A New Spirit Out Of Darkness

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People sometimes have more spirit in them than they could ever imagine. One of the migrant workers that was served by the Shelter Sahabat Insan, Imarni, who displayed such a quiet and determined spirit in facing up to her reality. Imarni was sexually abused and became pregnant. Subsequently, as she was discovered to be pregnant, she was set on fire by her employer, and eventually was deported back to Indonesia, her wounds not fully treated, and her pregnancy coming to term soon. Since Imarni was too long into her pregnancy to opt for abortion, her immediate medical needs were to ensure her extensive burn wounds were dry, and safely see through her pregnancy until birth. Plastic surgery to correct the deformities and deficiencies to her body, limbs, and face had to wait till after the birth of the baby.

Gerakan ARRAK: Merealisasikan Undang-undang Perlindungan Buruh Migran

Apakah yang dapat kita lakukan untuk sesama kita yang miskin, lapar, dan tidak memiliki tempat tinggal? Sudahkah kita memberikan sesuatu kepada mereka yang miskin, makan kepada mereka yang lapar, atau tumpangan kepada mereka yang tidak memiliki tempat tinggal?

Sebagian orang setiap hari hidup dengan tanpa memiliki kekhawatiran akan hari esok, tentang uang, pekerjaan, makanan, dan tempat tinggal. Sementara itu, setiap hari di jalan-jalan terlihat mereka dengan mata seolah tanpa binar, mulai dari anak-anak yang seharusnya sekolah sampai nenek-nenek atau kakek-kakek. Mereka meminta-minta, mengamen, berjualan koran, berdagang asongan, atau menjajahkan payung ketika hujan datang.

A Paradox of Humanity

It seems important to point out a very human paradox in the migrant worker issue. There is quiet desperation which publicly we would never guess if we meet with the migrant workers themselves. But at the same time, they can be full of humanity, life, even cheer. It is hope that allows this paradox to happen, hope in a brighter, better otherness, and often underlined by faith. Like how Ibu Noon[1] in some ways cherished her time in Jordan, while at the same time suffering quite a lot too, working for long hours, and sometimes being ordered around frivolously like a slave at the whims of the extended families.

Mbak Um dan Mbak Ari

Apakah kita sungguh memiliki hak atas tubuh dan diri kita sendiri? Sedihnya, sebagian perempuan ini tidak. Mereka tidak benar-benar memiliki secara penuh dan utuh atas tubuh dan diri mereka sendiri. Atas dasar kebutuhan ekonomi, mereka pergi bekerja meninggalkan orang-orang yang mereka cintai. Hanya sedikit dari mereka yang dapat mengirimkan uang ke keluarganya ke Tanah Air, sebagian besar lainnya bernasib malang.

Introduction to a “New World”

The sun rises eventually, after a dark night. Not a necessity but a fact that happens. However, while getting a job is a necessity that is close to a fact for some, for others, it's a life struggle, a means to live somewhere other than on the streets or worse. This means going where the jobs are.[1]

Profil Sahabat Insan

Sahabat Insan merupakan sebuah komunitas para relawan. Mereka juga datang ke kantor Konferensi Waligereja Indonesia (KWI) di Jalan Cut Mutiah 10 Jakarta Pusat untuk menyampaikan bantuan bagi mereka yang terkena tsunami pada hari-hari pertama sejak akhir bulan Desember 2004. Agar dapat menyampaikan bantuannya secara lebih baik, para relawan itu menjadikan Sahabat Insan sebagai perkumpulan dengan akta Notaris & PPAT Eben Eser L Tobing, S.H, Nomor 1 tanggal 14 Januari 2005.