Review meeting - Jakarta, Indonesia

A review meeting is being held at the Hotel Ibis Tamarin in Jakarta for the ToT participants of the November 2007 ToT programme on Wednesday, 19th November 2008 starting at 9 am. This is an opportunity to share latest progress, seek advice and do some further training. Steve Fisher and Dr. Janardhan will facilitate the review meeting. Good luck to those who have confirmed their attendance.

Fellowship opportunity for Indonesian participants

BasicNeeds has a partnership with the Nossal Institute for Global Health in Melbourne. The Institute is planning to conduct a six-week training program in Melbourne for participants from Indonesia who are interested in further developing and implementing community mental health programs. People who are interested can apply for funding from AusAID.

The message below from Jia Zhen provides further details:

The Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) Fellowships are a component of AusAID’s regional program that aims to develop leadership and build partnerships and linkages with the Asia-Pacific. They are intended for those who are already leaders or have the potential to assume leadership roles that can influence social and economic policy reform and development outcomes, both in their own countries and in the Asia-Pacific region. ALA Fellowships are for short term study, research and professional attachment programs in Australia delivered by Australian organisations. This is a highly flexible program that offers Australian organisations opportunities to provide short term study, research and professional development activities in Australia for fellows from the Asia-Pacific region. Fellows are leaders or mid-career professionals from the Asia-Pacific region who have the potential to assume leadership roles that can influence social and economic policy reform and development outcomes, both in their own countries and in the region.

Prospective Fellows identified by Australian organisations must be professionals already in leadership positions or have a potential to assume leadership roles that can influence social and economic policy reform and development outcomes, both in their own countries and within the Asia- Pacific region.

Additional information is available on the AusAID website at http://www.ausaid.gov.au/scholar/alafellow.cfm.

I have told Jia that there may be some interest in this opprotunity from friends of BasicNeeds in Indonesia. The program would take place in August and September 2009. If you want to find out more, please write to her directly at jzhen@unimelb.edu.au