Elsie's Story - A Women Headed Household from East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara

Duration: 22,47"
Location : East Nusa Tenggara
Producer : Nani Zulminarni
Director : Rudianto
  Languages : Indonesia
  Sub title : -
Production : PEKKA

Elsie, a women headed household from East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara has a child without marriage  because the man who made her pregant had gone. By only pay a custom fine, the man was easy to get free from his responsiblities and went as he like. So Elsie lives alone and she has to struggle to co her child and family. Elsie’s burden become heavier because of society pressure and slanderous gossip. Elsie status as a widow without marriage can not be accepted by the society.

In this video, is expressed how Elsie’s firmness and hard struggle to answer her life problem. In the middle of custom which place the man as the main role holder, she struggle by herself without a husband, without sigh, without desperate.

In 2001, Elsie has been joining with PEKKA group and being an activist. As a local cadre, Elsie has been active to assist some groups, to be committee of LKM ( Micro Financial Institution ) that they had been formed, to organize region forum, etc. Elsie has proved that a woman can make not only for her self but also for the society.

 Aisyah Sabi - The Survivor from Aceh

Duration : 06,11"
Location : Aceh
Producer : Adi Nugroho
Director : Didit Haryadi
Languages : Indonesia
Sub title : English
Production : PEKKA

Aisyah Sabi is a woman headed household because her husband had killed when there was an Aceh conflict (weapon contact ) in 1998. Since her husband had gone, Aisyah Syabi was forced by the condition to be a household head to bear a life burden and her 3 little  children. She has sold a daily need to give her living. A continuous conflict condition already made Aisyah and her surrounding society has been feeling that it was difficult to try in fulfilling their life need. By their own capital and aid from PEKKA program, and also her dilligent,slow but sure.. Aisyah could get up and develop her business. But Tsunami disaster which attacked Aceh on 26 December 2004 had destroyed everything. Aisyah had saved her self successfully but all her herritages ran out because they was distroyed by Tsunami, only a bottle of Limun (soda pop) which was remained among her stall ruins.

 Strugling With Shadows Weaving a Future

Durasi : 12,47"
Lokasi : East Nusa Tenggara
Produser : Adi Nugroho
Director : Anna Har
Languages : Indonesia
Sub title : English
Production : PEKKA

Anas, Oli and Else are three women head of households in Flores Timur, who are fighting against poverty and local tradition that discriminate them. They are survivor of injustice local tradition in marriage system. Poverty has motivated men in this area to migrate to other countries, leaving the women behind as the head of households in poor condition. This video gives us a brief picture of their condition.

Sowing Seeds in The Weeds Field

Duration : 08,59"
Location : West Java
Producer : Adi Nugroho
Director : Anna Har
Languages : Indonesia
Sub title : English
Production : PEKKA

West Java was as rice production area is also famous in their high rate of divorced. The belief that men can solve the family property problems has motivated parents to force early married to their girl child. The women themselves dare to try several more marriage after their first divorce with hope that they will be happy in their next marriage. In fact, marriage is not always a way out, as what Mumun, Cicah, and Ilah, tell their story in this video.

 Duration : 12,25"
Location : Southeast Sulawesi
Producer : Adi Nugroho
 Director : Anna Har
Languages : Indonesia
Sub title : English
Production : PEKKA

Buton, a harbor city in South East Sulawesi became a location of IDPs from conflict in Ambon, Maluku during 1998-2000. Although most people in this area are living in poor condition, they have to share live with the IDPs. On the other hand, it is also not easy for the IDPs to live in the new area. They have to manage their new life in new and different areas with lots of difficulties. Women in IDPs have to shoulder more burden especially who have to taking care of family by their own, as well as dealing with their traumatized situation. Here is the story of Wa Dudu, wa Sahan, and Wa afiah.

Duration : 09,13"
Location : West Kalimantan
Producer : Nani Zulminarni
Director : Didit Haryadi
Languages : Indonesia
Sub title : English
Production : PEKKA

Conflict between Madurese and Malay in Sambas, West Kalimantan during 1999 - 2000 has caused thousands of people lost their life, and force the madurese to leave their land in Sambas. Markonah is one of widows who lost her husband and two boys in the conflict. How she can survive and find her life back is told in this video.

Duration : 14,35"
Location : Aceh
Producer : Adi Nugroho
Director : Didit Haryadi
Languages : Indonesia
Sub title : English
Production : PEKKA

The implementation of Operational Military Zone (DOM) in Aceh for more than 10 years has caused miserable life for Acehnese. Thousands of people has died. One of uncounted victims are women and children who have to face difficult life since their husbands and fathers got killed in the arm conflict. This video tells the story of Aisyah sabi, Suryani Yusuf, and Azizah, who survive and keep struggle for the life of their family.