Indonesia faces increased intolerance and divides among people of different religions and ethnicities and the threat of violent extremism. The trustbuilding work in Indonesia aims to inspire mutual trust and understanding to increase social cohesion and avoid radicalisation.
Indonesia has been struggling with religious extremism for decades. An extreme form of intolerance has been seen in recent terrorist attacks where sympathisers of ISIS have carried out incidents. Around 700 Indonesians have joined ISIS in Syria, some of whom have returned to Indonesia.
Despite these threats, Indonesian democracy has made impressive progress, which must be maintained toward its national election in 2024. This makes it a strategically relevant moment to put extra energy into working with young people and counter the trend of increased intolerance and extremism.
The project brings together youth interfaith communities. Through workshops and trustbuilding camps, young people get inspired to overcome their differences which empowers them to advocate for positive change.
Custom-designed tools, such as board games, are developed to integrate trustbuilding principles in playful ways to build trustful connections.
Interfaith trustbuilding camps have been held in different places and are a huge success. Participants are getting to know people of different religions and are growing their understanding of each other's cultures and customs while getting to know themselves deeper.
'I have gained many things from attending the Trustbuilding Camp. I had never made friends or even met people from other religions before, especially Muslims.'
~ Participant Trustbuilding Camp
'After participating in the Trustbuilding Camp, I finally feel free from the fear caused by the negative stigma I held toward people different from me in religion, tribe, and culture.'
~ Participant Trustbuilding Camp
Faza Rahim Kesuma Putri
Digital Content Designer
Hayati Syafii
Communications Officer
Miftahul Huda
Project Manager
Nenden Vinna Mutiara Ulfa
Project Officer
Rinni Meir
Monitoring & Evaluation
Ismi Danty
Finance Officer
Samrotul Mufidah
Ferry Pardosi
Trainer and administration
Neas Wanimbo
Facilitator
Oji Fahruroji
Facilitator