Late at night, we find ourselves on the patio of the village head. Jino, one of Planet Indonesia’s longest-serving team members, arranges coffee cups and cigarette boxes to represent a bridge. The bridge is a metaphor to explain that Planet Indonesia does not bring ready-made solutions but rather helps strengthen local ideas and initiatives (cup 1) by connecting them to technical expertise and government programs (cup 2).
Read MoreFor eight years Yayasan Planet Indonesia has been dedicated to serving communities and the ecosystems they safeguard through direct programs in Indonesian Borneo. Now, we are extremely excited that we have signed a four-year partnership agreement with JAPESDA and will work with them to positively impact communities in Gorontalo Sulawesi.
Read MoreEverything you need to know about our community development approach to environmental conservation is in our Gunung Nuit Report, but for organisations wanting to implement or learn from our model for practical purposes we welcome them to engage in knowledge exchanges. Most recently we welcomed Forkani (assisted by Blue Ventures) to learn from our models in our coastal village partners of Sungai Nibung, and Mengkalang Jambu. We shared with them all the ingredients that make our model work and they got to speak to community stakeholders at every level to get multiple perspectives. We were just passing on the good grace offered to us by other organisation partners like Blue Ventures who helped us a lot last year. Read this blogpost to learn what's involved and how everyone benefits.
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