Empowerment of Demak Fisherwomen

Hidayah Masnuah and the Puspita Bahari organization strive to uplift the lives of fisherwomen. She is  active in advocacy on coastal issues. 

Dini Pramita

January 2, 2023

TIDAL floods that for almost two months had not receded in Morodemak, Bonang, in Demak Regency, Central Java, made Hidayah Masnuah, 45, very anxious. The fisherwoman, a member of the Puspita Bahari Supervisory Council, was worried her village would suffer the same fate as Timbulsloko, which had been submerged. Every night sleep eluded her. “I was so scared the water would rise as I slept. I was afraid of drowning without my realizing it," sh

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