Yayasan Arkom Indonesia (Arkom)

• January 29, 2020

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Yayasan Arkom Indonesia (Arkom) is registered as an NGO by the Indonesian Law and Human Rights Ministry. Founded by a group of community architects, its primary focus are in disaster management, empowerment of urban and rural communities through participatory development, development of social entrepreneurship and research of settled environments for conservation knowledge derived from environmental awareness and local wisdom.

Arkom has its roots in Arkomjogja, an open platform for architects and professionals working with grassroots communities to organise community-led initiatives. Established in 2012, it is part of the Community Architects Network covering members from 19 countries in Asia. In Indonesia, the organisation has worked on post-disaster reconstruction and rehabilitation projects in Aceh, Padang, Yogyakarta and Lombok. Internationally, Arkom has participated in post-disaster reconstruction and climate change adaptation projects in Yangon, Tacloban and Kathmandu.