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Attendees of Clean Air Catalysts September 2023 Learning Circle discuss air quality monitoring. Using individual low-cost sensors courtesy of Nafas, participants were invited to observe real-time air quality data in their own homes. Photo: Clean Air Catalyst On a Sunday afternoon in September 2023, a group of about 30 individuals, including a group of mostly…

World Habitat announces Jakartas community-centered housing rights project as the winner of the Gold World Habitat Awards 2024 on January 4.

Our guest bloggers describe how limited funds, made available during the pandemic, led to a cooperative business start-up which eases the domestic burden on women, benefits the local community and improves public health by reducing infection risk

A network of large informal communities and street vendors cooperatives in Jakarta found a way to get better cheaper rice to communities during the COVID-19 pandemic

Indonesia’s government was slow to lock down, so its people took charge Local quarantines have sprung up throughout the world’s largest island nation, but the end of Ramadan poses a severe test. Crowds gather to receive aid distributed by the Indonesian Marines during the coronavirus pandemic in Gunung Sahari, Jakarta, Indonesia. Photographs byMuhammad Fadli Email Jakarta, IndonesiaIn February, as the coronavirus victim count rose steadily in countries like Singapore, Japan, and South Korea...