CARE Indonesia

CARE Indonesia was established in the Republic since 1967 and is part of CARE International, an independent federation fighting global poverty. Generally, in the Water, Sanitation and Environmental Health aspect, CARE helps communities to build and maintain clean water systems and latrines.
CARE Indonesia in Water, Sanitation and Environmental Health
CARE Indonesia helps communities to build and maintain clean water sources and sanitation systems in order to reduce the rate of waterborne diseases and increase access to clean and safe water.
Targeted areas in Indonesia
Main geographic areas of CARE Indonesia relief work and activities have been Sulawesi (2 provinces), Java (2 provinces), East Nusa Tenggara, and West Nusa Tenggara.

Projects in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
CARE Indonesia has partnerships with both local and international NGOs to better provide training and construction subsidy., an inexpensive, locally-made water purification solution. Air Rahmat is also a fast and cost-effective way to deliver clean water to survivors of disaster.
Successes and Challenges
CARE Indonesia has worked with both rural and urban communities in Indonesia and has discovered that work needs to be attuned to the context. Urban Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) work requires greater time for community decision-making and specification of boundaries for project coverage. Urban communities were also less able to contribute labour support than rural counterparts.
In Indonesia’s WASHES project, consumers have maintained facilities at a high standard because they felt they were part of the investment process. However, the WASHES project in Indonesia faced a problem. The government's budget cycles could not be adjusted to the slower pace of community-led project expansion. Eventually the project lost financing because it could not spend its entire allocation in the specified period.

One of the core principle of many NGOs, including CARE Indonesia is to ensure sustainability in its WASH project to provide the option for multi-year funding of at least 3 to 5 years to meet the need for long term engagement in community WASH promotion. Longer-term funding of 3-5years was deemed critical by most NGOs for sustainable outcomes. This could be achieved through potentially disbursing funds within 2 years for longer programs, or committing resources beyond a certain years. Dedicated long-term funding to the sector is crucial for development effectiveness. Thus, CARE Indonesia works closely with government in Indonesia. In addition, for local government to plan and budget for their contribution, 6 months is needed prior to an annual investment cycle, in which requiring a 3 year project timeframe to be effective.<ref name="Institute of Sustainable Futures,International Water Centre" />

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