2024 Workshop on Establishing DTP Alumni Network in Indonesia

In July 2024, the Diplomacy Training Program (DTP), in partnership with ELSAM, organised a workshop with some key DTP Indonesian alumni. The two-day workshop was held in Bogor, West Java, with 24 alumni and trainers from Indonesia. These alumni were selected from over 300 Indonesian DTP alumni since 1990. They were drawn from diverse DTP programs, working on different human rights issues, in different parts of Indonesia, and represented decades of experience. There was a commitment to gender balance and the representation from Indigenous Peoples.

The purpose of the workshop was to:

• Reflect on DTP's role in the civil society movement in Indonesia.
• Map DTP alumni connections to civil society networks and movements that have been working to advance human rights and democracy in Indonesia.
• Analyse potential threats and obstacles faced by Indonesia's civil society movement based on current and future situations.
• Analyse the potential value, purpose and role of a DTP alumni network in supporting diverse human rights and democracy movements in Indonesia.
• Establishing a Terms of Reference (TOR) and steering group for a DTP alumni network to support human rights and democracy in Indonesia.