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Bina Warga
Goal 1. Shared Vision for All
Having common vision for Kampung Braga development is one of the foremost step to undertake for the improvement. Without shared vision, the development will become a business-as-usual. A wide range of participants is needed to ensure the vision is for all. More importantly, everybody are willing to work as one community towards the vision.
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1.1 Review Current Policy Framework
To develop shared vision for Kampung Braga, tracing what the local, regional, and national government have envisioned is needed. It aims to ensure that the vision parallels to City of Bandung. Moreover, policy analysis is useful to find the loophole and challenge the current strategies.
Local government from City of Bandung must present during the development of shared vision, thus the process could close the loophole that the local policy framework lacks of.
1.2 Advocate the Residents for Community Profiling
Currently, the demographic data in Kampung Braga is absent. However, based on the Head of RW, the data is kept in kelurahan which is located far from the kampung. Each RW is advocated to have community profile stored digitally in RW office. This community profile is useful to select the relevant target or participants for the development.
The residents led by RT and RW is suggested to conduct the demographic survey to be more accurate. The profile is to be updated regularly based on the decision from the community.
1.3 Identify the Participants for Shared Vision Development
The most important thing to develop shared vision is by meeting the needs of the residents, the assets of the kampung, and the issues they are experiencing. Shared vision must ensure every layer of the community gets represented.
Not just the residents, other stakeholders also are helpful to provide other perspective. Parallel to Bina Braga vision, the input from other stakeholders could create better integration between Kampung Braga and its surrounding.
The potential stakeholders are, but not limited to: residents from different ages, genders, backgrounds, occupations, and ethnicities; local government; traders and workers in Banceuy Street and Braga Street; and tourists.
1.4 Articulate Vision Ideas
Multiple approaches should be taken in community participation to collect more aspiration. VAGO (2015) develops five stages of participation: inform, consult, involve, collaborate, and empower. The strongest stage is empower, which lets the residents lead the implementation. There are several approaches of inclusive participation such as workshop, public meeting, questionnaires, personal interview, and strategies for children and elder group.
1.5 Create Consensus for Shared Vision
After the community participation, the vision is created. The common vision for Kampung Braga could be incorporated in local policy framework.
National Provincial Local
Shared Vision
Public Consultation
Goal 2. Pilot Program and Knowledge Sharing Platform
This goal aims to reinforce the current program that each RW has while also enlarging its impact to wider communities since some of the program is limited within its RW boundary. It also envisions to become a platform for peer-to-peer learning that can strengthen the social connection amongst the residents.
2.1 Assign One RW for One Pilot Program
The aim is to make the program benefits more residents. RW3 will be assigned as Economic Precinct because it has recycling program that has won a prize. The micro library will be strengthen by inviting the children from other RW. RW4 will be assigned as Health Precinct due to its herbs garden. The residents could learn about hydroponic to RW4 residents. RW7 will be assigned as Education Precinct mainly for children. Development program for children will be centred here. RW8 will be assigned as Cultural Precinct where people could learn performing arts, panting, and sewing.
2.2 Create Scheduling for the Program
Since the space in kampung is limited, replicating the same program is not feasible. However, similar to upscaling approach, the residents could learn the big ideas and replicate the framework in smaller scale in their RW.
Therefore, scheduling is important to accommodate large number of people in a limited space. Through scheduling, it can ensure the space is actively used.
2.3 Organise Mentoring and Training Program
In economic perspective, with their current skills, the residents have been able to create 62 | Improvement Program some products. However, the product needs more quality improvement for general market. Thus, training for quality improvement and assistance for establishing local market are needed.
Spatially, through mentoring, the residents could slowly change their paradigm to protect the environment and the kampung. It can be supported by the current river cleaning program from kelurahan.
2.4 Establish Community Bank
The additional pilot program for all RWs is to establish the community bank which many residents have wished. It could be used for community saving and investment. The revenue from the product sale could be distributed to the community bank. This bank could make the residents more economically independent for kampung development.
2.5 Organise Regular Event and Competition
To boost the competitiveness, solidarity, and creativity, regular event or competition could be a fun yet useful program. During the fieldwork, the children in RW4 were preparing for dancing performance in RW8.
Moreover, the skills and knowledge that the residents have gained could be channelled in the competition or events. The potential event could be painting, recycling, dancing, singing, cooking competition, and many moore
2.6 Open Access to City’s Event
Braga Festival and Braga Culinary Night are two main events in Braga Street. It is encouraged that the residents can take part in the events by selling both their tangible and intangible product. This could be a good platform to establish market and showcase the strength of Kampung Braga.
In Kampung Rawa, Jakarta, Indonesia, the community cultivates catfish and create hydroponic system for edible plants. They sell the catfish and the profit will go into community bank. Otherwise, the community could pick the edible plants.
Braga Festival in 2012 as part of the program from Department of Culture and Tourism of Bandung. Arts installation, performing arts, crafts, and foods are showcased here.
The training for recycling waste material from one of State-Owned Enterprises in Indramayu, West Java. It aims to improve the community’s economi capacity. Improvement Program | 63
Goal 3. Governance Structure Reform
Simplifying current governance structure can make more effective channel of communication and flow of distribution.
3.1 Advocate for One PKK, KT, and LPM for Kampung Braga
The current number of community associations is seen ineffective. Since the vision is to see Kampung Braga as one, and the area is relatively small, having one PKK, KT, and LPM is possible. It will have direct communication to each RW and kelurahan. The program will be more integrated and the funding allocation will be more clear and directed. It could improve the community alliance amongst the residents. However, there should be at least one representative from each RW for equity purpose.
3.2 Advocate for the Establishment of Kampung Braga Committee
Kampung Braga’s community associations are encouraged to continue creating collaborative work and partership with external groups such as NGO, local government, universities, and private sector. It is advocated that the stakeholders create Kampung Braga Committee focusing on coordinating the improvement in Kampung Braga. Kampung Braga Committee will serve as neighbourhood-level Pokja.
3.3 Advocate for the Formation of Pokja Bandung
Pokja is literally translated as working group established in national, provincial, and local level. Currently, there are some national Pokjas for housing and settlements and one provincial Pokja for settlements. However, Bandung does not have Pokja yet although it has been encouraged by national and provincial policy regulations. 64 | Improvement Program Meanwhile, local government is the key actor in slum improvement within the city. Therefore, having Pokja Bandung in city level focusing on kampung improvement is crucial. This Pokja Bandung could have direct communication to Kampung Braga Committee which will improve the coordination with higher scale institutions.
3.4 Planning Framework Integration
Integration between kampung improvement framework with local planning framework is imperative. The local planning document should refine the ‘slum’ label for kampung and incorporate the improvement framework.
Kelurahan Braga
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Kampung Braga
PKK KT LPM
Stage 1 One PKK, KT, and LPM for Kampung Braga. Reduce the number of community associations into three to increase the development focus for Kampung Braga. It will create stronger community alliance and simplify channel of communication.
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West Java Province
City of Bandung
Kelurahan Braga National Pokja
Provincial Pokja
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Kampung Braga Committee
Stage 2 Establish Kampung Braga Committee as neighbourhoodlevel Pokja comprising internal and external groups such as NGO, private sector, professionals, and educational institutions for continuous development.
Stage 3 Advocate the establishment of city-level Pokja as a connection between higher-level Pokja and Kampung Braga Committee.
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