Indonesia
The Foundation creates effective partnerships with innovative local government, civil society, and private sector leaders in Indonesia. Our efforts advance reforms that improve environmental governance, increase social inclusion, strengthen justice systems, protect human rights, and promote tolerance and equitable economic growth.
Sandra Hamid,
Country Representative
Contact
The Asia Foundation – Indonesia
PO BOX 6793 JKSRB
Jakarta 12067, Indonesia
Tel: +62 (21)7278-6557
Email: indonesia.general@asiafoundation.org
Advocating for the marginalized
In Indonesia, many groups suffer from exclusion, including religious minorities, victims of human rights abuses, indigenous communities, disabled persons, transgender individuals, and vulnerable children, even as the country enjoys steady economic growth. Building on the government’s commitment to improve public accountability and performance through inclusive development, the Foundation’s ambitious Peduli project has been helping to improve services, social acceptance, and policies for the most marginalized. Significantly, the project increased interactions with local government officials and other stakeholders to improve social assistance for thousands, including education rights and legal identity services. With support from Australian DFAT, we trained and supported local champions, and helped 3,149 indigenous people receive national ID cards and birth certificates.
NEWS FROM INDONESIA
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About Us
March 1, 2021
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Virtual Event – The Asia Foundation Taskforce Report: Urgent Issues in U.S.-Southeast Asian Relations
Washington, DC
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Events
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Our Predictions for 2021, Following a Year That Defied Prediction
January 19, 2021
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Connecting Private Lawyers with Women Victims of Violence in Indonesia
December 9, 2020
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Overcoming widespread corruption and ineffective regulations to protect Indonesia's forests
Indonesia’s forests are among the largest and most biologically diverse in the world: they contain 10-15 percent of the world’s known plants, mammals, and birds. But deforestation destroys two million hectares (roughly two million football fields) per year, devastating local communities and swelling greenhouse gas emissions. Ineffective regulation and widespread corruption in key sectors such as mining, palm oil, logging, and paper have hobbled the nation’s response. The Asia Foundation’s Environmental Governance Program, SETAPAK, funded by the UK Climate Change Unit, supports sustainable forest management tied to local communities. SETAPAK and its partners’ efforts have helped achieve 15 percent of the government’s 2019 target of 12.7 million hectares of community-managed land, protected 3.6 million hectares of forest in North Aceh, and led to the revocation of 501 noncompliant mining permits. This year, we made further progress revitalizing the Tesso Nilo ecosystem, home to some of the largest unbroken stretches of rainforest remaining in Indonesia.
HIGHLIGHTS ACROSS ASIA
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For International Women’s Day, Conversations with Some Remarkable Women
March 3, 2021
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About Us
March 1, 2021
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The Future of Work for Women in the Pacific Islands
February 26, 2021
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Vogue Paris Spotlights Lana Condor’s Vietnam Girls Scholarship
February 17, 2021
Media Coverage
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Rapid Response Fund Buoys Mongolian Women Entrepreneurs Hit Hard by Covid
February 17, 2021
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Insights on China’s 2021 White Paper on International Development Cooperation
February 17, 2021
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Impact Report 2020
Leading through change