Concept Note. Universitas Membangun Desa (UMD)

KOMPAK Concept Note - Strategic Partnership for Universitas Membangun Desa (UMD) Concept Note Universitas Membangun Desa (UMD) INTRODUCTION In the Mi...
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KOMPAK Concept Note - Strategic Partnership for Universitas Membangun Desa (UMD)

Concept Note Universitas Membangun Desa (UMD) INTRODUCTION In the Mid-Term National Development Plan 2015-2019 (RPJMN 2015-2019, GOI has developed a three-pillar policy framework to reduce poverty and inequalities, comprised of: i) a comprehensive social protection system; ii) basic services for the poor and vulnerable; and iii) sustainable livelihoods. The second strategy aims to improve access of the 40 percent poorest population to quality basic services. These include: i) legal identity; ii) health; iii) education; iv) protection; and v) basic infrastructure, i.e. adequate housing, water and sanitation. It will be implemented through a frontline approach, which focuses on enhancing accountabilities at the point of service (or at the frontline) through increased responsiveness of government and service providers and inclusive participation of communities and citizens. More specifically, the strategy will address three core issues in the delivery of basic services: governance, access and quality of services, and community empowerment. To support those goals and strategies, KOMPAK, a DFAT funded project has a mandate to facilitate Government of Indonesia to achieve RPJMN 2015-2019. Main goals of KOMPAK are poor and vulnerable Indonesians benefit from improved delivery of basic services and greater economic opportunities. KOMPAK will support selected partners who have same strategic objectives to reduce poverty in Indonesia and one of potential partner to implementing this program is university and higher education institution. Indonesian universities have existing social community empowerment program for many years as a compulsory subject for undergraduate student (3-6 credits) as well as lecturers, and this program managed independently by each university. This compulsory program for student is called Kuliah Kerja Nyata (KKN or also often known K2N) whereas for the lecture, it is part of its community services function. Every year Indonesia university has deployed their undergraduate students from different background of studies to conduct community empowerment program. K2N program usually supervised by lecturers and they have to stay in the villages and some of program are located in the remote and isolate villages in Indonesia about 2 weeks to 3 months. K2N program is a requirement for every undergraduate student in order to get their diploma or degree. Lecturer involvement on K2N program could be linked to their community services function. There could be more strategic objectives and outcomes developed from this K2N rather than just students come to village, do whatever they can without clear orientation and outcome e.g. build or clean road signs, repainting public facilities or other similar activities. There are more than 3,000 universities and higher institutions in Indonesia and all of them conducting K2N program every year. This is huge existing potential resources that can contribute more direct impact to the poor villagers where the K2N program implemented. More resources coming from the village law should be a good momentum to strengthen K2N to be more relevant to village planning and development.

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To respond to those need and momentum, IAPA-Indonesia Association for Public Administration and Ministry of Villages, Disadvantage Regions, and Transmigration (MoV) have signed the Memorandum of Understanding on 28th September in Manado, to encourage and to promote innovative “Kuliah Kerja Nyata” -or also often known as “K2N”- program through a competitive way and a strategic and structure K2N program for bigger and sustainable impact for the villages. To support this program, IAPA and MoV have launched a program called Universitas Membangun Desa (UMD). This program will combining K2N program and community services function of lecturer aiming at empowering local community role and capacity in managing their own affairs. KOMPAK will support this great initiative through the universities or high education institution who has an innovative K2N Program that in line with KOMPAK’s Goal. It is proposed as a continuous 3 years program started in 2016 as a pilot stage. In 2016, first year of program, the program will select competitively 3 (three) pilot K2N projects or so called Village Project Group I. Further, the team will develop model of village project for replication of most innovative program to other village through existing K2N for new project in 2017, and create network and learning hub for village development program. In the second year, program implementation will cover 2 (two) activities, that is, monitoring and evaluation of village project group I, and assisting new 5 villages pilot project or Village Project Group II. And the last year of program in 2018, program implementation focuses on 3 (three) activities, namely, first, establishing sustainable village development using village project group I as pilot project of supervised village (Desa Binaan), second, monitoring and evaluation of village project group II, and the last one, third, implementing village development program on new 5 villages or Village Project Group III. Through strategic partnership between selected universities or their associations and Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education, the ministry could adopt the K2N program and encourage all higher education institutions to have similar curriculum and module for K2N program. In sum, project milestone is represented in figure below.

Program Milestone UMD 2016 - 2018

Year 2016

2017

2018

•Training and capacity building for selected projects •Assisting 3 villages pilot project (1st Batch) •Developing tailor-made modules

•Adjusting and adopting model for assisting new 5 villages pilot project (2nd Batch) •Monitoring and evaluation of 1st Batch of village

•Longer impact of K2N program to the community •Replicate the models •Promoting Innovative K2N model at national level for institutional suitainable

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KOMPAK SUPPORT TO GOI KOMPAK is a DFAT-funded program that aims to consolidate and build on DFAT investments in village empowerment, service delivery, governance and civil society strengthening by integrating these areas of activities into a single Program. This approach also recognizes the importance of local economic growth to poverty reduction, and the value of partnership between DFAT and the private sector to design and implement innovative development solutions. This integrated investment is intended to: enhance coordination with stakeholders across the aid program; minimise duplication; maximise value-for-money; and deliver flexible, adaptive and effective activities for strong results. In relation to frontline service delivery, in 2016 KOMPAK is committed to support Bappenas in advancing the GOI strategy and pilot design on improving basic services for the poor and vulnerable, including provision of technical and analytics support. KOMPAK’s strategy also focuses on strengthening communities and promoting inclusive community driven development, with a particular focus on women and the most marginalized.

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PURPOSE The purpose of the activity is to optimizing existing and innovative K2N program could increase roles and voice of the poor and marginalized communities in village developments in partnership with an inclusive village governments

OUR PARTNERSHIP APPROACH KOMPAK is seeking expressions of interest from Indonesian organisations particularly universities or higher education institutions who have been running K2N Program as part of their curriculum for their students and lecturers. This partnership aims to build on and strengthen the existing vision and mission of KOMPAK’s partner Universitas Membangun Desa (UMD) while also achieving KOMPAK objectives. Initial funding will be for a period of 12 months. Based on performance and program funding availability, it is intended that the grant agreement with the partner organization(s) will be extended in duration with additional funding for potentially an additional 2 years.

OBJECTIVES This grant seeks to: 1. Solving local problems by local solution: allowing targeted communities’ nomination and articulation of concrete problem to be solved 2. Increasing targeted communities’ capacity for planning implementation and benefit from improved service delivery and increased use of village funds for economic development activities 3. Doing development differently; optimizing existing and innovative K2N program could increase roles and voice of the poor and marginalized communities in village developments in partnership with an inclusive village governments 4. Strengthening the village apparatus capacity to comply with GoI regulations intended for inclusive community-driven development. Ensuring their ability to do so is critical to proper implementation of the village law. 5. Assisting local community to utilize village fund to address priority need of the poor and marginalized groups. To achieve these objectives KOMPAK will engage universities or higher educations who already has innovative and existing K2N program to advance Universitas Membangun Desa (UMD).

WHAT ARE THE SELECTION CRITERIA? 1. The University or higher education is formally registered in Indonesia.

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2. The university or higher education has in-house relevant technical expertise, institutional capacity and appropriately experienced personnel to implement the Project successfully and this may include partnering with a third party/parties to deliver parts of this work. 3. The university or higher education has experience engaging with government, communities and other relevant stakeholders within the specified area(s) or theme(s). 4. The university or higher education can demonstrate subnational presence and networks in relevant provincial locations, especially in focus areas for GOI and KOMPAK on frontline services: Aceh, NTB, Central Java, East Java, and South Sulawesi. However, university or higher education in other provinces can also apply for this grant. 5. The Project has the potential to be scaled up and its sustainable impacts of the program 6. The Project can be clearly articulated and justified including its need. 7. The Project represents value for money. 8. The degree to which the Project is innovative. 9. The Project has a robust M&E plan. 10. Project risks are clearly identified and proposed mitigation is appropriate. 11. Sharing resources to support existing K2N Program from university or higher education themselves and other counterparts e.g. Pemerintahan Desa, Pemerintahan Kecamatan, Pemerintahan Kabupaten/Provinsi or other relevant institutions.

WHO CAN APPLY? Indonesian university or higher education that working on Kuliah Kerja Nyata (K2N) issues in Indonesia at the national, provincial or local level are eligible to apply. Proposals must support the goal and purpose of the KOMPAK Program, which is poor and vulnerable Indonesians benefits from improved delivery of basic services and greater economic opportunities. As part of the Concept Note submission, interested organizations may wish to partner with other organizations, propose a consortium, or work with local coalitions

APPLICATION PROCESS There will be a two stage process. The first stage will be a targeted call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) where organisations will submit a concept note. Short listed organisations will then be asked to submit a full application. This Concept Note is the first stage of the process (Expression of Interest). An assessment panel will be established to review the EOIs and make recommendations on those selected to submit a full application. Full proposals will be reviewed by the assessment panel against selection criteria as documented in the application pack for shortlisted organisations. The assessment panel will then make a decision on the successful proposal(s) and level of funding to be awarded.

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Funding decisions will be made on a transparent, competitive, deadline-driven basis by the assessment panel. Only applications that meet the selection criteria will be shortlisted

DUE DATES: The deadline for responding to this Concept Note will be 21th March 2016. Submissions must be emailed to [email protected] by 16:00 WIB Jakarta time. Responses can be written in English or Bahasa Indonesia and must use the KOMPAK Concept Note Application Form provided. To obtain further information regarding this grant round, please email [email protected].

LEVEL OF FUNDING Funding available will be negotiated with the short listed organisation. However, for this year application, we aiming the budget proposal not exceed AUD 100,000 per project. KOMPAK will finance all costs related to the grant described in this concept note with initial funding for a period of 12 months. Based on performance and program funding availability, it is intended that the grant agreement with the partner organization(s) will be extended in duration with additional funding for potentially an additional 2 years.

REPORTING Reporting to the KOMPAK Senior Innovation Lead, the successful organisation(s) will work with across the programs and if necessary with GOI. For those activities related to service delivery accountability, the organisation(s) will also be expected to work collaboratively with Bappenas; Kementerian Desa Pembangunan Daerah Tertinggal dan Transmigrasi; Kementerian; Kementerian Riset, Teknologi, dan Pendidikan Tinggi Republik Indonesia; Kementerian Kesehatan, Kementerian Pendidikan; and Pemerintah Daerah.

EXAMPLES OF UMD ACTIVITIES OR PROJECTS The university or higher education institution may select one or more or all work areas. Some sample activities are listed below. These are not mandatory but provide ideas on the types of interventions that may be explored. Note: it is not mandatory for the university or higher education institution to propose to work in all of the categories below. Example#01: Penguatan Pemerintahan Desa Damai, Kec. Indah, Kab Bahagia, Propinsi Jawa Timur dengan pendampingan kepala desa sejak terpilih hingga selesai jabatannya melalui Program K2N FISIP Universitas Airlangga. Example#02: Penguatan dan perbaikan pelayanan posyandu dan tenaga dan fasilitas kesehatan di (Lokasi) melalui program kerja praktek mahasiswa kedokteran, bidan dan perawat dan calon tenaga medis lainnya melalui program K2N STIK Super Sehat.

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Example#03: Meningkatkan pendapatan warga masyarakat Desa Adaan, Kec.Kapal Selam, Kab. EmpekEmpek, Provinsi Sumatera Selatan melalui peningkatan kualitas produksi dan membuka akses pasar Kain Jumputan melalui Program K2N Universitas Sriwijaya. Example#04: Improving the quality of village monograph and developing ICT based village services for Village XYZ.

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KOMPAK CONCEPT NOTE APPLICATION FORM APPLICANT INFORMATION Name of Individual / Organisation: Registered legal entity number: Place of registration: Contact Details Office Address, Phone, Fax, Email Contact person and title: Date of Submission: Proposed project name: Proposed project period and dates:

(must in 2016) Design Phase

Proposed Project Budget: N/A

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1. CONTEXT AND DESIGN Situational Analysis Provide a brief situational analysis demonstrating the Applicant’s understanding of the context of this project as outlined in the Concept Note. Word limit [about 250 words] Executive Summary Provide a brief summary of the proposed project activities. Explain the proposed project’s rationale and relevance in the above context. Explain how the proposed project will contribute to improve the quality of the poor and marginalised groups and to greater economic opportunities in Indonesia Word limit – [600] words Methodology Provide details of the proposed methodology or approach to design and implement the project including how the proposed approach will strengthen your existing K2N Program Word limit – [250] words Innovative Element Outline the innovative element of your proposed K2N program. What make this proposed program different and or innovative with other current K2N program. Word limit – [250] words Partnership Approach Provide details on stakeholders to be engaged in this proposed K2N program and if the proposed K2N

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KOMPAK Concept Note - Strategic Partnership for Universitas Membangun Desa (UMD) program will be delivered only by the organization or if there will be a consortium, sub-grants awarded and/or other types of third party partnership arrangements e.g. partnering with other private sector organizations. Word limit – [500] words Proposed location(s) Please indicate to what extent the KOMPAK priority locations will be targeted. Organization Contribution Provide details on how your university or other partners will contribute to this proposed K2N innovative program. Word limit – [500] words Target Group Outline who will be the main beneficiaries of the project, how they will benefit and anticipated positive changes for the group(s). Including how many student, lecturer and villagers or other actor will be involving in this proposed K2N program.

2. ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITY Knowledge of and experience in the sector Provide details of your organization’s knowledge and experience in the sector, as it applies to the proposed project.

Project Title Project Value Project Location Project Objective Duration Client Period Brief description (word limit – [250] words)

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Project Title Project Value Project Location Project Objective Duration Client Period Brief description (word limit – [250] words)

Staff resources Provide a brief curriculum vitae for each member of staff proposed for the project including details of qualifications, experience and skills. Word limit – [250] words per individual Management Systems Provide details of the proposed management and coordination arrangements in place to support the design and implementation of the project. Word limit – [250] words

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