Wanita Indonesia
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Wanita Indonesia was a women's organization in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

. It was the women's wing
Women's wing
A women's wing is an organisation affiliated with a political party that consists of that party's female membership or acts to promote women within that party. The organisations take different roles and types, with some giving women the option of joining and others automatically enrolling all...

 of the Partai Indonesia Raya ('Great Indonesia Party'). Wanita Indonesia was founded on September 11, 1953. The profile of the organization was based on 'nationalism
Nationalism
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, democracy
Democracy
Democracy is generally defined as a form of government in which all adult citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Ideally, this includes equal participation in the proposal, development and passage of legislation into law...

 and humanitarianism
Humanitarianism
In its most general form, humanitarianism is an ethic of kindness, benevolence and sympathy extended universally and impartially to all human beings. Humanitarianism has been an evolving concept historically but universality is a common element in its evolution...

'.

Wanita Indonesia ran a programme to establish saving bodies and cooperatives to help women to establish income generating activities. The organization also ran courses in household economy for women.
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