Bantulan

Emergency Relief Activities
The May 27 earthquake had shaken Bantul district as well as Bantulan batik crafters’ life. Imogiri, Bantul was among the hardest hit region where the city literally lost its capacity to function. Most of the residents are still mourning from losing their family members, or their house, and their life. Imogiri Eco-museum Batik also hardly collapsed.
Jogja Heritage Society in collaboration with Friends of Indonesian Batik “Sekar Jagad”, Indonesian Heritage Trust, Losari Foundation, Mayasari Indonesia, Community Service of Yogyakarta Agricultural Institute, and individual donators, are preparing “Revive Imogiri Folk Batik” program to help rebuild the city and the residents based on their most potential intangible heritage.
This activity is part of the program called “Give Back Jogja Folk Heritage”, an integrated conservation effort of tangible and intangible heritage by rebuilding the economy through utilizing their potential assets. This program is aimed to assist the crafters to be independent in the future. from http://heritage.com