Learning Circle of Visioned Communities
Learning Circle of Visioned Communities
who we are
who we are
Act.32, March 17th 1998Ultimate idea
Ultimate idea
: :We believe that all
We believe that all
human and communities have their
human and communities have their
strenghts
strenghts
,
,
and with clear
and with clear
vision
vision
they
they
would be able to
would be able to
reclaim their future
reclaim their future
.
.
We are Non Government, non profit organization
We are Non Government, non profit organization
Mandate:
Mandate:
strengthen local
strengthen local
organizations/ communities in Eastern
organizations/ communities in Eastern
Indonesia, toward their resiliency.
Kampung Berdaulat!
Kampung Berdaulat!
where visioned where visionedcommunities are well organized, able to develop communities are well organized, able to develop
and manage their own network, exchange & and manage their own network, exchange & capitalize their resources interdependently to capitalize their resources interdependently to
ensure their resiliency and basic rights fulfillment. ensure their resiliency and basic rights fulfillment.
(1) Developing new models of
(1) Developing new models of
basic rights fulfillment
basic rights fulfillment
(2)
(2)
Facilitating collective actions among Facilitating collective actions among local/grass-roots leaders and grass-rootlocal/grass-roots leaders and grass-root
innovators
innovators
(3) Creating learning management process
(3) Creating learning management process
among local/root leaders and
among local/root leaders and
grass-root innovator
root innovator
(4)
(4)
Encouraging enabling environment
Encouraging enabling environment
Adonara
Solor
Greater
Kupang TTS
Alor islands
Aa: exisiting Aa: expanding
Pantar
Rote Sabu
Lomblen
Themes & Geographical Coverage until 2012
small islands of eastern indonesia for
small islands of eastern indonesia for
water,
water,
food
Main Strategies
Main Strategies
Approach:
Approach:
Asset Based, with
Asset Based, with
Appreciative Inquiry Method
Appreciative Inquiry Method
2 main strategies
2 main strategies
Learning Circle of Visioned Communities
Learning Circle of Visioned Communities Discovering local/grass
root leaders and innovators as well as their strengths and existing opportunities | Envisioning the actors, area based | Connecting knowledge and initiatives across geographical borders among local/grass-root leaders and innovators towards collective action
Public Outreaching
Public Outreaching In order to promote the actors and their
initiatives externally. We have website, newsletter and make use of various social network means, eg. Facebook.
Grant Making
Grant Making supporting collective action and innovations of
Appreciative Inquiry
Appreciative Inquiry
Appreciate
Appreciate
to value; recognize the best in to value; recognize the best in people or the world around us; affirm past and people or the world around us; affirm past and present strengths, successes, and potentials; present strengths, successes, and potentials; to perceive those things that give life (health, to perceive those things that give life (health,vitality, excellence) to living systems. vitality, excellence) to living systems.
Inquire
Inquire
1. to explore and discover. 2. to ask 1. to explore and discover. 2. to ask questions; to be open to seeing new potentials questions; to be open to seeing new potentialsRecent Programs
Recent Programs
● Strengthening Climate and Weather Information Strengthening Climate and Weather Information System for Farmers and Fishers (ICCTF)
System for Farmers and Fishers (ICCTF)
Exercising dissemination of eather and climate information (on bidaily basis) to 1000 farmers and fishers around Kupang Bay, advocating best climate and weather information
dissemination to local government.
● Food Sovereignty Diversity (Oxfam)Food Sovereignty Diversity (Oxfam)
Strengthening local food systems at village levels in Kabupaten Kupang,
advocating diverse and healthy food consumptions, encouraging local seeds preservation and conservation
● Strengthening Community Based Ecosystem Resilience in Strengthening Community Based Ecosystem Resilience in
Small Islands (Global Environmental Facilities-SGP)
Small Islands (Global Environmental Facilities-SGP)
Initiatives towards
Initiatives towards
Sustainability
Sustainability
●
Establishment of KoTAK energy
Establishment of KoTAK energy
cooperatives
cooperatives with Geng Motor Imut
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Assessing and experimenting local
Assessing and experimenting local
organic food fair trading
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Provides Manuals for trainings and workshopProvides Manuals for trainings and workshopCreating New Reality, A Guide to Community Visioning,
adopting Appreciative Inquiry method
adopting Appreciative Inquiry method
Understanding Socio-Ecological Crisis
Understanding Socio-Ecological Crisis
,, adopting adopting SDE tool of analysisSDE tool of analysis
Discovering Community Champions,
Discovering Community Champions, A guide to find actors of social change, adopting Appreciative Interview Techniques.
Community Visioning Workshop Curricullum
Trainings and workshops for
Trainings and workshops for
Organization and
Organization and
communities visioning and planning
communities visioning and planning
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Leadership and Communication Strategy
Leadership and Communication Strategy
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Strenghts Based Facilitators
Strenghts Based Facilitators
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Organization
Organization
development
Research & publication,
Research & publication, most recently
Business Enabling Environment for Poor Farmers Study (TAF- AusAID, 2013)
Local Food Resources in East Nusa Tenggara Islands
Local Food Resources in East Nusa Tenggara Islands
(2013)
(2013)
Analysis of Provincial Budget on Food Security (2013)
Analysis of Provincial Budget on Food Security (2013)
Noble but Load, discussion paper of Gender Situasion in
Noble but Load, discussion paper of Gender Situasion in
East Nusa Tenggara (Pikul, 2011)
East Nusa Tenggara (Pikul, 2011)
Survey on Migrant without Assets in Kupang Municipality
Survey on Migrant without Assets in Kupang Municipality
(Pikul 2010)
(Pikul 2010)
Survey on Socio-Ecology Crisis in Eastern Indonesia (Pikul
Survey on Socio-Ecology Crisis in Eastern Indonesia (Pikul
Research & publication,
Research & publication, most recently most recently
Baseline survey for Oxfam GB Building
Baseline survey for Oxfam GB Building
Resilience in Eastern Indonesia Program
Resilience in Eastern Indonesia Program
(2010)
(2010)
Human Safety and Sustainability of
Human Safety and Sustainability of
Ecological Vital Function
Ecological Vital Function in Lesser Sunda in Lesser Sunda Islands, working with School of Democratic
Islands, working with School of Democratic
Economy (2009)
Economy (2009)
Main Activities
Area of Specialism
Area of Specialism
Natural Resources Management
Natural Resources Management
Disaster Risk Reduction
Disaster Risk Reduction
Climate Change Adaptation
Climate Change Adaptation
Food Sovereignty
Food Sovereignty
Gender Mainstreaming in
Gender Mainstreaming in
Social
Social
Changes
Partners and Stakeholders
Partners and Stakeholders
More than 20 active associates
More than 20 active associates
, with
, with
experience
experience Facilitators
Facilitators
,,esp using asset basedapproach for various purposes and fields. eg. ABA for farmers, youth, disaster survivors, small enterpreneurs, students, etc.
Community Actors Profilers
Community Actors Profilers
Researchers, evaluators, assessor
Researchers, evaluators, assessor
Creative documentation
Creative documentation
(visual, audio-visual)(visual, audio-visual)More than 200 local actors and
More than 200 local actors and
innovations.
innovations.
Ranged from teachers, farmers, Ranged from teachers, farmers, photographers, youth groups, students, smallphotographers, youth groups, students, small
enterpreneurs, activists (environmental, good
enterpreneurs, activists (environmental, good
governance, humanitarian, indigeneous people), health
governance, humanitarian, indigeneous people), health
cadres, etc.
More than 30 local
More than 30 local
organizations in Eastern
organizations in Eastern
Indonesia and national
Indonesia and national
DRR,
DRR,
environmental organisation,
environmental organisation,
women organization, human rights
women organization, human rights
etc.
etc.
International
International
organization,
organization,
namely:
namely:
Oxfam Australia, Oxfam
Oxfam Australia, Oxfam
Hongkong, ChildFund, FAO,
Hongkong, ChildFund, FAO,
AusAID, ILO, FAO, The Asia
AusAID, ILO, FAO, The Asia
Foundation, GEF-SGP etc.