Forum Lenteng is an egalitarian non-profit organization as a means of social and cultural studies development. Forum Lenteng was found by communication students, artists, researchers and cultural observers in 2003. The forum was established to develop knowledge on media and art of its members, by doing production, documentation, research and open distribution. The development of this knowledge then becomes the foundation for the community to discuss about social issues through art and media. After twelve years of existence, Forum Lenteng has evolved by developing many programs with supports and cooperations from various institutions and communities in Indonesia and internationally.

To achieve these goals Forum Lenteng has 2 major focuses of programs, namely, Development, Empowerment and Inter-Community Network Development and Deployment and Distribution of Information and Knowledge Through Media. These focuses are divided into programs such as: