Introduction:
Through social, environmental and economic initiatives Green Initiative Foundation (GIF) empowers communities living in and around vulnerable forests, as well as the general public, to support environmental protection and adopt more sustainable lifestyles. Over the last 5 years our community-based reforestation project has rehabilitated 38 hectares of Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park, and over 1,300 people have participated in our economic, social and environment programs.
GIF has contributed to the protection of Indonesia’s forests so far by supporting 155 farmers in Sarongge, West Java, to leave the land they farmed inside Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park and find alternative livelihoods. We have reforested those 38 hectares of that National Park and involved over 200 local people directly in our programs.
We take a holistic, sustainable approach by supporting economic, environmental and social programs. Our programs include: reforestation, women’s empowerment, alternative livelihoods, waste management, and sustainable tourism.
Background:
Our first project was a tree adoption program, which began in 2008 and in 2010 the Foundation was established to manage it, in collaboration with the Gede-Pangrango National Park and the residents of Sarongge village. This community reforestation program aimed to support 155 families to leave their farms inside the National Park and take up alternative livelihoods, enabling the 38 hectares of land they had previously occupied to be rehabilitated. Funding, provided by the private sector by ‘adopting’ trees, was divided between the costs of planting and monitoring trees and providing alternative livelihoods investment, training and support. These activities, based on the needs of the community, include, amongst others, goat rearing, rabbit breeding, tourism, health checks and enterprise training. The aim was initially to increase the incomes of participants beyond the income gained from farming in the National Park and then beyond the international poverty line. The original target participants of GIF programs were the 155 families who’s land was reforested, but has since engaged participants from outside this group who live in Sarongge village.
The tree adoption program officially ended in 2013 after the successful reforestation of 38 hectares, but GIF continues to support community development activities in order to achieve sustainability in relation to our economic empowerment targets.
Purpose of the evaluation:
The purpose of this research is to evaluate GIF’s impact on the Sarongge community and would involve an inquiry into the community development programs and their performance against their economic empowerment aims. It will also evaluate the current level of sustainability in its programs and include recommendations on areas for improvement, as well as what should become priority areas over the coming years.
The outcomes of this research will be used to inform GIF’s areas of focus over the next 2 years and also enable us to develop a strategy to hand over more control and responsibility to the community, to enable a high level of independence from GIF.
If you are interested in this position, please visit the link below to download the full EOI document along with information on how to apply. The deadline for proposals is 7th October 2015.
EOI download link: http://greeninitiativefoundati
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