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BACKGROUND BRIEFING PAPER
ON
POSSIBILITIES FOR UNFOLDING SELF HELP ACTION ON BOUGAINVILLE (Tentative)
First Posted 10 Oct1997. Last Update April 2014. This paper is a complimentary
briefing paper associated with the Laceweb documents: ·
Self Help
Action Rebuilding Wellbeing in the SE Asia Oceania Australasia Region ·
Background
Briefing Paper on Self Help Action Rebuilding Wellbeing Funding Possibilities
It may well be that various
parties may be prepared to help fund the restoration of Well-being on
Bougainville. Given that the ideas contained in the accompanying documents
sit comfortably with the locals, it may well be that these Well-being Action
processes may be put forward as the way some things may proceed. The seeds
may be there to extend the kinds of funding protocols of funding bodies to
embrace local holistic mutual-help and self-help Well-being Action. Grassroots Well-being
Action may form a role in obtaining the views of the people of Bougainville
about the processes for normalising their life and Well-being. While describing a
comprehensive process, if locals want it, things may start in a very small
way with only a few self-starters involved. Funding may be found to
set the basic enabling process in Action. Perhaps funding for torture and
trauma sufferers may be a high priority. Action supporting trauma
and torture sufferers is covered in Self-Help
Action Supporting Survivors of Torture and Trauma on Bougainville - Small
Generalisable Actions - Long Version. If this scenario finds
support on Bougainville, it may be that funding sources could specify the
overall funding pool potentially available in any period. It is possible that
the funding protocols may have provision to 'bring forward' funding for
projects deemed 'significant special projects'. Non-income producing
'Well-being initiative' plans needing funding (health, education, housing and
the like) may be evolved. The release of funds for specific business projects
requiring funding may be conditional upon the preparation and forwarding to
funding sources of 'income producing business plans'. 'Funding criteria' for
both types of initiatives could be set up by the different funding sources.
These criteria may be communicated directly to the villagers, or via the
enablers. Funding criteria for
income producing initiatives could follow normal business practice as to
viability, and sustainability beyond the end of the funding period. Some
'reasonableness' test could be established for non income generating funded
proposals. This test could be negotiated by all of the villagers, and funding
sources. It may be important that the criteria have some specificity. This
may ensure that the villagers put forward only 'spot on' projects. Ideally, processing of
the evaluating of funding submissions would be prompt and fair. Also,
adequate reasons would be given for rejection (or 'resubmit following
modification') to ensure that the villagers identify rejection with 'the
appropriateness of them modifying or dropping the project' instead of
harbouring resentment because of a view that 'obstructive' funding sources
are causing unnecessary delay for 'vested interest' reasons and/or seeking to
impose an outside agenda. Protocols may be
established as to the potential funds available to each village as well as
potentially, the ear-marking of funds for multiple-village or all-village
projects. Funding could also allow for integrating with other possible
sources of funding, and allow any assistance that may be available. Importantly in the
current Bougainville context, the Well-being focus of the Action could well
reduce 'violence' and 'militant' approaches as an option in increasing
wellness. All members of the village may gain a voice and may be less easily swayed by a demagogue. It
may act as a balance level for any one person or group seeking unfair
advantage at the expense of their fellows. As well, Mediation
Therapy
skills may become widely spread throughout the villages and available to
peacefully resolve differences. It is possible that if
this self-help Action process is taken up by local Bougainville people, they
could set up a model with global application for Grassroots people. Complimentary papers:
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Self Help
Action Rebuilding Wellbeing in the SE Asia Oceania Australasia Region o
Background
Briefing Paper on Self Help Action Rebuilding Wellbeing Links: o
Short Version
of Previous Page. o
Trauma Healing
Workshop Manual o
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