TOTAL FUNDS 2023 - 2027

$750,000

Re-Granting - General Support - Institutional Support

TOTAL FUNDS AUGUST 2023 - JULY 2024

$250,000

Institutional Support

TOTAL FUNDS OCTOBER 2024 - SEPTEMBER 2029

$5,000,000

General Support

TOTAL FUNDING SUPPORT $800,000

August 2023 - September 2024 ($300,000)
February 2025 - July 2026 ( $500,000 )

Direct Funding ( Re-Granting )

TOTAL FUNDING SUPPORT 2023 - 2027

$1,050,000

Re-Granting - General Support

TOTAL FUNDS 2024 - 2026

$2,500,000

Re-Granting - Endowment
Programme

Development and Marketing of Rantau Subayar Handicraft Products for the Kenegerian Aur Kuning Indigenous Community

Responsible Organization
AMAN
Venues
Riau
Direct Funding
100,000,000
Period
Start
01/06/2025
End
31/08/2025
Target
3. Rehabilitation and restoration of the areas of Indigenous Communities, Farmers, Fishermen, Women, and the Youth, 4. Equitable and sustainable production, distribution, and consumption models in accordance with the principles of Indigenous Communities, Farmers, Fishermen, Women, and the Youth
Status
Done

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In the traditional customs of the six Aur Kuning kingdoms in Kampar, Riau, women have a special place in land management. For example, boncah umbai which is land for planting raw materials for pandan weaving in the form of umbaik (engkuang), resam (paku andam), and rattan which is one of the requirements for establishing settlements in the country. Boncah umbai specifically for women. From generation to generation, women have also inherited traditional weaving knowledge. From tufts, resam and rattan, apart from woven mats, it is also produced kivang for the harvest, chopsticks to store rice, waste for firewood and field crops. Through this weaving tradition, women are able to contribute to the family economy.

However, this condition has changed since their traditional territory was designated as a conservation area, which has resulted in reduced accessibility to their customary territory, and the umbai boncah which was originally in the yard has turned into a residential area only. They are no longer free to carry out farming and hunting practices, including raw materials for women's weaving activities, which have also dropped drastically. Restrictions on activities in the forest also apply to men. This situation has greatly weakened the economy of the Indigenous Peoples in Kenegerian Aur Kuning, as well as the neighboring Kenegerian Batu Songgan traditional region.

To overcome this problem and at the same time revive the tradition of weaving by indigenous women, the Kenegerian Aur Kuning Indigenous Community is organizing education on the development and marketing of handicraft products. The material is devoted to training young Kenegerian Aur Kuning indigenous women regarding weaving skills and product marketing techniques. It didn't stop there, they also rehabilitated the area boncah umbai which provides raw materials for crafts. They clean and replant the plants in umbai boncah like ngkoang, rattan and resam (andam nails) which are the raw materials for weaving. To make production easier, they also provide equipment for making woven crafts.

The Kenegerian Aur Kuning Indigenous Community faced challenges during the implementation of the initiative. The first challenge is location boncah umbai. Now, the area boncah umbai sometimes entering privately owned areas. Therefore, before rehabilitation can be undertaken, they must discuss the matter with the landowner. The second challenge concerns changes occurring within the Kenegerian Aur Kuning Indigenous Community. The weaving tradition is slowly being abandoned by members of the Kenegerian Aur Kuning Indigenous Community. Therefore, they need to re-socialize the weaving tradition and efforts to preserve it. boncah umbai as a raw material supply area. In implementing this initiative, they also promoted the Indigenous Community Business Group (KUMA) as a collective economic solution and to address the concerns of members of the Kenegerian Aur Kuning Indigenous Community regarding economic issues.

The results of this education have sparked enthusiasm among younger indigenous women in the Aur Kuning region. Three indigenous women's groups have been established in the three regions, actively engaged in weaving. The regeneration of weavers from these young women's groups has also been considered successful, as the training has produced young weavers. The 1-hectare rehabilitated area initiative for long-term weaving has had direct impacts on 8098 hectares of the Aur Kuning region and 5817 hectares of the Batu Songgan region.

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