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In 2004, KOPEL Sulawesi joint with Civil

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13. In 2004, KOPEL Sulawesi joint with Civil Society Aliance for Democracy (YAPPIKA) Jakarta to actively facilitate Regional Representative Councils (DPD) representing South Sulawesi and West Sulawesi to conduct constituent meeting entitled “Struggling for Local Interests with the Council’s Authority Limitation”. This activity was funded by YAPPIKA Jakarta and cost Rp. 89.070.350,00 (eighty nine million seventy thousand three hundreed and fifty rupiahs). The outcome of this program, KOPEL Sulawesi has published a book called “Developing constituent meeting: Matching Local Interests and the Regional Representative Council’s Authority Limitation”.

The outcome of this program is the increase

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12. The outcome of this program is the increase in KOPEL Sulawesi advocate network at civil society level as well as institution strenghening. Until the end of the program, the Parliament Groups keep actively work. In legislative, the capacity of legislators tend to increase. They also have commitment to improve policy making processes. The legislators seems to be more open and have a willingness to be criticized and watched. They also have an intention to provide some documents which previously considered to be secret documents, such as portfolio budget statements. Furthermore, they begins to invite citizens to participate in some meeting to discuss about policy making processes.

As a follow up of general election reform program

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11. As a follow up of general election reform program, KOPEL collaborate with Partership for Governance Reform in Indonesia and European Union to conduct Parliament Strengthening and Local Institution Empowerment in South Sulawesi. This program involve 80 sub district in 9 regencies/municipalities in South Sulawesi: Makassar, Gowa, Bulukumba, Sinjai, Bone, Wajo, Pare-Pare, Barru and Tana Toraja. Partnership and European Union funded the program which costs Rp. 2.347.438.800,00 (two billion thre hundred and fory seven million four hundred thirty eight thousands and eight hundreds rupiahs).

From 2003-2004

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10. From 2003-2004, KOPEL worked together with Partnership for Governance Reform in Indonesia and UNDP to run general election reforms program. To run this program, the three party conduct Empowering Critical Voters: Supporting farmers and fisherman to became critical voters in order to obtain representation right in 2004 general election. This program was under KOPEL, Partnership and UNDP funding which costs Rp 697.555.000,00 (six hundred ninety seven million and fifty five thousands rupiahs). This program was organised in 5 regencies/municipalities in South Sulawesi, Makassar, Bulukumba, Wajo, Bone and Mamuju and taking 10 sub district as samples in every regencies/municipalities. The outcome of this program can be seen from the increase in voters participation in the 2004 general election. More specific, voters turnout in the area where KOPEL provide assistance to some Parliament Groups to make political contract with legislators was higher than that of without KOPEL assistance.

In November 2005

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9. In November 2005, KOPEL made a coalition with some NGOs and reported legislators’ corruption. The coalition names Anti Corruption Society Coalition (ACSC) comprises KOPEL Sulawesi, Anti Corruption Committee (ACC), LBHP2I, LBH Makassar Foundation, and Patria Arta Foundation. Patria Arta Foundation, then, represent ACSC went to Jakarta to report the case of Legislators’ corruption to Corruption Eradication Committee. Local Police Force, then, determin 17 Sulsel legislators as suspects.
The coalition and reporting was done because executives and legisltives did not respond the result of budget advocate at all. This could be seen form the portfolio budget statements which did not represent their wilingness to accomodate people aspiration. Moreover, they even mark-up the budget and committed some embazzlement. Legislaturs tend to collude with local governments to rob tax payers’ money and accomodate their misconduct in the budget. They tried to made their misconduct to be a legal act. For instance, in 2003, some legislators had been reported to the Sulsel high court for committing corruption. However, the process to judge the legislatora was very slow.

In 2003

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8. In 2003, KOPEL Sulawesi worked hand in hand with RRI Nusantara IV to run “Legislators respond” program in order to campaign the need of transparency and people participation in policy making processes in legislative. The program was broadcast twice a month. To run this program, KOPEL did not need any fund. The program was like information interchange. KOPEL provided the information in one hand and RRI took the adventage on the information supplied to run its own program. This program enabled people to respond, comment and evaluate Legislators’ performance. The role of KOPEL Sulawesi in this program was becoming the presenter as well as designing the agenda.

From 2001 up to now

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7. From 2001 up to now, KOPEL Sulawesi has always been facilitating Budget Public Hearing which involves citizens and Sulsel legislators. This constitutes budget and its ammendments. In conducting public hearing, KOPEL works together with the Legislatur’ secretary. The process of public hearing conducting in the Legislature’ building are as follows: The legislaturs, especially budget committee review the portfolio budget statements together with KOPEL and other local institutions. Then, the legislators convey the result of the review to the building and discuss it with the other legislators.

Advocating policy making processes

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5. Advocating policy making processes program has been conducting from 2001 up to now. This program is achieved by organising public discussion and interactive dialogue to discuss some contemporary problems in public and private radio, such as RRI, Smart FM, Mercuries FM, Sentosa Pratama FM) in Makassar. The presenters of the public discussion are KOPEL and legislators. KOPEL has also actively evaluate Sulsel portfolio budget statement drafts and some municipalities/regencies every year. Moreover, KOPEL, as an Non-Government Organisation (NGO), involves in policy making processes from the beginning to the end since 2002. This constitutes facilitating NGOs in Sulsel to participate in the processes. The involvements of NGOs in policy making processes is inescapably a result of KOPEL’s advocate to take legal action for an opaque and closed budget and legislation review. The result of advocation has been compiled in a book, “Collecting your aspiration 2002”, and has been published.
6. KOPEL plays a role in facilitating some watch coalition on succession processes in some regencies togeter with some NGOs, such as LBH Ujung Pandang, Sulawesi Anti Corruption Committee, Aliansi Jurnalistik Independen, PWI Reformasi and LBH P2i Ujungpandang. This include the succession process of Sulsel governor which was conducted from June to November 2002. In this activity, KOPEL finds bribery and some outlwed deals to approve project in the budget. This findings has been reported to the Police Force and to the Judiciary.

Legislators’ responsibility

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3. Legislators’ responsibility toward the impact of corruption on poor people program was concucted from January to June 2002. This program program was in cooperation with Partnership Jakarta and UNDP and costed Rp. 39.000.000,00 (thirty nine million rupiahs).
4. From 2001 up to now, KOPEL Sulawesi conduct society assistance by forming some Critical Groups or Parliament Groups in sub district. In order to empower Parlemen Group, KOPEL provide some training so that the groups are able to supervise policy making processes. Up to now, KOPEL has set up 87 groups which is every sub district in 10 municipalities/regencies in South Sulawesi.
The Parliament groups were innitiated by KOPEL and by some citizen groups. Parts of the groups were set up when the programs cooperated with donors begins in a regency. The performance of the Parliament groups can be seen from their activities. They actively involves in running local government activities, specifically in advocate budget planning at village and sub district level.

Legislators’ transparency workshop

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2. Legislators’ transparency workshop in cooperation with British Councils. The budget for this activity was Rp. 25.428.000,00 (twenty five million four hundred and twenty eight thousand rupiahs. This activity, which was conducted in 28-29 September 2001 in Makassar, involves some groups of citizens, Provinces/Municipalities/Regencies legislators,. ORNOP, and press. KOPEL, in this activity, had a role as an intermediary between citizens and legislators. The outcome of this activity was a legislators’ agreement to provide effective two way political communication. The effective political communication is expected to support citizen’s participation in making public policy.

Finished Programs

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F. Finished Programs :
KOPEL Sulawesi is a non government organization (NGO) focuses on supervision of legislative and any kind of policies and political parties reinforcement. Since it was established, it has been trusted and has many experiences in accordance with legislative reinforcement programs and process of transparency on public policies. The programs that have done :
1. A program which enables stakeholders to get together with Sulawesi Selatan’s legislators, “People prosecute Sulsel Legislators” held in Makassar at July 23, 2000. This activity was funded by KOPEL Sulawesi, participants’ donation and KOPEL Sulawesi supports in Makassar. The budget for this activity was Rp.17.230.000 (seventeen million two hundred and thirty thousand rupiahs). This activity was disigned to give an opportuntity for the constituents to ask legislators to realise their campaign vows. At least, these legislators realise the programs which directly generate positive impact on poor people. These programs were suppose to be transformed to some activities which, then, was accomodated in the local government portfolio budget. The outcome of “People prosecute Sulsel legislators” program was a recommendation to provide accountability mechanism for political parties to evaluate their representatives in parliament.

Board composition

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E. Board composition
KOPEL sulawesi follows presidium system which consists of working committees. One of the working Committees being Coordinator. KOPEL has staffs and Program Consultant to assist its works.

Work Mechanism

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C. Work Mechanism
KOPEL sulawesi always refer to statutes and rules of Association.
D. Address
Office :Jalan Batua raya IX No.3 Makassar
Phone/fax : (0411) 5051253/491041
E-mail : kopelmakassar@yahoo.com.
Bank accounts: 1. clearing account on bank mandiri,makassar
Account no. : 1520004171993, in the name of LSM KOPEL Sulawesi.
2. saving on BNI, Mattoanging.
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Aims

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B. Aims
KOPEL Sulawesi was established on 10 march 2000 and was legalized by notarial document, Widartiningsih, SH. On 29 may 2000. it is a non government organization (NGO) focuses on supervision (watch) of legislative and their policies, political party reinforcement and political educations to society. Since KOPEL Sulawesi established on 2000 up to now, we concern in the following issues
a. Enhancing the implementation of democratic system in society.
b. Supervising and watching the members of legislative works as society representatives.
c. Supervising and watching any public polices.
d. Strengthening the political parties to concern and be responsible on their representatives at parliament (DPRD).
e. Enhancing critical political education to society.

Based on the considerations

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Based on the considerations and willingness to employ all of the social efforts, a group of activist that consists of press, university students and academics in Makassar who were actively struggle for democratic movement gathered and established a non profit institutions was named “ Komite Pemantau Legislatif (KOPEL) Sulawesi” and was established on Friday night 10 march 2000 in Makassar. The institution establishment based on notarial document, Widartiningsih, SH. on 29 may 2000.

The legislative is the form of society

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The legislative is the form of society aspiration and it is expected to accommodate all of the society expectations and necessities. But it does not mean that the legislative are free to design any policies and legislations without control of the society. Control means an effort to watch any policies toward the aspirations. Control is required to prevent the domination of authority (state) that eliminate and distort the society sovereignty . the legislative has to keep up the struggle of society’s rights to emerge their positive images. Furthermore, the watch of legislative activities is really required.

INFORMATION ON ORGANIZATION APPLYING FOR GRANT

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INFORMATION ON ORGANIZATION APPLYING FOR GRANT
A. Background
Reformation which has declared after orde baru is an era which gives many great opportunities to society. It creates more democratic system with the phenomenon of multiple party, freedom of press and freedom of speech.
Political parties have important roles to distribute the aspiration and necessities of society through general election by put their best cadres at legislative (Indonesian legislative Assembly). Nevertheless, general election is not sufficient to involve the society participation but active and on going participation are badly needed on the political process which is done through the groups of interest. These groups of interest press their representatives (legislative) such as political parties and social organization. Furthermore, the groups which have the same aspiration and political needs have to be accommodate properly.

FOLLOW UP WORKPLAN FORMING

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2. FOLLOW UP WORKPLAN FORMING
Program implementor will compose follow up workplan after monitoring program implementation in every stage. The result of 10 months program will be increased in indicators with different indicator as before.
Workplan contain of action plan that will be implemented after the end of project. It will strengthen suistainability of project.

Final Evaluation

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3) Final Evaluation
To evaluate the impact of running program. It show all program success indicator, it will works or not. This final evaluation could give follow up recommendation for future program.

The result of developing implementation monitoring

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The result of developing implementation monitoring will evaluate by KOPEL team in internal forum of program implementor. It will take 3 stages that are:
1) First Evaluation
To evaluate the running process as the plan, rearrange unsuitable condition in field and to change the indicator if it need.
2) Middle Evaluation
to evaluate accuracy of program as schedule, to match the purpose with condition in field, or find new invention in implementation process.

MONITORING AND EVALUATION

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VII. MONITORING AND EVALUATION
1. Internal Program Monitoring and evaluation Workshop.
Monitoring will start at the beginning of program. KOPEL as a implementor responsible to assistance and monitoring in some ways:
1. Visiting CSO and district government in target area
2. Meeting and coordinating team
3. meeting coordination with multistake holder
4. Problems inventarisation in running program
5. Monitoring result recommendation

This activity will be conducted in electoral area.

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This activity will be conducted in electoral area. In the last session of this, civil society will make commitment together with legislative members and they will sign commitment statement.
4) FGD Budget Policy (KUA)
This activity will involve various element of society, especially CSO in each target district. The expectation is budget policy presentation of district planning board (BAPPEDA) as an input and comparison for society groups especially for CSO of assistance.
Analysis of RKA will focus on SKPDs closely related to public interests. Work team will select SKPDs and then collect the document from them that will support analysis. .
5) Training on Analisis of APBD
This activity is aimed for civil society to build up strategy of procument monitoring. It will be conducted in distict as tools to monitor and to anticipate the abuse of budget.

This activity will be conducted in districts. KOPEL Sulawesi will make modul as the pattern of identification process

The process of budgeting advocacy are as follow:

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The process of budgeting advocacy are as follow:
1. Budget Formulation stage
Budget formulation has standard arrangement in some stages. Begin with plan in village level, subdistrict, district and local department forum until composing in district budgeting at district planning board.
Important steps of budBgeting formulation interferency:
1) FGD and Society Involvement Strategy in Budget Planning Forum and Local Department Forum.
The strategy of program is make a simulation in planning level. Start from planning step in village planning forum (musrembang), subdistrict musrembang, to district musrembang. So, the involve stakeholder take from representative of village in every subdistrict in target regency.
This step will talking about, other than strategy, the way to review on budgeting to give understanding of stucture and component, system and planning mechanism also study of comparison and priority scale.
2) FGD Penyusunan Prioritas Kebutuhan untuk Musrembang. FGD Compose needs priority for Musrembang.
The mechanism of Musrembang not working properly. Also it is not accomodate society aspiration in composing development priority. Musrembang almost be a list of elite desire and ignore the poor and the marginal.
3) Constituent Meeting in Electoral Area
Constituency meeting is aimed to keep communication between legislative members and constituen in a electoral area. It will facilitate the legislative members to confirm the aspiration from their constituent with musrenbang result in district budget. The result of this activity will be the substances to support program in District Budget Draft (RAPBD).

CAPACITY BUILDING OF CSO

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VI. CAPACITY BUILDING OF CSO
This activity should be refers to the following principles
1. society participation
People aware their right and duty in budgeting implementation and participate on budgeting process.
2. Transparency and accountibility of budgeting
People can access process of budgeting easily.
3. Budgeting Discipline
Matters to underline:
 Plan of local income must be rasionable.
 prediction expense must be a highest limit of expenditure.
4. Keadilan Anggaran/budgeting justice
- local tax must be considerable of society capacity.
- Expenditure allocation must consider justice and equitable for all society without discrimination.
5. Budgeting efficiency and effectivity
Budget must be usefull for the best service of public.

Budgeting Review workshop for CSO

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4) Budgeting Review workshop for CSO
This activity is aimed to build capacity of CSO in criticizing the budget items in district budget document. CSO will be trained to use the simple and effective way to read the documents of budget.

This activity will be conducted in district involving civil society that has joined in a citizen forum.