Ujang Sutisna
Ujang Sutisna is a senior community empowerment, poverty reduction, and community-based development practitioner with extensive experience working directly with communities and strengthening local capacities, particularly in Bandung Regency. As a member of Perkumpulan INISIATIF, he has contributed to the organization’s longstanding commitment to strengthening civil society and advancing development approaches that place communities at the center of social change. His experience encompasses community empowerment and poverty reduction programs, local institutional strengthening, political education, and capacity development to enable citizens to participate more meaningfully in development processes. His extensive work facilitating communities in local development planning and budgeting, including Musrenbang processes at village, sub-district, and district levels, demonstrates his ability to connect community priorities with public policy and development resources. His approach recognizes poverty as a multidimensional challenge requiring stronger capacities, access, institutions, participation, and opportunities for communities to shape their own development
With strong grassroots experience, Ujang is recognized for an empowerment-oriented approach integrating community facilitation, local capacity building, citizen participation, political education, and policy advocacy. His extensive engagement in Bandung Regency has provided him with a grounded understanding of poverty dynamics, community institutions, local governance, and the practical challenges of development at the grassroots level. Within Perkumpulan INISIATIF, his contribution reinforces the organization’s tradition of connecting community empowerment with broader public policy and inclusive governance agendas, while ensuring that vulnerable and low-income communities have the capacity and meaningful opportunities to influence development decisions affecting their lives.
Areas of Expertise: Community Empowerment, Poverty Reduction & Social Development, Community-Based Development, Local Institutional Strengthening, Community Capacity Building, Participatory Development, Citizen Engagement, Political Education, Public Policy Advocacy, Development Planning & Budgeting, Participatory Planning, Musrenbang & Local Development Processes, Local Governance, Public Accountability, Civil Society Strengthening
Email : lp3uilmi@yahoo.co.id