Since our early days sowing seeds of change in the village of Batukaras, CLEAR Community’s impact has spread organically and we are now recognised across the wider region for our highly proactive and progressive approach to waste management. Our approach to mentoring and empowering local people is a result of our work over many years supporting …
One way to transform organic food waste into something more useful is to turn it into a liquid eco-enzyme. What is eco-enzyme? Eco-enzyme is a solution of complex organic substances produced by fermenting organic waste, sugar and water. Eco-enzymes have a myriad of benefits and can be used as cleaning solutions, detergents, insect repellants and …
Stopping pollution and restoring mangroves CLEAR Community is always looking for new ways to engage communities, reduce pollution and improve the environment. Based at the Waste Bank at Caykung, near Nusawiru, intern Tri Setyorini Saputri, Agricultural Engineering graduate explains the importance of protecting ecosystems from plastic pollution and how CLEAR Community has helped to revitalise …
CLEAR has started a village assistance program in Kabupaten Pangandaran, an area with 93 villages on the southern coast of West Java, Indonesia. The program will generate a new wave of Waste Champions. They will be instrumental in establishing village Waste Banks and start sorting waste, recycling, building permaculture gardens, and implementing other waste management …
We had a great day of learning fun in the Bale Tau garden with the local kids from the area, getting our hands dirty and learning about organic permaculture gardening techniques. We started off by transferring seedlings from the nursery into the garden – chillies, sweet potatoes and some flowers – before learning about simple …
Organic Gardening Day with the Kids from Cijulang Read More »
On Sunday, September 2, Yadi, Jenal, Didi and Charlotte went to Sindangsari, Kabupaten Pangandaran to meet Bu Siti and her students. We spent the morning teaching the school children how to be better Guardians of the Sea. It was a beautiful opportunity to witness an interaction between teacher and students, teaching the kids to be …
30th November 2017 by Caroline Kovacs Each week on Wednesday evening we have an English class at Bale Tau. Anyone from the community is invited to join, but our main group comes from the Reefbreak Batukaras group of local surfer boys. Our group includes some younger grommies (young surfers) aged 13. They are learning from …
Gardening can encourage the development and our attitude to love the environment. By taking time to garden, children will get to experience to learn how the plant grows, where fruit and vegetables come from, and learn the natural cycle of nature. Gardening encourages children to deal directly with their surroundings. It is certainly nice for …
On the 5th of June CLEAR Community celebrated World Environment Day in fantastic, craftastic style at our very own Bale Tau. The day kicked off with a rigorous clean of the river that runs right alongside our land. The boys started work at 8am so as to avoid the midday sun and in about …
We have started a weekly ‘learn-together’ session every Tuesday as part of the Green School initiative at our learning space, Bale ϕ Tau Batukaras. The kids learn a mixture of English Language, Environmental Studies and Creative Arts and Crafts. The sessions are in collaboration with Villa Monyet Batukaras who kindly give the class leader’s time for …
“Belajar Bersama” – Our Weekly “Learn Together” Club Read More »
