior high school level, demanding school fees, they should return the money to parents because the government has exempted Papuan students from paying school fees. "I am very serious about improving education here, by providing education to every Papuan child in the rural areas of Mimika," he said.
Source : The Archipelago | Timika | Wed, 09/23/2009 |
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The Mimika regency administration is focusing on alleviating the maternal mortality rate in their 12 districts through the local health office, in line with the program initiated by the provincial administration to provide good health care for people in rural areas of Papua, be they in the mountainous, hinterland or southern areas of Papua. The program will be implemented in every regency across the province by sending teams to provide counseling, medical checkups and food supplements for expectant mothers in rural areas.
The health office has posted medical workers in rural areas and in 13 community health clinics in the 12 districts of Mimika. Medical awareness among pregnant women in Mimika regency remains very low despite the medical services provided by the clinics, so much so that Mimika is often regarded as lacking decent medical services.
Mimika Health Office head Erens Meokbun told reporters in Timika recently that medical workers often encountered obstacles in the field, such as from members of the community who refused to help themselves or those who were unaware of health care issues. Meokbun said as well as the drive to alleviate the maternal mortality rate by conducting routine medical checkups at the clinics in the 12 districts, the health office would also provide examinations for those infected with tuberculosis, malaria counseling and information on HIV/AIDS mitigation to people in villages.
"The teams from the health office are visiting villages and community health clinics to make the mobile clinic program across Papua a success by focusing on saving the lives of expectant mothers. The teams are currently working to provide medical checkups to pregnant women so their babies can grow and develop healthily," he said.
The Health Ministry has allocated Rp 5 billion (about US$500,000) to pay for the mobile clinics across Papua including using assistance funds from the provincial and regency administrations. The provincial health office has proposed Rp 6 billion in supporting funds from the regency administration's budgetary team in 2010. Meokbun said his office had distributed Jamkesmas health insurance cards to residents in rural areas. They will be exempted from paying medical bills when getting treatment in government-run hospitals and community health clinics.
When asked by reporters about the finding of malnutrition cases in Far East Mimika district, Meokbun confirmed five children in the Far East Mimika capital of Ayuka were suffering from malnutrition, and were currently being treated by a medical team.
Mimika's medium-term development program (2009-2013), approved by the local legislature a week ago, included a number of development plans, such as improving human resources in Mimika by providing equal access to education in rural areas; realizing free education in state-run, as well as private, schools; and providing good services to the public, such as good health care to the people in the villages.
Mimika Regent Klemen Tinal said his office would exempt students in state-run schools in Mimika from paying school fees throughout the 2009 budget period. "If there are schools, from elementary to senior high school level, demanding school fees, they should return the money to parents because the government has exempted Papuan students from paying school fees. "I am very serious about improving education here, by providing education to every Papuan child in the rural areas of Mimika," he said.
Source : The Archipelago | Timika | Wed, 09/23/2009 |
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Selasa, 22 September 2009
Schools in Mimika interior closed for months
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Academic activity at schools in Mimika district`s interior have been at a standstill for the past few months because their teachers have become stuck in Timika city, one of the teachers said.
The principal of Jila district`s junior high school (SMP), Natalis Nimbitkendik, said he and other teachers at his school were still in Timika because they had no transportation to return to Jila.
"We can not return to Jila, because there is no transportation to get there," he said.
He said the teachers usually travel to Jila from Timika by a PT Freeport Indonesia helicopter hired by the Amungme and Kamoro Community Development Foundation (LPMAK).
Several villages in Jila district, such as Hoeya, Bela, Alama, Geselema and others are located 3,000 meters above sea level, and can only be reached by air transportation.
But since the shooting incidents in the concession area of gold and copper mining company PT Freeport, the company`s helicopters no longer fly to Jila district nor to Keakwa in Central East Mimika district.
Cantius Emereyauw, a Kamoro tribal community figure, said for the past three months YPPK`s Bona Ventura elementary school had totally stopped operating. The whereabouts of its teachers were also unknown.
"There has been no schooling activity in the past three months, because the teachers are not at their stations," he said.
He said he was concerned about the pupils` future now that their schooling had been disrupted.
Elementary schools in Mimika which were run by the Catholic Education and School Foundation (YPKK) of Timika were also only operating now and then with casual teachers.
Meanwhile, the teachers with civil servant status were not around, and spending their time doing something else in the city, he said. Ironically, these teachers continued to receive their full salaries and allowances from the state.
The School Operational Assistance (BOS) funds the schools were receiving from the central or local governments were also being embezzled by the school principals with impunity.
"We urge Mimika`s local government through its relevant apparatus to pay serious attention to this situation," Cantius said.
Source : ANTARA News | Timika | Papua
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Academic activity at schools in Mimika district`s interior have been at a standstill for the past few months because their teachers have become stuck in Timika city, one of the teachers said.
The principal of Jila district`s junior high school (SMP), Natalis Nimbitkendik, said he and other teachers at his school were still in Timika because they had no transportation to return to Jila.
"We can not return to Jila, because there is no transportation to get there," he said.
He said the teachers usually travel to Jila from Timika by a PT Freeport Indonesia helicopter hired by the Amungme and Kamoro Community Development Foundation (LPMAK).
Several villages in Jila district, such as Hoeya, Bela, Alama, Geselema and others are located 3,000 meters above sea level, and can only be reached by air transportation.
But since the shooting incidents in the concession area of gold and copper mining company PT Freeport, the company`s helicopters no longer fly to Jila district nor to Keakwa in Central East Mimika district.
Cantius Emereyauw, a Kamoro tribal community figure, said for the past three months YPPK`s Bona Ventura elementary school had totally stopped operating. The whereabouts of its teachers were also unknown.
"There has been no schooling activity in the past three months, because the teachers are not at their stations," he said.
He said he was concerned about the pupils` future now that their schooling had been disrupted.
Elementary schools in Mimika which were run by the Catholic Education and School Foundation (YPKK) of Timika were also only operating now and then with casual teachers.
Meanwhile, the teachers with civil servant status were not around, and spending their time doing something else in the city, he said. Ironically, these teachers continued to receive their full salaries and allowances from the state.
The School Operational Assistance (BOS) funds the schools were receiving from the central or local governments were also being embezzled by the school principals with impunity.
"We urge Mimika`s local government through its relevant apparatus to pay serious attention to this situation," Cantius said.
Source : ANTARA News | Timika | Papua
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Rabu, 17 Juni 2009
Educating children in Timika no easy task
Markus Makur, Timika, Papua
School-aged children in Timika, Papua, apparently prefer scavenging for recyclable items, such as used soft drink cans, to attending school, as they can sell the items and earn money to supplement their families' income.
Their presence is easily noticeable along the roads in Timika city. They carry sacks on their backs, filling them with scrap items found in the city's garbage dumps, drains and canals.
Most of them are elementary school dropouts, something which can be attributed to the low level of awareness among parents of the importance of education. This problem must be resolved immediately to prevent school-aged children from scavenging on the streets in Timika. Parents must encourage their children to attend school for the sake of a better future.
The issue was raised by Kantius Yoseph Amereyauw, cultural leader of the Kamoro Community Tribal Council (Lemasko) and head of the Mimika Education Council, in Timika recently.
Amereyauw said that based on recent observations, he found many street children gathering scraps, especially empty soft drink cans, to sell to make money for their families.
"I often ask teachers why the children, mostly native Papuans, do not attend school and are found on the streets collecting scraps, and they couldn't answer my question," he said.
Amereyauw expressed grave concerns over the inferior standard of education in Mimika for native Papuan children as most of them have dropped out of school and live on the streets. He said that most of the school-aged children do not attend school, likely due to their parents' ignorance on the importance of formal education.
"This is of grave concern to the local community in regards to the education progress of native Papuan children in Timika and those living in remote and mountainous areas of Mimika. I hope parents and the regency administration will look into the issue seriously and address it immediately for the sake of the children's future," Amereyauw said.
Pius Ilimagay, an Amungme tribal elder in Aramsolki village in Agimuga district, said parents in the village tend to lack awareness of the importance of education, as they continue the practice of taking their children to farm in the forest.
"Parents remain taking their children to farm in the jungle for months, thus forcing classrooms to be empty of students despite the presence of teachers. Parents should not blame teachers who return home, because they have no one to teach," Ilimagay said.
He added the government should play a bigger role in encouraging parents in remote and mountainous areas of Mimika to be more aware of the importance of education for their children.
"I hope parents in remote areas of Mimika will persuade their children to go to school because education is very important for the progress of an area," he said.
Head of the financial division at the Mimika regency administration Yohanes Bassang said his office had focused the regency budget and special autonomy funds on education and healthcare in an effort to empower the community. The administration is focusing these development programs on five disadvantaged districts.
"We have prioritized healthcare services, education and community empowerment in the development program by setting aside funds from the regency budget and special autonomy funds for Mimika," Bassang said.
He added the special autonomy funds stood at Rp 53 billion (US$4.8 million), while the regency budget amounted at Rp 1,4 trillion this year.
As reported earlier, the Mimika regency administration announced that it would provide free education from elementary to senior high school levels this year in a effort to motivate parents of native Papuans as well as migrants to send their children to school, without bearing the burden of school fees.
Source : | The Archipelago
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School-aged children in Timika, Papua, apparently prefer scavenging for recyclable items, such as used soft drink cans, to attending school, as they can sell the items and earn money to supplement their families' income.
Their presence is easily noticeable along the roads in Timika city. They carry sacks on their backs, filling them with scrap items found in the city's garbage dumps, drains and canals.
Most of them are elementary school dropouts, something which can be attributed to the low level of awareness among parents of the importance of education. This problem must be resolved immediately to prevent school-aged children from scavenging on the streets in Timika. Parents must encourage their children to attend school for the sake of a better future.
The issue was raised by Kantius Yoseph Amereyauw, cultural leader of the Kamoro Community Tribal Council (Lemasko) and head of the Mimika Education Council, in Timika recently.
Amereyauw said that based on recent observations, he found many street children gathering scraps, especially empty soft drink cans, to sell to make money for their families.
"I often ask teachers why the children, mostly native Papuans, do not attend school and are found on the streets collecting scraps, and they couldn't answer my question," he said.
Amereyauw expressed grave concerns over the inferior standard of education in Mimika for native Papuan children as most of them have dropped out of school and live on the streets. He said that most of the school-aged children do not attend school, likely due to their parents' ignorance on the importance of formal education.
"This is of grave concern to the local community in regards to the education progress of native Papuan children in Timika and those living in remote and mountainous areas of Mimika. I hope parents and the regency administration will look into the issue seriously and address it immediately for the sake of the children's future," Amereyauw said.
Pius Ilimagay, an Amungme tribal elder in Aramsolki village in Agimuga district, said parents in the village tend to lack awareness of the importance of education, as they continue the practice of taking their children to farm in the forest.
"Parents remain taking their children to farm in the jungle for months, thus forcing classrooms to be empty of students despite the presence of teachers. Parents should not blame teachers who return home, because they have no one to teach," Ilimagay said.
He added the government should play a bigger role in encouraging parents in remote and mountainous areas of Mimika to be more aware of the importance of education for their children.
"I hope parents in remote areas of Mimika will persuade their children to go to school because education is very important for the progress of an area," he said.
Head of the financial division at the Mimika regency administration Yohanes Bassang said his office had focused the regency budget and special autonomy funds on education and healthcare in an effort to empower the community. The administration is focusing these development programs on five disadvantaged districts.
"We have prioritized healthcare services, education and community empowerment in the development program by setting aside funds from the regency budget and special autonomy funds for Mimika," Bassang said.
He added the special autonomy funds stood at Rp 53 billion (US$4.8 million), while the regency budget amounted at Rp 1,4 trillion this year.
As reported earlier, the Mimika regency administration announced that it would provide free education from elementary to senior high school levels this year in a effort to motivate parents of native Papuans as well as migrants to send their children to school, without bearing the burden of school fees.
Source : | The Archipelago
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Senin, 08 Juni 2009
Local Government of Papua to establish a 'cultural laboratory' to preserve native language.
The Papuan Government is planning to build a cultural laboratory this year as a means to preserve its diverse cultures, Antara state news agency reported Friday. Masmur Asso of the Papuan Culture and Tourism Agency said Papua was slowly losing its many various cultures because of the infiltration of foreign cultures.
“If no measures are taken to find a solution to this problem, future generations will not be able to get to know Papuan culture,” Masmur said. One way to preserve Papuan culture, he said, was to build a cultural laboratory, which would act as a library to store data and information on the many Papuan cultures.
“The laboratory would serve as a center for research, as well as a recreation spot for anyone wanting to learn more about Papuan cultures.” It is important for future generations to learn the vastly varying languages and folklores of the Papuan peoples. If younger generations are influenced by foreign cultures, it is not unforseeable that one day local languages and folklore may be forgotten and become extinct,” Masmur warned.Through the laboratory, Masmur hopes young Papuans can develop a greater appreciation for their own culture. “Foreigners have been coming here to research our culture. It’s high time Papuans themselves had more respect for their own culture.”
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“If no measures are taken to find a solution to this problem, future generations will not be able to get to know Papuan culture,” Masmur said. One way to preserve Papuan culture, he said, was to build a cultural laboratory, which would act as a library to store data and information on the many Papuan cultures.
“The laboratory would serve as a center for research, as well as a recreation spot for anyone wanting to learn more about Papuan cultures.” It is important for future generations to learn the vastly varying languages and folklores of the Papuan peoples. If younger generations are influenced by foreign cultures, it is not unforseeable that one day local languages and folklore may be forgotten and become extinct,” Masmur warned.Through the laboratory, Masmur hopes young Papuans can develop a greater appreciation for their own culture. “Foreigners have been coming here to research our culture. It’s high time Papuans themselves had more respect for their own culture.”
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