If you can't see these newsletter, please click here Hot News The New Boards of Supervisors and Directors Six LEAD Fellows have been selected as members of YPB Boards. Sri Kusyuniati (Cohort 1) and Rahendrawan (Cohort 6) are in the Board of Supervisors, while Catharina Any Sulistyowati (Cohort 7), Laksmi Dhewanti Rustiawan (Cohort 3), Diah Kumorowati Marsidi (Cohort 2) and Nedia Permata Hasan (Cohort 7) are selected for the Board of Directors. Wish you all a success!  [more]   Puni, honored as Climate Change Hero by WWF Congratulation to LEAD Fellow, Tri Mumpuni (cohort 2), who has been honored by WWF International as a Climate Change Hero.  [more] LEAD Associate Training of Cohort 11 For the last three months LEAD have been conducting 2 sessions of the LEAD Associates Training, which are session 4 "Monitoring & Evaluation of CSR Project using Corporate Benchmarking Tool" and session 5 "Sustainability Tools for Planning & Implementing Corporate Social Responsibility" and "Bridging Leadership". In November some of the Associates will be attending the Regional Training Session in Bangkok, Thailand. [more]   Sustainable Fishery in Buleleng, Bali Sixty-nine fishermen in Pejarakan village, Buleleng have received the international certificate for safe fishing management. The fishing grounds have also been awarded "certificate for collection site" for its sustainable maintenance. This program, funded by the Darwin Initiative (UK), is a partnership between LEAD Indonesia/YPB with the Marine Aquarium Council (MAC) and Lembaga Pilang. [more]   A CSR Program from UNIDO UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organizations) is looking at the possibility of developing a center for a type of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for SME in Indonesia, in addition to Tanzania and Nicaragua. For this reason, UNIDO Vienna International Center has chosen Ibu Darwina Wijayanti, Executive Director of YPB/LEAD Indonesia, as the National Advisor for Indonesia. [more]   Total of 21 Case Studies of Sustainable Development have been collected The YPB Program of Promoting Leadership for Integrated Development--funded by the Ford Foundation-has successfully collected 21 case studies regarding leadership and sustainable development issues in Indonesia. [more]   Young Leaders Program Richard Harrap, the first participant of the Young Leaders Project 2005 in Indonesia, has completed his job placement and mentoring program. He enrolled in one of IBEKA programs of "Saving the Environment for a Better Future" in Subang, West Java. His mentor was Tri Mumpuni (Cohort 2). During the placement, he had the opportunity to visit the other IBEKA programs of the same mission in West Java, as well as in South Sumatra, Bali and Lombok. [more]   Water Treament Units from Schneider Electric for Aceh Following the WTUs of 'Teratai' and 'Jeumpa', LEAD Indonesia/YPB once again coordinated the construction and shipping of three more WTUs by the request of Schneider Electric, the funding donor. Just as with the previous two units, the three Schneider units are also made by PT Envitech Perkasa (Muhtadi Sjadzali, Cohort 1). For their functional operation in the field, PERPAMSI (the Association of Drinking-Water Companies in Indonesia) has agreed once again to take the lead in the coordination. [more]   In Remembrance of Pak Kismadi The 1000-day commemoration of the late Kismadi was held with the launch of the book about him "Cermin Ilalang" and a small discussion in Jakarta (15 August 2005) and Yogyakarta (17 August 2005). Amongst the guests in Jakarta, who shared their stories about Kismadi, were Prof. Alwi Dahlan, Prof. Oey Mayling Gardiner, Wisaksono Noeradi, LEAD Fellows dan Associates, and the family of the late Kismadi. In Yogyakarta, on the other hand, the occasion was modest yet meaningful. [more] Water for Agriculture, Would Save Food Supply On 25 October 2005 LEAD Forum was having a limited discussion with the Water Project Team (consists of LEAD Fellows who were concerned with issues of water), and in fact Mr. Ir. Gatot Irianto PhD, a Agroclimatoligist from the Center for Soil and Agroclimate Research and Development has just inaugurated as the Director for Water Management of the Agriculture Department. [more] Corporate-Stakeholders Partnership The Seminar "Corporate-Stakeholder Partnership: Toward Productive Relations" was accomplished by LEAD Indonesia last June 2005. Some highlights from the seminar need to be noted and shared. It is from a note compiled by Iwan Gardono (SocioLab of the University of Indonesia), which underlines the important of Partnership, maps the stakeholders, and describes the three scenarios of partnership. The seminar note also illustrates prerequisites of a success partnership as well as the roles of government and community. [more]   A Word From BDN 2/35 Hello Readers! Newsletter LEAD Indonesia/YPB is now called Ilalang, the leafy logo and philosophy of YPB. Ilalang are type of shrubs vegetation that can live long in any situation and condition of soil, even in critical condition of soil With its strong roots, ilalang are capable to survive in most conditions, rainy or dry season. Hopefully, just like ilalang, this newsletter can be a pioneer in whatever conditions… make possible of "other plants" to grow… and can transform unfavorable areas into furtile ones. This edition covers our running programs as well as some future programs. Click on the article title to get the complete story. In the spirit of Idul Fitri, we would like to say: "Ied Mubaraq, 1 Syawal 1426 Hijriah" Warm Regards! Change Agent Secret .......... Experience in applying system thinking to practical problems*.... * subtract from "Accelerator: A Guidebook for Practitioners by Alan AtKisson" by Chris Madden Lamreh Makmu Buesare With the funding support from the LEAD International, Malahayati Eco Village program, initiated by the Ministry Office of Environment (Kantor Menteri Lingkungan Hidup), has been in action since September 2005. Through the participation of the local community of Lamreh village (Mesjid Raya sub-district, Aceh Besar District, NAD) from 18-20 October 2005, the proposed program "Lamreh Makmu Buesare" (Lamreh Makmur Bersama= Prosperous Lamreh) has been agreed, with which the population want to revive the community's supreme values and Gampoeng's (village's) roles, to improve the (quality) of human resources, and develop economic activities and infrastructure. Enthusiasm of the locals are so high; they discussed until dawn, until sahur. [more] The World Science Forum in Budapest Lieke Riadi (Cohort 5) is invited by LEAD International-by the recommendation of LEAD Indonesia-to attend The World Science Forum in Budapest, 10-12 November 2005. At the forum she will be presenting her essay entitled The Role of Scientist in Building Sustainable Future. CSR Training in East Kutai LEAD Indonesia/YPB was invited by FORCE (Center for Community Empowerment & Economic) to be a speaker in the "Soft Launching/ Workshop of Multistakeholders Initiatives in the Implementation of CSR for the Sustainable Development of East Kutai" and the training facilitator for the "Sustainable CSR." The event was on 26-28 September 2005 in Sangatta, East Kalimantan. [more] Stars are Twinkling on Cibodas YPB director and staff gathered at Cibodas on 22-23 August 2005 to develop draft of its strategic 5-year plan. The last session was dedicated for appreciation; everybody had to make stars for all his/her colleagues with appreciation words written on it. The stars were then posted on the walls. Watching the "twinkling stars" in the cold weather of the beautiful Cibodas botanical garden has generated good spirit and new understanding among YPB people. [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