Several Indonesian Non Government Organisations say they will refuse funds from America, Britain and Australia, in response to those countries involvement in the war on Iraq. The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation, several women's rights groups and the country's leading environmental watchdog, known as Walhi, have joined in the action. The NGOs say the action in Iraq is a "humanitarian tragedy" and a gross violation of human rights. But will the move just hurt the organisations involved?

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Longgenga Ginting: Yes, but not really. Those budgets are 30% of our budget annually.

"But in the long term it will benefit our organization especially with our activities now to try to diversify our donor source. This is momentum for us to decrease our dependency on the donor and start to have a more stable funding sources from the public."

Woods: So does that mean you won't be approaching other nations to make up the shortfall?

Longgenga Ginting: "We still have a cooperation with many many foundations from Europe and US itself, but also some foundations in Indonesia. We continue working with other foundations."

Woods: Do you hope that other NGO's within Indonesia will take the same steps as you have?

Longgenga Ginting: "We hope so. We hope that we inspire them and they are brave enough to follow this action. But I know that most Indonesian NGO's are highly dependent on those entities.

"It's a financial risk, it is also how your organization decides; whether to continue, uphold your values, your principles with every situation."

Woods: Is your action and that of other NGO's in Indonesia just an example of the depth of feeling in the country on the war on Iraq?

Longgenga Ginting: "Of course many people see this as the politics of oil. However, some groups, some people see this as a religious war, of course, it's not a relgion war.

"This is about the power, it's about energy, and its about the dominance. Of course, people are very angry, they are expressing their concern and also now, they are consolidating to have a bigger and bigger action on the streets.