Malang, East Java (ANTARA) - The Ministry of National Development\nPlanning (PPN\/Bappenas) is bridging financing opportunities for\nSustainable Development Goals (SDGs) projects within the SDG Certified\nLeadership Programme by bringing together participants and parties\npossessing funding resources.<\/p>\n
Rachman Kurniawan, Manager of the Environmental Pillar of the SDGs\nNational Secretariat at the Ministry of PPN\/Bappenas, stated that\nBappenas serves as a coordinator and matchmaker, connecting small\nbusinesses with various parties that hold different resources.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the national level, we act more as a coordinator and\nmatchmanaker. We bring together parties that each possess their own\nresources,\u201d Rachman said in Malang, East Java, on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Rachman explained that financing needs can be met through innovative\nfinancing concepts that do not rely solely on the State Budget (APBN) or\nRegional Budgets (APBD), but also involve non-APBN and non-APBD funding\nsources.<\/p>\n
This scheme, he added, can take the form of blended finance or\ncollaboration between parties with different budgets and resources.\nAccording to him, every development actor possesses individual strengths\nthat can be integrated to support the implementation of SDG\nprojects.<\/p>\n
Rachman cited examples such as academics who provide knowledge,\nnon-governmental organisations (NGOs) providing advocacy capabilities,\ncommunities providing social focus, philanthropy providing aid\nresources, and businesses through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)\nprogrammes.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is precisely where innovative financing will meet at a local\nscale,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
In the implementation of the SDG Certified Leadership Programme,\nRachman cited a project run by one of the participants, namely organic\nfarming by the founder and owner of Abang Sayur Organik, Dyah Rahmawati,\nin Malang.<\/p>\n
He noted that projects deemed to support the achievement of SDGs are\nbelieved to more easily obtain support from various parties, including\ncompanies with CSR programmes aligned with the activities.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur function is not to provide direct funding, but to act as a\nmatchmaker to bring them together, or to provide endorsement\u2014giving\nconfidence that this programme will support the SDGs. This will\ncertainly make it easier to obtain funding support from various parties,\nboth from local governments and non-governmental entities on the\nground,\u201d said Rachman.<\/p>\n
The SDG Certified Leadership Programme aims to produce leaders\ncapable of driving SDG implementation at the local level across various\nregions in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
The leadership programme includes a series of workshops, discussions,\nassignments, mentoring, and the development of Capstone Projects. This\nyear, the programme received 947 applicants from 631 institutions or\norganisations across 32 provinces, from which 50 participants were\nselected.<\/p>\n
Once participants complete their Capstone Projects, Bappenas will\npublish and disseminate the results as best practices in a colloquium\nbefore awarding graduation certificates to the participants.<\/p>\n
Bappenas is also encouraging participants not to stop at the final\nstage of the programme but to continue developing sustainably.<\/p>\n
To facilitate this potential for sustainability, Rachman stated that\nthe ministry is preparing a networking platform for alumni. Through this\nnetwork, alumni are expected to be motivated to replicate and upscale\nprogrammes through collective effort.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will nurture this network. Hopefully, these 50 participants will\nbecome leadership alumni, and we also have around 250 alumni from\nprevious batches. We will connect them in a network to run various\nprogrammes,\u201d said Rachman.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bappenas-opens-financing-opportunities-for-sdg-projects-through-leadership-programme-1789829817", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }