Entrepreneur gets participatory award

Thu, 09 Dec 2004, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: Jon Lindborg, deputy mission director of the U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID) in Indonesia, has
presented Nelly Izmi with the PERFORM Participatory Award for her
adoption of participatory planning methods to improve local
business competitiveness.

Izmi, a traditional weaving and crafts entrepreneur from
Nagari Ampek Angkek, West Sumatra, received the award during the
closing ceremony of the PERFORM (PERFormance Oriented Regional
Management) National Conference, held on Wednesday at the Sanur
Paradise Plaza Hotel in Denpasar.

Nelly Izmi is the chair of a cooperative for weaving artisans
in Agam. By creating a partnership between the members of these
three organizations, Izmi and members were able to improve
business practices and efficiency, and thus, make their products
more competitive.

PERFORM is a USAID project, implemented by Research Triangle
Institute (RTI) and working with the Ministry of Home Affairs and
over 80 local governments in eight provinces, to improve their
performance and service delivery through participatory planning.
-- JP

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