Green Spark Fund

Indigenous Health and Food Programme

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

Old knowledge, new harvests

For generations, the Indigenous Uud Danum people have relied on traditional vegetables, medicinal plants, and forest knowledge to support their health and wellbeing.

ASRI is helping revitalize these practices through community gardens, seed banks, nutrition education, and Indigenous knowledge sharing — empowering women and youth to strengthen food security while preserving cultural heritage.

Over the past months, the team has recruited a local Indigenous facilitator, documented local food species, and engaged communities in preparing for the next phase of implementation.

At a glance

Location
Nanga Jelundung and Rantau Malam Villages, Sintang Regency, West Kalimantan
Focus Areas
Community DevelopmentConservation & RestorationGreen Spark Fund
Funder
The Green Spark Fund
Partner organization
Alam Sehat Lestari
status
Active

Key Strategic Priorities

Grow & cultivate

Cultivation and use of traditional vegetables and medicinal plants, so community members—especially women and youth—can produce nutritious food and natural remedies locally.

Learn & connect

Enhance community awareness on nutrition, hygiene, and environmental conservation, linking healthy people with a healthy forest.

Restore resilience

Empower communities to restore their traditional livelihoods, reduce dependence on external food and medicine sources, and strengthen food security and health resilience.

Collective impact

As this project is ongoing, the figures below represent the impact we aim to achieve with and alongside the community.
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community demonstration gardens established (one per village) showcasing traditional vegetable and medicinal plant cultivation.
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participants trained on sustainable farming, nutrition, and herbal medicine use.
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Community handbook documenting Indigenous food and medicinal plant knowledge.
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community members indirectly reached
EXPLORE THE PROGRESS

Reports & Learning

Explore the project’s progress, learning and impact year by year, including what has been achieved and how the work continues to evolve.

This project is currently underway. Our partners are busy delivering work on the ground. Full reports will be shared here once the project is complete. In the meantime, for regular updates and stories from the ground.