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Kabar Itah: Building Up Our Own Resources
Kabar Itah: Building Up Our Own Resources
In July, YTS first invited Ngatidjo, a micro enterprise expert ment: “I now know what to do in order to be successful. It is
from Yogyakarta, to provide training to interest groups in all about my level of skills and readiness. This training from
seven villages in Bukit Batu. The micro enterprise training YTS has been useful for us, because we have improved
is designed to empower our interest group members with our skills regarding our livelihoods. When I am ready, I think
some basic business skills, to reduce the possibility of failure getting the capital will not be that much of an issue for me,
in their future enterprises. The first training event took place because the Credit Union training showed me that it is also
over seven days, with one full day spent in each village. possible to access their loans to get capital. Once I have suf-
ficient skills, they might give me a loan, and I am convinced
A highly experienced trainer, Ngatidjo managed to involve
that I can run the business with less possibility of failure in
the participants in a dynamic discussion which helped them
the future”.
to see their own strengths and weaknesses more clearly,
as well as the opportunities and threats presented by the We are now halfway through our micro-enterprise develop-
surrounding environment. As a result, members will be better ment program in Bukit Batu. The successful delivery of this
able to take these factors into account when starting new second level of training, has been an affirmation of the worth
enterprises. of our efforts to build-up the capacity for self-management
within these communities. YTS is now working to prepare
This interactive training style led to a lot of positive feedback
the next round of enterprise training, which will take place in
from the participants, and several people said that Ngatidjo
September and will focus on keeping business records. All
was very creative when delivering the training. Most people
participants are looking forward to the next round of training.
were very satisfied in the way the training was conducted
and delivered. Some participants said they found it very
useful, for even though the topic was not new to them, they
had gained a lot of new understanding. Other members said
that the training had confirmed what YTS had long been
promoting to them: that strengthening self-capacity is the
first thing to do before taking a greater step forward.
One participant reported: “All this time, I always thought it
was useless to for us improve our business skills without any
capital. I thought that if we just had the start-up capital we
could run a business right away, and then learn to do it over
time. So it was very interesting when the trainer said that
we should not put capital first; as it is not the most important
thing for us to have. The training has really opened-up my
thinking, to see that everything can be the other way around.
I also see that we have to be mentally-prepared before we
decide to run any business.”
A member of the Interest Group from Tangkiling learns about the bookkeeping system with
A woman participant from Marang made a similar state- Tohar, YTS facilitator
CLAP Training for YTS Staff (YTS), an affiliate of PT. Kalimantan Surya Kencana (KSK),
a mineral exploration company.
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