Wisma Jana Karya (Jakarta)

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Wisma Jana Karya is the central office of Bina Swadaya Foundation. Bina Swadaya (Self-Reliance Development Foundation) formation can be traced back from IPP (Ikatan Petani Pancasila or Pancasila Peasants Association) which was founded in 1958 to struggle for peasant rights. IPP, which had more than a million members throughout Indonesia, used three approaches to achieve the goals: mass organization approach, project approach and people's participation approach. In 1967, IPP established YSTM (Yayasan Sosial Tani Membangun or Peasant Socio Economic Development Foundation), as the legal body which carried out publishing activities Trubus agricultural magazine and certain development projects.

In 1973, there was an instruction from government that mass organizations must be amalgamated into one organization which had the same activities or concern. Then, IPP was integrated into HKTI (Himpunan Kerukunan Tani Indonesia or The Indonesian Farmers Association), especially in mass organization approach (advocacy). While other IPP activities such as: particular projects and people's participation development were carried out by LPUB (Lembaga Pembinaan Usaha Bersama or Centre for Pre Cooperative) later changed to Bina Swadaya.

The main concern of Bina Swadaya was poverty alleviation in rural and urban area. Nowadays, Bina Swadaya has 800 full timer staffs and empowering about one hundred poor households through 3,000 self help groups (SHGs) in 29 local offices throughout Indonesia. Actually, Bina Swadaya has grown up to many activities.


Aims :
Enhancement the quality of life of poor and marginalized people with respect to the values of: equality, justice, solidarity, subsidiary, multiculturalism, and environment friendly.

Mission:
1.To empower the poor and marginalized people through the development of human resource, institution, capital, and enterprises.
2.To strive development policies which benefit for the poor and marginalized people
3.To bridge the gap in socio-economic field of society in order to achieve a fairer social structure
4.To enhance self-reliance, excellence, and sustainable institution

Vision:
Bina Swadaya perform an excellence institution in the area of:
• Microfinance development
• Civil society empowerment
• Agribusiness development
• Development communication provider
• Alternative (agro and eco) tourism development

To achieve the excellencies, now Bina Swadaya manages:
1. Centre for microfinance development which has two microfinance approaches:
a. Formal approach, through 4 rural banks
b. Non-formal approach, through ASA model (adapted from Bangladesh) with 12 branches
2. Centre for studies and empowerment of civil society which has 17 local offices
3. Bina Swadaya Consultant : limited companies for consultancy services (in the field of development)
4. Centre for education and training which focus on strengthening civil society organizations
5. Trubus agricultural magazine to support agriculture activities
6. Publishing company :
a.Penebar Swadaya : agricultural books
b.Puspa swara : health, appropriate technologies, and language books
7. Printing house company
8. Niaga Swadaya : marketing company books,
9. Bina Swadaya Tours : for alternative tourism
10.Trubus Mitra Swadaya : manages 6 agricultural shops (Toko Trubus), manage franchising of Toko Trubus


Through those activities, now Bina Swadaya is almost self financing (96%).