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community, like the mitigation problems (Safe House) program. As one of the col-
for flooding, solving traffic jam, integration laborative work, Baan Mankong was built
in mass transport and revitalization of set- under the lead of Community Organiza-
tlements. They should also focus on COV- tions Development Institute (CODI), which
ID-19 mitigation and economic recovery. aim to enhance the quality of settlements
“We should conduct development for sys- and to guarantee the ownership of hous-
tem in education, working, trade and pray- ings for low-income residents. The pro-
ing from home,” he said. gram has been starting since 2003.
Again, he emphasized the importance of During the collaboration program, CODI
conducting a flood mitigation program as focused on giving the communities their
one of the collaboration programs in Jakar- chance to decide on their residential
ta. He suggested that the program should needs together, and to harmonize their will
not focus on the naturalization or normal- to the Special Regional Government’s pro-
ization alone, but also to focus on how to gram. With that kind of approach, every
conduct restoration for city sewerages, re- groups of the community would be able to
vitalization for situ (lakes), embung (reten- choose their needs without refusing any of
tion basins) and reservoirs. Also, to mul- the government’s program. For example, if
tiply the amount of green public spaces the government wants to hold upgrading
(RTH) and to revitalize the northen coastal program in river borders, they can choose
highway (pantura) area. what’s suitable for the residential area ac-
cording to the will and needs of the resi-
In order to solve traffic jam in the city, the dents.
collaboration should focus on how to cre- 9 9
ate a transportation system that is able to The Baan Mankong program became a
reduce the congestion in a long-term ba- proof that collaborative programs which
sis. One of the ways is to create integrat- involved communities as the main role
ed transport system—which has currently could be a success. In Thailand, such pro-
under construction. Restoration in settle- gram doesn’t only succeeded in upgrading
ment areas should be done, too, so that the the settlement area but also succeeded in
citizens would get easier access to public enhancing the residents’ lives.
transportation.
Head of The Institute for Ecosoc Rights, Sri
Collaboration in Kampung Restoration Palupi, believed that Jakarta will be able to
gain the success just like Bangkok did for
Not only in Jakarta, many big cities worl- their settlement restoration program, as
wide also conduct collaborative approach Jakarta currently undergo a collaborative
to solve their domestic problems. In South- program in Kampung Bahari Akuarium. The
east Asia, success in collaboration is seen program, which engages many collabora-
in the restoration for settlements in Bang- tors, should be an example for another re-
kok, Thailand, through its Baan Mankong gions in Indonesia. yen/sam
