Behind the Struggles of Indigenous Papuans in Accessing Education and Healthcare
West Papua, Indonesia, continues to face major challenges in social development. Although various programs have…
Category: People
Melanesian People: From History to the Present
Redefining Melanesia In 1832, the French explorer Jules Dumont d’Urville coined the term “Melanesia” to…
The Urgent Need to Transform Education At West Papua
by Alfath Bagus Panuntun El Nur IndonesiaResearcher, Center for Capacity Building and Networking FISIPOL, Gadjah…
Youth of Vatican Holy See Supports Eastern Indonesian Youth
Steve Mara, Chair of the Melanesian Youth Diplomacy Forum (MYDIF) carried out a collaborative visit…
Preserving the Mother Tongue: The Revitalization of Papua Language
The Indonesian Constitution explicitly protects the existence of first languages used by citizens within specific…
Out of School Children in Papua Reach 314,606
Children out of school in four new provinces in the Papua region reached 314,606. This…
Maria Jochu, West Papuan Inspirational Woman
Maria Jochu, a Papuan woman who graduated from the Institute of Home Affairs (IPDN) in…
Papua’s Interior Residents Choose Indonesia: Better with Indonesia Than Under Separatist Oppression
A wave of support for the Republic of Indonesia is growing stronger. It comes from…