Government of Indonesia and civil society organization have been doing many efforts to eliminate violence against women. However, violence against women is persistent. One of NGO that sustain effort to help women survivor of violence is Rifka Annisa, the first women’s crisis center in Indonesia. Working about 25 years in providing services and advocacy for violence against women cases, Rifka Annisa is welcomed everyone who want to learn and discuss about gender equality and violence against women problems in Indonesia. I was given the opportunity to talk with a counsellor of Rifka Annisa regarding this issue. This is my report…

Pada hari Jumat tanggal 27 April, sekelompok mahasiswa studi Hubungan Internasional datang ke Rifka Annisa untuk belajar tentang kekerasan berbasis gender sebagai bagian dari mata kuliah Pengantar Studi Perdamaian. Presentasi difasilitasi oleh Mbak One (Defirentia One), dan menggabungkan pendekatan interaktif untuk belajar melalui diskusi kelompok dan memberi masukan, mendiskusikan topik menggunakan alat peraga visual, dan pembelajaran reflektif melalui kegiatan bermain peran. Pendekatan interaktif membantu siswa tetap terlibat di seluruh sesi, dan mendorong pendekatan berpikir kritis terhadap kekerasan berbasis gender karena peserta mampu memahami topik dengan lebih jelas dan merefleksikan pengalaman pribadi mereka di dalam masyarakat. Sesi dimulai dengan meminta peserta…

On Friday the 20th of April, Rifka Annisa delivered a presentation on program planning, development and evaluation, to a group of University students from a social development planning class. Background information was provided to students regarding Rifka Annia’s history, organizational purpose, vision and mission, and the types of services and programs that are provided. Students were then asked the question “is violence against women a myth or a fact?” One male student declared he believed this statement was a myth, justifying his response by suggesting women’s reports of violence are not necessarily fact, but rather a personal perception of a…