Faina Lucero Diola

Wife, mother, development worker, educator (university professor), development communicator; satyagraha as guiding star

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One week now at the College of Politics and Governance, Mahasarakham University, Thailand as visiting professor.

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Have not tweeted for a while. My first day as visiting professor at Mahasarakham University, Thailand.

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The NGO capital of the world http://t.co/RE4Tnxx

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Check out EROPA at: http://www.eropa.org.ph/
Follow them in Twitter.

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Presented a paper on civic environmentalism at the EROPA Conference in Kathmandu Nov.23, 2010.

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Will deliver a paper on IWRM and local governance in Kathmandu come November. Will inspect institutional arrangements& regulatory frameworks

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Got hooked up with the Philippine Watershed Management Coalition. Interesting link and now am into the Network's advocacy. Am back in IRM.

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The Philippine-Japan NGO Conference last August gave more impetus for my advocacy on peace-building work and sustainable agriculture.

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Attending a civil society conference working on the ASEAN in Bangkok. Dilemmas..we will come up with bottom-lines and action plans soon.

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My paper has been accepted for the Malta Conference. Still raising funds for travel support.

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Finally I finished the abstract for a paper on social capital. Hoping to present it at a Conference and have the paper published.

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Flying kites and watching the sun told me I'm back home.

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Preparing for trip to Jakarta for the ASEAN Secretariat Symposium on Stakeholder Involvement. ANGOC has scheme on this almost 30 yrs back!

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Gave first lecture during the first day of classes for the 2nd sem. at the University of the Philippines yesterday.

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Attended the Philippine Development Forum-Working Group on Sustainable Rural Development Conference last week and gave two plenary reports.

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Finished submitting students' grades. Re-writing course syllabus. Preparing for next article on social capital.

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Provided secretariat support to the 3rd IFAD Knowledge and Learning Market - next to do:a program on migration and agricultural development

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Assisting in preparing for a paper on biofertilizers and acceptability by farmers

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Finished writing article on a model for social capital formation based on my dissertation.

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Attending UPLB DevCom Grand Alumni Homecoming beginning with a Symposium on DevCom yesterday