Training On Mangrove- Based Foods And Batik By Yagasu: Empowering Women In Coastal Communities In Dringu Village, East Java

The training was attended by women and young women of Dringu Village, Probolinggo, East Java.

(Mangrove-based foods processing training by Yagasu in Dringu Village)

(Batik training by Yagasu in Dringu Village)

This activity aims to help the women of Dringu Village be able to process Mangrove plants into Batik crafts and food products.

It is expected that the women of Dringu Village could produce handicrafts and foods from materials and ingredients found in Mangrove forest.

Yagasu hopes that after this training they can start a business utilizing mangrove sources and become a new source of income for them.

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About Yagasu

Yagasu (Yayasan Gajah Sumatra) is a Non-Governmental Organization with over 21 years of practical experiences on biodiversity conservation, ecosystem restoration and protection, climate change mitigation and adaptation, capacity building, environmental education and local economic reconstruction through the facilitation of generating income for local communities on green livelihoods. Established on July 17, 2001, the organization initial concernwas Sumatra’s elephant conservation. In 2006, Yagasu changed its management structure and officially registered with Yagasu Aceh as its legal name. In recent years, yagasu has been focused on restoring mangrove restoration, environment and climate change, and local community empowerment in Aceh, North Sumatra, East Java, and Wet Java Province.

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