YRM
Alamat/Address:Jl. Amir Hamzah No. 19, Gobah, Pekanbaru 28131, Riau; Telp.: (0761) 36349; Fax.: (0761) 36340, 32260Yayasan Riau Mandiri Email: rmandiri@indo.net.id; Contact person: Ribut Susanto (Direktur Eksekutif)
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Latar belakang dan tujuan: Yayasan Riau Mandiri (YRM) yang didirikan pada 27 Januari 1988, dilatarbelakangi kepeduliannya terhadap pemberdayaan kelompok masyarakat marjinal yang selama ini tidak berdaya membela, menuntut dan menyampaikan aspirasi kepada pihak-pihak yang berkepentingan, sehingga selalu menempati posisi yang dikurbankan. Tujuan lembaga ini adalah membantu pemerintah dan masyarakat dalam meningkatkan sumber daya manusia Indonesia seutuhnya.
Bidang dan bentuk kegiatan: Bidang kegiatan utama lembaga ini adalah lingkungan hidup dan hak asasi manusia. Sementara demokrasi, buruh/tenaga kerja, usaha kecil/perkoperasian, pertanian dan hutan kemasyarakatan merupakan bidang kegiatan penunjang. Kegiatan-kegiatan tersebut diwujudkan dalam bentuk kegiatan (utama) seperti pendidikan dan pelatihan, studi, penelitian, survai, pengembangan dan pendampingan masyarakat, seminar, diskusi atau lokakarya, dan advokasi. Bentuk kegiatan penunjangnya adalah perkreditan.
Program: Program-program yang pernah dilakukan antara lain pembuatan kebun palawija bersama ibu-ibu di desa Ujung Batu Pasir, pengembangan lahan tumpang sari, penumbuhan usaha kelompok bagi anak putus sekolah, pengembangan ternak ayam buras, penelitian limbah pulp dan paper, penelitian limbah minyak di sungai Limau, monitoring Integrated Swamps Development Project di Kabupaten Bengkalis.
Sumber dana: Selain dari lembaga dalam negeri non pemerintah (seperti Yayasan Ikatan Budi, HIPALHI, Sekretariat Bina Desa, Yayasan Dharma Cipta, Yayasan Mujahadah, PT RAPP), juga dari lembaga internasional (seperti Green Peace Australia, Green Peace Inggeris dan Fana International Washington).
Keanggotaan dan wilayah kerja: Dalam lingkup regional ikut dalam BKSLP5K, dan untuk lingkup nasional masuk jaringan WALHI, Sekretariat Bina Desa, Altrabaku, Jaringan Pendidikan Pemilih Perempuan. Wilayah kerjanya adalah Propinsi Riau.
Staf: Lembaga ini mempunyai 16 orang staf; terdiri 12 staf tetap dan 4 staf tidak tetap; menurut fungsinya 2 tenaga profesional, 12 staf administrasi.
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Background and purpose: The Yayasan Riau Mandiri (YRM) was established on January 17, 1998. The background of the establishment of this institute was the concern for empowerment of marginal community groups which up till the present were unable to defend, to demand and to convey their aspirations to the parties involved, so that they always were placed in a position victimized in life. The aim of the institute is to assist the government and the community in enhancing the human resources as the perfect Indonesian.
Area and form of activities: The institute has chosen its primary activities in the fields of the living environment and human rights. Whereas the fields of democracy, labor/manpower, small scale enterprise/cooperatives, agriculture and community forests form support fields of activity. Further, said activities are realized in the form of (main) activities like education and training, study, research, survey, community development and assistance, seminars, discussions or workshops, and advocacy. Another form of activity in support thereof is the provision of credit facilities.
Program: YRM programs recorded as having been conducted previously are among others: establishing alternative crop farms with women in the Ujung Batu Pasir village, developing inter-cropping plots, promoting group enterprise for school dropouts, developing local chicken-framing, research of pulp and paper waste, research on oil waste in the River Limau, monitoring the Integrated Swamps Development Project in the Bengkalis Regency.
Funding sources: Sources of funds for the institute originate from domestic non government institutions such as Yayasan Ikatan Budi, HIPALHI, the Bina Desa Secretariat, Yayasan Dharma Cipta, Yayasan Mujahadah, PT RAPP, and international institutions such as Green Peace Australia, Green Peace United Kingdom and Fana International Washington.
Membership and working area: In regional scope this NGO participates in BKSLP5K, and in national scope it has entered the network of WALHI, the Bina Desa Secretariat, Altrabaku, the Network of Women Voters Education. The working area of the institute comprises the province of Riau.
Staff: The staff operating the institute comprises 16 persons; according to status: 12 permanent staff workers, 4 non permanent staff workers, and according to function: 2 professional workers and 12 administrative workers.
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