Over the past 9 years, these questions have often arisen in my mind. Sometimes it is urgent to answer immediately, sometimes I feel the answers are so complex that I find it difficult to describe them.

Kalau harus melihat diriku jauh sebelum hari ini, yang bisa terlihat adalah “seperti air laut yang tenang”. Aku yakin ada sesuatu di antara ketenangan itu tapi tak tau apa. Hingga akhirnya tahun ini menjadi tahun yang penuh dengan gejolak, badai, dibuat terombang ambing dengan semua memori, perasaan yang melekat tapi tak pernah berusaha dikenali dari mana, akan kemana muara semua itu dan bagaimana menghadapi gejolak dalam diri yang menyeruak seakan tiba-tiba.

If I had to look at myself long before today, what one could see was "a calm, open water". I'm sure there's something in between the quiet but I don't know what. Finally, this year became a year filled with turmoil, storms, being tossed around with all the memories, and feelings that were there but I never try to identify. I don’t know where it all came from, where all of this was going, and how to deal with the inner turmoil that burst suddenly.

Diversity is an prominent issue for discussion not only in Indonesia, but also throughout the world. Looking at diversity in Indonesia, one of the hottest topic around diversity are religion and belief. There are many stereotypes that can be observed from religious practices.

Willem Jansen, Program Coordinator at IofC The Netherlands, visited Initiatives of Change Indonesia. This visit aimed to strengthen the connection and friendship between the two teams, with a focus on IofC Indonesia’s contribution to the international Trustbuilding Program (TPB).

Keberagaman merupakan isu yang hangat dibicarakan dan terjadi bukan hanya di Indonesia saja, tapi juga di seluruh dunia. Menengok keberagaman di Indonesia, isu keberagaman yang paling seksi adalah membahas tentang agama dan kepercayaan.

Trustbuilding Program Camp Makassar that was initiated by Initiative of Change has been held from 14 to 16 October 2022 at Galesong beach with a main theme “heal the past and hope for the future”.

IofC Indonesia team hosted Willem Jansen from IofC Netherland from 6th August to 2nd September 2022. Mr. Jansen visited 7 cities to reach out friends of IofC as well as to experience and mentor the Trustbuilding Program in Indonesia. He visited Jakarta, Bogor, Yogyakarta, Magelang, Bandung, Kuningan, and Makassar South Sulawesi.

Ketika patah hati, kebanyakan orang akan berada dalam kondisi kalut, bingung dan tak tahu hendak melakukan apa. Hal ini terjadi bukan karena semata kehilangan cinta, tetapi biasanya karena selama ini kita mengabaikan kebutuhan terdalam kita—dalam arti kita tidak tersambung dengan batin sendiri.

When heartbroken, most people will be in a state of frantic, confusion, and do not know what to do. This happens not because of a mere loss of love, but because we've been ignoring our deepest needs—in the sense that we're not connecting with ourselves.