We

• try to actively exert influence on our government with regard to its policies towards Indonesia and East Timor;
• make demands on our government and present them in public;
• regularly inform politicians, the media, NGOs and other relevant and interested people and organisations on the current situation in Indonesia and East Timor, draw their attention to problems there and transmit to them demands of our partner organisations for active support in their work on the protection of human rights and the environment;
• impart day-to-day information via e-mail list (in part also specially selected for the respective target group), and publish analyses on current developments;
• publish the journal "Suara - Zeitschrift für Indonesien und Osttimor" (in German), prepare background reports on human rights and other issues and furthermore participate in the publication of the West-Papua-Rundbrief;
• offer an up-to-date information pool on our homepage, analyse, select and compile publications of the Indonesian and international press concerning Indonesia and East Timor;
• organise seminars and events on topics related to Indonesian and East Timorese politics, culture, society etc., often with guests from the two countries;
• invite guests from Indonesia and East Timor and bring them into contact with politicians and representatives of the media, NGOs and other organisations as well as with the general public in Germany;
• supply, on request, special information to politicians, to representatives of the media, to NGOs, and to individuals and organisations who's work is concerned with Indonesia or East Timor;
• offer background information for journalists and arrange contacts for them in Indonesia and East Timor;
• actively participate in discussions, round table talks, workshops and conferences;
• initiate and co-ordinate joint actions and support groups through advisory counselling;
• supply work material and information kits on different subjects with regard to Indonesia and East Timor;
• find and arrange for speakers and groups who work on similar topics;
• participate in the global NGO-network concerning Indonesia and East Timor and regularly take part in strategy meetings.

Target groups of our work are - to mention some in no special order concerning priority - MPs, political parties, the government, the churches, charity organisations, human rights organisations, organisations working in the realm of development or development aid, media representatives, academia, solidarity groups, labour unions, environmental protection groups and members of the public.