Long Range Plans
INTRODUCTION
Since it began in 1999, Yakeba has been involved in many projects related to HIV/AIDS and Drug-Abuse.
Most of these projects have been short-lived due to a lack of continuous and sustained funding; and not because the project was not worth continuing.
Some examples include:
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The Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Adherence Counseling Project ~ Only funded by PT Boehringer Ingelheim for 6 months
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The MSM Project ~ Only funded by “Force One” for 8 months
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The Peer Educator Project ~ Only funded by BIWA for the training of peer educators with no funds for follow-up
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The Human Rights of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA) Project ~ Only funded by the Australian Federation of AIDS Organizations for 1 year
A huge effort is made by Yakeba and its staff to establish these projects and it is sad to see them fall by the wayside due to a lack of continuing funding. Nonetheless, these projects, and projects like them, have had a positive impact on their target groups.
· Many PLWA now know much more about ART and how to adhere to the therapy
· Many MSM have learned much about HIV/AIDS and have begun to have safer sex
· Many young high school students who were trained as peer educators have a deeper understanding of HIV/AIDS and the value of peer education
· Many PLWA now have a greater understanding of their human rights and have been empowered to stand up for them.
On the other hand, Yakeba has been involved in some long-lived projects, and hopes to continue its partnerships with those donors who understand the importance of, if not long-sightedness, then of commitment and continuing support.
Long live those donors!!
Three donors stand out:
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The Indonesian HIV/AIDS Prevention & Care Project (IHPCP) ~ now called the HIV/AIDS Cooperative Project for Indonesia (HCPI); funded by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) ~ IHPCP/HCPI has been funding Yakeba since 2001; initially in Awareness-related programs aimed at high school children, hotel employees and both prison officials and inmates. In 2006 IHPCP/HCPI began funding Yakeba’s harm reduction program ~ a program aimed at reducing the risks related to injecting drug use, and providing much-needed support for the many sub-populations of IDU. IHPCP/HCPI appears to wish to continue funding Yakeba well into the future.
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Yayasan Kemanusiaan Ibu Pertiwi (YKIP) and its partner, the Annika Linden Foundation (ALF) ~ YKIP/ALF has been funding Yakeba’s HIV/AIDS & Drug-Abuse Awareness Project since 2005, and more recently a Drug Recovery (rehabilitation) Center called Mawar Biru. YKIP/ALF has already indicated its willingness to continue funding Yakeba for some years to come.
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The Open Society Institute (OSI) ~ funded by the George Soros Foundation ~ OSI began funding Yakeba’s Human Rights Project for IDU in 2007 and it seems more than likely that this funding will continue. There is even a rumor that OSI may establish a trust fund for this project.
YAKEBA’S LONG RANGE PLANS
1. Continue its successful partnerships with IHPCP/HCPI, YKIP/ALF and OSI
2. Find sustainable/continuing funding for some of the above short-lived projects, such as MSM, Peer Educator Training and Support, ARV Adherence Counseling etc.
3. Establish a Half-Way House for the “graduates” of Mawar Biru, and
4. Purchase a block of land in Denpasar on which to build an office, and if the land is big enough, incorporate a recovery center and half-way house ~ all under the one roof.
Yakeba has been saving money over the years to this end, and we believe that we may have enough in the bank by the end of 2009 to make this dream come true (well, at least buy the block of land)
Paying rent is fine in the short term, but not in the long term. We now pay more than Rp 30,000,000 per year in rent ~ the money we have already paid in rent over the years would have bought us a fine block of land!
