The main focus of this program is to strengthen the capacity and agency of vulnerable groups in managing their livelihoods, food security, nutrition, and natural resources in a sustainable manner. Strengthening groups and networks is carried out to improve access to capital, resources, and markets to drive income growth. Additionally, this program promotes climate-resilient agricultural practices and ensures the inclusion of women, youth, the elderly, and people with disabilities, by engaging local governments to strengthen support for community initiatives.

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• Empowerment of persons with disabilities and disability inclusion

  Focuses on strengthening disability inclusion by raising awareness and improving access, participation, and the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities. This program promotes access to inclusive, discrimination-free services and creates equal opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship.
  In addition, this program strengthens inclusive political participation for people with disabilities and fosters collaboration among disability organizations, civil society, and the media to advocate for policies that support the fulfillment of rights, social protection, and inclusive development.

Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) CDRM & CDS UHN focuses on strengthening community awareness and capacity in sustainable disaster and environmental risk management. Through a community-based approach, this program encourages the active role of community groups, including Satlinmas, and strengthens inclusive and disability-friendly school preparedness. At the village level, the program also promotes the integration of DRR and CCA into planning and budgeting, making them more responsive to the needs of vulnerable groups and supporting the creation of resilient communities.

Our Management

CDRM&CDS Church Partner

Project Advisory Board

Project Advisory Board | Nias

Project Advisory Board | Mentawai

Project Advisory Board | Pakpak

Our Governing Body

MEDAN

Medan is the headquarter CDRM&CDS. There is no program activities in Medan.

PAKPAK

Pakpak is a region located in the main land of North Sumatera province, about 200 km away from Medan, the provincial capital. Pakpak is a poor and under developed region, and is vulnerable to landslides and erosion. Although Pakpak is an agriculture area, more than half of its area is protected forest, and only small percentage of its population owns land for farming. CDRM & CDS presence in this area is to build the capacity of the communities in disaster preparedness, and also empower them to understand their basic rights in relation to the development process and improving their livelihood.

NIAS

Nias is the name of the islet that lies about 125 km off the western coast of North Sumatera Province. Currently Nias is divided into four districts: Nias, South Nias, West Nias, and North Nias, and one municipality: Gunung Sitoli. It covers an area of 5,121,32 km2 with a total population of 756,762. Nias is vulnerable to disasters, such as: earthquake, tsunami, flood, and landslide. CDRM&CDS works in 15 villages and serves community members, aims to build their capacity on disaster preparedness, development process and improving their livelihood.

MENTAWAI

Mentawai is a chain about seventy Islands, lies approximately 150 km on the West Sumatran coast across Mentawai straight. There are four main Islands, making up the chain including Siberut, Sipora, North and South Pagai, surrounded by many smaller ones. It covers an area of 6,011 km2, and very vulnerable to earth quake and tsunami. Most of the populations (68,097) live in these big Islands, relying on agriculture and animal husbandry as their main livelihood. CDRM&CDS works in 9 villages and serves community members, aims to build their capacity on disaster preparedness, development process and improving their livelihood.

STRATEGIC PLAN CDRM&CDS’ FOR 2022-2027
BASED ON THEORY OF CHANGE (ToC)

THE CHANGE WE WANT TO SEE :

The targeted vulnerable people, across their life course, live in inclusive, resilient communities where all members, as responsible rights-holders and stewards of the environment are empowered to enjoy dignified lives.

PROGRAM FOCUS AREA:

• Increase the sustainability of community Livelihoods.
• Increase community critical awareness, commitment, capacity, networks and resources to implement inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) plans.
• Increase capacity to PWDs’ access to basic services and participation in decision making.
• Empowerment of women and adolescent girls.
• Empowerment of Vulnerable people for their rights to basic services and social protection.
• Increase capacity CDRM&CDS and partner church diaconal departments as enabler of change.

STRATEGIC APPROACHES

• A risk management approach encourages people to proactively manage life-affecting situations, by actively applying mental and physical efforts, rather than reacting passively to the identified risks in communities.  This approach focuses on disaster preparedness and management, including COVID-19, and climate change adaptation.
• A rights-based approach leverages the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and all related conventions, the Sustainable Development Goals, the Constitution, existing laws, and pro-poor policies. It first and foremost involves building up Human Rights awareness at all levels, both among the powerless and the powerful (enlightenment of the powerful and empowerment of the powerless).
• A gender mainstreaming approach ensures that we:

1Consider the specific needs, interests, and views of women.
2 Do not unintentionally harm women and girls or maintain harmful social norms.
3 Actively contribute to overcoming the gender injustice that fuels poverty and undermines sustainable development.

• A twin-track approach to disability-inclusion involves us:

1 Targeting the empowerment of people with disabilities, their families and representing organisations through increasing their access to support services, health care, education, livelihood, and social and political activities.
2 Mainstreaming to identify and overcome barriers people with disability face within our programming.


• An empowerment approach builds people's capacity and confidence of both as individuals and as participating members of groups and communities, to achieve results for themselves.
• A community-based approach encourages communities and their members to have an active role and participate in highlighting and addressing the issues that matter to them.
• A partnership approach embodies mutual, equal relations between partners who share values and resources, and who collaborate and learn from each other to realise the desired change.

About Us

The Center for Disaster Risk Management & Community Development Studies (CDRM&CDS) of Universitas HKBP Nommensen is a faith-based, non-partisan development organization that supports and facilitates humanitarian and development work in service to vulnerable people and communities. CDRM&CDS was established in 2007 as part of Universitas HKBP Nommensen. In collaboration with the diaconal departments of Lutheran churches, we strive to transform lives through poverty alleviation, the promotion of justice, and the realization of human rights. The Center for Disaster Risk Management & Community Development Studies (CDRM&CDS) of Universitas HKBP Nommensen is a faith-based, non-partisan development organization that supports and facilitates humanitarian and development work in service to vulnerable people and communities. CDRM&CDS was established in 2007 as part of Universitas HKBP Nommensen. In collaboration with the diaconal departments of Lutheran churches, we strive to transform lives through poverty alleviation, the promotion of justice, and the realization of human rights.

Our Vision

People living with dignity and empowered to achieve their universal rights.

Our Mission

Inspired by God’s love for humanity, CDRM&CDS works with vulnerable people and communities to strengthen their resilience, inclusion, and experience of gender justice. We do this in partnership with Lutheran churches, development and rights organisations.

Out Values and Principles

• Justice
• Equity
• Participation and Inclusion
• Transparency and Accountability
• Compassion and Commitment
• Accompaniment
• Do no harm.