Rimbauan Muda Indonesia

FINAL PROJECT STATUS BRIEF 2001

Developing Guidelines for Gender Analysis to Strengthen and Support Community Based Natural Resources Management

Rimbauan Muda Indonesia (RMI)
Jalan Sempur No. 55
Bogor - 16154
Phone: (62) (0251) 311 097, 320 253 Fax: (0251) 320 253
E-mail: rmi@bogor.wasantara.net.id

Geographical focus

West Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, West and East Java

Tropical and subtropical broadleaf forests/ coastal and marine ecosystems

Rimbauan Muda Indonesia (RMI) is an organization of women foresters that provides technical advice and assistance to local groups, conservation institutions, government and academics on forest management. They conduct conservation education, facilitate understanding of forestry policy issues, and advocate for improved forestry policies at national and international levels. As convenor of the NGO network known as Bioforum, they are the lead Indonesian NGO representative in the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests for the Convention on Biological Diversity. RMI cooperates with local NGOs such as Kalyanamitra and Yayasan Alam Hijau Indonesia (YAHI) to promote equal opportunity of women in all sectoral activities. They promote the use of women's traditional knowledge about natural resources, especially those related to food, traditional medicines and various secondary needs of the family.

RMI will be facilitator of and participant in this project. They will work along with Kalyanamitra and YAHI who will provide resource persons and materials. They will work with KEMALA partners FPK, PPSDAK and LATIN to start the process of understanding basic concepts of gender analysis in the conduct of conservation and natural resource management at their field sites.

The project's objective is to jointly develop field-tested guidelines in the form of a manual, for integrating gender analysis into community-based natural resources management and conservation programs. This manual will contain case study methodologies, basic concepts for gender analysis and ways of improving work programming that is gender sensitive.

There are three training workshops planned. The first one is for all program coordinators of FPK, PPSDAK, LATIN and RMI to understand basic gender analysis and to design appropriate case study approaches for recording practices in selected sites. Before this training, RMI will collect information on the levels of understanding, sensitivity, current experience, and expectations of participants. This will then be the basis for participants to develop an agenda and training syllabus.

Participants will complete case studies in selected field sites. A second workshop will then be held to develop basic concepts which are evident from the field work. Based on the results of this workshop, RMI will compile guidelines for designing a work program that uses gender analysis to strengthen community-based resource management systems. These guidelines will be tested on site for three months. A further workshop will evaluate the results of the process.

RMI began work in June 1999 to develop the program framework and work plan. In preparation for training, they began a literature study and held discussions and consultations with experts and practitioners, as well as potential participants. Planning for the first of a three-part training series continued up to early November. A number of members from other groups such as Kalyanamitra, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Yayasan Alam Hijau Indonesia and Women's Solidarity have been involved in the training preparations.

The first training was in February 2000, near the coastal border of Gunung Halimun National Park, Pelabuhan Ratu, West Java. At least a dozen KEMALA partners attended. Trainers chose the site because of its proximity to RMI village partners, the Kesupuhan peoples, and participants were able to visit and directly interact with these people to apply theories learned during the training. A second workshop was in April, in Bandung, West Java. This was a working seminar where participants from the first training came back with written case studies of specific field sites, using the gender guidelines developed from that first training. Participants used their field findings to outline basic concepts for orientating natural resources management towards valuing women's roles and participation. RMI has now implemented the third and last workshop and also redesigned the workshop series to better fit participants' needs. Initially, target participants were NGO decision makers and program implementers. Actual participants however comprised of program and field staff. Hence, the workshop series is now designed to elicit and strengthen existing sensitivities to gender equality and involves sessions on community organizing.

Since RMI's internal strategy is to develop its own capacity for ensuring that gender analysis forms part of all aspects of its work, all RMI staff participated in preparation and implementation of the workshops. RMI found this process very useful. Several RMI staff have individually joined other trainings to increase RMI's institutional knowledge on gender studies.

While running the workshop series, RMI with full support of participants, also produced case studies from selected participants to describe their experiences and approaches. Three of these case studies have already been produced for wider circulation. A second round of workshops, beginning in November, will target KEMALA partners who were unable to participate in the first round.

New activities to be completed this last year include: application of gender equality perspectives in the Sirnaresmi villages, including mapping and negotiations with government; advancing workshop techniques by videotaping and using videotaped sessions to elicit discussions; compiling local songs and team building exercises; producing a Gender Reference Guide with participants; producing a mailing list on gender and natural resource management; and producing a mini bulletin.

[ 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	Developing Guidelines for Gender Analysis to Strengthen and Support Community Based Natural Resources Management
Partner	Rimbauan Muda Indonesia (RMI) Jalan Sempur No. 55 Bogor - 16154 Phone: (62) (0251) 311 097, 320 253 Fax: (0251) 320 253 E-mail: rmi@bogor.wasantara.net.id
Geographical focus	West Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, West and East Java
Biome	Tropical and subtropical broadleaf forests/ coastal and marine ecosystems
Timing	Commencing May 1999
Description	Rimbauan Muda Indonesia (RMI) is an organization of women foresters that provides technical advice and assistance to local groups, conservation institutions, government and academics on forest management. They conduct conservation education, facilitate understanding of forestry policy issues, and advocate for improved forestry policies at national and international levels. As convenor of the NGO network known as Bioforum, they are the lead Indonesian NGO representative in the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests for the Convention on Biological Diversity. RMI cooperates with local NGOs such as Kalyanamitra and Yayasan Alam Hijau Indonesia (YAHI) to promote equal opportunity of women in all sectoral activities. They promote the use of women's traditional knowledge about natural resources, especially those related to food, traditional medicines and various secondary needs of the family. RMI will be facilitator of and participant in this project. They will work along with Kalyanamitra and YAHI who will provide resource persons and materials. They will work with KEMALA partners FPK, PPSDAK and LATIN to start the process of understanding basic concepts of gender analysis in the conduct of conservation and natural resource management at their field sites. The project's objective is to jointly develop field-tested guidelines in the form of a manual, for integrating gender analysis into community-based natural resources management and conservation programs. This manual will contain case study methodologies, basic concepts for gender analysis and ways of improving work programming that is gender sensitive. There are three training workshops planned. The first one is for all program coordinators of FPK, PPSDAK, LATIN and RMI to understand basic gender analysis and to design appropriate case study approaches for recording practices in selected sites. Before this training, RMI will collect information on the levels of understanding, sensitivity, current experience, and expectations of participants. This will then be the basis for participants to develop an agenda and training syllabus. Participants will complete case studies in selected field sites. A second workshop will then be held to develop basic concepts which are evident from the field work. Based on the results of this workshop, RMI will compile guidelines for designing a work program that uses gender analysis to strengthen community-based resource management systems. These guidelines will be tested on site for three months. A further workshop will evaluate the results of the process.
Results	RMI began work in June 1999 to develop the program framework and work plan. In preparation for training, they began a literature study and held discussions and consultations with experts and practitioners, as well as potential participants. Planning for the first of a three-part training series continued up to early November. A number of members from other groups such as Kalyanamitra, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Yayasan Alam Hijau Indonesia and Women's Solidarity have been involved in the training preparations. The first training was in February 2000, near the coastal border of Gunung Halimun National Park, Pelabuhan Ratu, West Java. At least a dozen KEMALA partners attended. Trainers chose the site because of its proximity to RMI village partners, the Kesupuhan peoples, and participants were able to visit and directly interact with these people to apply theories learned during the training. A second workshop was in April, in Bandung, West Java. This was a working seminar where participants from the first training came back with written case studies of specific field sites, using the gender guidelines developed from that first training. Participants used their field findings to outline basic concepts for orientating natural resources management towards valuing women's roles and participation. RMI has now implemented the third and last workshop and also redesigned the workshop series to better fit participants' needs. Initially, target participants were NGO decision makers and program implementers. Actual participants however comprised of program and field staff. Hence, the workshop series is now designed to elicit and strengthen existing sensitivities to gender equality and involves sessions on community organizing. Since RMI's internal strategy is to develop its own capacity for ensuring that gender analysis forms part of all aspects of its work, all RMI staff participated in preparation and implementation of the workshops. RMI found this process very useful. Several RMI staff have individually joined other trainings to increase RMI's institutional knowledge on gender studies. While running the workshop series, RMI with full support of participants, also produced case studies from selected participants to describe their experiences and approaches. Three of these case studies have already been produced for wider circulation. A second round of workshops, beginning in November, will target KEMALA partners who were unable to participate in the first round. New activities to be completed this last year include: application of gender equality perspectives in the Sirnaresmi villages, including mapping and negotiations with government; advancing workshop techniques by videotaping and using videotaped sessions to elicit discussions; compiling local songs and team building exercises; producing a Gender Reference Guide with participants; producing a mailing list on gender and natural resource management; and producing a mini bulletin.