Indonesian Church empowers hamlet as eco-model

Karangtanjung Hamlet has become a national model for community-led waste management, inspired by Catholic social teaching and Laudato Si’.

Apr 18, 2025

Related News

Participants of the community-based waste management workshop pose for a group photo in Karangtanjung Hamlet, Pandowoharjo Village, Sleman. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Semarang

SLEMAN, Indonesia: Karangtanjung Hamlet has become a national model for community-led waste management, inspired by Catholic social teaching and Laudato Si’.

Recognised in 2020 as a “National Main Climate Village,” the transformation was supported by the Archdiocese of Semarang’s KKPKC, which helped implement family-based waste sorting and education.

Parish priest, Fr Benedicktus Hanjar Krisnawan, and KKPKC chair Fr Adolfus Suratmo Atmomartoyo highlighted the importance of grassroots awareness and faith-based action. The hamlet’s efforts led to a TPS3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) facility and ongoing training, including a composting workshop by Atma Jaya University.

Karangtanjung now serves as a model of ecological conversion and climate resilience rooted in Church teachings and community commitment. --LiCAS News