University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign/Institute of Technology, Bandung
UIUC/Indonesia
State:
Illinois
Country:
Indonesia
Award Date:
1999
Award Amount:
$100,000.00
Cost Share:
$168,320.00
Other Funds:
$237,250.00
Other Partners:
Indonesia Partnership for Local Government Initiatives; Emerson Park Development Corporation; Forum Jatinangor
This partnership executed a university-community collaboration model to strengthen local governance. Partners conducted five workshops with 198 participants at the start of the project to identify the most pressing development issues arising from the rapid growth of Jatinangor, an emerging urban area adjacent to Bandung. The partners conducted annual training programs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s (UIUC) Local Government Management Institute to introduce Indonesian faculty to participatory planning in the context of U.S. local government. Two members of Forum Jatinangor, a grassroots organization, participated in the two-week institute and one member remained for a monthlong internship with the East St. Louis Action Research Project and the Emerson Park Development Corporation. The partners developed five new courses in city, regional, and international planning. The partnership’s workforce development activities included establishing a skills retooling program for pedicab drivers in Jatinangor and supporting retention of local workers in the woodworking industry.