Poverty at Rural Areas

On May 24, 2012 By MusnandaIn Indonesia, Photography, PovertyLeave a comment

In every travel that running through I used to take pictures and learning something through eyes.

This is also happen when I travel to West Java couple months ago. As a researcher and humanitarian worker I sometimes wonder and have a lots of question, some I received and answers but most still mystery and I need to learn more.

How could in fertile land like this poverty increased? How possible farming as economical based for this area could not increased live quality?

This time I take pictures of farmers along my trip from Sukabumi and Kuningan and wonder how could they living in ancient time with no progress and no support.

Related to poverty terminology, that most of farmers in this area categorized as poor group with income less than 2 USD per day. Related to quality of live I could see that most of them living with limited facility and access to clean water and facilities both in health and education.

I wonder how to expedite poverty reduction in rural area where all resources available. I am wonder that who will take a lead and develop suitable formula to solve the problem.

tape — “Tape” or fermented cassava as alternative livelihood

Some of alternative livelihood in handcrafting and other industry could not be able to increased their income. Lack of access to market and no support from government are reason behind this.

Hope that sometimes this could be solve, even community could dig a mountain as marble miners, why there no one help to support them and make community at rural area out from poverty.

Let’s think about that and there will be light somewhere.

Photography: All About Jakarta

On November 15, 2011 By MusnandaIn Indonesia, PhotographyLeave a comment

Some Photos from Jakarta

New building everyday?

History is only story, nothing left…

Soon… no old building left

Using bike = old style???

Bicycle for rent in front of Fatahilah Museum

Bikes for rent

Traffic jam everyday?

jakarta rain mean traffic jam — rain = traffic jam

Limited feasible public transport

Many traffic lamps on highway (paid road) but less or none in public non paid road?

When the night comes…

Photography: Flight to Sarmi

On August 21, 2011August 26, 2011 By MusnandaIn Geografi, Indonesia, Konservasi, Papua, PhotographyLeave a comment

Traveling with a small plane was thrilling as well as fun. Like when flight to Sarmi with a small plane. The town is taken 50 minutes by plane is located in the western city of Jayapura.

From the seats we could see clearly the aircraft cockpit.

GPS in the plane showing the location of the flight from Jayapura to Sarmi.

At take off time, we can see the reflected image plane on the mainland.

Sentani airport famous wit stunning view of Sentani lake at landing and take off time.

The view from the plane is very beautiful, we could see the sea on the north and see the land in the south.

2 blue islands — islands with white sandy coast

Enjoy the photos

Photography: Supermoon 19 March 2011

On March 20, 2011March 22, 2011 By MusnandaIn Jayapura, Papua, PhotographyLeave a comment

MOON2 — Canon EOS 60D, 135mm, speed 1/50, f 11, iso 200

On March 19, 2011 the Moon will pass by Earth at a distance of 356,577 kilometers (221,567 miles) – the closest pass in 18 years .

I don’t wanna miss my chance, with Canon EOS 60D go to Dok 2 beach where clear sky appear. Sky was not real clear with clouds but it is good enough to shoot supermoon pictures and some landscape at night.

Sky look so bright as you can see, I expected that electricity around Jayapura black out at this moment and everyone will go out and look up to the sky.

All pictures taken with Canon EOS 60D from Jayapura city, Papua, Indonesia.

Ke Wamena: Bakar Batu, Honai dan Mumi

On February 26, 2011February 26, 2011 By MusnandaIn Geografi, Geography, Indonesia, Konservasi, Papua, Photography3 Comments

Banyak yang mengatakan bahwa kalau belum mengunjungi Wamena, maka belum mengunjungi Papua. Beberapa kali mengunjungi Wamena, tapi kali ini jadi momen bagus untuk ambil foto sebanyak-banyaknya karena pas bawa kamera sendiri dan bukan kamera kantor. Meskipun waktu sempit dan kerjaan banyak, kesempatan untuk ambil foto selalu ada disela-selanya.

Mungkin ada benarnya karena Wamena merupakan pemusatan penduduk wilayah Pegunungan Papua. Kota Wamena terletak di Lembah Baliem yang merupakan pusat dari suku Dani, suku terbesar populasinya di Papua. Wamena ditempuh denga transportasi udara yang tersedia setiap hari dari Jayapura. Jalan darat yang dulu pernah dibuat ternyata tidak bisa digunakan karena fasilitas pendukung yang tidak ada.

Trigana second after take off — Pesawat; satu-satunya transportasi menuju Wamena

Kota Wamena terletak di lembah Baliem, lembah dataran tinggi yang dikelilingi oleh perbukitan dan gunung.

Lembah Baliem dikelilingi oleh perbukitan yang merupakan bagian dari wilayah pegunungan tenga Papua. Para pendaki Cartensz bisa melewati rute utara melalui Wamena.

Puncak Jayawijaya merupakan puncak tertinggi di wilayah pegunungan tengah 4884 m. Di antara puncak-puncak gunung yang ada beberapa diantaranya selalu tertutup salju misalnya Pucak Trikora 4750 m, Puncak Yamin 4595m dan Puncak Mandala 4760m. Tanah pada umumnya terdiri dari batu kapur/gamping dan granit terdapat di daerah pegunungan sedangkan di sekeliling lembah merupakan percampuran antara endapan Lumpur, tanah liat dan lempung (need cross check) .

06 pegunungan di Wamena — Pegunungan di Wamena yang mengelilingi Lembah Baliem

07 batuan kapur — Batuan kapur merupakan jenis batuan yang membentuk pegunungan di sekitar wilayah Kurulu

Suku Dani sebagai suku terbesar yang mendiami lembah Baliem, selain itu ada suku Yali dan suku Kimyal, dll. Kebudayaan masyarakat suku asli dapat dikatakan sebagai budaya batu, dimana peralatan dibuat masih menggunakan batu dan sederhana sekali, misalnya kapak batu, tombak dan panah.

Sementara rumah tradisional disebut dengan honai, yang dibuat dengan atap jerami dan kayu sebagai kerangka. Salah satu yang menarik dari suku dani adalah cara mereka membuat pagar yang tertata rapi, bisa dilihat dalam foto berikut.

04 Bulakme — Gabungan honai dan rumah semi permanen di Bulakme

Wamena juga terkenal dengan upacara tradisional bakar batu, yang prosesnya dilakukan secara tradisional, dimulai dengan membakar batu sampai panas, membuat lubang, memasukkan sayuran dan ubi serta daging babi.

Perjalanan kali ini juga mengunjungi distrik Bulakme, ditempuh dengan jarak sekitar 1 jam perjalanan darat dari pusat kota Wamena. Distrik ini masih merupakan wilayah kerja saya dan beberapa CBO dan CSO bekerja di wilayah ini.

09 Bulakme view — Pemandangan Bolakme dengan kolam ikan yang merupakan bagian dari program PcDP

Semoga besar mereka bisa jadi presiden seperti gambar Obama di kaos mereka.

Kalau sudah sampai Wamena jangan lupa jalan-jalan ke Kurulu untuk melihat mumi di distrik Kurulu. Menurut masyarakat, usianya sudah 368 tahun.

mumi dari pike — Mumi dari Kurulu 368 tahun usianya

Ormu Kecil

On February 23, 2011February 25, 2011 By MusnandaIn Geografi, Geography, Indonesia, Jayapura, Papua, Photography1 Comment

Ormu Kecil hanyalah sebuah desa kecil di kaki pegunungan Cyclops. Sebagai sebuah desa pantai maka Ormu kecil dikeliling oleh laut dengan pemandangan yang langsung ke Lautan Pasific. Merupakan desa tradisional yang menjadi pusat pemukiman penduduk asli Jayapura.

Desa ormu kecil secara geografi merupakan celah pertemuan antara dua perbukitan, memiliki sungai kecil dengan beberapa air terjun yang bagus. Pertemuan antara laut dengan air tawar ini menjadikan wilayah ini unik dan menjadi lokasi pemukiman yang ideal. Hanya saja pantainya cukup curam dan tidak bisa di darati perahu.

Omu masuk kedalam kabupaten Jayapura, dapat ditempuh selama 1 jam melalui laut ke arah base G. Melewati laut berombak dengan pantai terjalnya dan beberapa spot bagus dengan pantai putihnya.

Melewati pantai Base G, perjalanan masih melewati pantai-pantai curam dengan ombak yang cukup tinggi. Beberapa pantai secara alami memang mengalami perubahan fisik, dimana batuan-batuan pantai kemudian runtuh dan membentuk pola pantai yang baru.

Pantai curam sepanjang perjalanan

13 batu tebing pantai — Formasi batu sepanjang pantai

Sebagai wilayah yang masih pristine Ormu Kecil merupakan wilayah dengan kekayaan biodiversity yang besar.

23_pegunungan cyclop — Pegunungan Cyclops

Potensi Pengembangan Wisata

Beberapa wilayah pedesaan yang terletak di kabupaten Jayapura dengan aksesiblitas yang ada merupakan wilayah dengan potensi pegembangan wisata alam yang besar. Ormu salah satunya, dengan kondisi geografis, biodiversity dan alamnya yang mengagumkan, wilayah ini bisa menjadi lokasi wisata yang menggabungkan antara wisata pantai, hiking, budaya.

Pengembangan yang bisa diusulkan adalah membuat perencanaan yang partisipatif, dimana pengelolaan wisata sepenuhnya dilakukan oleh masyarakat dimana pemerintah memberikan dukungan dalam bentuk penambahan infrastruktur, memudahkan aksesibilitas dengan alat transportasi dan pendampingan dalam hal management pengelolaan wisata dengan sederetan program pengembangan kapasitas ke masyarakat. Eco-wisata bisa menjadi pilihan paling tepat, dimana masyarakat dapat menerima manfaat secara langsung dengan tetap terjaganya ekosistem dan kelestarian alam.

Pulau karang di perjalanan menuju Ormu Kecil

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Foto-foto diambil dengan Canon EOS 60D (Canon 18-135 mm IS lenses)

Photography: Night Photos

On February 11, 2011February 11, 2011 By MusnandaIn Indonesia, Jayapura, Papua, PhotographyLeave a comment

Membuat foto malam ternyata bisa jadi aktifitas yang menyenangkan.

Apalagi mumpung masih di Jayapura, jalan ke Dok 2 dan ke Swissbell hotel jadi pilihan tepat untuk mengambil gambar panorama kota dan juga kapal.

Pas juga ketemu ada kapal KM Sinabang yang sedang berlabuh. Semakin malam semakin bagus dengan lampu-lampunya.

Dengan pengaturan color curve sedikit, hasil foto bisa dimaksimalkan untuk mendapatkan gelap yang sempurna.

Photography: Tablanesu and Harleem White Sandy Beach

On February 6, 2011February 6, 2011 By MusnandaIn Geography, Indonesia, Jayapura, Papua, PhotographyLeave a comment

Imlek holiday give opportunity for me and other colleagues to visit Tablanesu and Harleem beach in Depapre region. Just 2.5 hours trip from Jayapura city by cars and continue 15 minutes by boat to Harleem beach.

I used this opportunity to learn more about photography, nice beach (honestly I kind of enough with beach and sea), and white sandy beach.

Harleem beach actually in mainland, but no land access and this make me used boat to reach this beach. Actually this is a very nice beach, isolated and long white sand beach.

Harleem beach, white sandy beach, an alternative place for some of people Jayapura

Transportation by boat is the only choice we have to reach this Harleem beach. Boat will drop us and they will also pick us. Don’t worry they will keep promised to pick up in time you had mentioned.

So many thing as object for photography, small thing like dead coral could be a beautiful shot with nice light and sandy beach background.

Dead coral in Harleem beach — Dead coral in Harlem beach

Using Canon EOS 60D with 18-135mm IS lenses, I think I need better lenses in the future.

Photography: Jayapura Port

On February 1, 2011February 2, 2011 By MusnandaIn Geografi, Geography, Jayapura, PhotographyLeave a comment

So many way to avoid dull moment in small city like Jayapura. I choose photography at current time, bored with Playstation and bunch of movies. Actually photography one of my late passion, travelling to several places enable me to see different situation, different view.

Jayapura port only a small port but with long history, during WW II Jayapura port was Base for US military.

Port of Jayapura, with long history from WW II

Jayapura port as important port to both cargo and people transport to and from Jayapura from another locations.

Jayapura is very much the result of the Second World War. Before the war the place was called Hollandia. What is now called Jayapura was then Hollandia Haven, while the real Hollandia, with the government offices, was Hollandia-Binnen, present-day Abepura. There were no good road connections between “Haven“ and “Binnen”. By 1940 the place had about 300 inhabitants. This was “the outer-end of the Dutch East-Indian Empire”.

After the successful invasion in April 1944 the Americans immediately saw the good use they could make of the two natural harbours, Tanah Merah Bay and the port of Jayapura (Hollandia Haven). The area became the basic Base for the attack on the Philippines and then on Japan . The rest of Indonesia was left under the control of, respectively, the Japanese Army (West Indonesia) and the Japanese Navy (East Indonesia ). Jayapura, stretching from Humboldt Bay till Denpapre on Tanah Merah Bay , came to have in the war all of a sudden some 170,000 inhabitants. Maybe never in history in such a short time such a large city has been created out of nothing. There were seven cinemas. The people were housed in Quonsets, build of such a good quality that after almost 60 years many still provide comfortable housing, as for instance on Pos Tujuh, Sentani, in Ifar Gunung and in Abepura.

When the Dutch returned to New Guinea in the wake of the Americans they established their headquarters at Kampung Harapan, about halfway between Sentani and Abepura. This was then named Kota NICA, the Netherlands Indies Civil Administration City. City was a very grand name for a place with some improvised buildings. Later the civil administration moved to Abepura, where the Governor build his “palace” out of the parts of the headquarters of General Douglas MacArthur, which he had build on Ifar Gunung. The site of his house has a monument. This is situated in the compound of army barracks. (from: http://www.world66.com/asia/southeastasia/indonesia/irianjaya/jaya_pura/history).

Jayapura recently capital city of Papua Province, Indonesia with about 261.776 inhabitants, center of Jayapura start to be crowd city. Economic activities marked with many ships came to Jayapura city.