West Papua

Umati wa watu waliokusanyika katika uwanja wa ndege wa Wamena haukuwa tofauti na wengine. Watoto walibeba mifuko iliyofumwa yenye maua, akina mama walivalia mavazi ya kitamaduni yaliyopambwa kwa manyoya na …

The crowd that gathered at Wamena’s modest airport was unlike any other. Children carried woven noken bags filled with flowers, mothers donned traditional attire decorated with feathers and beads, and …

Jua lilikuwa linachomoza kwa shida juu ya Waisai, lakini ufuo wa Pantai Waisai Torang Cinta ulikuwa tayari umejaa rangi na mdundo. Watoto walivaa vitambaa vya manyoya ya ndege-wa-paradiso, wazee walibeba …

The sun was barely rising over Waisai, yet the shoreline of Pantai Waisai Torang Cinta was already alive with color and rhythm. Children wore headpieces of bird-of-paradise feathers, elders carried …

Katika nyanda za juu za Papua zenye baridi, ambako ukungu mara nyingi hung’ang’ania milimani alfajiri na udongo wenye rutuba wa volkano hustawisha nchi, mapinduzi tulivu yanaanza kutokea. Watu wa Jayawijaya …

In the cool highlands of Papua, where mist often clings to the mountains at dawn and fertile volcanic soil nurtures the land, a quiet revolution is beginning to take shape. …

Asubuhi tulivu nje ya ufuo wa Papua’s Bird’s Head Seascape, wavuvi hutayarisha majukwaa yao yanayoelea yanayojulikana kama bagan apung . Nyavu zinapotumbukizwa majini, kivuli chenye ukubwa wa basi dogo huteleza chini kimya-kimya. …

On a calm morning off the coast of Papua’s Bird’s Head Seascape, fishermen prepare their floating platforms known as bagan apung. As the nets dip into the water, a shadow …

Katika nchi kubwa na tofauti kama Indonesia, maendeleo daima yamemaanisha zaidi ya kujenga barabara au gridi za umeme. Hakuna mahali ambapo jambo hili ni kweli zaidi kuliko huko Papua, jimbo …

In a country as vast and diverse as Indonesia, development has always meant more than building roads or power grids. Nowhere is this more true than in Papua, the easternmost …