Contributions from the field staff, local community members and other stakeholders on the ground
Established in 2014, APRIL’s Fire Free Village Programme (FFVP) stands as a cornerstone of APRIL’s Strategic Fire Management approach. This comprehensive initiative cultivates strong partnerships with local communities, actively engaging them in fire prevention and
APRIL has recently engaged the expertise of FIREGROUND, an Australian fire training and incident management company, to design, develop and deliver specialist incident management systems support for the APRIL fire teams in Riau province, Indonesia.
“We must listen to our children.” For Pak Musri, the head of Teluk Binjai village, this is the simple, compelling explanation of the importance of APRIL’s Fire Free Village Schools Programme and the role it
A community development programme developed by PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (RAPP), APRIL’s operational unit in Riau, is creating life- transforming opportunities for local entrepreneurs, fostering the growth of small-to-medium size businesses. Here are
APRIL’S 2017 Fire Free Village Programme (FFVP), which spans over 70 villages or around 700,000 ha of community agricultural land in Riau, was officially launched on 16 May 2017. Attended by community, national and local
APRIL’s Fire Free Village Programme (FFVP) is changing lives in Riau province as communities benefit from new infrastructure funded by the programmes’ “No Burn Rewards” initiative. From mosques to marketplaces to sports facilities, villagers are
An expanded Fire Free Village Program (FFVP) in Riau Province, Sumatra, Indonesia achieved a number of successes in 2016 according to an independent review completed by Singapore-based Carbon Conservation. The advisory company that works in
