Komunitas Jubileum Sumba
From Oppression to Opportunity:
A Journey Toward Justice and Wellbeing
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Komunitas Jubileum Sumba is a strategic partner of SINEXUS, implementing community-based programs in Central and East Sumba—regions where traditional slavery practices persist and continue to be a driving factor behind extreme poverty. Through grassroots engagement and advocacy, the community works to challenge these systemic issues and promote inclusive, rights-based development for marginalized groups.
MISSION:
Towards a Free Sumba: Eliminating Traditional Slavery and Extreme Poverty
OUR STRATEGIES
FLIP OVER
FLIP OVER
Shifting public perception to foster collective understanding and support for the elimination of traditional slavery
CONSOLIDATION
CONSOLIDATION
Strengthening local capacity through the adoption of innovative agricultural techniques to enhance sustainability and food security.
WHERE WE WORK?
WHERE WE WORK?
We work in two regencies of Sumba where traditional slavery is a dominant social issues and commonly practiced.
Despite nearly 1 in 3 people in these regencies belongs to traditional slave caste (Tau Ata), individuals from this group own as low as 4% of the land (compared to 89% of land owned by the noble caste) - a stark reflection of deeply rooten inequality and a major contributor to extreme poverty.
WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO ADDRESS?
Our works aimed to contribute to the following problems in Sumba
Malnutrition
Malnutrition
67% suffer from protein-energy malnutrition
89% suffer from protein deficiency
Low productivity of agriculture sector
Low productivity of agriculture sector
Agricultural productivity is only 45% of that in West Nusa Tenggara and Java
Poverty rate is 3-times higher than the national rate
Socio-economic inequality deeply rooted in the absence of local democracy
Socio-economic inequality deeply rooted in the absence of local democracy
31% are traditional slaves
Majority of them are elementary school graduate
Impact of extreme weather
Impact of extreme weather
Farmers loss 50 - 100% of their income due to extreme weather, including prolonged drought
ACTIVITIES PORTFOLIO
Capacity building and public advocacy for traditional slavery and extreme poverty elimination
Capacity building and public advocacy for traditional slavery and extreme poverty elimination
Sponsored by: AGS, Australia Award, FOLU, BPLDH Ministry of Environment
Sumba Festival
Sumba Festival
Partners: HAND Singapore, HAND Surabaya
Agriculture Transformation Indonesia
Agriculture Transformation Indonesia
Partners: HAND Singapore, HAND Surabaya
FOUNDER
Umbu Reku Raya
Umbu Reku Raya
Umbu Reku Raya is a development economist specializing in inter- and intra-group inequalities of opportunities and development outcomes in Indonesia, with over a decade of experience in community surveys and quantitative impact evaluations. Since 2020, he has led training and mentoring in agrosilvopasture technology adoption and slavery abolition for diverse groups in Sumba Island to help combat extreme poverty. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Australian National University and is skilled in institutional and labour economics, inequality analysis, caste and indigenous slavery issues, welfare creation, and quantitative methods. His research covers marine conservation, climate impact assessments, traditional slavery institutions, disaster index insurance, education program evaluations, and COVID-19 policy analysis, with publications in academic journals and reports for organizations such as KOMPAK, ChildFund, World Vision, JPAL, and the Asian Development Bank.
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