Two Rivers Community Trust
Dr David Askin
David has over 30 years experience working in New Zealand (Lincoln Uni), PNG and Indonesia.
Key skills and background include 
1. Project management, monitoring and evaluation, leading teams in drought awareness and management,
producing training material relating to Project Management and Sustainable Agriculture. Taught Project
Management at Lincoln University and worked with Salvation Army, PNG to develop a Project
Management handbook.
2. Led the Christchurch and Malvern based team developing Neighbourhood Support software managed by
Gets Ready Software Ltd. This is used by Selwyn District (www.selwyn.getsready.net), Christchurch and
North Canterbury.
3. Lead four teams of men/boys in re-roofing/carpentry and other practical tasks in Canterbury/Westland.
4. Managed donor funded projects (Canada Fund, World Bank, NZ Government, Mining companies) in PNG
that were part of NGO activities,
5. Internet based project management, networking/partnership and on-line library systems. Some of the
systems available to view – and used in New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. Refer footnote
below.1
6. From 2008 to January 2011 lead the Agriculture Innovations Grant Scheme’s (AusAID) Technical
Appraisal and Advisory Panel. That task required discussion and collaboration with a team of PNG experts
and the management of information relating to up to 120 proposals at a time. An online system was
devised for the team’s use.
7. Management of soil fertility in sustainable, village based garden systems. Emphasis on mulch, green
manure legumes, trees and fallow land management.
8. Wide range of practical skills and a lifetime of experience in carpentry, plumbing, house wiring (Powered
Up, Christchurch Ltd).
Contact Details
Kilu Consulting, PO Box 49, Hororata, Canterbury , NZ.
Gets Ready Software Ltd
Tel: +64-33180198 Mobile 021 0644436 Email: dave@tworiverscommunitytrust.org.nz
Nationality
New Zealander
Qualifications
B.Ag.Sc.(Hons) 1977, Lincoln University, New Zealand.
Ph.D. 1983 (Agronomy) Lincoln University, New Zealand.
Masterate paper in Tropical Community Forestry 1993 (A+) University of Canterbury.
Contact Details
Kilu Consulting, and Gets Ready Software Ltd., PO Box 49, Hororata, Canterbury , NZ.
2003 Bealey Road, Hororata.
Tel: +64-33180198 Mobile 021 0644436 Email: dave@tworiverscommunitytrust.org.nz
Nationality
New Zealander
Qualifications
B.Ag.Sc.(Hons) 1977, Lincoln University, New Zealand.
Ph.D. 1983 (Agronomy) Lincoln University, New Zealand.
Masterate paper in Tropical Community Forestry 1993 (A+) University of Canterbury.
Some systems include –
www.christchurch.getsready.net; www.selwyn.getsready.net and www.demo.getsready.net
- Civil
Defence/ Neighbourhood support and community strengthening systems.
www.nzcalfrearing.com Funded by DairyNZ and managed by On-Farm Research
http://darfieldbaptist.org.nz/ - church information system and website. Login needed to explore full
system. Much information available to members only.
http://silverwood.org.nz/ - Farm forestry trials and maps etc for members of the Silverwood trust.
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Languages
Dr David Askin
English, Tok Pisin and Bahasa Indonesia.
Employment Record
(Self employed for last 15 years, in range of local and international contracts and opportunities for volunteering –
after earthquakes – with Malvern Community Help, developing Two Rivers Community Trust.
2014
Tutoring Farm Management at Lincoln University.
Editor with wife Virginia of Lincoln University’s Financial Budget manual.
Ongoing forest, orchard and garden management on 10 ha in Hororata.
2013
Built cabin with team of young men and senior carpenter. Mentoring teenagers, three with
special needs.
Neighbourhood support software development.
Managed crops on behalf of busy agricultural contractor.
2011/2012
Developing Neighbourhood Support software – eg www.selwyn.getsready.net.
Supporting community development on Wetar Island, Indonesia. Gardens, Web site
development for monitoring and evaluation of their activities – training in project
management, logical framework for project management.
Ongoing forest, orchard and garden management on 10 ha in Hororata.
Renovation of older home, renewed kitchen/dining area leading to sale of same in Lincoln.
2009-2010
Agriculture Innovations Grant Scheme- Papua New Guinea - manage their on-line
management system at www.pngaigs.org.
Lead their Technical Appraisal Panel which evaluates both expressions of interest and full
proposals in a competitive grant scheme, funds up to K250,000. AusAID funded.
Provide training manuals in sustainable gardening for Solomon Islands Rural Development
Program (World Bank) and for a church based rural development program in Cambodia.
Design and deliver project management information system, including on-line library with
uploadable/downloadable documents. www.pngcpp.org
Ongoing forest management, horticulture and garden development on 10 ha in NZ.
Other consulting work with Indonesian mine- village based vegetable and fruit production on
Wetar Island in Eastern Indonesia.
On-Farm Research – NZ- information system.
2008
Mid-Term evaluation of Church Partnership Program (AusAID) for Salvation Army in Papua
New Guinea. CPP is a HRM/HRD capacity building project. Provision of project
management software and training. Development of project management handbook for
officers working in the Church Partnership Program.
Communications report for Papua New Guinea Church Partnership Program (AusAID),
commissioned by CPP secretariat, Brisbane.
Assisted a team with Monitoring and Evaluation of Village Extension Worker program for the
Fresh Produce Development Agency funded by NZAID.
Growing seedling fruit trees then grafting/budding by way of establishing home orchard in
NZ.
Previous –
relevant items
ACNARS Project (Australian Contribution to a National Agriculture Research System). HR
Advisor and Training Co-ordinator, spending approximately 12 weeks each year in Papua
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New Guinea. Provision of further mentoring of NARI staff via email (AusAID).
Building a new home, forestry development, horticulture and livestock on 10ha. Renovation
of three other homes.
Referees
Dave Wilkinson
Neighbourhood Support Canterbury. canterburyns@paradise.net.nz
Mia Soenen
Community Development Officer – Mine on Wetar Island, Indonesia.
mia.soenen@batutua.co.id
List of papers published and training material available if required.
August 2014
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