Faina Lucero Diola

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

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

The NGO capital of the world opinion.inquirer.net/6139/the-ngo-c…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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