Outcome Harvesting: Civil Society Contributions to a Restorative Economy in Indonesia
Documenting how civil society organizations and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, under the CLUA grant, have contributed to restorative economy development across Indonesia's key forest landscapes.
Background
Dala Institute was engaged by the Climate and Land Use Alliance (CLUA) to conduct an Outcome Harvesting exercise documenting the evolution of civil society organization (CSO) contributions to restorative economy development in Indonesia. This learning and storytelling initiative traces how CSOs, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs), and allied actors have shaped more just, sustainable, and ecologically grounded economic pathways across Indonesia's key forest landscapes.
The project coincides with a significant transition moment for CLUA Indonesia, making rigorous documentation of almost a decade of investment and learning especially critical for informing future strategy and partnerships.
Approach
Dala conducted the exercise using Outcome Harvesting, a participatory evaluation methodology that works backwards from observable changes to understand the contributions of interventions. Rather than measuring outputs against predetermined targets, the process identifies and documents meaningful shifts in behaviors, relationships, policies, and practices — including unintended consequences and lessons from what didn't work.
In conducting this project, Dala's team also collaborated with our esteemed colleagues:
- Putri Vidya Dewi
- Dyah Rani Mardaningrum
- Rivaldo Herman
- Salma Rizkya Kinasih
- Dewi Sekar Farrasyifa