BPBD Mimika: Warga Harus Kenali Potensi Bencana AlamKepala Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Daerah (BPBD) Kabupaten Mimika, Frits Hambore. (foto: Spedy Paereng/KBR68H)

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Papua Anggarkan Rp 250 Miliar Untuk Kartu Papua Sehat

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Papua Anggarkan Rp 250 Miliar Untuk Kartu Papua Sehat

Written by Andi Iriani
Thu,16 January 2014 | 13:27

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The failure of education in Papua’s highlands

Submitted by itaibnu on Mon, 16/12/2013 - 14:07

Special Autonomy is widely regarded as a failure, but its impact on Papua’s schools has been even worse than expected
Bobby Anderson
Anderson 1A student at the private Ob Anggen school, Bokondini, Tolikara. Bobby Anderson

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Education is a mess in Papua’s highlands, but fault doesn’t lie with the Papuans alone

Submitted by itaibnu on Mon, 16/12/2013 - 14:06

Jenny Munro

A recent Inside Indonesia article by Bobby Anderson argues that the greatest failures of special autonomy in Papua are not those elements implemented by Jakarta, but health and education services turned over to provincial and district authorities. Anderson is right that special autonomy is a boon for the powerful and a disaster for the majority, including school children. But at every turn, he finds a way to blame Papuans, ignoring a broader context of historical mistreatment, state repression, and power dynamics that implicate state and corporate actors.