Working Group 30
Power in Simplicity
It began as the brainchild of a student communication forum. Today, Working Group (Pokja) 30 has grown into a respected anti-graft organization in East Kalimantan. Activist members of the group choose to operate from a humble house on Jalan Danau Maninjau in Samarinda.
January 11, 2012
THE house, with its walls painted in pale cream, is a humble structure. To reach the house, one has to walk down a concrete path and step onto four wooden planks, haphazardly put over puddles of water. On the left side of of the house, is a clogged sewer. The living room spans across 20 square meters: one is therefore forced to share a cramped working space among piles and piles of paper and equipment.
It is in this crowded room that the Working
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