Blogs Written by atik ambarwati

Indonesia’s Women’s Groups: Powerful agents of urban resilience

Stories from the field Author: atik ambarwati Posted on August 23, 2017

“As part of our regular activities, we assist the most vulnerable villagers, such as those living with HIV/AIDS, and women with high-risk pregnancies in our areas,” explains Siti Juwariyah, a 35-year-old member of her local Women’s Group for Empowerment and Family Welfare (known in Indonesia as “PKK”).

atik ambarwati
August 23, 2017 . 4 min read

Microfinance services support female farmers to tackle informal lenders

Stories from the field Author: atik ambarwati, Andi Ikhwan Posted on January 03, 2017
In the Bima and Dompu districts of West Nusa Tenggara Province, dealing with moneylenders is a plight smallholder corn farmers face on a regular basis. The farmers do not have many options to address their financial problems, especially when they are desperately in need of cash to start preparing their land for planting season and have to purchase fertilizer, or to fulfil their daily needs when they face crop failure in times of drought.
Arfiana Khairunnisa
January 9, 2017 . 3 min read