Bina Swadaya Case Study

BINA SWADAYA

Historical Development

Bina Swadaya is a non-government organization, which is one of the institutions in Indonesia that promotes Integrated Community Development (ICD). The institution was established in Jakarta, 24th May 1967 initially by the name of of Yayasan Sosial Tani Membangun (YSTM) or Social Foundation of Farmers for Development. It was initiated by Ikatan Petani Pancasila (IPP) or the Pancasila Farmers Union. In the beginning of its establishment, Bina Swadaya intended to take function as a legal body to manage development projects commissioned by IPP. In 1969, when ‘Trubus’ farming magazine was launched, YSTM acts as its publisher. Due to the pressure by Indonesian Government as part of its program to streamline

Some of the most popular courses are: (1) Training for Community Self-Help Units Facilitators / Tenaga Pengembangan Kelompok Masyarakat Swadaya (TPKS); (2) Training on Community Self-Help Development Management / Pelatihan Manajemen Pengembangan Swadaya Masyarakat; (3) Training on Participatory Rural Appraisal; (4) Training on Collective Savings-Loans Business / Credit Unions or Pelatihan Usaha Bersama Simpan Pinjam; (4) Training on Small-Scale Entrepreneurs / Pelatihan Wirausaha Kecil and ; (6) Training on Household Economic Management / Pelatihan Pengelolaan Ekonomi Rumah Tangga. The TPKS training program which is launched in 1979 attracts attentions from many partner NGOs and governmental institutions. In 1985 Bina Swadaya developed training programs on the Community Self-Help Development Management (PSM) for NGO executives. These two programs are developed in fulfilling Bina Swadaya’s mission to empower its partner NGOs, particularly those in the regions. For 20 years Bina Swadaya has intensely provided the TPKS trainings in order to produce more community facilitators direly needed by the

In the beginning the TPKS training programs are held for 3 months, but today they have been shortened to 1 month. Of course, Wisma Hijau would not be efficiently used if it serves only Bina Swadaya’s internal needs for TPKS trainings. That’s why, Wisma Hijau, is also open for public events. Apart from being used for training purposes, Wisma Hijau is also available for seminars, workshops, work meetings and other gathering events. Facilities of Wisma Hijau at present include 200 beds, a number of meeting rooms, large and small, enabling a number of training, workshop and seminar programs/ itineraries to run in parallel. Users of these facilities are government bodies, NGOs, religious institutions, universities and private organizations. The annual occupancy rate is about 70% and this makes this Education and Training Campus a means for community development and also income generating