Yayasan IDEP is a medium scale organization based in Bali, Indonesia, that works with communities and other stakeholders on a national scale. IDEP is an Indonesian NGO [Non-Government Organization] that specializes in the development of media and practical programs that educate and empower local communities in sustainable development including disaster risk reduction, fulfilling the organization’s mission of:
Community empowerment - ‘Help people help themselves’ through providing information, demonstrations and training
Community resilience – Assist communities that are vulnerable to disaster to develop resilience in a sustainable way
Disaster relief - Support communities struck by disasters to attain safety and empower them through the recovery process
Since 1999, IDEP has been developing and delivering sustainable development programs for local communities and other stakeholders in Indonesia. In 2002 IDEP was directly involved in the response to the Bali Bombings, and since that time the organization has also focused on developing practical tools and local capacity for community-based disaster management and risk reduction.