Konpenma

FINAL PROJECT STATUS BRIEF 2001

Adat Communities Strengthening Network: Planning and Preparation Stage for Developing Integrated Strengthening Strategy throughout Papua

Konsorsium Penguatan Masyarakat Adat (Konpenma)
through Yayasan Pengembangan Masyarakat Desa (YPMD)
Jn Jeruk Nipis No. 117, Kotaraja, Jayapura
Tel: (62)(0967) 81071 Fax: (62)(0967) 81776
Email: ypmd@jayapura.wasantara.net.id

Geographical focus

Northern and central regions of Papua, including Vogelkop

Tropical and subtropical broadleaf forests/ coastal and marine ecosystems

July 1999 - July 2000

Konpenma (Adat Communities Strengthening Network) is a joint initiative of Irian Jaya based NGOs, such as Lembaga Pengkajian dan Penguatan Masyarakat Adat (LPPMA), WWF Sahul, Yayasan Pengembangan Masyarakat Desa (YPMD), Yasamer, Yabimu, Yapsel, and Lembaga Studi Hak Asasi Manusia Papua Barat (Els-HAM) established in early 1998. Through achieving strong solidarity and collaboration among adat communities and institutions, Konpenma aims to develop a strategic voice to influence national and local policies on spatial use, natural resources, and local development in Papua. Its role is to provide adat communities with effective and strategic assistance in natural resources management, local development, institutional strengthening, information on planned developments and investments, and governments' spatial use plans. Konpenma's organization is divided into three regions, the nothern, central and southern groups. To avoid centralized control by Jayapura, regional networks will be independent, with routine inter-region communications for sharing experiences, information and strategies.

A planning and preparation team has been established. The team comprises five NGO members who report to the Konpenma Steering Committee. The team will work in each region. Specifically the team will:

Document strategic threats and issues, including maps showing distribution of local NGOs, adat institutions, important threats and strategic issues, and extent of services performed by local NGOs for adat communities. Training in planning facilitation will also be provided.
Assess needs for strengthening local NGOs and adat institutions by engaging FOKER LSM Papua Barat (NGOs' Collaboration Forum) in identifying potential resources of local NGOs' activists. The team will work with LPPMA to conduct training on data management, and develop management systems for adat information, as a follow-up to the training. The team plans to conduct policy studies on natural resources management from various perspectives (social, economic, cultural, political and security).
Develop a strategy for inter-region communications among local NGOs and adat institutions. This will include needs assessment for establishing a secretariat of Konpenma and training for NGO activists and adat communities in each region.
Facilitate program planning in each region. This will include presentation and evaluation of the planning and preparation stage in a workshop in each region.

The Steering Committee of Konpenma consulted with members to put a Planning and Preparation Team together. YPMD provides the secretariat support for this team consisting of five people. Two are based in Jayapura to work at the Secretariat and the other three are based in each of the northern, central and southern regions, to work directly with local NGOs and adat institutions. They developed a communications protocol to manage flow of information among members. They also initiated a series of discussions to clarify roles between FOKER LSM, Konpenma and the Papuan Adat Communities Alliance (AMAN).

Konpenma has concentrated on improving the skills of its members through a number of training workshops. It conducted a workshop on Participatory Monitoring, Evaluation and Planning, during October 2000 in Kotaraja-Jayapura. The workshop was attended by 25 participants, including six women, from NGOs and adat institutions from three regions. In the workshop they evaluated the services which had been given by the Konpenma secretariat, as well as the development of program in three regions. They agreed on the planned program of each region for future steps, as they increased their knowledge and ability to implement participatory monitoring, evaluation and planning.

The secretariat of Konpenma also conducted two series of workshops on needs assessments and training planning for local institutions. The first was for the north and central regions in November 2000 in Biak, and the second for participants from the south region in December 2000. There were 18 participants in the north and central region workshop and 13 persons participated in the south region workshop. In both workshops, they analyzed the links between NGOs' programs and adat institutions. There are some obstacles in their connections which participants agreed could be resolved by working together more closely in the future.

Between these two workshops, Konpenma facilitated another workshop on "Development of Monitoring and Evaluation Tools for Empowerment of the Indigenous People in Papua", in December 2000. They analyzed some methodologies and tools for monitoring, evaluation and planning which are often used in NGO development programs. They agreed to develop a specific tool for use by indigenous people for monitoring, evaluation and planning of programs.

Konpenma rounded out this program by conducting another workshop on Participatory Program Planning, in March 2001 in Jayapura. This workshop produced a manual, a practical guide for supporting communities for NGO activists and adat community organizers in Papua ("Panduan Praktis untuk Pendamping Masyarakat"). This product hopefully will help to intensify and improve the effectiveness of the organizing and servicing of adat community groups in Papua in the future.

[ Bantaya ] - [ ELSAM ] - [ FPK ] - [ Hualopu ] - [ JKPP ] - [ Jaring Pela ] - [ KalBar SHK ]

[ Kemala ] - [ KonPenMA ] - [ KPA ] - [ KPSHK ] - [ LATIN ] - [ LMAA ] - [ LPPMA ]

[ Pancurkasih ] - [ PLASMA ] - [ Pro Plasma ] - [ PUTER ] - [ RMI ] - [ Telapak ] - [ WWF Sahul ]

[ YBAW ] - [ YLBHI ] - [ YPLHC ] - [ YTM ]



	FINAL PROJECT STATUS BRIEF 2001

Project	Adat Communities Strengthening Network: Planning and Preparation Stage for Developing Integrated Strengthening Strategy throughout Papua
Partner	Konsorsium Penguatan Masyarakat Adat (Konpenma) through Yayasan Pengembangan Masyarakat Desa (YPMD) Jn Jeruk Nipis No. 117, Kotaraja, Jayapura Tel: (62)(0967) 81071 Fax: (62)(0967) 81776 Email: ypmd@jayapura.wasantara.net.id
Geographical focus	Northern and central regions of Papua, including Vogelkop
Biome	Tropical and subtropical broadleaf forests/ coastal and marine ecosystems
Timing	July 1999 - July 2000
Description	Konpenma (Adat Communities Strengthening Network) is a joint initiative of Irian Jaya based NGOs, such as Lembaga Pengkajian dan Penguatan Masyarakat Adat (LPPMA), WWF Sahul, Yayasan Pengembangan Masyarakat Desa (YPMD), Yasamer, Yabimu, Yapsel, and Lembaga Studi Hak Asasi Manusia Papua Barat (Els-HAM) established in early 1998. Through achieving strong solidarity and collaboration among adat communities and institutions, Konpenma aims to develop a strategic voice to influence national and local policies on spatial use, natural resources, and local development in Papua. Its role is to provide adat communities with effective and strategic assistance in natural resources management, local development, institutional strengthening, information on planned developments and investments, and governments' spatial use plans. Konpenma's organization is divided into three regions, the nothern, central and southern groups. To avoid centralized control by Jayapura, regional networks will be independent, with routine inter-region communications for sharing experiences, information and strategies. A planning and preparation team has been established. The team comprises five NGO members who report to the Konpenma Steering Committee. The team will work in each region. Specifically the team will: Document strategic threats and issues, including maps showing distribution of local NGOs, adat institutions, important threats and strategic issues, and extent of services performed by local NGOs for adat communities. Training in planning facilitation will also be provided. Assess needs for strengthening local NGOs and adat institutions by engaging FOKER LSM Papua Barat (NGOs' Collaboration Forum) in identifying potential resources of local NGOs' activists. The team will work with LPPMA to conduct training on data management, and develop management systems for adat information, as a follow-up to the training. The team plans to conduct policy studies on natural resources management from various perspectives (social, economic, cultural, political and security). Develop a strategy for inter-region communications among local NGOs and adat institutions. This will include needs assessment for establishing a secretariat of Konpenma and training for NGO activists and adat communities in each region. Facilitate program planning in each region. This will include presentation and evaluation of the planning and preparation stage in a workshop in each region.
Results	The Steering Committee of Konpenma consulted with members to put a Planning and Preparation Team together. YPMD provides the secretariat support for this team consisting of five people. Two are based in Jayapura to work at the Secretariat and the other three are based in each of the northern, central and southern regions, to work directly with local NGOs and adat institutions. They developed a communications protocol to manage flow of information among members. They also initiated a series of discussions to clarify roles between FOKER LSM, Konpenma and the Papuan Adat Communities Alliance (AMAN). Konpenma has concentrated on improving the skills of its members through a number of training workshops. It conducted a workshop on Participatory Monitoring, Evaluation and Planning, during October 2000 in Kotaraja-Jayapura. The workshop was attended by 25 participants, including six women, from NGOs and adat institutions from three regions. In the workshop they evaluated the services which had been given by the Konpenma secretariat, as well as the development of program in three regions. They agreed on the planned program of each region for future steps, as they increased their knowledge and ability to implement participatory monitoring, evaluation and planning. The secretariat of Konpenma also conducted two series of workshops on needs assessments and training planning for local institutions. The first was for the north and central regions in November 2000 in Biak, and the second for participants from the south region in December 2000. There were 18 participants in the north and central region workshop and 13 persons participated in the south region workshop. In both workshops, they analyzed the links between NGOs' programs and adat institutions. There are some obstacles in their connections which participants agreed could be resolved by working together more closely in the future. Between these two workshops, Konpenma facilitated another workshop on "Development of Monitoring and Evaluation Tools for Empowerment of the Indigenous People in Papua", in December 2000. They analyzed some methodologies and tools for monitoring, evaluation and planning which are often used in NGO development programs. They agreed to develop a specific tool for use by indigenous people for monitoring, evaluation and planning of programs. Konpenma rounded out this program by conducting another workshop on Participatory Program Planning, in March 2001 in Jayapura. This workshop produced a manual, a practical guide for supporting communities for NGO activists and adat community organizers in Papua ("Panduan Praktis untuk Pendamping Masyarakat"). This product hopefully will help to intensify and improve the effectiveness of the organizing and servicing of adat community groups in Papua in the future.