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Indonesia has a national program promoting contraception to help married couples plan their families. This program addresses only married people, and not adolescents or unmarried adults. Information on contraception is provided through women’s social organizations, newspapers, radio, and television broadcasts.
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"Our team in Indonesia is already working to rescue slow lorises from the pet markets of Indonesia. However, to be able to help other endangered primates by partnering with IFAW and the Kalaweit Foundation is a great start to the New Year and vital if we are to save highly threatened species like these gibbons and siamangs from extinction," said Alan Knight, CEO of IAR.
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Those New Orleans professionals who wish to volunteer for one year in either Banda Aceh, Indonesia or Gonaives, Haiti should send their 500-word essay on their desire to help, along with their resume, to info@oiww.org. Corporate and individual donors who wish to support this effort may write the same address for additional information; all contributions are tax-deductible.
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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided development assistance to Indonesia since 1950. Initial assistance focused on the most urgent needs of the new republic, including food aid, infrastructure rehabilitation, health care, and training. Through the 1970s, a time of great economic growth in Indonesia, USAID played a major role in helping the country achieve self-sufficiency in rice production and in reducing the birth rate.
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As with other forms of sexual coercion, there is no significant data on the incidence of rape in Indonesia. Rape incidents perpetrated by an acquaintance, boyfriend, or stranger, and rapes that end in murder are reported in the newspapers. Marital rape is not reported in the news media, although some wives in counseling or therapy do report being raped by their husbands when they refuse to have sexual intercourse.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS - News) today announced that it has expanded its relationship with F J Benjamin Holdings Ltd to include Indonesia. Under the terms of the agreement, F J Benjamin Holdings will have the exclusive rights to bring Gap and Banana Republic-branded apparel and accessories to Indonesian markets. F J Benjamin, through its Indonesian affiliate, intends to open about 20 retail locations in Indonesia by 2010.
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