Environtment & Urban Development

BALIFOKUS delivered training material about solid waste management and treatment regarding to Training on Solid Waste Treatment activity organized by Dinas Kebersihan dan Pertamanan (Badung) on April 18, 2012 in Denpasar. The activity was held within a few days provided the information and training on solid waste issues in general. The participants were communities in Badung area (the representatives mostly from the community empowerment institutions managed by local government). The local government will start adapting a certain system of solid waste handling and develop programs related to environmentally management. Continue reading →

A team from BREES Youth Award for Sustainable Development (UNESCO’s program) visited two sanitation projects, DEWATS SME (Small and Medium Enterprises) and DEWATS CBS (Community-Based Sanitation) which both are located in Ubung, Denpasar. Forty children between 12 and 17 joined the visit were have won small grants to start projects on composting/recycling/clean energy in and around Cibodas Biosphere Reserve, West Java. This visit aimed at introducing the team with samples of BALIFOKUS’s existed projects and as well as familiarizing on the various sanitation practices by communities. Continue reading →

BALIFOKUS has trained 162 field facilitators in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara. The participants of the training came from Bali and East Nusa Tenggara areas. The participants from the local staff government (Public Works Agency) also invited to the training. The training aimed to provide comprehension on the SLBM program. Moreover, it is addressed to prepare reliable field facilitators for the program practice. BALIFOKUS as the trainer of both the technical and social facilitators presented several subjects related to the community-based sanitation issues. Continue reading →