Support Programs

Joint Initiative Program (JIP)

JIP was terminated in March, 2009.
The Joint Initiatives Program (JIP) provides awards to teams of individuals comprised of at least two graduated Sylff fellows to confront contemporary issues of social relevance approached from regional or transnational and trans-disciplinary perspectives. It is an opportunity for the Sylff community to collaborate with each other and contribute to society.

There are two categories of projects.

1. Social Research

Social research refers to academic research, the results of which are intended to be published in peer-reviewed academic and/or professional journals or publications.

• Downside of the Human Rights-Based Approach to Disability in Development (2008)
  by Hisayo Katsui (University of Helsinki), Richard Wamai (University of Helsinki)
• Mainstreaming Disability Issues in Japanese and Finnish Development Policies and Practices (2006)
  by Hisayo Katsui (University of Helsinki), Richard Wamai (University of Helsinki)
• Resource Management in Protected Areas and its Impact on Human Development: A Comparative Sustainable Development Study of the Mau Narok Forest Reserve (Kenya) and the Serra da Estrale National Park (Portugal) (2006)
  by Joao Luis Jesus Fernandes (University of Coimbra), Nicholas Kariuki Githuku (University of Nairobi)
• Crisis Communication and Cultural Constructions of Calamities: Preparedness in Guyana, Thailand and the United States (2006)
  by Andrew Jared Critchfield, Donna Allen Oti, Wei Sun, Deborah Clark Vance, Heather Harris Carter (All are from Howard University)

2. Social Action

Social action projects relate to community-based activities, outreach activities, workshops and other activities that are intended to further the humanitarian goals of the Sylff Program.

• Environmental Awareness on Waste Management: A Pilot Project at Manggarai District, Jakarta - Indonesia (2006)
  by Sarojini Imran, Yeni Salma, Andri Rosadi, Citra Wardhani, Budi Setiwan Nazim, Siti Fatimah, Tarsidin (All are from University of Indonesia)
• Entrepreneurship Curriculum (2006)
  by Jeff Kee, Parathima Rodrigues, Sudarsana Kundu, Jean-Louis Racine (All are from Columbia University)
• Entrepreneurship Curriculum (2008) “Skills for Kids”
  by Prathima Rodrigues (Columbia University), Badamjav Batsukh (Academy of Mongolia), Sunil Mathew, Sapruddin Perwira
• Institutionalization of Sustainable Waste Management: An Extention Program of Environmental Awareness in Jakarta and West Java (2007)
  by Sarojini Imran, Citra Wardhani, Tarsidin, Siti Fatimah, Budi Setiwan, Yeni Barlinti (All are from University of Indonesia), Andri Rosadi (Gadjah Mada University)
• Community Energy Initiatives (2007)
  by Stuart Graham (UC Berkeley), Stephen Mutinda Mutiso (University of Nairobi), Maria Divona Adelasia (Universidad de Deusto), Claudia Radel A. (Princeton University), Garrick Blalock (Cornell University), Anna Oursler Lauren (UC Berkeley)