A standby network for Indonesia.
Bahtera Siaga Nusantara — "the standby vessel of the archipelago" — is an operational digital platform that connects, verifies, and deploys disaster-response volunteers across Indonesia.
Our mission
Indonesia sits on one of the most disaster-prone arcs on earth. Volunteers are everywhere — but coordination is hard. BASARA exists to make sure that when a disaster strikes, the right teams, with the right skills, in the right place, can be activated in minutes, not days.
Background
Born from years of grassroots response work, BASARA grew out of the need for a single operational backbone shared by independent volunteer groups, community organizations, and partner agencies. We provide the tools — teams, units, programs, operations, verified skills, donation campaigns — so every collaborator can focus on the field, not the paperwork.
Our values
Coordination
One shared command picture, across every team and every region.
Verification
Skills and identities are verified by leaders before deployment.
Care
We exist to serve communities, not bureaucracies.