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4/9/2015 YouthCamps:ClimateChangeAction|InternationalExchangeAlumni

Youth Camps: Climate Change Action



Thisprojectaimstoraiseawarenessaboutclimatechange,promotecivicengagementforlocal
students,andincreasethecapacityforfutureleaderstosolveenvironmentalissuesintheir WEBSITES
community.Thesecampswillenablethenextgenerationtocreatesolutionstocurbcarbon
emissionandmitigatethenegativeimpactsofclimatechange.Ourintegratedlearningthrough http://www.LittleCircleFoundatio
actionapproachwillempowerhighschoolanduniversitystudentstobecomeagentsofchange n.org
intheirlocalcommunities.
http://www.planetindonesia.org

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CATEGORY irclefoundation

ClimateChangeandEnvironmentalProtection
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LOCATION
MEET THE TEAM
Indonesia Projectowner
IWayanAlitSu...
Indonesia
WHATISTHECHALLENGEORNEEDYOURPROJECTWILLADDRESS GlobalUndergraduate(UGRAD)
ANDWHATINNOVATIVEMETHODSWILLYOUEMPLOY? ExchangeProgram

Describethespecificneedorchallengethatyourteamwilladdresswiththisproject Projectmembers
Managemembers
ValentineKheng
Thisprojectaimstoraiseawarenessaboutclimatechange,promotecivicengagementfor
Indonesia
localstudents,andincreasethecapacityforfutureleaderstosolveenvironmentalissuesin FulbrightInternationalScienceand
theircommunity.Thesecampswillenablethenextgenerationtocreatesolutionstocurb TechnologyProgram
carbonemissionandmitigatethenegativeimpactsofclimatechange.Ourintegratedlearning [removefromproject]
throughactionapproachwillempowerhighschoolanduniversitystudentstobecomeagents
ofchangeintheirlocalcommunities. TheresiaBenganOla
Indonesia
GlobalUndergraduate(UGRAD)
ExchangeProgram
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Brieflydescribethespecificsolutionorapproachtoaddresstheneedorchallengeand
explainwhyitisinnovative
MahmoudSuliman
Theprojectwillhost4interactiveclimatechangeyouthcampsfor100campers.Ourcampsin Israel
WestKalimantanandBaliwilllast3daysandfocusonbuildingconservation,adaptationand FulbrightStudentProgram
leadershipskillsascampersdevelopsolutionstodailyenvironmentalproblems.Lessonswill [removefromproject]
includecollaborativelectures,casestudies,documentaries,skillsbuildingworkshops,and
informaldiscussions.Asafinalproject,camperswilldivideintosmallgroupsandformulatean EmmanMarpaung
Indonesia
ActionPlanandVoluntaryCommitmenttotackleanissueintheircommunity.Participantswill
GlobalUndergraduate(UGRAD)
thenvoteonthebestActionPlan. ExchangeProgram
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Howwilltheprojectimpactyourcommunity?Whatchanges(inpeople,institutions,
attitudes,practices)doyouthinkyouwillsee? AdamMiller
Thefirstchangewillbeanincreasedinawarenessandleadershipskillsamongthe100 UnitedStates
studentsfrom10Indonesianprovinceswhoparticipateinourcamps.Studentswillberequired FulbrightEnglishTeachingAssistant
todesignamitigationprojectintheirlocalcommunities.Asadirectresult,atleast8projects [removefromproject]
willbelocallyimplemented,creatinglocalchangewhileraisingawarenessaboutadaptability
andmitigation.Ascamperssharecamplessonsandimplementprojects,family,friends,and jokosaputro
Indonesia
communitymemberswillincreasetheirclimatechangeawarenessandbetterunderstandthe IndonesiaEnglishLanguageStudy
linkbetweentheiractionsandtheenvironmentswellbeing.Finally,thesecampswillempower Program(IELSP)
thenextgenerationofleaders,socialentrepreneurs,andchangemakersbybuildingtheir [removefromproject]
capacitytodesign,implement,andevaluateprojects.Thecampswillalsoestablisha
communityoflikemindedyouthwhocancontinuetoworktogetheranddiscussclimate ElizabethKennedy
changechallengesthroughsocialmediaandinpersonwellafterthecampsconclude. UnitedStates

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WHOWILLBEINVOLVED? FulbrightEnglishTeachingAssistant
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Beneficiaries:whoareyourtargetgroups(orcommunities)andhowmanypeoplewill
MbarepWicaksono
directlybenefitfromyourproject?
Indonesia
OurtargetgroupishighschoolanduniversitystudentsinIndonesia.Throughpartnership GlobalUndergraduate(UGRAD)
betweenPlanetIndonesiaandLittleCircleFoundation,wewilldesigncampsthattarget100 ExchangeProgram
studentsfrom10provincesacrossIndonesia.Asthecampsgrowinfutureyears,wehopeto [removefromproject]
invitestudentsfromall34ofIndonesiasprovinces.Thecampswillalsobringtogetherlocal
teachers,scientists,andnonprofitleaderswhowillprovideinteractivelessonsandactivities ARPANIKOMARUDIN
Indonesia
forthestudents.Thiswillallowcurrentcommunityleadersanopportunitytonetworkand
InternationalLeadersinEducation
sharetheirpassionswhileillustratingtothecampersfutureleadershippositionsthattheycan Program(ILEP)
fill.Importantly,wearealsotargetingthecommunitiesstudentsoriginatefrom,asstudents [removefromproject]
willconducttheirVoluntaryCommitmentsandActionPlansthroughouttheirneighborhoods,
villages,andcities.Hence,localcommunitymemberswillfeeladirectimpactfromthe RizkiPermatasari
projectscampersexecute. Indonesia
GlobalUndergraduate(UGRAD)
Localpartners ExchangeProgram
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PlanetIndonesia(PIbasedinWestKalimantan)andLittleCircleFoundation(LCFbasedin
Bali)arethetwonotforprofitorganizationsoverseeingandimplementingthisproject.
Membersoftheleadershipcommitteefrombothorganizationsareontheapplicationteam,
andtheorganizationswillworkcloselythroughouttheentiretyofthisproject.
MinistryofEducation.Providestatisticaldata,potentialspeaker/trainerandfuturefundingfor
theproject.
CanopyIndonesiaisaforprofitorganizationbasedinWestKalimantanthatisdedicatedto
promotingenvironmentalawarenessandecotourismintheregion.PlanetIndonesiaalready
hasaworkingpartnershipwiththemastheyareinterestedindevelopingenvironmental
educationprograms.
AmericanCorner,UniversitasTanjungpuraisapartnerofPlanetIndonesiaandisdedicatedto
providingprogramsthatraiseawarenessaboutissuesintheworldtoday.TheExecutive
DirectorofPlanetIndonesiawasapreviouslectureratthespace,andhelpeddesignprevious
trainingcampscenteredoncrossculturalexchangeduringhisFulbrightFellowship.The
AmericanCornerisopentoallowingPlanetIndonesiatouseitspacefortrainingcampsand
programs.
UniversitasTanjungpurasForestrydepartmentisthelocalUniversityinPontianak,West
KalimantanwherePlanetIndonesiaisbased.PlanetIndonesiahasalreadyenteredintoa
MemoriamofUnderstanding(MoU)withtheUniversitytodesignfutureprogramsthat
empoweruniversitystudentsinthedepartmentofforestryandconservation.
HighSchoolsandUniversitiesthroughoutIndonesiawillbetargetedtoinvitestudentsto
participateinthesetrainingcamps.

Alumniteam
Alit(ProjectLeader):Overseethemanagementanddeliveryoftheprojectincludingproject
initiation,planning,executionandclosingoutoftheproject.
AdamMiller(ProgramManager,WestKalimantan):Hewillbeinchargeofoverseeingthe
project,withthehelpoftheorganizationslocalstaff,inWestKalimantan.Hewillworkwith
PlanetIndonesiasstafftoimplementandevaluatetheproject.
ElizabethKennedy(MediaOutreachandAdvisor):ShewillworkwithPIandLCFsliaisonsto
promotethecampsandthestudentsmitigationprojectsontraditionalmediaandsocialmedia
channels.
Dr.AntoBudiharjo(ContentdeveloperandAdvisor):Hewillbeinchargeofoverseeingthe
materialforlecturesduringtheyouthcamp.Besides,hewillhelptomanagetheworkshop.
ValentineKheng(ProjectreviewerandAdvisor):Shewillbeinchargeintheevaluationofthe
project.
OtherAlumni:Supervisingparticpants'finalprojectontheirrespectiveprovinces.

ProposedProjectDates: June01,2015May31,2016

HOWANDWHENWILLYOUIMPLEMENTYOURPROJECT?

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ImplementingPlanandTimeline

1. JuneAugust2015:Projectmanagerswillfocusonsettingupthelogisticsofthetraining
camps.Sites,dates,andspeakerswillbecontactedandscheduledwiththehelpfromour
localprojectpartners.Projectmanagerswillalsomakestatisticalsurveysinorderto
determinethe10provincesoutof34provincesinIndonesiaasourprioritytargetgroups.
Atthispoint,HighschoolsandUniversitiesfromthe10provinceswillbecontactedto
raiseawarenessaboutcamps.BothPlanetIndonesiaandLCFwillbetheninchargeof
managingparticipantsfrom5provinceseach.Incasetherearemorethan10students
applyingfromthesameprovince,ourteamwillconductaselectionprocessintheformof
interview.
2. September2015:Preliminarypreparationandmeetingswithspeakers.Finalizedesignof
activitiesandscheduleforcamp.
3. October2015:Finalpreparationforfirstcamp.TravelGrantawardannouncementfor
selectedparticipant(s)comingfromlowincomefamily.
4. November2015:Firstcamp.Wewillholdthefirst3daytrainingcampwiththetargetof
including100studentsinWestKalimantanandBali.Duringthecamp,wewillsetupa
campTwitteraccount(afavoritesocialmediaplatformforyoungIndonesians).Thiswill
enablethestudentstocontinuediscussingclimatechangetopicsandsharingideasand
informationabouttheircommunityprojects.
5. December2015:InDecember,wewillevaluatethefirstcampsheld.Atthispointwewill
lookforwaystoimprovefuturecamps,speakersthatwerelikedanddisliked,activities
thatweresuccessful,andactivitiesthatdidnotworkwell.
6. January2016:Studentprojectcheckin.Atthispointwewillcheckinwithallstudents
fromthefirstcamp(November2015)toseehowtheirActionPlanandVoluntary
Commitmentprojectsaregoing.
7. February2016:PreparationforSecondCamp.
8. March2016:SecondCamp.
9. April2016:Evaluationandstudentprojectcheckin.
10. May2016:Finalevaluationofprojectandcamps.Competitionforstudentprojects.Award
ceremony.
11. JuneJuly2016:Fundraisinganddonorrelationstoreplicatetrainingcamps.
12. August2016:Beginplanningcampsfor20162017year.

CommunicationPlan
Thepeopleweneedtocommunicatemostwitharelocalstudents,highschools,universities,
andourprojectpartners.Itisimportantthatweraiseawarenessforourprogramstoensure
highlevelsofstudentparticipation.Todothiswewillholdmeetingsandputpostersoutat
highschoolsanduniversitiesinthe10participatingprovinces.LocalstafffromPIandLCFwill
berequiredtomeetwithschoolofficialsandleadersinordertorecruitstudents.PIandLCF
arebothestablishedorganizationswithintheirrespectivecommunitiesandwillengagelocal
relationshipstospurparticipation.
TopromoteourprojectinternationallywewillusePlanetIndonesiasandLittleCircle
Foundationswebsites,Facebook,Twitter,andInstagramaccounts.BothAEIFteammentors
andorganizationalstaffwillhelppromotetheworkofthecamps.Thiswillalsohelpus
promoteourprojectslocallyasourtargetaudience(highschoolanduniversitystudents)are
activeonthesemediaplatforms.BothPlanetIndonesiaandLittleCircleFoundationbelieve
theideaandmodelforthesecampsarereplicableandscalableonaninternationallevel.
Therefore,wearededicatedtopromotingourmethodologyandimpactinordertoencourage
otherinstitutions,organizations,andagenciesaroundtheglobetodesigneducationalcamps
thatintegrateenvironmentalawareness,civicengagement,andleadershipskillbuilding.

Evaluation
Allstudentswillbegivenasurveypreandpostinvolvementinthecamp.Moreover,wewill
randomlyselectstudentsfromeachtrainingcamptointerviewabouttheircampexperience.
Wewillpublishmetricsfromoursurveysandinterviewsonourmediaplatformstohelpraise
awarenessaboutclimatechangeandtosecuredonorstoensurethelongevityofour
programs.
Inadditiontoevaluatingthestudents,wewillholdqualitativeinterviewsandprovidesurveys
totheparticipatingspeakers.Feedbackfromtheseestablishedleaderswillhelpensurethat
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thecampcurriculumnotonlyteachesaboutclimatechange,butisalsofittedforlocal
communityvaluesandneeds.
Finally,asstated,amonetaryrewardwillbeprovidedtothetop4ActionPlansinbothBali
andWestKalimantan.2monthsafterthecampconcludes,PIorLCFstaff(dependingontheir
proximitytotheregion)willvisitthecommunitieswherecampprojectswereimplementedto
evaluatethestatusoftheprojects.Surveyswillbeprovidedtothemanagingcampersto
understandthechallengesandsuccessesassociatedwithimplementingtheirprojects.At
least5interviewswillbeconductedwithcommunitymemberswhowereimpactedbythe
project.

Sustainability
BothPlanetIndonesiaandLittleCircleFoundationareactiveinapplyingforgrantsand
motivatingprivatedonors.Wewillcontinuetoapplyforfundinginfutureyearstoensurewe
cancontinuouslyoffertheseprogramsandtofinallyreachoutfortherest24provincesin
Indonesiathatisnotincludedinthisyearproject,throughouttheorganizationslifetimes.
Moreover,metrics,videos,andresultsfromtheseinitialcampswillbeusedtomotivate
donors,recruitfuturestudents,invitespeakers,anddesignfuturecamps.Throughour
dedicationtoprogramevaluationwecanensurethelongtermsustainabilityofourprograms.

TOTALFUNDINGREQUESTED

$24,905.00

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