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ACHIEVING PROSPERITY AND DIGNITY From Economic Empowerment to Social Movement By: Nani Zulminarni National Coordinator, PEKKA. The Need. Growing Number of Households Headed by Women:. *Official s tatistical d ata *The a ctual number might be higher. THE INVISIBILITY.
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ACHIEVING PROSPERITY AND DIGNITYFrom Economic Empowerment to Social MovementBy: Nani ZulminarniNational Coordinator, PEKKA
The Need Growing Number of Households Headed by Women: *Official statistical data *The actual number might be higher
THE INVISIBILITY • Marriage law – men are the head of households • Development approach – households • Absence of programsand organizations focusing on households headed by women • Extended family system
EXCLUSION FROM THE SYSTEM • Customary law is applied in many places • Stereotypes target women without husbands • Wives are neglectedand/or abandoned • Violence against women is common • Standard of living is low
Age 12.50% 26.20% 30.10% 4.80% 24.60% 31-40 20-30 51-60 >60 41-50
Reason for become Pekka Abandoned/ neglected 9.70% Divorced 10.80% Widows 64.60% Sick husband 3.40% Single 9.70%
Level of education Juniors high school 7% Senior high school 5.20% University 0.2% Elementary school 38% Never been to school 41.1% Did not finish elementary school 3.3%
Type of job Service 1.8% Handicrafts11.9% Jobless 7.4% Trader 16.6% Food processing 0.8% Office staff 0.7% Daily wage worker 0.7% Farmer 39.4%
OUR MISSION • Better resources • Conscientization • Political participation • Balance of power
FOUR PEKKA PILLARSOF EMPOWERMENT PEKKA IN THE FUTURE • Prosperous • Visible and recognized • With equal status in society • Survivors and motivators • With open access to resources • Powerful pressure groups CAPACITY BUILDING • PEKKA IN THEPast • Poor • Isolated • Discriminated against • Not recognized by others • Subject to traumatic experiences • With limited access to resources • Victimsof violence CONSCIENTIZATION AND VISIONING ADVOCACY AND CAMPAIGN FOR SOCIAL CHANGE ORGANIZATIONAL AND NETWORK DEVELOPMENT
THE PROGRAM CURRENT CONDITION: Poverty, Exclusion, Lack of access, Invisibility, Dependency, Lack of confidence THE FUTURE OF PEKKA: Prosperous, Inclusive, Access to resources, Visible and recognized, Independent, confident PEKKA ORGANIZATION and LEADERSHIP Lifelong Learning Economic Empowerment Legal Empowerment Political Empowerment Community Media Development
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT • Microfinance • Building collective assets • Open access and control over financial resources • Profit-sharing • HOW? • Apply cooperative principles • Start with trust building among members • Everyone must have savings in the co-op • One women,one vote, equal access to resources, independent oftheir savings • Annual meeting for accountability and profit sharing • Train group leaders on financial management,including book keeping
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT Micro Enterprises Development • Individual businesses • Group businesses • How? • Based on existing microbusinesses, available resources,and marketsin areas • Peer technical training for skills and quality improvement • Send members to learn new businesses in other places • Provide funds for experiments • Facilitate product promotion both locallyand nationally • Train members inbusiness management
IN 8 YEARS • 430 grass root organizations • >10 ,000 head of households • >40,000 family members, >100,000 community members • >250 villages, 41 sub districts, 8 provinces
32 microfinance institutions (LKM), owned and controlled by the PEKKA groups • Savings $200 000, community revolving funds $500,000 • Outstanding $1.85 million • LKM income $50,000/year • 17 community center
PEKKA CHALLENGES • SUSTAINABILITY • INDEPENDENCE • INCLUSIVITY • ENGAGEMENT • REPLICATION AND EXPANSION
SUSTAINABILITY • Microfinance institutions at sub-district owned and controlled by Pekka groups • Multi stakeholder forum at district level • Pekka leaders and cadres with different experts
INDEPENDENCE • Decentralized all process and resources • PekkaAssociation as independent body up to National Level • Pekka networking with others
INCLUSIVE • Learning and leadership centers at village and district level, accessible for all community members • Regular Pekka community festival • Pekka social activities and charity
ENGAGEMENT • Regular dialogue with government • Encourage candidates to run for office • Encourage members to become committee members during elections
REPLICATION AND EXPANSION • Approach local government • Share learning experiences through workshops and training sessions • Raise fundsand start new initiatives