Socialization of NZAID’s Sholarship
New Zealand Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Indonesia gives priority to poverty elimination in supporting the economic and social development of Indonesia. NZAID assistance will focus on sustainable rural livelihoods through support to basic education, community development, natural resource development, conflict prevention and peace building, and governance, including capacity development in these sectors. Capacity development is not seen to be limited to education, training or institutional strengthening activities. It reflects an emphasis on building the capacity of government and non-government organisations and communities to identify and solve their own problems, with assistance that is appropriate to local needs and which directly promotes self-sufficiency. Education is of critical importance to NZAID’s aim of achieving a safe and just world free of poverty. As part of its education strategy, NZAID provides scholarships to citizens of some developing countries to undertake vocational training or tertiary level study in their home country, in New Zealand or in the Pacific region.
The purpose of NZAID’s scholarships schemes is to enhance the skills, training and knowledge of selected individuals and thereby build capacity to contribute to the sustainable development of key areas in their home country. By awarding scholarships in areas where NZAID has committed funding, such as education, health, growth and livelihoods, leadership and governance, and economic development, these scholarships can contribute to NZAID’s mandate of poverty elimination.To achieve this, NZAID awardees are required to return to their home country on completion of their scholarship to contribute to the development of their country through positions in government, civil society or private sector organisations. Finally, to socialize this scholarship specially in eastern Indonesia, NZAID facilitate by SOfEI-BaKTI to invite one of representation from each province in eastern Indonesia include local government, NGO and academician to attend this socialication at 7 December 2007 in Makassar, South Sulawesi.