Key Points

1. We can stop ocean plastics

2. The project is working
3. Project has three goals: reduce leakage, increase
recycling, improve people’s lives
4. Partnership is key. (Community members and leaders. Advisors. Funders.)

5. On the ground experts hand in hand with

community is also key

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Do these things

1. Be positive
2. Be honest
3. Have someone translate if at all needed
4. Be complementary of others (partners, community)
5. Keep our partners and office in mind. What would
they like to see in print? What would they not like
to see?

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Do not do these things

1. DO NOT say negative things about anyone

2. DO NOT say that we can’t do this / will fail
3. DO NOT answer questions that you’re not sure about /
not comfortable with
4. DO NOT feel that you have to answer any questions as
asked
5. DO NOT ramble. Instead, keep your answers shorter
6. DO NOT say anything you don’t want to read in
tomorrow’s paper

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Practice

What do you do for Project?

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Practice

Tell me about some wins or successes.

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Tell me about some challenges the project has faced.

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Practice

What do you think about bans? Clean ups? Plastic

packaging/design?

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Practice

What does Project do?

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How do you involve the community in your work?

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What happens to the program when you leave in 2

years? Will it work?

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What benefits have you seen so far?

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What unexpected things have happened?

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Practice

Will Indonesia reach the 70% reduction in ocean

plastics by 2025 target?

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What if a new president comes in?

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Practice

What does we do?

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