Empowering Stewardship in the Coral Triangle - ‘Coral Triangle Women’ Indonesia
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The Story
In Teon, Nila and Serua (TNS), women play an important role in sustaining their families and communities, from processing fish and copra to gardening and local trade. Yet their economic opportunities, access to markets and influence over decision-making remain limited.
The project builds on women’s existing knowledge and skills to create new livelihood opportunities through white copra production, fish processing and seasonal ecotourism. By connecting these activities with sustainable natural resource management, the project aims to strengthen women’s incomes, confidence and participation in their communities
Quick Facts
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Goal
Strengthen women’s livelihoods and leadership in conservation through value-added products and sustainable natural resource management in the Coral Triangle.
Location:
Teon, Nila and Serua communities in TNS / Seram Island and Waipia District, Banda Sea region, Indonesia.
Project Period:
March 2025 – March 2029
Women’s Empowerment Focus:
Women’s income generation, skills development, market access, and recognition of women’s knowledge in marine and terrestrial resource management.
Key Livelihood Activities:
White copra production, fish drying and processing, seasonal ecotourism linked to Live on Board tourism, and value-added coconut and fish products.
Gender Context:
Women play major productive, household, and community roles, but face limited decision-making power, restricted mobility, high work burdens, and limited control over income and productive assets.
Monitoring:
Income & Assets baseline established. Education & Knowledge outcomes to be measured through control group and/or recall methodology at endline.
Benefit Sharing:
Benefit sharing will build on sasi, a 400-year-old traditional natural resource management system used by Indigenous communities to regulate resource use, protect ecosystems, and support vulnerable groups.
Standards & Certification:
W+ Standard: Focuses on enhancing women's income and assets, as well as education and knowledge.
What We Did
Promoted women-led livelihoods:
Supported value-added activities like copra production, fish processing, and ecotourism.
Built skills and capacity:
Trained women to strengthen income generation and apply new knowledge.
Improved market access:
Linked women producers to local and regional markets.
Integrated local systems:
Worked with sasi to align conservation with community practices.
Measured impact:
Applied the W+ Standard to track income and knowledge outcomes for women.
Results and Impact
Environmental Impact
Strengthened conservation-linked livelihoods in coastal and island communities.
Supported sustainable use of marine and terrestrial resources through livelihood activities connected to coconut, fish processing, and ecotourism.
Built on sasi, a traditional natural resource management system that helps regulate resource use and allow ecosystems to regenerate.
Women’s Empowerment (W+ Domains)
Income & Assets: Women will increase income through value-added livelihood activities such as white copra production, fish drying, coconut products, and market linkages.
Education & Knowledge: Women will gain skills, confidence, and practical knowledge through training and capacity-building interventions.
Leadership & Participation: The project aims to improve the quality of women’s participation in project design, monitoring, evaluation, and livelihood decision-making.
Social Reach
Women from TNS and Waipia communities engaged through surveys, focus group discussions, and gender analysis.
60 women from 15 villages in Waipia participated in focus group discussions.
367 respondents were covered through a socio-economic survey across TNS District / Waipia.
The project supports Indigenous TNS communities across 16 villages in the Central Maluku Regency.
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