A joint workshop was held at Bello-Timor, Indonesia in November 19 – 21, 2008 which was attended by 26 participants including 8 Indonesian’s SVD and SSpS Provincials, 2 SSpS Regionals of Kalimantan and Timor Leste, 16 JPIC SVD-SSpS Coordinators and activists both from Indonesia and Timor Leste. The workshop aimed to consider the possibilities of establishing a foundation which is legally recognized by state. The initiative came from Indonesian’s SVD JPIC coordinators who attended the JPIC Coordinators Assembly of SVD ASPAC at Denpasar, Bali in early December 2007.Sharing of and reflecting on personal experiences of JPIC practices, the JPIC coordinators realized some difficulties they faced in JPIC activities and ministries especially when ones did an advocacy to public policies. Through a consultative process, the SVD and SSpS Provincials and Regionals of Indonesia and Timor Leste have finally approved to establish a foundation called VIVAT Indonesia. VIVAT Indonesia is necessary not just for a legal status recognized by state which may guarantee a legal protection for our JPIC activists. It is also needed for empowering and coordinating the JPIC movement at the province level as well as to bridge the common concerns both of VIVAT International and of JPIC activists at the country and grassroots level.
Based in Jakarta, VIVAT Indonesia has its operational region in Indonesia and Timor Leste as well. Focusing on the Human Rights issues, VIVAT Indonesia identifies five areas of main concerns including the eradication of poverty, ecology, gender equality, human trafficking and migrant workers.VIVAT Indonesia will officially be launched in January 15, 2009 at closing ceremony of remembering 100 years of the death of Arnold Janssen and Josef Freinademetz. Inspired by this Centennial Year, VIVAT Indonesia Foundation is particularly dedicated to St. Arnold Janssen and St. Josef Freinademetz.
Paul Rahmat, SVD
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