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Yayasan Dedikasi Tjipta Indonesia - Dedication to Innovation
We are a non-profit organization based in Makassar, Eastern Indonesia.
Our key areas are Leprosy and Disability.
Our Vision
We strive for a sustainable world where all people can live a dignified and equitable life.
Our Mission
Our mission is to facilitate and support the empowerment of marginalised and vulnerable communities, especially those affected by leprosy.
Our aim is to ensure that all people can fully enjoy their rights. We pay special attention to young people, women and girls to enable them to live without exclusion in an environmentally friendly and just society.
We work closely together with PerMaTa South Sulawesi
Projects and Activities
SHF: Young Scholar Program
From April 2024, the Sasakawa Health Foundation, together with Felehansen in Colombia and PerMaTa-YDTI in Indonesia, will launch a trial that aims
TLM NL: Training in reconstructive surgery and physiotherapy, part 3
In November 2024, we will again have the wonderful support of TLM Netherlands, Dr Wim Theuvenet and Dr Ton Schreuders for a
Misereor: Empowerment of young people affected by leprosy in Bantaeng and Barru
We are now in the third year of our empowerment project supported by Misereor Germany in the districts of Bantaeng and Barru
SHF: Young people affected by leprosy in Sulawesi and Ambon: Peer support to overcome self-stigma
Pangkep, Maros, Soppeng, Sidrap in South Sulawesi and Ambon City in Maluku – these are the districts we cover in this empowerment
Update on Saldi, April 2024
Saldi, 18 years old, has been bedridden for 3 years due to complications from his previous leprosy infection. We have been caring for him since December 2022 and he now lives in the ward of the Jongaya Leprosy Settlement in Makassar. Thanks to the help of Dr Wim Theuvenet, the severe ulcers that covered his body are now a thing of the past! However, both his knees are stiffened at a 20-degree angle and he cannot straighten them. Our hope now is conservative stretching and an operation at the end of 2024.
Latest update:
Since his ulcers have healed, Saldi has made steady progress. Thanks to our young team and their fundraising skills, he now has a proper wheelchair! He no longer hides away in his bed, but goes out every day and takes part in our ongoing scholar training sessions! English is his favourite subject! He joint us to the mountains and he handed flowers to Miss Supranational!
We now need to start thinking with him about what skills he could learn to earn a living one day. Any ideas? Contact us!
We would like to thank for your ongoing support:
- The Leprosy Mission Netherlands (TLM NL) and Dr Wim Theuvenet.
- Somoi Makassar, a Dutch NGO that helps children with disabilities, which covers Saldi’s care and food for one year!
- Dr Iswahyudi from RSTC and Dr Ira Nong from RS Wahidin for their concern about Saldi’s knees.
- Sasakwa Health Foundation and their Scholar Program.
