November 12th, 2019
It is now the 6th session of Gili Eco Trust in the 2019 – 2020 academic year, and a lot of the initial set-up has been completed.
Our first session on the 10th of September involved a basic overview of both the GC and the NGO. The leaders summarized their aims and their methods. For example, they explained what biorock is, and why helping the Gili islands is so important. They also gave us the link to the Gili Eco Trust NGO website.
Planning Swimdonesia: (reflection on planning)
Right from the get-go, we organized an event called Swimdonesia with Surf Aid GC and Jakarta Street Kids GC to raise money for our respective GC. This was a big event in which various games were played in and around the pool, and the usual food and beverages were sold. 
Our ex-chair and ex-vice-chair (now chair) with our MCs for Swimdonesia
Kids of all ages can’t wait to try the Destroyer.
The Destroyer, the blow-up obstacle course we organize every year for Swimdonesia
Aside from the first session, most of our time has been dedicated to Swimdonesia. Because it was on the 12th of October, we had very little time to get organized as a group before we had to rush to prepare for it. However, our leadership team and some members of our GC did attend some sessions concerning the logistics of the event, finalisation of ideas with all three GCs (Gili Eco Trust, Jakarta Street Kids and Surf Aid) and the final plan.
Gili Eco Trust GC members working
In our second session, we split up into groups to work on various activities that would occur at the event, such as a quiz, games, and ticket-selling. However, a lot of the fun activities got cancelled. This is because we realised we didn’t have enough time to plan them properly, and we were told by Mr Hannah that we did not have enough people to plan the event. Indeed, many on our team couldn’t or didn’t go to Swimdonesia – but all of us helped in planning it. The challenges in organizing the event can be seen in more detail in our SWOT analysis post.
However, the hurried planning for the event has helped us to practise prioritising tasks and quickly analyse the logistics of events we may hold. It will help us in organizing another of our events coming up, the Holiday Fair on the 12th of December.
Leadership Positions:
After finishing Swimdonesia planning, our chair and vice-chair have stepped down. Our new chair is Iman, and our vice-chairs are now Oscar and Arjun. Other leadership positions so far include: Head of finance (Aarnav), and Communications Officer (Ashima).
Goal Setting Document:
