Indonesia

Media

A scene from Tim Bui

SFCG produces media with positive messages with the goal of influencing mass attitudes and behaviors. The basic premise is that well-crafted, entertaining programming can have a profound impact on how people think about themselves, their neighbors, and their society. SFCG regularly collaborates with and trains grassroots stakeholders - often those who are poor or otherwise disempowered - in order to enable them to make betteruse of the media to have their voices heard. In the field of media, SFCG has also conducted trainings for regional media professionals, particularly surrounding coverage of Muslim-Western relations. Our work in Radio, Television & Film, and Comics are extensive.

I. Radio

SFCG's radio work is multi-faceted, and includes dramas, as well as interactive talk shows that engage local experts as well as listeners, and public service announcements that help raise awareness about and reinforce core messages of SFCG's programs. SFCG partners with both community and commercial radio stations.

Highlights of our radio work include:

• Menteng Pangkalan, a radio soap opera about tolerance and conflict transformation in Jakarta's Menteng neighborhood.

• The Youth Radio for Peacebuilding Project, which enhanced peacebuilding and social reconstruction in post-conflict and post-tsunami Aceh by establishing a platform for youth across the province to explore issues of common concern in a constructive, solutions-oriented manner.

• Mencari Keadilan ("Looking for Justice"), a 30-episode radio drama series, complemented our work with the Supreme Court and addressed issues including domestic violence, land law, and family law.

• Udin Bui, a radio drama, told the story of a former inmate and the challenges he faced as he struggled to reintegrate into society after leaving prison.

• Jawara Kecap, a 25-episode radio drama, capitalized on Indonesia's enthusiasm for World Cup 2010 in order to promote religious tolerance and pluralism.

• Pemimpin SUPER (Suara Perempuan), a 25-episode radio drama series, that highlights issues specific to women's leadership and empowerment, and included related radio talk shows.

II. Television and Film

SFCG has helped to produce several TV drama series and documentaries that have aired on national television. In addition, SFCG has produced several short video documentaries about our work around Indonesia and uploaded them to the Web.

Highlights of our TV and film work include:

• The Team is a television and radio drama that merges a worldwide love of football with a popular soap opera model in order to promote peacebuilding and conflict transformation. SFCG has already produced The Team in fifteen countries. Indonesia's 13-episode Tim Bui focuses on a fictional Indonesian prison's soccer team, the challenges team members face, and the ways they learn to overcome their differences and work together.

• Udin Bui, a television version of our popular radio drama about a former inmate readjusting to society after his release.

• Selapas Lapas ("The Other Side"), a documentary film, explores the experiences of former inmates after leaving prison.

• A one-hour documentary that tells the stories of moderate pesantren students and their drive to counter radicalization in their communities.

III. Comics

SFCG regularly uses comics—which impart information in a fresh, engaging format and are beloved by youth all over Indonesia—in order to promote messages of peace and tolerance.

Highlights of our work with comics include:

• The Genjrings and Pesantren Terakhir: SFCG has produced and distributed these series, each of which contains six episodes,to pesantren students across the country. The comics, which take place in pesantren, champion religious tolerance and aim to spark discussion about difference, whether regional, generational, ethic, or religious.

• Gebora, a 12-part comic book series about a young inter-ethnic soccer team who learn to respect each other's differences in West Kalimantan, an area which has suffered from ethnic violence.

• Perjalanan Mencari Sahabat, a six-part comic book series about a diverse group of young people in Poso, Central Sulawesi, where interreligious violence has periodically broken out.

• We have also used comic strips to promote information about good governance and legal issues through our Good Governance in the Indonesian Judiciary initiative.

SFCG in Indonesia thanks the following donors for their support: