Newsletter LEAD Cohort 9 From the Editor DEAR FRIENDS, A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no further. More

Nosi Lestariwati
Sustainable Livelihood: Dream or Reality?

"You cannot do (start to do) anything without doing everything." This remark caught my attention while following a lecture on Sustainable Livelihood by Elizabeth Carriere from the Department for International Development (DFID) during the last National Training Session in May. We were exploring the Sustainable livelihoods framework which has six principles: people centered, holistic, dynamic, building on strength, micro-macro links, and sustainability. As this framework presents the main factors that affect people's livelihood and the relationships between them, I can see why the above phrase can lead to some confusion or to a certain extent, frustation. More

Anjelita Malik
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Many of us have wondered what we can do to manage the waste, despite our different professions and roles in community. Ideas like sorting, recycling and energy recovery are not new to us. But what has been done to improve waste management? And how can we, as part of the community, play our part in waste management? more

Jarot Wahyudi
RELIGIOUS PLURALISM

Much has been said concerning the phenomenon of pluralism. As a new theme and a new reality, it poses an interesting challenge to the followers of all religions. The term "pluralism" signifies heterogeneity. It presupposes environmental where world politics, economy and finance play an essential part in determining people's regional and international destiny. In practice, a global network which has come into being allows economist to speak of a world society and psychologist of a world civilization. Both suggest a field of interaction in which every sphere of activity is involved, either directly or indirectly. Yet a world civilization coming into being in a technical sense in no way implies a single world culture, religion or even aesthetic sense. A world civilization can include a multiplicity of cultures and religions. More

Joko Roesmanto
PRACTISING LOCAL INITIATIVES

Until the end of the '90s, top-down planning in project implementation that did not 'put the last first' was common in Indonesia. Top-down planning became popular in the early '70s, and, I believe, such planning was only applied from the viewpoint of economic growth without regard to income distribution. This in the long run, may have ensured continuous development but did not necessarily consider sustainable development. These days, however, top-down planning and project implementation should be reviewed in line with the development of actual methods of community development. More

Budi Putra
INTERNET IN INDONESIA

THE INTERNET IS CONNECTING THE WORLD, and connecting us to our future. The Internet has made the growing of information technology (IT) became faster and faster. The Web-lifestyle has came closer to us, and changed our ways to work and communicate. More

Nosi Lestariwati
E-CONFERENCE COHORT 9 INTEREST GROUP ON EDUCATION
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