Junpiter Pakpahan (IF'11)
Junpiter Pakpahan
Indonesia
The Group for the People’s Development Initiative
"The iLEAP International Fellowship program will help me to develop my skills to working within rural communities, especially to spread our mission to develop our natural farming institute and organic farming methods.”
About KSPPM
Perhimpunan Kelompok Studi dan Pengembangan Prakarsa Masyarakat (KSPPM), the Group for the People’s Development Initiative empowers villagers and farmers through development and consensus. KSPPM focuses its work on four different regions within Indonesia (especially North Sumatra), and serves over 3,000 members. A key component of KSPPM is the promotion of organic farming as way to regenerate farming economies and recover land fertility. KSPPM also assists their members in securing multiple income sources with their farming and making wise investments. Finally, KSPM further assists villagers and farmers through community based micro-credit unions, allowing farmers to work together and improve their quality of life.
About Junpiter
Junpiter has been working as a social worker with KSPPM since 2005 in their goal to reduce the spread of poverty, human rights violations, and negative impacts of developmental projects within Indonesia. He has been active in research, community organizing, education, and farmer advocacy in Tapanuli, North Sumatra. Junpiter also has experience working with large groups of local farmers on financial and environmental issues.
