Dian Desa Foundation is a non-govern- mental
organization established in 1971 and located in Yogyakarta. Dian Desa Founda-
tion designed and implemented efficient technologies to enable people in rural
ar- eas/villages solve their own problems and improve their lives.

The monetary crisis had a big impact on lives of millions of Indonesian
people. Be- tween 1996 and 2001, amount of Indone- sians living under the line
of poverty in- creased from the already-high of 22.5 mil- lions or 17% of the
total population to about 45 million people or about 25 % of total of
Indonesian population in 2001.

Decreasing foreign aid provided a morechallenge
to organizations in Indonesia to defend themselves and that also had impacts on
various social issues. The problem was, could Dian Desa continue their
activities to achieve their visions and mission with limited spon- sor? And could
Dian Desa change strategy to overcome social problems arising in Indonesia?