Project Daya

Founded in 2013, Project Daya is the longest-running OCIP in LKC. We aim to empower locals in Kampung Air (KA) and Kampung Puggur (KP), Batam, Indonesia, allowing them to independently take care of their health. Through targeted house visits and mass health screenings, we hope to educate locals on health issues prevalent in their community in a sustainable manner. With our long standing partner, Peduli Bangsa (PB), an Indonesian non-profit organisation, and new partner, Yayasan Kasih Anugerah Nusantara (YKAN), we strive to make a difference to the villagers there

Current Work

Villagers in KA are mostly from rural parts of Indonesia and have come to the urban areas seeking a better life. However, their poor living conditions and limited educational backgrounds have resulted in a myriad of health issues that they may not adequately understand.

House visits & health education

In teams of 2–3 with a translator, we conduct door-to-door visits to firstly provide personalized health scr eenings and then address health concerns. We also distribute educational brochures on topics like chronic diseases, women’s health, and child nutrition to raise awareness and clarify misconceptions.

Kindergarten programmes

In recent trips, new partnerships with kindergartens in KA and KP allowed us to conduct health education and screening for children and teens, covering topics like nutrition, dental hygiene, and anti-smoking. Screenings included growth metrics, lice and hand,foot and mouth disease checks, and vision tests. We then collaborated with YKAN to support those with concerning results.

Being sustainable and following up

We strongly believe that trust and collaboration are important for change. Thus, we are the only OCIP that goes on multiple trips throughout the year, allowing us to build rapport and deepen relations with familiar beneficiaries as they grow to be more familiar and comfortable around us. This foundation of trust thereby allows us to follow up on complex and sensitive cases.

Building relations with our NGO

On every trip, we aim to strengthen our relations with our friends from PB, empowering them with health information and basic diagnostic skills. We have always been warmly hosted by them and we would celebrate the end of each trip with a large communal meal together. We even celebrated a PB’s member’s birthday on the most recent trip.

Gathering information

To better identify and meet the needs of our beneficiaries, the Mapping & Database (MAPTA) programme was born. Using a quantitative and longitudinal approach, we map out the labyrinthian landfill villages for resident revisits to review the residents' progress and our impact.