The Nusa Tenggara Legal Aid Association (PBH Nusra) has been experiencing a number of set-backs in the provision of legal aid support to its constituents because of the Covid-19 pandemic. PBH Nusra is responding to the pandemic by providing face-masks, information billboards and holding public education sessions on the dangers of Covid-19.
PBH Nusra’s activities were initiated by a coordinating meeting with the Disaster Risk Management Forum (FPRB) to discuss the management of the Dengue Fever crisis and to anticipate the spread of Covid-19. This meeting took place at the Caritas Secretariat in Maumere diocese on 23 March 2020 with representatives from Caritas, Wahana Tani Mandiri (a farmers’ organization), PBH Nusra, the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), the Union of Catholic Students of the Republic of Indonesia (PMKRI) the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI).
Pundi Insani provides grants for rehabilitation and empowerment of victims of human rights violations. Currently, Pundi Insani is supported by the Peduli Program which aims to create a socially-inclusive movement to promote equality and dignity.