WHY THIS MATTERS
Central Kalimantan–and especially Palangka Raya–has no visible, inclusive community space, no alternative creative-knowledge hub, and limited locally grounded space for deep dialogue. This something critical to create, particularly for empowering women.
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Despite a rich Indigenous Dayak heritage and a growing population of artists, thinkers, scientists, and community organizers, there is nowhere for these people to regularly gather, share, collaborate, or build solutions together.
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Today, women in Palangka Raya work in isolation.
Artists work alone have no alternative space and limited network to grow their creativity.
Researchers carry insights that rarely reach communities.
Local wisdom sits in one corner, modern knowledge in another, separated by the lack of a space to meet.
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The challenges we face: from women’s livelihoods to cultural continuity, from ecological degradation to social disconnection are entangled within interrelated and systemic problems. Yet we have no collective space to try and solve these.
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This is the gap I have identified, and it is the reason I am now speaking my vision aloud to the creative friends and women around me: to gather, to organize, and to build this space together.
What We Are Building
I have built the house, and the space is almost ready. But it is not fit to function as a collective space, it still needs to be transformed. The house was built during COVID, designed for living, not for gathering, collaborating, or hosting community activities.
The vision is to reshape the first floor into a dedicated office for the network WEWC: a welcoming first stop for our networking hub, coordination, and community work.
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Below the house, among the stilts, I want to transform the open space into a multifunctional area: a place for gatherings, workshops, meetings, and exhibitions. A flexible, breathable, creative environment where people can come together, share knowledge, build relationships, and grow new ideas.
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Breakdown of the cost for developing
Huma Inay Space x Women Empowering Women Collective
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HUMA INAY — Seed Funding Budget Summary (1 Year)Total: IDR 2,500,700,000 ≈ USD 150,0601.
I. Office Space Setup
Furniture, equipment, utilities, workspace improvements
Total: IDR 533,200,000 = USD 32,0002.
II. Salaries — Core Team (5 people)
Founder / DirectorManager
Operations & Community
Coordinator
Finance/Admin
Creative/Media
Support
Total: IDR 1,005,600,000 = USD 60,3503.
III. Branding & Digital Presence
Social media setup, website design, maintenance, newsletter, membership system
Total: IDR 300,000,000 = USD 18,0154.
IV. Capacity Building & Networking
Travel and meetings for collaboration (Jakarta & Bali)
Total: IDR 150,900,000 = USD 9,0605.
V. Sustainability Initiatives
Solar installation, waste management, ethnobotany garden, collective space setup
Total: IDR 511,000,000 = USD 30,635
Grand Total (I–V) IDR 2,500,700,000 = USD 150,060
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Note: If we reach or exceed this fundraising target, we will organise a full Huma Inay Launching Event and 3-Day Workshop next year as our official opening celebration.
Your Support Matters
Because with your help, we can:
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Create a safe, inclusive, nurturing space for women
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Build opportunities for those who have none
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Offer programs on health equity, climate change, governance, environmental justice, and creative expression
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Bring experts to the community instead of expecting the community to leave home
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Generate jobs and long-term pathways for women
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Build a collective that grows through collaboration, not hierarchy
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