Comments: The Priceof Rebuilding a War-Torn Town

What Is Wrong and What Should Be Done?By : Eve Annecke

Phil MorganLyuba Palyvoda

From the book Global Public Management Case and Comments

Prepared By :

SHAHRIL BUDIMAN

STISIPOL RAJA HAJI-TANJUNGPINANG

In the small town after inter-ethnics war, Maria’s Non-Governmental Organization works with her colleagues in fewyears. Maria has been the director of the organization andaims to recover and maintenance victims of civil war.

They have several goals to help the ethnics communityduring the war, it was to provide emergency medical aida, food and another program was successfully iselectricity and running the water for this community.

After the war, Maria NGO had another program todevelop war-torn town and makes several social activityto rebuild community life in the post-war

Condition after war

A major source of employment in the town, a furniture factory, was completely destroyed during the war.

People become poverty and unemployment.

Afraid to face condition in the future, The feeling of “Helplessness”.

Reconciliation of the refugees. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) indicated there was a large number of refugees and displaced ethnic minorities who wished to return to their homes in this town

During the inter-etchnics war

• Assisted the local people and shared theirstruggle to survive in the midst of constantfighting, shelling, hunger, and despair

• Provide emergency medical aid and food

• Another results, electricity and runningwater

Post-War• Providing economic assistance (rebuild

furniture factory), create jobs

• Promoting inter-ethnic reconciliation through refugee returns

Problems

Acceptance of ethnic minority (the refugee) returning to their homes

Local politicians have done everything in their power to prevent ethnic minorities from returning to he town

Refusal from the mayor about reconciliation for allowing the ethnic minority refugees

What Is Wrong and What Should Be Done?

Eve Annecke

Maria needs to rapidly meet with other stakeholders, organizations,and more moderate politicians, keeping the project of rebuilding thefactory foremost in peoples’ minds

No quick fix to her previously simplistic, rational, deal-making approach andthat she needs his help to strategically attempt to slowly and painfullyreintegrate the town through the rebuilding of the factory

The point is for Maria to fine-tune her focus on the process andto trust this process. Through dialogue, creating space for peoples’ stories,and keeping focused on the possibility of rebuilding their town as a beaconof hope in war-torn times

Phil MorganThe main point divide in two-trackstrategy : Economic Assistance andConflict Resolution

The NGO needs to be sure that the furniture factory representsa robust and enduring economic entity

That option will also require strategic assessment and should be linked with the region beyond the town itself (Marked Based)

What Is Wrong and What Should Be Done?

Another source like “Bank” dedicated to very small loans to support both “sure-thing” and more entrepreneurial ventures (Micro Financing Institution)

The NGO will need to foster a broadcommunity consultative process relating to (Conflict Management)

What Is Wrong and What Should Be Done?

Lyuba Palyvoda

Maria’s NGO needs to establish a new priority list

Work directly with the community

Maria’s NGO lacks a clear strategy

Maria and her organizationto conduct organizational strategic planning

Communication between Maria’s group and the local politicians and governmental officials was woefully inadequate

Community support and ownershipof the new organizational priorities are developed

Compromises

STRATEGY

Assesment

The three advisors have a good suggestionbut probably to mix their comments will begood solution. Several idea necessary toconsidering for solved the reconciliation andeconomic assistance.

The keyword from advisors is Consensus.And Maria NGO must doing step by stepand doing difference approach after theyfailed ensure the mayor

Solution Maria NGO should take reconciliation,

communication with the community,another stakeholder, local politicians andapologize about her mistake to the mayor.

Evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses/Limitations, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) this about strategic planning for the Maria NGO in the future

Rational – Comprehensive Decision Making

References : Callahan, Olshfski, & Schwella (Eds). (2005). Global public

management: Cases and comments. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Rosenbloom, D. H., Kravchuk, R.S. & Clerkin, R. M. (2009). Public administration: Understanding management, politics and law in the public sector. (7th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.

http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/168088.html

http://www.college-reporter.com/life/429-thri-discusses-plight-of-refugees

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/24/palestinians-10000-refugees-return-israel