Our
Story

Breaking The Cycle
of Homelessness
In Our Homeland

haidup
🗣️ hi·dupe

Indonesia
Launch: September 2022

Haidup Indonesia
2023 Formation

About

Haidup Indonesia is a social enterprise initiated by four students from Poltekesos, an educational institution under the auspices of the Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs.

It all started as a group assignment in a course in 2021. During the assignment, we discovered that one of our group members was at risk of being evicted from her boarding house due to her family’s financial difficulties, which prevented her from focusing on her studies.

After successfully resolving the issue by finding her a temporary place to stay, we began sharing our personal stories with each other. This included the revelation that one of us had experienced chronic homelessness in the past and another came from a family particularly vulnerable to homelessness.

Since then, we have grown closer and formed study groups to discuss various social issues, including poverty, homelessness, mental health among youth, and entrepreneurship.

Over time, with the benefit of learning from experts invited from abroad, access to well-stocked campus libraries, and field practice, the founders of Haidup experienced an A-ha! Moment' .

We found out that there are social problems in Indonesia that have not received sufficient attention or integrated solutions to provide holistic and sustainable outcomes.

One such issue is youth homelessness and their limited access to decent and affordable housing that can also offer economic empowerment opportunities.

Haidup redefines the Indonesian category of homelessness as the basis for its theory of change, providing new reasoning and landscapes that the homeless are not just 'gelandangan' (eng: vagrant). Or to be precise; there are four category/ forms of homelessness, namely; Hidden, Transitional, In-system, and Chronic.

"Homelessness And Housing Crises Are Two Sides of the Same Coin"

We provide social work intervention with individuals hub service based on a rehousing framework & client centered program that will improve or restore our clients social functioning. Haidup also provides access to affordable housing options for low-income people.

The products & services of haidup.id include;