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Program sustainability is not determined simply by the availability of guidelines, training, or technical assistance. A more meaningful sign of progress emerges when those who once received knowledge are able to apply it, adapt it to their local context, and pass it on to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This shift is beginning to take shape within the TCI Mentor Team in Depok City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following a series of capacity-strengthening and refresher sessions, members of the Mentor Team began taking on a greater role in the implementation of Family Planning and Reproductive Health (FP\/RH) programs in Depok. While they had previously participated primarily as learners and recipients of technical support, by September 2026 they were increasingly stepping forward as facilitators and resource persons in city-led activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During two activities held throughout September, the Mentor Team independently used and shared TCI toolkits with at least 126 participants from across sectors, including representatives from the city government, health workers, professional associations, Family Planning Field Extension Officers (PKB), frontline workers, and health facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sessions covered areas such as Postpartum Family Planning (PPFP), family planning reporting through Indonesia\u2019s Family Information System (SIGA), and coordination with health facilities in TCI\u2019s three focus subdistricts\u2014Sukmajaya, Cimanggis, and Limo. Yet the most important outcome was not the number of activities conducted or participants reached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The more significant lesson was the changing role of the Mentor Team itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Knowledge gained through previous training did not remain something understood only by individual participants. Team members were given the opportunity and trust to put that knowledge into practice, adapt it to the needs of their city, and share it with other implementers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For TCI implementation in Indonesia, this represents an important sign of progress in capacity strengthening. Training is not successful simply because participants understand the material. Capacity strengthening begins to demonstrate its value when those who have been trained can use their knowledge to address challenges, coach others, and become a source of learning within their own system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This reflects a core principle of TCI, the initiative is not designed to take over the functions of local government. Through coaching and capacity strengthening, TCI Jalin Indonesia works alongside city governments so that the knowledge, skills, and systems being strengthened can gradually be owned and led by local actors themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Depok\u2019s Mentor Team began facilitating activities without always relying on the TCI team as the primary facilitator, the change represented more than a transfer of knowledge. It was an early indication that local ownership was beginning to take root.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The experience also demonstrates that ownership grows when people are not only given knowledge but also given the space to use it. Opportunities to lead sessions, facilitate discussions, work with TCI toolkits, and engage directly with other implementers allow mentors to build both practical experience and confidence in their roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the same time, the process reinforces the importance of collaboration. Strengthening FP\/RH programs cannot be achieved by a single institution or profession. The involvement of city government agencies, health workers, professional associations, Family Planning Field Extension Officers, frontline workers, and health facilities creates opportunities for knowledge to move across different parts of the local system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Independence, however, does not mean that the Mentor Team must work alone. Depok\u2019s experience shows that leadership commitment and institutional support remain essential foundations. The team is able to take on greater responsibility because there is space, mandate, and support for them to apply and further develop their capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is where one of the strongest lessons from TCI implementation in Depok becomes clear: capacity strengthening is a process, not a training event. It begins with acquiring knowledge, continues through practice and application, grows through trust and opportunities to lead, and ultimately becomes sustainable when learning can be passed on to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Looking ahead, the Depok City Mentor Team is expected to continue expanding the use and dissemination of TCI toolkits to prospective mentors and mentees. In doing so, learning can move beyond the same group of individuals and become increasingly embedded in how local government and frontline implementers deliver FP\/RH programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This journey is still at an early stage, and the capacity of the Mentor Team will continue to evolve. Yet one lesson is already becoming visible: sustainability begins when those who once received learning become the ones who enable learning for others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When knowledge can be carried forward by local actors, when mentors begin to lead without always waiting for external facilitation, and when local government creates the space for that capacity to grow, technical assistance begins to move toward its ultimate goal\u2014a local system that is increasingly able to learn, adapt, and drive its own improvements.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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