Asia and the Pacific
Indonesia ranks 107 out of 189 on the Human Development Index (HDI). Yayasan CARE Peduli (CARE Indonesia) is a candidate member of the CARE International confederation that supports humanitarian and development programs inside Indonesia through technical support, advocacy, fundraising, and communications.
CARE International has been operating in Indonesia since 1967, initially working in food distribution, small infrastructure projects, health, environment, and water and sanitation.
In the wake of a series of crises in the late 1990s that included the 1997 financial crisis and widespread drought, CARE Indonesia redirected its focus towards emergency programming, including responding to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the 2018 Palu earthquake-tsunami.
Today, Yayasan CARE Peduli focuses on:
Twenty years ago, the world witnessed one of the most devastating disasters in modern history. On December 26, 2004, a powerful 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia, triggering a massive tsunami with waves reaching up to 30 meters high, devastating millions of lives across 14 countries.
The eruption has devastated surrounding communities in the East Java province as almost 2,000 residents have been evacuated from the affected area.
Families in two of the hardest-hit areas will receive emergency supplies, such as mattresses to help cope with the devastating losses caused by the earthquake.
Since 2008, CARE and Cargill's 34 joint projects in 13 countries have reached more than 4.6 million people, 600,000 people directly and 4 million indirectly. More than 2.4 million of those reached are women.
Here’s something that some would have never considered: eating a fish head proves equality at home.
Disasters have strongly increased in both frequency and impact, with climate change as one of the main contributors to more extreme, frequent, and unpredictable weather.
In FY2024, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.
