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        "msgid": "turning-41-lakpesdam-pbnu-strengthens-human-resources-from-villages-to-the-global-stage-1775663471",
        "date": "2026-04-08 22:24:52",
        "title": "Turning 41, Lakpesdam PBNU Strengthens Human Resources from Villages to the Global Stage",
        "author": "Ilham Tirta",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Lakpesdam PBNU marked its 41st anniversary by reaffirming its commitment to enhancing human resource quality from village levels to international arenas, as highlighted during the peak celebration in Jakarta. The institution has supported 328 villages across 48 districts in the past five years, expanded its role in planning and advocacy within PBNU, and launched scholarships for NU cadres while pursuing international collaborations. PBNU Chairman Ulil Abshar Abdalla emphasised Lakpesdam's foundational role in organisational innovation and accountable governance, positioning it as a model for broader institutional reforms within the organisation.",
        "content": "<p>REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA \u2013 The Institute for the Study and\nDevelopment of Human Resources (Lakpesdam) PBNU has reaffirmed its\ncommitment to strengthening the quality of human resources (HR) from the\nvillage level to the global stage. This commitment was reinforced during\nthe peak of the 41st Birthday (Harlah) commemoration at the PBNU\nBuilding, Jakarta, on Tuesday (7\/4\/2026).\n\nIn this year\u2019s Harlah commemoration, Lakpesdam PBNU adopted the theme\n\u201cTogether Strengthening HR Towards a Noble Civilisation\u201d. In his speech,\nthe Executive Director of Lakpesdam PBNU, Asrul Raman, explained that\nthe age of 41 years represents a phase of organisational maturity,\nmarked by an increasingly broad scope of work and the institution\u2019s\nstrategic role.\n\n\u201cOver the last five years, Lakpesdam has assisted 328 villages in 48\ndistricts. Even now, Lakpesdam\u2019s presence has reached almost all\nregencies\/cities through the PCNU structure,\u201d said Asrul.\n\nHe added that Lakpesdam now also assumes a new function as a planning\nbody within PBNU. In this role, Lakpesdam actively facilitates the\nstrengthening of planning at the regional and branch levels.\n\nIn addition, various advocacy efforts continue to be carried out, from\nassisting informal sector BPJS Health to involvement in advocating the\nIndigenous Peoples Bill together with several civil society coalitions.\n\n\u201cOur room for manoeuvre is increasingly broad, including assistance down\nto the branch level. In the future, we hope that Lakpesdam will not only\ncontribute domestically but also at the international level,\u201d he said.\n\nThe Secretary of Lakpesdam PBNU, Ufi Ulfiah, described the institution,\nled by Erick Thohir, as a \u201ctechnocratic group\u201d within NU that plays an\nimportant role in strengthening organisational governance and HR\ndevelopment.\n\nAccording to her, one of the important achievements at present is the\nconsolidation of scholarship programmes through the Nahdlatul Ulama\nScholarship, which has facilitated 12 types of scholarships for NU\ncadres. \u201cLakpesdam\u2019s leap in this period is very significant, including\ninternational cooperation in HR development. This shows that the grand\nidea of NU governance is not impossible,\u201d she said.\n\nIn her speech, Ufi also highlighted the alignment of visions between\nLakpesdam and PBNU leadership, which has driven the birth of various\ninstitutional innovations and breakthroughs.\n\nMeanwhile, PBNU Chairman Ulil Abshar Abdalla (Gus Ulil) emphasised that\nLakpesdam is a strategic institution that was established from the\nbeginning with a spirit of renewal. He explained that Lakpesdam was born\nin 1985 from the ideas of KH Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur), as a driving\nforce for innovation within NU following the organisation\u2019s return to\nits khittah as a socio-religious organisation.\n\n\u201cFrom the beginning, Lakpesdam was designed as a renewal institution.\nTherefore, the people within it must have a spirit of innovation and\nbreakthroughs,\u201d explained Gus Ulil.\n\nHe also stressed the importance of accountable organisational\ngovernance. Lakpesdam, he said, is one of the institutions in PBNU that\nconsistently conducts annual financial and management audits.\n\nThis practice is expected to serve as a model to be replicated by other\ninstitutions within PBNU. \u201cWe want Lakpesdam\u2019s experience to spread to\nother institutions, so that all PBNU apparatuses have good governance\nstandards,\u201d he stated.\n\nFurthermore, Gus Ulil revealed that Lakpesdam is developing various\nbreakthroughs, including at the international level, as part of NU\u2019s\ncontribution to global welfare.\n\n\u201cOur vision may be grand, but all of it is for the welfare of NU\nmembers, the Indonesian nation, and humanity at large,\u201d said Gus Ulil,\nwho then led the symbolic tumpeng cutting.<\/p>",
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