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"Mackerel Project" Economic Diversification & Development in COVID19-impacted area
Project leader: Mr. Muhammad Fathahillah Zuhri
Level of education and university: Master, Energy Change, The Australian National University
Collaborating Organisations: Stasiun Malaka
Project Location: Pandanan Village, Lombok Utara, Nusa Tenggara Barat
Activity Type: Community development activities
Sector: Aquaculture/fisheries, Rural Growth, Small and medium enterprise development, Trade, Economics
Project Rationale:
The percentage of people considered ‘poor’ and ‘near poor’ in North Lombok district is higher than all other districts and its population is the smallest of the districts. Approximately 67% of citizens earn their living from the agriculture sector. Another sector that is expected to accelerate regional development and increase regional income is the tourism sector, for which there are potential sources in North Lombok.
A study has found that 65.7% of households earning less than IDR 1 million per month reported a loss of income following the natural disasters of 2018 in West Nusa Tenggara. The lack of opportunity makes social vertical mobility difficult, thus encouraging child marriages, especially for women.
The condition has worsened because economic activities that depended on tourism have been heavily impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Women have been affected significantly – 83.9% indicated that they had less income in June compared to the start of 2020. More than 85% of Indonesian communities of West Nusa Tenggara have experienced a double burden of economic losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a rapid survey by UNICEF, UNDP, and the SMERU Research Institute.
Therefore, economic diversification and development in North Lombok is urgently required not only to ease the economic impact of COVID-19 but to prevent a similar situation from happening in the future and to strengthen resilience. This project will also help to reduce the number of child marriages by empowering the community, especially the women with limited resources to cope. External support systems are particularly important to secure the livelihoods of these vulnerable households to more diverse economic activities.
Project Beneficiaries:
- Group 1 Women with low income (less than IDR 1 million/month)
- Group 2 Youth (aged 18-30)
- Group 3 Community, tourism sector (indirect) 2,620 people
- Group 4 Fishermen
- For a total of 30 people.
Priority Development Area:
Economic Recovery
Link with Australian organisation:
WeROne World (https://weroneworld.com)
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