PEKKA
indigo partners with the thriving network PEKKA NTT collectives spread across the islands of Adonara, Lembata and Solor in Eastern Indonesia. Adonara and Solor lie in the East Flores regency of Eastern Indonesia, isolated from other islands by treacherous currents and deep channels. North East of Adonara, 15 minutes by motorised canoe, is the island of Lembata (2010 population 117,000, area 80km x 30 km).
PEKKA members – women heads of household – are one of the most marginalised groups in Indonesia with almost half (49%) of PEKKA households represented in the poorest 20% of Indonesian society with an income close to the Indonesian poverty line.
In 2017, indigo foundation launched a partnership with PEKKA NTT. This partnership focuses on food security through a network of women-run cooperative gardens and on improving education outcomes with a bursary program for girls and young women from primary to university and support for young women who have dropped out of school to return to sit their school certificate.
Current Activities
Indigo is currently supporting:
- production and selling of organic fruit and vegetables
- land clearing and increasing the size of the organic gardens
- bursaries for young women/men, girls and boys (99 children across 5 areas in 3 islands of Adonara, Lembata and Solor)
- development of a PEKKA centre, warehouse and shop at Lembata
- organic farming training
- annual Children and Food festivals.
