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The name Indonesia means 'islands near India'. Over 17,000 islands making up the Indonesian Archipelago.
Education
Education is compulsory for children aged 6–15, yet enrolment is still low. Although the government is able to subsidise a small amount of the cost of education, the costs of books, clothing and travel are a burden for many families.
This is especially true in the rural areas, where parents depend on their children to help in the fields and at home. Approximately 40% of the population are estimated to live below the poverty line.
Livelihood
Agriculture is the main source of livelihood for over 50% of the population in Indonesia. While rubber is the country's chief export crop, other major exports include oil and gas, plywood and textiles.
Important crops include rice, bananas, coffee and the coconut palm. Most farmers work as labourers on plantations.
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Indonesia emergency web log
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Camps swell with refugees as volcano threatens to blow
Over 24,000 have left their homes for the over-stretched refugee camps, as fears grow for the stability of Mount Merapi. Plan Indonesia is supporting the relief efforts, working particularly to ensure a form of education can continue for children
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One teacher's story: life after the tsunami
Teacher M’Nur lost everything when the tsunami waves struck Indonesia's Banda Aceh – his wife, their sons, aged three and six, and their family home. A new school though is helping him rebuild his life |
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Community Gardening
“It’s amazing to know how we can protect our crops from insects. And now that we know how to make organic fertiliser we can save our money by buying the chemical fertiliser” |
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Youth volunteers in action
Children help improve school performance in Indonesia by educating each other on health and hygiene issues |
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Saving the youth in rural Pacitan
The joyful faces of children in Pacitan, Indonesia, glow as they count each small coin and drop it into their bamboo “piggy” banks. They beam with pride knowing that each click in the wooden box is helping to ensure that they will be able to attend at least one more year of school
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Indonesia : Projects
Read samples of projects being carried out by Plan across Indonesia
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Indonesia : Issues
There are many important issues that affect the lives of the almost 60,000 boys and girls, their brothers and sisters and their families that Plan support in Indonesia |
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Country statistics
| Country: |
INDONESIA |
| Population: |
219,883,000 (2003) |
| Capital City: |
Jakarta |
| National Language: |
Bahasa |
| Per capita income: |
US$ 810/year (2003) |
| Life expectancy: |
67 years (2003) |
| Access to safe water: |
78% (2002) |
| Adequate sanitation facilities: |
52% (2002) |
| Under 5 Mortality Rate: |
41/1,000 live births (2003) |
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| Source: |
State of the World's Children Report 2005 (published by UNICEF) |
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