Indonesia
Indonesia consists of over 13,000 islands and it's population is approximately 215 million people. It is the world's fourth most populous country. The country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Malaysia.

Following three and a half centuries of Dutch colonialism, Indonesia secured its independence after World War II. Indonesia's history has since been turbulent, with challenges posed by natural disasters, corruption, separatism, a democratization process, and periods of rapid economic change. Source: The World Factbook.

Indonesia has, in recent times, suffered an unprecedented series of natural disasters, including the tsunami of December 2004 in Aceh, the Nias earthquake of March 2005, the May 2006 earthquake in Yogyakarta and Central Java, and the July 2006 earthquake and tsunami in West Java.

The NTT Province of Indonesia consists of a group of islands east of Java and Bali. While the general economy of Indonesia is experiencing some growth, the economy of the Timor Province has been in decline and is reeling from the effects of climate change. Other factors include frequent drought, low human resources and the influx of refugees from Timor Leste. Serious water shortages limit economic development and food security. The recent global food crisis has hit the people hard with spiraling food prices and little capacity to grow rice, the staple food for most Indonesians.

World Hope Australia's Hope Christian School Project is working to alleviate some of this suffering.