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Nationwide, there are 149 Youth Organizations registered under the Ministry for
Youth and Sports Affairs (Raviola 2013). However, this does not represent the whole
youth organization’s population in Indonesia. Recently, the emerging youth activities,
volunteering, and community services in several fields, such as environment, health,
climate change, and education, have been established. Raviola (2013) also mentioned
in the paper that the current trend of the involvement of youth is not only at student
unions of universities, faculties, and departments, or youth organizations related
to political or religious purpose, but also in out-of-campus activities, i.e., NGO or
independent sector. Nevertheless, the registration of NGOs in either Ministry of
Home Affairs or Ministry of Justice and Human Rights does not specifically classify
whether or not a particular NGO is a youth-led organization.
In terms of scope of activities, there are some local youth activities established by
university students or neighborhood-based youth organization (e.g., Karang Taruna)
to bring positive change to the local neighborhood. There are also other types of youth
activities which target not only Indonesian youth, but also bridging Indonesian youth
with youth from other countries; e.g., Bina Antar Budaya (The Indonesian Foundation
for Intercultural Learning), AIESEC, and Purnacaraka Muda Indonesia (PCMI) are
still gaining momentum to manage youth exchange, promote cultural exchange and
enable youth to make a social impact.
14.5 Indonesian Youth Engagement in DRR: Evidence
from the Field
14.5.1 Youth-Related Organizations
The study identified 38 recognizable Indonesian youth organizations on DRR or
organizations operating in Indonesia that involves youth through internet search done
from October 2016 to January 2017. Eighteen of them are NGOs and governmentestablished organizations that recruit youth as member or volunteers. To mention a
few, Muhammadiyah Disaster Management Center (MDMC),
3 a faith-based NGO
which has assisted more than 12,000 communities nationwide to be developed as
disaster-prepared communities including the youth group. The MDMC also recruits
youth as volunteers in the organization. Another example is Taruna Siaga Bencana
(TAGANA), a community-based organization formed under the regulation of the
Ministry of Social Affairs to support the Indonesian Government on social protection in disaster management (Ministry of Social Affairs Regulation No. 29/2012).
Although the members are not necessarily youth, their age ranges from 18 to 45 years
old. The organization is managed by the government at the national, provincial, and
municipal levels. There are also local NGOs that are mainly managed by young
professionals or volunteers but do not define themselves as youth organizations and
3 https://www.mdmc.or.id/index.php/profil-mdmc (last accessed November 11, 2016).
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Nationwide, there are 149 Youth Organizations registered under the Ministry for
Youth and Sports Affairs (Raviola 2013). However, this does not represent the whole
youth organization’s population in Indonesia. Recently, the emerging youth activities,
volunteering, and community services in several fields, such as environment, health,
climate change, and education, have been established. Raviola (2013) also mentioned
in the paper that the current trend of the involvement of youth is not only at student
unions of universities, faculties, and departments, or youth organizations related
to political or religious purpose, but also in out-of-campus activities, i.e., NGO or
independent sector. Nevertheless, the registration of NGOs in either Ministry of
Home Affairs or Ministry of Justice and Human Rights does not specifically classify
whether or not a particular NGO is a youth-led organization.
In terms of scope of activities, there are some local youth activities established by
university students or neighborhood-based youth organization (e.g., Karang Taruna)
to bring positive change to the local neighborhood. There are also other types of youth
activities which target not only Indonesian youth, but also bridging Indonesian youth
with youth from other countries; e.g., Bina Antar Budaya (The Indonesian Foundation
for Intercultural Learning), AIESEC, and Purnacaraka Muda Indonesia (PCMI) are
still gaining momentum to manage youth exchange, promote cultural exchange and
enable youth to make a social impact.
14.5 Indonesian Youth Engagement in DRR: Evidence
from the Field
14.5.1 Youth-Related Organizations
The study identified 38 recognizable Indonesian youth organizations on DRR or
organizations operating in Indonesia that involves youth through internet search done
from October 2016 to January 2017. Eighteen of them are NGOs and governmentestablished organizations that recruit youth as member or volunteers. To mention a
few, Muhammadiyah Disaster Management Center (MDMC),
3 a faith-based NGO
which has assisted more than 12,000 communities nationwide to be developed as
disaster-prepared communities including the youth group. The MDMC also recruits
youth as volunteers in the organization. Another example is Taruna Siaga Bencana
(TAGANA), a community-based organization formed under the regulation of the
Ministry of Social Affairs to support the Indonesian Government on social protection in disaster management (Ministry of Social Affairs Regulation No. 29/2012).
Although the members are not necessarily youth, their age ranges from 18 to 45 years
old. The organization is managed by the government at the national, provincial, and
municipal levels. There are also local NGOs that are mainly managed by young
professionals or volunteers but do not define themselves as youth organizations and
3 https://www.mdmc.or.id/index.php/profil-mdmc (last accessed November 11, 2016).