I attended a workshop by photovoices and got the chance to interview Anne Nortan. Below you can see the interview & learn more about the amazing work Photovoices is doing with local communities.
Anne Nortan saying what Photovoices really does
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What is a Social Entrepreneur?
A Social entrepreneur is a person who establishes an enterprise with the aim of solving social problems or effecting social change. Social entrepreneurs are individuals with innovative solutions to society’s most pressing social problems. They are ambitious and persistent, tackling major social issues and offering new ideas for wide-scale change.
Rather than leaving societal needs to the government or business sectors, social entrepreneurs find what is not working and solve the problem by changing the system, spreading the solution, and persuading entire societies to move in different directions. Social entrepreneurs often seem to be possessed by their ideas, committing their lives to changing the direction of their field. They are visionaries, but also realists, and are ultimately concerned with the practical implementation of their vision above all else. Social entrepreneurs present user-friendly, understandable, and ethical ideas that engage widespread support in order to maximize the number of citizens that will stand up, seize their idea, and implement it. Leading social entrepreneurs are mass recruiters of local changemakers— role models proving that citizens who channel their ideas into action can do almost anything.
Why “Social” Entrepreneur?
Conventional entrepreneurs typically measure performance in profit and return, but social entrepreneurs also take into account a positive return to society. Social entrepreneurship typically attempts to further broad social, cultural, and environmental goals often associated with the voluntary sector.[3] At times, profit also may be a consideration for certain companies or other social enterprises.
Just as entrepreneurs change the face of business, social entrepreneurs act as the change agents for society, seizing opportunities others miss to improve systems, invent new approaches, and create solutions to change society for the better. While a business entrepreneur might create entirely new industries, a social entrepreneur develops innovative solutions to social problems and then implements them on a large scale.
Social entrepreneurs share some come common traits including:
- An unwavering belief in the innate capacity of all people to contribute meaningfully to economic and social development
- A driving passion to make that happen
- A practical but innovative stance to a social problem, often using market principles and forces, coupled with dogged determination, that allows them to break away from constraints imposed by ideology or field of discipline, and pushes them to take risks that others wouldn’t dare.
- A zeal to measure and monitor their impact. Entrepreneurs have high standards, particularly in relation to their own organization’s efforts and in response to the communities with which they engage. Data, both quantitative and qualitative, are their key tools, guiding continuous feedback and improvement.
- A healthy impatience. Social Entrepreneurs cannot sit back and wait for change to happen – they are the change drivers.
Learning Indonesian with Jaz – Lesson 5: Talking about Language
Hi Everyone, Welcome to Lesson 3: Expressing Yourself, of learning Indonesian with Jaz (Me). For those of you newbies to my learning Indonesian blogs. It’s best if you start with lesson 1 at https://jazlinh.wordpress.com/2015/08/29/learning-indonesian-with-jaz-lesson-1-greetings/ For those of you who already know my blogs, please continue.
So lets Begin: When you meet a local of Bali, they will ask you a lot of questions, because it’s not everyday they encounter a foreigner (or buleh) that speaks the language (but in my experience, they will ask you a lot of questions whether you speak English or Indonesian). Now let’s talk about language.
First let’s learn how to say “I don’t understand”, when you simply don’t know what their saying.
- Mungerti > Mung-er-ti > Means understand
Now let’s bring back our old friends “tidak” and “saya”, which means “no” and “I”. Now you put them all together, and get “Saya Tidak Mungerti”, I don’t understand.
- Saya Tidak Mungerti > Sa-ya Ti-dak mung-er-ti > Means I don’t understand.
Lets continue with some new words, and make sentences using our new words.
- Bahasa > Ba-ha-sa > Means Language, When talking about language simple say bahasa and then the country’s name. Here is an example below.
- Bahasa Indonesia > Ba-ha-sa in-do-nes-ia > The Indonesian Language (Please note some people will just say “Bahasa”, referring to the Indonesian language).
- Inggris > Ing-gris > Means English
- Bechara > Be-char-a > Means to speak
- Anda > An-da > Means you, and is the polite way to say You, which you would use for your boss & elders. Not like Kamu
- Kamu > Ka-mu > Means you, and is mainly used among friends, not for your boss or elders
- Dan > Dan > Means and
- Bisa > Bi-sa > Means can
Please practice these words before continuing below.
Now that you’ve learned the words above, let’s continue by using them in sentences, also using some words from our previous lessons.
- Saya bisa bechara bahasa Inggris > Means “I can speak English”, or you can switch around inggris to Indonesia and you get “I can speak Indonesian”.
- Saya tidak Bisa bechara bahasa Indonesia > Means “I can’t speak Indonesian”.
- Anda perlu ini > Basically mean “Do you need this”, you can switch anda with kamu, if your talking to a friend.
- Ini dan Itu > means “this and that”.
- Kamu bisa bechara bahasa inggris > Means “can you speak English?”.
You can keep practicing making sentences, as these are just examples, and I would like to encourage you to keep practicing using your bahasa Indonesia!
That’s it for now, check my next lesson at www.jazlinh.wordpress.com Keep practicing your Indonesian, and I’ll see you at my next lesson.
Thank you for Reading,
Jaz
Learning Indonesian with Jaz – Lesson 4: Expressing Yourself (Part 2)
Hi Everyone, Welcome to Lesson 3: Expressing Yourself, of learning Indonesian with Jaz (Me). For those of you newbies to my learning Indonesian blogs. It’s best if you start with lesson 1 at https://jazlinh.wordpress.com/2015/08/29/learning-indonesian-with-jaz-lesson-1-greetings/ For those of you who already know my blogs, please continue.
So lets begin: So now we’re going to learn how to say “I want this” and “I want that”.
- Saya > Sa-ya > means me, mine, and I
- Mau > Ma-u > means want
- Ini > (pronounced) e-ni > means this
- Itu > (pronounced) e-2 > means that
Now you can simple put together saya, mau, & ini (or itu), and you will get “I want this (or that)”. Saya mau ini, or Saya mau itu.
Cultural Note: It’s rude to point at someone/something with your index finger, and is better to gesture your whole hand.
Although you will probably use Saya Mau (I want) but, it’s not always efficient. So let’s try “I need”.
- Perlu > per-lu > means Need.
Now as you already know I, this, & that from above, let’s go ahead and put them together.
- Saya Perlu Ini > (pronounced) Sa-ya Per-lu E-ni > Means I need this
- Saya Perlu itu > (pronounced) Sa-ya Per-lu E-2 > Means I need that.
Now we’re going to move in to “asking” in the Indonesian language.
- Boleh > Bo-leh > Means may, as in asking permission, May I. Please note the “H” is pronounced, but silently.
- Minta > Men-ta > means to ask to have something, and used when your asking for something for your benefit. Please note the “H” is pronounced like above, but silently.
Now you can make a sentence with these two words and the past words you probably already know by now.
- Boleh Saya Mentah Ini > Bo-leh Sa-ya Men-tah E-ni > Means may I please have this. (I’ll tell you more about it below)
- Boleh Saya Mentah Itu > Bo-leh Sa-ya Men-tah E-2 > Means may I please have this.
This is great way of kindly asking someone for something. It also suggests that you like it, and suggesting they should give it to you.
That’s it for now, check my next lesson at www.jazlinh.wordpress.com Keep practicing your Indonesian, and I’ll see you at my next lesson.
Thank you for Reading, Jaz
Learning Indonesian with Jaz – Lesson 3: Expressing Yourself (Part 1)
Hi Everyone, Welcome to Lesson 3: Expressing Yourself, of learning Indonesian with Jaz (Me). For those of you newbies to my learning Indonesian blogs. It’s best if you start with lesson 1 at https://jazlinh.wordpress.com/2015/08/29/learning-indonesian-with-jaz-lesson-1-greetings/ For those of you who already know my blogs, please continue.
So lets begin: Now we’re going to learn how to express yourself, through basic words. Let’s start with Yes and No.
- Ya > Ya > Means Yes
- Tidak > Ti-dak > Means no
Now that you know “yes” and “no”, let’s move on to how you would respond to an invitation, beside using a simple yes & no.
- Mungkin > Mung-kin > Means maybe or possibly
- Lain > La-in > Means other, you can use this in other ways besides accepting invitations
- Kali > Ka-Li > Means time
Now you simply put them together, and you get “Lain Kali”. Can anyone guess what that means, before moving on?
- Lain Kali > La-in Ka-li > Means another time, which is very useful.
Now for our last two words, we’re going to lean don’t (or don’t do that) & not a.
- Jangan > Ja-ngan> Means don’t or don’t do that
- Bukan > Bu-kan > Means not a, “Example: this is a book bukan pencil”
Now that you know how to express yourself a little more, you can go out and explore a little more of Bali. Just watch out for Jangan & Bukan, and I’ll see you in part 2 of expressing yourself.
That’s it for now, check my next lesson at www.jazlinh.wordpress.com Keep practicing your Indonesian, and I’ll see you at my next lesson.
Thank you for Reading, Jaz
How to Make & Use a Rice Hull Carbonizer: With Tips, Benefits, & Con’s
Hello Everyone, Today we’re going to talk about making and using a Rice Hull Carbonizer.
What is it?
Rice hull (or husk) is the outermost layer that is commonly detached from the rice grain during the process of milling. Rice hull therefore is considered the by-product or waste produced from the process of milling rice.
This unwanted rice hull is usually burnt or left to pile up in open fields. Agricultural researchers found that this by-product or waste have properties that are beneficial to cultivating and growing plants and so found a way to make better use of the rice husk. They have identified one way to manage the massive amount of rice husks via the process of rice husk carbonization.
Rice hull carbonization is the process of incomplete or partial burning of rice hull. The carbonized rice hull (CRH), which is the product of this process, is porous and bulky with uniform intact black particles.
Below is a video of how to make & use a rice hull carbonizer.
Now it’s time for tips:
- We realized in the process, that we needed a LOT more holes, to create ventilation for the fire and it carbonizes the husk faster. You need to add a lot more holes than us. REMEMBER: more holes equals faster carbonization & is easier to light the fire. So the more the better.
- When burning the husk, turn it (Mix) every once in a while, and sprinkle with water
Next is Benefits:
- It’s full of nutrients.
- It will help your plants grow faster.
- Improves biomass production
Last but not least important, Con’s:
- It creates Carbon monoxide, which is one of the planet’s biggest problems.
- It may not work well with all plants
Personal Note: This is my learning experience, and I think that if we’re basically burning “carbonizing” the husk, it will help the plants grow faster, In the small picture. But in the big picture, we’re looking at all this carbon monoxide floating up into the air. Which is one of the planet’s biggest problems. This is Just to be shared as a learning experience, and when you want a little something to add to your fertilizer, just add some raw rice husk (which will work as well, and doesn’t create carbon monoxide).
Thank you for Reading, Jaz
Recycling at Villa Kitty for it’s Cats & Kittens
Hi Everyone, So we have all this “garbage” all around us but, we just burn it & put it in a land dump. When we don’t realize we can actually reuse & recycle it. Although the world is getting better about reusing & recycling, that’s still not complete. We need people to recycle, we need small businesses to recycle, we need large factories to recycle, WE NEED EVERYONE TO RECYCLE. So here is an example of recycling with cardboard, which Villa Kitty is currently recycling for the better. Villa kitty receives their cat food, etc. in boxes every week, but don’t worry because they do not put that cardboard to waste. Villa Kitty with over 150 cats, uses their cardboard to recycle them into wonderful cat/kitten houses or hotels.
The front of one of our “kitty hotels” at Villa Kitty, toys included 😉
The back of our “Kitty hotel”.
Checking out of her “kitty hotel”.
Every time a new cat comes, they make (recycle) a cardboard house for the cat/kitten. Just like the one in the background. We hope to see you at Villa Kitty, and recycling for your kittens/cats too!
Thank you for Reading, Jaz
Learning Indonesian with Jaz – Lesson 2: More Greetings
Hi Everyone, Welcome to Lesson 2: More Greetings, of learning Indonesian with Jaz (Me). For those of you newbies to my learning Indonesian blogs. It’s best if you start with lesson 1 so go up to the search button at the top of this blog, and look up “Learning Indonesian with Jaz Lesson 1”. For of those you already know my blogs and have read them, please continue.
So lets begin:
- Halo > Ha-lo > Used informally to say hello, this should not be used for your boss, and is better to use with your friends.
So now I’m going to teach you to say “What’s new or What’s going on” in Indonesian.
- Apa > A-pa > means What
- Kabar > Ka-bar > means news
Add them together, and you get “Apa Kabar”, meaning What’s new or what’s going on. Please note: that all Indonesian R’s are rolled, if you cannot roll your R’s, that’s okay, as any Indonesian should still understand you, quite well.
Next is Thank you, a word that is commonly used in everyday life.
- Terima >Ter-i-ma > Means to receive or accept
- Kasih > Ka-sih > Means Love
- Terima Kasih > Ter-i-ma Ka-sih > Litterly means you are accepting/reicieving Love, but it really means “Thank You”
Now we’re going to bring back our old friend, Selamat. As you already know from our previous lesson, Selamat means “Safe” and is used in many greetings. Now we’re going to learn how to say goodbye when you are leaving and someone else is staying.
- Tinggal >Ting-gal > to stay
- Selamat Tinggal > Se-la-mat Ting-gal > When you are leaving and someone else is staying
That’s it for now, check my next lesson, at www.jazlinh.wordpress.com Keep practicing your Indonesian, and I’ll see you at my next lesson.
Thank you for Reading, Jaz
Learning Indonesian with Jaz – Lesson 1: Greetings
Hi Everyone, Welcome to Lesson 1: Greetings (part 1), of learning Indonesian with Jaz (Me).
So lets begin:
- Selamat > Se-la-mat > literally means safe, and can be combined with other words for many greetings.
- Pagi > Pa-gi > Means morning
Once you combined the two, you get “Selamat Pagi”. Which if you took it literally it means you are wishing someone a safe morning, but it really means “Good Morning”.
- Siang > Si-ang > means early afternoon
Add Selamat & siang together, you get Good early afternoon.
- Sore > (Pronouced) so-rey > means late afternoon
Add selamat & sore together, just like before, and you get good late afternoon.
- Malam > ma-lam > means evening or night.
Once you add Selamat to Malam, you get Selamat malam, good evening/night.
That’s it for now, check my next lesson, at www.jazlinh.wordpress.com Keep practicing your Indonesian, and I’ll see you at my next lesson.
Thank you for Reading, Jaz
A Team Building Exercise: Cup on a Blanket
Cup on a Blanket is a great team building game for everyone, although it’s better for 7+. As the little ones are a bit too energetic sometimes. But anyone can play, if they want to.
Supplies needed: 1 small blanket (around 16 inches by 24 inches, but you can do any size you like, 2 smaller blankets is more easier, with fewer kids), 2 cups, 4 buckets, & around 4-12 people on each team to play. Each team gets one of each.
How to Play: Get each team to hold the edges of the blanket, then have one of the team mates pick up the cup filled with water & have the person place it carefully on the blanket which the team is holding. The objective is to bring 3 full cups of water from one bucket to the other. As the video and pictures below will show in better detail for you to understand more.
Also this game will teach you:
- Patience: because you cannot run with the cup.
- Teambuilding: Because you really have to focus on the cup and you team mates, NOT on the other team. Which will cause the cup to fall.
- To pay attention to Detail and sensing: Because the slightest movement can make the cup fall.
- To stay focused on what’s important: which is your team and your cup not on the other team.
This game is not about speed, although the team that fills the 3 cups first gets more points. But how you play the game, how many times you spill, and how everyone works as a team.
Jazlinh 