If you can't see these newsletter, please click here Hot News Welcome Aboard for Lead Fellows of Cohort XI LEAD Associate Training (LAT) 2005-2006 for Cohort XI with a theme "Corporate Social Responsibility for Sustainable Development" has been officially ended, marked by the graduation ceremony of the thirteen Associates as LEAD Indonesia Fellows on January 2006. At the internasional level, the training was completed by the Global Training Session in Bhopal, India, which was running from 21 February to 1 March 2006, and the commencement of participants graduated at the national level. [more]   CIDA Support for Program "Bridging Leadership" in NAD CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency) has approved YPB proposal of "Bridging Leadership: Strengthening Young Potential Leaders in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam". The Program will be running for one year, consisting of training and internship programs for Acehnese youths of three sub-districts. [more] Management: New Organizational Structure and Staff Assessment Throughout the time the workload has increased within the organization as new programs emerge. Adaptation to the organizational structure is needed to ensure that the right person will work at his/her best capacity to encounter the new challenges. [more]   Book Discussion The Forum of BDN 235 Book Discussion is once again holding a book discussion at YPB/LEAD Indonesia office in West Cilandak on Friday, 19 Mei 2006. The discussion forum is open for anybody interested. Unlike the previous one, this informal forum discusses two books at the same time. The two books are "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive" (2005) by Jared Diamond and "Corporate Social Responsibility: Doing the Most Good for Your Company and Your Cause" (2004), by Philip Kotler and Nancy Lee. [more]   Donations "From Head to Toe" for the Pakistan Children Affected by the Earthquake Catastrophe Donations from Fellows and other parties in Indonesia for the children in North Pakistan affected by the October 2005 earthquake have been distributed through the help of the Embassy of Pakistan in Jakarta. The donations comprise winter clothing "From Head to Toe" for children. [more]   Earth Charter Activities YPB has agreed to be the first secretariat of the Indonesia Earth Charter, and will support in the arrangement of special events promoting Earth Charter. The declaration of Earth Charter was born through a global consensus on ethics, values and principles for a sustainable future. [more]   Anyone Can Get Involved in The Formulation of ISO 26000: Social Responsibility ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is formulating an international standard for social responsibility (ISO 26000 - Guidance on Social Responsibility). For those interested in the draft and giving inputs may contact YPB as one of the expert members of the National Mirror Committe on Social Responsibility (MC SR). [more]   Donations from LEAD Brazil and LEAD Mexico for NAD Cash donations from LEAD Brazil and LEAD Mexico for the 2004 tsunami and earthquake victims in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam have been distributed by LEAD Indonesia to those communities needed. [more]   Community Village Planning in Lamreh, NAD Lamreh village has been the focus of LEAD Indonesia to work in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, in partnership with the Ministry of Environment and SALAM. Through a participatory approach LEAD Indonesia has facilitated a process done by the local community of Lamreh to develop a Community Plan document. [more]   Policy Recommendation on the Design of Eco-Village A small team of eco-village consisting of some LEAD Fellows, LEAD staff, representative of the Ministry of Environment, and SALAM, has been working on a Policy paper, which would include challenges and opportunities if the concept of eco-village is to be applied in Lamreh village, NAD. Policy paper is to be presented to the Ministry of Environment as a discussion paper. On May 2006, YPB will hold a gathering in Subang, West Java to discuss the prospect of developing eco-village in Indonesia. [more]   A Word From BDN 2/35 Hello Readers! Time flies. Six months have passed since the last issuance of Ilalang e-Newsletter. After being gone for too long, now is the time for us to apologize and pay our dues by way of sharing stories about YPB/LEAD Indonesia and LEAD Fellows latest activities. The hope is that these stories will patch up the communication gap. Some programs have been completed, such as Malahayati Eco-village (Community Village Planning in Lamreh, NAD) and LEAD Associate Training of Cohort XI. On the other hand, one program just begins to start, a CIDA supported program "Bridging Leadership: Strengthening Young Potential Leaders in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam." We all hope the on-going as well as soon-to-be-started programs can be accomplished effectively, giving good impact and benefit for many people/the community in need. Send your questions, inputs, and comments to the editor via email redaksi@lead.or.id. Warm Regards! Change Agent Secret .......... Effectively balance personal and work time needs*.... * source : "Accelerator: A Guidebook for Practitioners by Alan AtKisson" by Chris Madden LEAD Fellows to Attend a TOT in Italy Any Sulistyowati (Cohort 7) and Wiwien T. Wiyonoputri (Cohort 8) have been selected to attend the Training for Trainers (TOT) in Bolzano, Italy as a result of their continuing involvement with the various trainings of LEAD Indonesia. The course is planned to run from 4 to 9 June 2006, and aimed to expand the existing network of experienced trainers. [more] Pool of Expertise YPB was repeatedly getting question from people about the pool of expertise of the LEAD Fellows Network (LFN). In fact, YPB had difficulty in answering the question because of the lack of a comprehensive expertise database of every LFN member. Realizing the important of LEAD network as an asset, YPB strives to develop a Pool of Expertise through a form disseminated to LEAD Indonesia Fellows and Associates of LFN. [more] Executive Director: Darwina Widjajanti - Editor: Maria D. Nurani - Writers: Tari Menayang, Mila Nuh, Lisa Savitri - Designed by: Febriansyah Hasmadillah LEAD Indonesia is hosted by Yayasan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan (YPB) Jl. BDN II/35, Cilandak Barat, Jakarta Selatan 12430 Telp.: (021) 769 5491, (021) 7581 6941 Fax.: (021) 7581 6938 Email: redaksi@lead.or.id Website: www. lead.or.id Send your questions, inputs and comments to the editor via email redaksi@lead.or.id