Development partnership in Indonesia
Indonesia development cooperation – completed programs
This page contains information on past development cooperation programs in Indonesia.
Completed programs
Weekly Iron Folic Acid Supplementation for Prevention and Reduction of Anaemia among School-going Adolescent Girls (MITRA Youth)
$2.1 million, 2017-2021
The Mitra Youth program was built on the success of the Micronutrient Supplementation for Reducing Mortality and Morbidity in Indonesia (MITRA) Program which was a $1.95 million program implemented between 2015-2019.
MITRA Youth supported the Government of Indonesia’s National Strategy for Accelerating Stunting Prevention by helping the local government in specific districts in East Java and East Nusa Tenggara Provinces to address iron deficiency anaemia, a major factor for poorer pregnancy outcomes. Activities focused to reach around 70 - 80 per cent of enrolled adolescent girls (15 – 18 years), providing weekly iron and folic acid supplementation, related nutrition counselling, and education for anaemia prevention.
During COVID-19 MITRA Youth continued its activities outside of school closures using innovative delivery methods and online platforms. This was supported by a Behaviour Change Intervention (BCI) strategy for adolescent girls, teachers, parents and other key influencers.
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World Bank Trust Fund – Improving Dimensions of Teaching, Education Management, and Learning Environment (ID-TEMAN)
$9 million, 2016-2020
Between 2016-2020, Australia partnered with the World Bank through ID-TEMAN Trust Fund to support Indonesia to reach its education potential by improving teaching and learning through better policy development and implementation. Building on research and analytical work conducted by the World Bank with the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture over the last decade, the trust fund’s targeted technical assistance mainly worked in two key areas: effective teaching and learning processes, with a focus on teacher competencies; and improving the delivery of education for all, including school management, financial transfers and teacher deployment.
The ID-TEMAN program was dedicated to identifying key areas for system reform. Program activities aimed to strengthen the knowledge base of the Ministry of Education and Culture (now Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology), the former Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education, the Ministry of Religious Affairs, and support the Government to improve education outcomes in line with Indonesia's Medium-Term Development Plan targets in education service delivery.
In the context of COVID-19 pandemic, ID-TEMAN’s deliverables have served as a key reference for government officials and stakeholders, as well as contributed key inputs to the World Bank’s analytic activities and operations related to COVID-19. For example, the two ID-TEMAN’s forthcoming Education Flagship report (titled The Promise of Education in Indonesia) and the Service Delivery Indicator (SDI) & Madrasah Management Study Survey report both provided a foundational basis to the World Bank’s Estimates of COVID-19 Impacts on Learning and Earning in Indonesia: How to Turn the Tide
Related documents
| Name of document | Year published | Type |
|---|---|---|
| ID-TEMAN Brochure: Improving Teaching, Learning and Education Management in Indonesia [PDF] | 2019 | Brochure |
Related links
- The World Bank and Education in Indonesia
- Strategic Review Report: Australia's investments in basic education in Indonesia (INOVASI, TASS, ID-TEMAN) - 2019
- ID-TEMAN Newsletter (Edition 1: January – April 2019) [PDF]
- ID-TEMAN Newsletter (Edition 2: May-December 2019) [PDF]
- ID-TEMAN Newsletter (Edition 3: January – October 2020) [PDF]
- ID-TEMAN Newsletter (Edition 4: November – December 2020) [PDF]
- ID-TEMAN Conclusion Report [PDF]
- Improving Teaching and Learning – The World Bank
- New blog – Innovative Approach of Indonesian schools on planning and Budgeting
- Promise of Education in Indonesia [PDF]
Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (MAMPU)
$112.3 million, 2012-2020
MAMPU worked to empower women and improve gender equality in Indonesia through developing women's collective capacity and helping them to influence decision-making at multiple levels – from the village to national parliament.
At the heart of our approach were selected Indonesian civil society organisations (CSOs) that championed women's issues – the MAMPU partners. Through MAMPU we directly and indirectly supported over 100 local organisations at national and sub-national levels, working in almost 1,000 villages across 27 of Indonesia's 34 provinces. MAMPU supported these partners to act more collectively and with allies in government and parliament to influence policy changes to improve women's lives.
MAMPU partners have established more than 3,000 local community groups, with a total membership of more than 70,000 women. Through these groups, women were supported to express their views, convey their priorities publicly, and influence the allocation of state resources for wider benefit, including access to essential services. This network played a pivotal role in shaping government reforms to the benefit of women and girls.
In response to COVID-19 MAMPU worked with government and civil society partners to ensure poor and vulnerable women could access new social assistance measures and sexual and reproductive healthcare; supported alternative livelihoods for informal workers who had lost their jobs; and addressed the increased risk of violence against women as a result of the pandemic.
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Support to Marginalised Groups (Peduli)
$39.4 million, 2014-2021
Peduli was an Australian-Indonesian Government partnership managed by the Asia Foundation (TAF) with broad direction and engagement from the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture (Kemenko PMK). The Program was implemented through a network of 63 Indonesian civil society organisations in 66 districts across 21 provinces.
Through Peduli we promoted social inclusion to reduce poverty among marginalised people in Indonesia. This included efforts to increase access to public services and social assistance, increase social acceptance, protect human rights and improve government policies on social inclusion. The program focused on six of Indonesia's most marginalised groups: vulnerable children and youth; remote indigenous communities reliant on natural resources; religious minorities; victims of human rights violations; male-to-female transgender (waria); and people with disabilities.
Over the years, Peduli assisted over 85,000 beneficiaries, and strengthened inclusive government through dialogue and policy reforms. The program promoted broader public awareness through specific and targeted media to help build a more positive profile of these marginalised groups that traditionally experience negative stereotyping from the mainstream media and public.
Peduli worked with civil society organisations to support marginalised groups impacted by COVID-19, including through provision of personal protective equipment (PPE), food supplies and public health messaging. Peduli also worked with the Ministry of Villages to promote new inclusive village guidance across Indonesia, which helped to ensure marginalised groups were actively considered in village-level responses to COVID-19.
Related documents
| Name of document | Year published | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Peduli Program Snapshot | 2016 | Review |
| Understanding Social Exclusion in Indonesia | 2016 | Review |
| Summary of Peduli Gender Strategy | 2016 | Strategy |
| Peduli Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Framework | 2018 | Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Framework |
Related links
- Program Peduli website
- Exploring the Voices and Livelihoods Choices of Villagers with Disability in Indonesia
- Promoting Religious Minority Inclusion: Case Study of Program Peduli in Oi Bura Village
Australia Indonesia Partnership for Emerging Infectious Diseases (AIPEID 2) - One Health
$9.9 million, 2015-2019
AIPEID Phase 2 built on lessons learned from AIPEID Phase 1 (2010 - 2015). The goal of the program was 'to enhance Indonesia's human and animal disease prevention and response capacities to increase national, Australian and global biosecurity'. Support was provided to the World Health Organization to work with Indonesia's Ministry of Health to strengthen public health emergency preparedness and risk management. In addition, under this program the Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources worked with the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture to strengthen their emergency management systems and veterinary leadership, as well as enhancing Indonesia's animal health information system.
- supported Indonesia to comply with its international obligations under WHO's International Health Regulations (IHR) and built national human and animal disease surveillance systems and emergency response mechanisms
- supported the Ministry of Agriculture to develop an Animal Health Information System (ISIKHNAS) which now covers 94% of districts in Indonesia and has over 3 million users, reporting various types of data including episodes of disease at the grassroots level which can then lead to improved response and control of potential outbreaks
- collaborated with other stakeholders and the Government of Indonesia to enact a 'One Health' pandemic simulations with more than 600 participants
- supported over 125 vets to complete the Indonesian Veterinary Leadership and Management course
- revitalized the Field Epidemiology Training Courses alongside other stakeholders to improve the epidemiological capacity of the public health workforce.
Related documents*
| Name of document | Year published | Type |
|---|---|---|
| AIPEID Human Health and Animal Health Program Investment Design Document | 2015 | Design |
| AIPEID II Strategic Review and Options Development Paper and management response | 2017 | Review |
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Australia's Education Partnership
$368 million, 2011-2017
Through Australia's Education Partnership we helped improve education service in Indonesia by increasing participation in schooling, improving the quality of education in public, private and religious schools, and improving governance in the education sector. Under the partnership we built or expended 1,155 schools, providing approximately 160,000 new school places.We also helped develop a national system to improve school management and leadership, supported up to 1,500 madrasah to improve their quality against national education standards and supported research and technical assistance to improve education programs and policy through the Analytical and Capacity Development Partnership. The Independent Completion Report for the Partnership concluded that it was a highly successful program, making a significant contribution to the Indonesian Government's efforts to deliver quality education and encourage children to stay in school.
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Australia Indonesia Electoral Support Program
$22.7 million, 2011-2015
The Australia Indonesia Electoral Support Program built on Australia's support for the 1999, 2004 and 2009 elections in Indonesia. The program aimed to enhance the quality of Indonesia's elections by helping Indonesian organisations improve the management of elections, and increasing public engagement in electoral processes. The assistance contributed to the entrenchment of good democratic systems in Indonesia and Indonesia's ability to manage peaceful transitions of power. The program provided support throughout the electoral cycle, including the national elections in 2014 and the rolling program of elections for provincial governors and district heads.
Related documents*
| Name of document | Year published | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Independent Completion Report – Australia Indonesia Partnership for Electoral Support – Interim Program | 2011 | Program |
| Independent Evaluation of the Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Electoral Support 2010 – Management Response | 2011 | Management Response |
| Australia Indonesia Electoral Support Program 2011-2015 Final Design Document | 2012 | Design |
Related links
- The Asia Foundation
- International Foundation for Electoral Systems
- Australian Electoral Commission – International Services
- Kemitraan – the Partnership for Governance Reform
Australia-Indonesia Facility for Disaster Reduction
$67 million, 2008-15
AIFDR was a joint initiative that used science and research to better identify areas most at risk of natural disaster. The Facility helped to reduce the impact of disasters by giving people information about how to build safer houses and public buildings. It helped shape training and planning for disaster managers across the region through partnerships with APEC, ASEAN and the United Nations. The Facility also supported Indonesia's stand-by Disaster Rapid Response Team, which deploys within hours of a disaster. While AIFDR has now closed, the Rapid Response Team will still operate, and we have established a new Disaster Management Unit.
Related documents*
| Name of document | Year published | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Independent Review of AIFDR Phase 1 | 2015 | Review |
| Independent Review Management Response | 2015 | Response |
| Completion Review of the Australia-Indonesia Facility for Disaster Reduction (AIFDR)'s Risk and Vulnerability Program and management response | 2016 | Review and management response |
Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Decentralisation (AIPD)
$68 million, 2010 – 2015
The Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Decentralisation supported the Government of Indonesia to implement its decentralisation policies through capacity-building of public servants and through improvements to the public financial management system. The program worked with three central Indonesian Ministries – the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Finance and the National Development Planning Ministry – and across five provinces, working at the sub-national level with provincial and district authorities.
While this program has ended, the final report was undertaken when DFAT's Governance for Growth program (KOMPAK) was in its inception phase and the findings have informed KOMPAK's work.
Related documents*
| Name of document | Year published | Type |
|---|---|---|
| The Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Decentralisation Independent Completion Report and management response | 2015 | Completion report and management response |
Australia Indonesia Partnership for Economic Governance (AIPEG)
$112.1 million, 2008-2018
Through AIPEG we provided support to the Indonesian agencies responsible for economic management in order to achieve strong, sustainable and inclusive economic growth through increased competitiveness. We did this by providing technical assistance and capacity building to Indonesian Government agencies in order to strengthen economic institutions, manage public finances, and promote effective markets to underpin growth and development.
*This program has been integrated with the Government Partnership Fund (GPF) Phase II to form the Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Economic Development (PROSPERA).
Related documents*
| Name of document | Year published | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Australia Indonesia Partnership for Economic Governance Facility Design document and annexes | 2009 | Design |
| Australia Indonesia Partnership for Economic Governance Independent Progress Report | 2011 | Independent evaluation |
| Independent Progress Report for the Australia Indonesia Partnership for Economic Governance – Management Response | 2011 | Evaluation management response |
Related links
Australia Indonesia Partnership for Economic Governance
Australia Indonesia Partnership for Health Systems Strengthening (AIPHSS)
$30 million, 2012-2016
Australia supported the Indonesian Government to improve its national health system. The AIPHSS focused on health financing, human resources for health, health sector governance and primary health care. The program provided technical support for Indonesia's rollout of universal health coverage by 2019.
Related documents*
| Name of document | Year published | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia Health Systems Strengthening design document | 2011 | Design |
Australia Indonesia Partnership for HIV
$122.5 million, 2007-2016
The Australia Indonesia Partnership for HIV supported Indonesia's national goals of preventing and limiting the spread of HIV, improving the quality of life of people living with HIV, and alleviating the socio-economic impacts of the epidemic. It operated at the national level and in nine provinces: DKI Jakarta, West Java, Banten, Central Java, Yogyakarta, East Java, Bali, Papua and West Papua. The partnership also supported another five provinces through various national programs.
The program contributed to a reduction in HIV prevalence among people who inject drugs in Indonesia's major cities. Nationally, injecting drug use now accounts for only 1.6 per cent of new infections, compared to 33 per cent in 2002.There has also been an increase in antiretroviral treatment coverage in the Papuan provinces from 3 per cent of the eligible population in 2010 to 32 per cent in 2014.
Related documents*
| Name of document | Year published | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Australia-Indonesia Partnership for HIV 2008-15 | 2007 | Design |
| Review of Australia-Indonesia Partnership for HIV Independent Progress Report | 2007 | Independent evaluation |
| Management response to the Review of Australia-Indonesia Partnership for HIV Report | 2007 | Evaluation management response |
| Subsidiary Arrangement between Government of Australia and Government of Indonesia relating to the Australia Indonesia Partnership for HIV | 2008 | Agreement |
| Rapidly Expanding Access to Care for HIV in Tanah Papua (REACH) Design | 2012 | Design |
Australia Indonesia Partnership for Maternal and Neonatal Health (AIPMNH)
$84.3 million, 2009-2015
AIPMNH worked with community health clinics and hospitals in Nusa Tenggara Timur, supporting improved access, quality and demand for maternal and newborn health services. We supported the province and its districts to increase the proportion of births in adequate health facilities, make maternal and newborn health higher priorities in annual district budgets and improve the management of health clinics' operational budgets and health and birth insurance.
The program also helped to build community awareness of the services available at health facilities. Key achievements included a 50 per cent drop in maternal deaths in NTT in 2014 compared to 2009. For Indonesia's 32 other provinces (not supported by the program), the mean percentage change was negligible over the same time period. The proportion of births in a facility in the 14 supported districts increased steadily from 42 per cent in 2009 to 73 per cent in 2014.
While this program has ended, the Government of Indonesia and other partners will carry forward much of the work we have done in this area.
Related documents*
| Name of document | Year published | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Australia Indonesia Partnership for Maternal and Neo-Natal health – design document | 2008 | Design |
| Australia Indonesia Partnership for Maternal and Neonatal Health (AIPMNH) – Independent Progress Report | 2010 | Independent evaluation |
| Management Response to the Australia Indonesia Partnership for Maternal and Neonatal Health (AIPMNH) Independent Progress Report | 2010 | Evaluation management response |
Australia Indonesia Partnership for Rural Economic Development Program (AIP-Rural)
$112 million, 2010-2019
AIP-Rural promoted inclusive economic growth in five provinces in eastern Indonesia, by influencing how agricultural markets work for the poor. The program helped reduce poverty, address constraints to rural income growth and improve agricultural productivity. We facilitated private sector-led investments in better agricultural practices and women's economic empowerment. By December 2018, AIP-Rural had increased incomes of more than 336,000 smallholder farming households by 256%. The total additional income for smallholder households is equal to $186 million. It facilitated 180 public and private sector partnerships, leveraging co-investments of $94.2 million. The benefits of this program to farmers and the business community is shown by their willingness to co-invest. Importantly, 42 per cent of the beneficiaries of AIP-Rural were women, making it an important investment for increasing the incomes of women and improving gender equality. AIP-Rural concluded in December 2018 and PRISMA2 (Phase 2 of operations) commenced on 1 January 2019.
Related documents*
| Name of document | Year published | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Promoting Rural Incomes through Strengthening Markets in Agriculture (PRISMA) Summary Design | 2013 | Design summary |
| Tertiary Irrigation Technical Assistance (TIRTA) Design | 2014 | Design |
| Applied Research and Innovation Systems in Agriculture Design Document | 2014 | Design |
| Strengthening Agricultural Finance in Rural Areas Design Document | 2015 | Design |
| Mid Term Review and Management Response | 2016 | Independent evaluation and management response |
| Independent Review of the Australia Indonesia Partnership for Rural Economic Development (AIP-Rural) and management response | 2018 | Independent evaluation and management response |
Related links
- Australia Indonesia Partnership for Rural Economic Development
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
- The Asia Foundation
- GIZ website
- CSIRO website
Australia Indonesia partnership in disaster risk management
$17.8 million, 2015-2018
Indonesia is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. This three year program supported the Indonesian Government to make better informed decisions about disaster risk management including by having the right policies, awareness and training, and improving hazard and exposure mapping.
It was comprised of two key projects. First, DMCreate (Disaster Management Capacity Development and Community Resilience) worked in partnership with civil society organisations and UN agencies to improve preparedness through training, provision of technical experts, development of key national and provincial documents, and mainstreaming disaster risk management into village planning.
Second, DMInnovation (Disaster Management Innovation), which was implemented by Geoscience Australia and focused on hazard and exposure mapping and developing tools (like InaSAFE and OpenStreetMap) to support decision making. Over 12.4 million buildings and 404,000 km of road have now been mapped in OpenStreetMap, which helps Indonesia make informed decisions about underlying hazards.
Related documents*
| Name of document | Year published | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia Australia Partnership in Disaster Risk Management - Program background brief | 2018 | Brief |
| Australia Indonesia partnership in disaster risk management: Final Completion Report | 2018 | Report |
Eastern Indonesia National Road Improvement Project (EINRIP)
$338.8 million, 2007-2016
EINRIP supported 20 major road projects across nine provinces, totaling 395 km of national roads, and some 1,300m of fabricated steel bridge structures. Australia provided a concessional loan of $290 million for construction works and supervision. Government of Indonesia management of this loan program was bolstered by Australian technical assistance of more than $35 million to improve project implementation and oversight, including high-quality road engineering designs and a program of technical and financial auditing to ensure roads are constructed to a high standard. Australia support was also provided to continue monitoring and evaluation activities beyond the delivery of the program in order to assess the true impacts of the investment.
Related documents*
| Name of document | Year published | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Corruption Action Plan for the Eastern Indonesia National Roads Improvement Project | 2007 | Plan |
| EINRIP Guidelines for Implementation of Environmental and Social Safeguards | 2007 | Guidelines |
| EINRIP design document | 2007 | Design |
| Eastern Indonesia National Roads Improvement Project (EINRIP) activity completion report | 2009 | Report |
| EINRIP Project Preparation Consultant Independent Completion Report | 2009 | Independent evaluation |
| EINRIP – Projection Preparation Consultant Independent Completion Report – Management Response | 2009 | Evaluation management response |
| Eastern Indonesia National Roads Improvement Project: Program fast facts | 2013 | Fact sheet |
| EINRIP project management manual | 2011 | Manual |
| EINRIP Independent Progress Review – Final Report | 2012 | Report |
Government Partnership Fund (GPF) Phase II
$74.8 million, 2011-2018
The Government Partnerships Fund is a whole-of-government program through which we facilitated and strengthened government-to-government partnerships and policy dialogue between Australia and Indonesia on improved economic and public sector governance.
Through GPF we provided Indonesian agencies with access to the institutional knowledge of Australian Government agencies experienced in economic and public sector reform.
* This program has been integrated with the Australia Indonesia Partnership for Economic Governance (AIPEG) to form the Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Economic Development (PROSPERA).
Related documents*
| Name of document | Year published | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Australia Indonesia Government Partnerships Fund Phase II 2010-15 design document | 2010 | Design |
| Mid-Term Review of the Indonesia Government Partnership Fund Phase Two | 2013 | Review |
Indonesia Infrastructure Initiative (IndII)
$227.5 million, 2007-2017
IndII worked with the Indonesian government to address constraints to infrastructure investment, such as delays and high costs to freight due to congestion on roads and railways, energy shortages, and uncompetitive technologies, and to enable efficient and effective infrastructure service delivery. IndII focused on water and sanitation, roads and transport, and crosscutting policy and regulations.
IndII oversaw the Water and Sanitation Grant Program and the Provincial Road Improvement and Maintenance Program. IndII also provided technical assistance in response to requests from Indonesian government agencies. IndII provided experts to undertake feasibility studies, cost-benefit analyses, planning documents, engineering and architectural designs, project evaluations, and training on important infrastructure projects.
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Poverty Reduction Support Facility
$122 million, 2010-2015
The Poverty Reduction Support Facility (PRSF) supported the Indonesian Vice President's National Team for the Acceleration of Poverty Reduction. PRSF's objectives were to help enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of existing social protection programs, and to help Indonesia advance its agenda for developing a comprehensive social protection framework. The PRSF did this by:
- generating knowledge to inform social assistance policies, define policy options and translate policy choices into operational programs
- providing technical assistance; and
- providing high-quality monitoring and evaluation.
Australian support through the PRSF helped develop and implement a unified database that covers 97 million individuals, constituting the poorest 40 per cent of Indonesia's population. This database has assisted Indonesia's largest social assistance programs to better reach and support the poorest 25 per cent of Indonesia's population. Australia's support also helped to design a compensation package that allowed Indonesia to reform its fuel subsidies.
Following the success of PRSF, Australia has continued with a second phase of support to strengthen the Indonesian Government's social protection systems. The MAHKOTA (Towards a Strong and Prosperous Indonesian Society) program will run from 2015-2019 and will continue to support the Indonesian Government to improve the quality and effectiveness of its poverty reduction programs.
Related documents*
| Name of document | Year published | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Poverty Reduction Support Facility Independent Completion Report and management response | 2015 | Completion report and management response |
Technical Assistance for Education Systems Strengthening (TASS)
$12 million, 2015-2020
TASS was a demand driven, systems-strengthening Facility that delivered high quality, short-term technical assistance to the Government of Indonesia. Its aim was to improve the effectiveness of policy and practice in the education sector. Working primarily at the national level, the assistance provided through TASS focused on supporting Indonesia's efforts to address two key constraints in basic education: the poor quality of teaching and learning; and persistent disparities. Through TASS, we worked with the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture, Ministry of Religious Affairs, and Ministry of National Development Planning.
Related documents*
| Name of document | Year published | Type |
|---|---|---|
| TASS Monitoring and Evaluation Plan | 2018 | Strategy |
| Gender and Disability Inclusion Plan | 2018 | Strategy |
| TASS Factsheet September 2019 | 2019 | Factsheet |
| TASS Annual Progress Report | 2019 | Report |
| TASS newsletter 2 | 2019 | Newsletter |
| TASS Investment document | 2019 | Strategy |
| TASS newsletter 3 | December 2019 | Newsletter |
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