NGO Focus: Yayasan IDEP

Yayasan IDEP’s NAME

In the Balinese language ‘IDEP’ is the aspect of human consciousness that is our ability to plan and think critically.

This name helps us convey our belief that in this age of increasingly challenging life situations, it is our ability to understand our environments and create appropriate solutions for sustainable development, that will maximize our positive impact on this world and give us all a better chance for survival

Yayasan IDEP’s VISION

To help people understand our interconnectedness with nature and to support safe and sustainable lifestyles.

Yayasan IDEP’s MISSION

1. To learn from existing community-based knowledge and use this knowledge to develop appropriate methods of preserving and strengthening local resources while strengthening community resilience to disaster.
2. To provide access to hands-on demonstrations, information and tools that address challenges faced by local communities.
3. To develop and utilize various types of educational media to capacity build and raise public awareness about community-based sustainable development and disaster management.
4. To participate in national and international networks, which support new and existing initiatives that focus on community-based sustainable development and disaster management.
5. To provide assistance to disaster affected people in need.

See HERE for more.

About Yayasan IDEP Foundation

Yayasan IDEP is an Indonesian non-profit foundation that was formally established in Bali, Indonesia in 1999, at the height of Indonesia’s economic crisis. IDEP’s objective was to respond to urgent needs for sustainable food production and resource management, while conveying the importance of environmental education for sustainable living.

Between 1999-2000 Yayasan IDEP successfully conducted several Permaculture Training of Trainer Courses, with the assistance of the some of the world’s most acclaimed Permaculture Trainers. IDEP facilitated the certification of over 200 people from throughout Indonesia. As the result of these courses, various Permaculture related projects have been initiated nation-wide.

After 2000, Yayasan IDEP applied the knowledge gained from feedback of original pilots to develop its own community based sustainable development pilot programs. It began testing innovative approaches to raising environmental awareness through public awareness media campaigns and curriculum development, while disseminating practical solutions to environmental, social and economic problems within local communities.
IDEP achieves its goals by:

• Introducing sustainable living solutions for households, businesses, schools & communities
• Introducing innovative approaches to environmental education into local schools
• Working directly with local communities at the grass roots level to pilot test projects
• Developing models for micro credit cooperative programs
• Constructing working demonstrations of small-scale organic food production
• Constructing working demonstrations of appropriate technology for waste management and wastewater treatment
• Developing eco-literacy through community based development media & curriculums
• Sharing knowledge gained and media through local NGO networks
• Conducting media training & supporting local NGO partners with their programs

Since the Bali Bombing tragedy in October 2002, the rapid decline of Bali’s economic stability has harshly brought home the reality of the un-sustainability of an economy primarily based on tourism. Yayasan IDEP is addressing increased requests for support from local communities to continue and expand its programs.

In 2001 IDEP launched a Community Based Crisis Response Program that will help local Indonesian communities to be more prepared for and to better manage disasters.

At IDEP we are extremely grateful for the support we have received from our international and local advisors, overseas voluntary programs, volunteer support and financial assistance received from these and local supporters of our programs. Thank you, we could never have achieved so much without you.

See HERE for more.

BBC NEWS - Flood in Peru

Death toll rises in Peru floods

The number of people killed in heavy flooding over the past several days in southern Peru has risen to 20, local officials say.

They say that at least five more people are missing and almost 40,000 others have been affected.

On Friday, officials airlifted the last of nearly 4,000 tourists stranded near the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu.

The tourists became trapped after floods and landslides destroyed road and rail links to the famous site.

'Terrified'

Peru's Cusco region in the Andes is the worst-hit.

"Before we could even get out of our beds the water was flowing over them"

Berta Pantoja, flood victim, Lucre

Your pictures: Peru floods

Journey to the flood villages

Lucre - a village situated next to a river with the same name - was all but washed away earlier this week, the BBC's Dan Collyns reports from the region.

"The waters hit our home at 2330 at night when we were all asleep," local resident Berta Pantoja says.

"Someone heard the noise and before we could even get out of our beds the water was flowing over them. Terrified, all seven of us ran in different directions trying to escape," she adds.

Many local residents are now trying to salvage what they can from their destroyed houses.

After the impressive airlift from Machu Picchu, bringing aid to hundreds of villages spread over a wide area will pose a far greater challenge, our correspondent says.

Other regions such as Puno, Ayacucho and Huancavelica were also hit hard by the torrential rains.

Officials say the floods are the worst to hit the country in years.

Related to this story:
Machu Picchu airlift is completed (30 Jan 10 | Americas )
In pictures: Machu Picchu airlift (30 Jan 10 | In Pictures )
Machu Picchu rail link still shut (28 Jan 10 | Americas )
Peru begins Machu Picchu airlift (26 Jan 10 | Americas )

Questions:

Have you ever been affected by a serious flood?

What NGO activity did you observe?

How does the flood in Peru compare to the floods we regularly see in Jakarta?

How do the challenges of emergency response differ?

The photocopies are ready!

The books are ready and I will bring them on Monday.



Poor Story: An Insider Uncovers How Globalisation and Good Intentions Have Failed the World's Poor (Paperback)

Product Description (from Amazon.com)

The Independent

"heartening book on Africa and remedies for its plight....Bolton
doesn't rant or preach; he tells hopeful stories as well as explaining
tragic failures; he balances hard facts with strong ideas"

The Guardian

"superbly lucid and readable"

City AM

"A shocking account...clearly, intelligently and sensitively
written...an important, fresh perspective on a long-running debate"

Product Description

For eight years, Giles Bolton worked for the British Government's Department for International Development (DFID), in countries as far flung as Kenya, Rwanda and Iraq. Idealistic and committed, he was determined to make a difference, but instead found himself confronted by an appallingly wasteful global aid industry and a persistently unequal trade system. He also began to see how Africa was being ripped off in its relations with the West, and how the western consumer and taxpayer was also losing out as a result. Born of both passion and frustration, "Poor Story" addresses the five crucial issues at the heart of this dilemma - Poverty, Aid, Trade, Globalisation and Change. Informed, engaging and jargon-free, the book draws on Giles Bolton's personal experiences to answer the questions behind the campaigns and concerts: Why is Africa still poor? What really happens to our aid money? How do trade rules affect the ordinary consumer at the checkout? And will the new promises made by Tony Blair and others finally make a difference? Accessible to read yet radical in its scope, "Poor Story" is the definitive insider's guide to how globalisation is failing the world's poor.

From the Publisher

A startling, hard-hitting account of how the West is failing Africa, and how we all lose out as a result

About the Author

Born in London in 1973, Giles Bolton has been closely involved in Africa and it's development for more than ten years as civil servant, diplomat and aid worker. From 1996 until 2004 he worked for the British Government's Department for International Development (DFID), in countries such as Kenya, Rwanda and Iraq. This is his first book.

Class Announcement

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Book Extract - "Job Interviews For Dummies"

If you want a pdf copy of this book, just ask Adrian (and bring your flashdisk!)

Here's an extract from Chapter 11:

Looking Good with Questions You Ask

So you just finished answering a seemingly endless line of questions about your work history and your education, and you’re pretty confident that you held your own.

Now the interviewer turns to you and asks, “Do you have any questions?”

This question is your cue to ask how much money you’re gonna make at this outfit anyway, right? Wrong!

The types of questions you ask and when you ask them are the least understood parts of the interview. Your questions offer major chances for garnering curtain calls or being booed off the stage.

Sort your question opportunities into two categories:

• Questions that sell you: These questions help you get an offer; they’re a way to sell without selling.
• Questions that address your personal agenda: These questions about pay, benefits, and other self-interest items should be asked only after you receive an offer — or at least a heavy hint of an offer.
• Keep your focus on the employer’s needs and how you can meet them.
  

Sell yourself by asking questions that are:

• Work-focused
• Task-focused
• Function-focused

Ask about the position’s duties and challenges. Ask what outcomes you’re expected to produce. Ask how the position fits into the department, and the department into the company. Ask about typical assignments.

Here are examples of work-related questions:

• What would be my first three goals if I were hired for this position?
• What would my key responsibilities be?
• How many and whom would I supervise? To whom would I report?
• Will I be working as a member of a team?
• What percentage of time will I spend communicating with customers, coworkers, and managers?
• Will on-job training be required for a new product?
• Can you describe a typical day?
• If I produce double my quota will you double my base pay?
• Was the last person in this job promoted?
• What’s the potential for promotion?
• How would you describe the atmosphere here?
• Formal and traditional?
• Energetically informal?
• Where is the company headed? Merger? Growth?
• What would my first project be?
• What type of training would I receive?
• What resources would I have to do the job?
• How much would I travel, if any?
• (If a contract job) Do you anticipate extensive overtime to finish the project on schedule?
• Where does this position fit into the company’s organizational structure?
• What results would you expect from my efforts and on what timetable?
• What improvements need to be made on how the job has been done until now?

How much time should you invest in asking selling questions?

Five to ten minutes is not too much. We have never heard an employer complain about a candidate being too interested in work.

Don’t ask questions about information you can glean (or should have gleaned) from research.

Q: Where do you see yourself in five years?

Listening Practice - Fighting HIV AIDS

New guidelines for fighting HIV

Summary: Ahead of tomorrow's World Aids Day, the World Health Organisation has issued new guidelines for HIV treatment which would significantly increase the number of patients receiving anti-retroviral drugs.

DOWNLOAD AUDIO FILE HERE.

[LISTEN TO THE AUDIO FILE BEFORE YOU READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT]

At the moment, four million people around the world receive anti-retroviral drugs. There's another five million who need them but don't get them.

The WHO recommendations on when to start treatment for HIV would mean an extra three to five million people would be added to that waiting list. The WHO wants people who have HIV to start drugs before their immune systems get so weak they start displaying symptoms. A study recently published in the medical journal The Lancet showed starting treatment at the newly recommended level could increase survival by nearly 70%.

It would also add significantly to the cost on health care systems. In South Africa, which has one of the biggest HIV burdens in the world, currently fewer than half of the people who should be receiving HIV drugs get them.

Poor health infrastructure is a common problem for nearly all developing countries. Putting HIV-positive people on drugs earlier would significantly reduce the cost to health systems of treating opportunistic infections - illnesses which take hold while the immune system is weak. It would also greatly improve life expectancy of HIV patients, with repercussions for families and the workforce.

The WHO is still working out how much it would cost countries to improve their treatment regimes, but it won't be cheap.

Madeleine Morris, BBC News

FURTHER READING (click here):

The World Health Organization changes HIV 'drug advice'

HIV and AIDS

NGO Focus: Save The Children

Hey, is it just me or is it kind of difficult to get information about Save The Children's work in Indonesia from this web site?!

http://www.savethechildren.net/alliance/where_we_work/

Have a look and see what you can find. We will discuss this (the web site issue) when we meet.

In the meantime here is some information about the work that "Save" does around the world:

Our Mission

Save the Children fights for children's rights. We deliver immediate and lasting improvements to children's lives worldwide.

Our Vision

Save the Children works for:

• A world which respects and values each child.
• A world which listens to children and learns.
• A world where all children have hope and opportunity.

What Sets Us Apart

Save the Children is the world's largest independent organisation for children, making a difference to children's lives in over 120 countries. It is made up of 29 national organisations with a global staff of more than 14,000 working together.

From emergency relief to long-term development, Save the Children helps children to achieve a happy, healthy and secure childhood. Save the Children listens to children, involves children and ensures their views are taken into account. Save the Children secures and protects children's rights - to food, shelter, healthcare, education and freedom from violence, abuse and exploitation.

Annual Review 2008

As long as there are children in need, Save the Children will find innovative ways to help them survive and thrive. Save the Children is growing and strengthening its capability to fight for children's rights and to deliver immediate and lasting improvements worldwide.

For 90 years, national Save the Children organisations have committed themselves to bring about a better world for children. Increasingly, over recent years, these organisations have brought together their different cultures, experiences and resources to achieve a greater impact in their work and provide a stronger global voice for children.

To learn more, download our Annual Report:
2008 [Adobe PDF, 3389 Kb]

Previous Annual Reports:
2007 [4.7Mb PDF] 2006 [5Mb PDF] 2005 [1.7Mb PDF] 2004 [0.8Mb PDF]
2003 [1Mb PDF] 2002 [1Mb PDF] 2001 [0.9Mb PDF]