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Ambon, September 3, 2025 \u2014 The IPAS Indonesia Foundation officially launched the ARUMBAE (Empowered Women Free from Violence) project in Maluku Province. This project aims to strengthen the system for handling cases of violence against women and children, especially in archipelagic regions that face geographical challenges in accessing services. <\/p>\n
According to data from the Gender and Child Information System (SIGA) of the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection (KemenPPA), there were 502 cases of violence against women and children in Maluku throughout 2024, 186 of which were sexual violence. Nationally, the 2024 Indonesian Women’s Life Experience Survey shows that 1 in 4 women have experienced violence, including sexual violence, in their lifetime. <\/p>\n
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The high incidence of this violence serves as an urgent call to implement the mandate of Law No. 12 of 2022 concerning Sexual Violence Crimes (TPKS), which affirms victims’ rights to handling, protection, and recovery. <\/p>\n
Collaboration for Change<\/strong> <\/p>\n The Governor of Maluku Province, Hendrik Lewerissa, welcomed the launch of ARUMBAE as a form of strategic collaboration to strengthen integrated service systems. He expressed his hope that this program would become an example of good practice in handling violence in archipelagic regions. <\/p>\n \u201cI hope that this collaboration through the ARUMBAE program can serve as a learning experience and an example of how services for victims of violence against women and children can be effectively implemented in archipelagic regions,\u201d said Governor Hendrik. <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ipasindonesiad.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/KIB08811-1024×683-1.jpg” title_text=”KIB08811-1024×683″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Contextual Approach for Archipelagic Regions<\/strong><\/p>\n The ARUMBAE program will run for three years, covering the regions of Maluku Province and Central Maluku Regency. This program involves various stakeholders, including local governments, service providers, local organizations, and community groups. <\/p>\n The Executive Director of IPAS Indonesia Foundation, Dr. Marcia Soumokil, MPH, emphasized the importance of a locally-contextualized approach in strengthening the service system.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ipasindonesiad.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/KIB08812-1024×683-1.jpg” title_text=”KIB08812-1024×683″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n \u201cAs stated in the TPKS Law, access to healthcare services is closely related to victims’ rights to handling, protection, and comprehensive recovery, from the initial stage to the full recovery process,\u201d explained Dr. Marcia. <\/p>\n She also highlighted the geographical challenges faced by women and children in archipelagic regions in accessing services, making a locally appropriate approach crucial. <\/p>\n Strengthening Community-Based Services<\/strong> <\/p>\n In addition to strengthening formal services, ARUMBAE will also collaborate with local organizations and communities to build community-based services. The goal is to ensure that every woman and child who is a victim of violence receives adequate support and protection, wherever they may be. <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ambon, September 3, 2025 \u2014 The IPAS Indonesia Foundation officially launched the ARUMBAE (Empowered Women Free from Violence) project in Maluku Province. This project aims to strengthen the system for handling cases of violence against women and children, especially in archipelagic regions that face geographical challenges in accessing services. According to data from the Gender and Child Information System (SIGA) of the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection (KemenPPA), there were 502 cases of violence against women and children in Maluku throughout 2024, 186 of which were sexual violence. Nationally, the 2024 Indonesian Women’s Life Experience Survey shows that 1 in 4 women have experienced violence, including sexual violence, in their lifetime. The high incidence of this violence serves as an urgent call to implement the mandate of Law No. 12 of 2022 concerning Sexual Violence Crimes (TPKS), which affirms victims’ rights to handling, protection, and recovery. Collaboration for Change The Governor of Maluku Province, Hendrik Lewerissa, welcomed the launch of ARUMBAE as a form of strategic collaboration to strengthen integrated service systems. He expressed his hope that this program would become an example of good practice in handling violence in archipelagic regions. \u201cI hope that this collaboration through […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3357,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[155],"tags":[],"topic":[],"class_list":["post-3356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipasindonesia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipasindonesia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipasindonesia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipasindonesia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipasindonesia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipasindonesia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3356\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipasindonesia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipasindonesia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipasindonesia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipasindonesia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3356"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipasindonesia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=3356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}