FOREWORD
From Deputy for Training and Development
It is my honor to present the Center for International Training and Collaboration 2009 Annual Report as the medium to convey
to our stakeholders the report on the implementation of international training program, collaboration and partnership in the fields
of Population and Family Planning/Reproductive Health (FP/RH) held by BKKBN during 2009.
In the past five years, BKKBN has worked hard to improve international training and collaboration on population and FP/RH. In so
doing, BKKBN has received great support from international donors. Their support indicates not only their strong commitment on
demographic, FP/RH issues but also their trust in BKKBN as one of the Centers of Excellence in the fields of Population and Family
Planning/Reproductive Health in the world.
In this opportunity, I would like to extend my gratitude to BKKBN fellows from many countries for your visit to Indonesia to share
experiences on the management of demographic and FP/RH programs. I must thank the donors and the international community for their
support on training programs and observation study tours as they have provided technical assistance, funds as well as international
training participants. I would also like to thank the UNFPA Indonesia and UNFPA of friendly nations in particular Iran, Ethiopia,
Mongolia, Democratic People Republic of Korea (DPRK), APRO-UNFPA Bangkok, JICA and Partners in Population and Development (PPD) for
their respectable collaboration in 2009. I wish for our collaboration to continue in the future.
I would like to extend my gratitude to the Chairperson of BKKBN DR. Dr. Sugiri Syarief, MPA for his continuing support as in giving
the opportunities to hold international programs during the past years. Last but not least, allow me to extend my appreciation to
BKKBN Center for International Training and Collaboration for their efforts in implementing various programs as reported in this
annual report. Thank You
Jakarta, February 2010
The Deputy for Training and Development, BKKBN
Dra. Kasmiyati, MSc
INTRODUCTION
Center for International Training and Collaboration (CITC) is a unit of the National Family Planning Coordinating Board
(NFPCB)/Badan Koordinasi Keluarga Berencana Nasional (BKKBN) which responsible for the implementation and management of international
training program and international collaboration and partnership of BKKBN. Under the supervision of Deputy for Training and
Development, during 2009 CITC successfully holding three observation study tours, five short visits, two international trainings
and three high level visits of representatives from developed and developing countries. CITC also sent 22 BKKBN representatives
as speakers on international forums and 74 BKKBN officials to participate in short-term and long term capacity building program
overseas. In addition, CITC facilitated two international technical assistance activities and four activities in strengthening
institutional relationships attended by BKKBN stakeholders. In order to summarize and extend the information on the implementation
of these activities to its stakeholders and partners, BKKBN Center for International Training and Collaboration proudly presents
its 2009 Annual Report.
OBSERVATION STUDY TOUR
Bangladesh and Indonesia Exchange Views and Experiences on the Role of Moslem Leader
in Family Planning and Reproductive Health Program
The observation study tour was held from 9 to 16 August 2009 with eight Bangladesh religious leaders as participants. The
objective of the study tour was to share views and experiences of Indonesian Government in strengthening the role of Moslem Leader
and Faith-based Organization in Family Planning and Reproductive Health (FP/RH) program. During the visit, participants met and
discussed about the role of Indonesian Moslem Leaders in Family Planning and Reproductive Health program with representatives from
the Indonesian Government agencies (ie. BKKBN and the Ministry of Religious Affairs), Faith-based Organizations and prominent
Moslem Leaders. In the discussion with BKKBN representatives, participants gained information related to the policy, management
and implementation of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Program in Indonesia as well as the efforts to improve the involvement
of Moslem leaders in the program. On the visit to the Ministry of Religious Affairs, participants were informed about the important
role played by Moslem Leaders and Faith-based Organization in Family Planning program such as promoting small family norm through
the pre wedding counseling namely "Keluarga Sakinah" program.
BKKBN also facilitated participants to have a direct communication and observation on the activities done by several Faith-based
Organizations, namely Indonesia Council Ulama (MUI) and Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), in supporting Family Planning program. Participants
were informed about the MUI supports to Family Planning Program in creating the quality and prosperous family in Indonesia. During
the visit to Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), participants gained information about activities held by NU in supporting Family Planning
Program. One of them is the Reproductive Health Education program through pre wedding counseling- the new program that has
recently been launched by NU which is supported by BKKBN and UNFPA - Indonesia.
Participants also visited two Islamic boarding schools, namely Al-Azhar and Darun Najah, to observe how they implement the
Adolescent Reproductive Health (ARH) Program. During the visit, participants were informed that ARH program is integrated in the
subject of "Munakahat" (Biology) while pre wedding counseling is provided as the extracurricular activities. Moreover, these
schools also provide subject concerning to women's health namely "Nisaiyah". These subjects aim to enhance adolescent knowledge
on reproductive health.
Delegation of CPPCC Guangdong Provincial Committee and Indonesia Exchange Views
and Experiences on Family Planning and Reproductive Health Program
The study was held from 15 to 17 November 2009 and attended by three representatives from Guangdong Provincial Committee of
the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). The objective of the study tour was to share ideas and experiences
in organizing and implementing the Population and Family Planning / Reproductive Health Program in the two countries, China and
Indonesia. Participants exchanged experiences with BKKBN high and middle level officials on the issues, problems and barriers
faced by BKKBN related to the implementation of population and family planning program in Indonesia. The issue of the family
planning program decentralization in Indonesia dominated the discussion. Reviewing the achievements of Family Planning Program
in both countries, various indicators showed that the Family Planning program in China has relatively more advance than in
Indonesia. But participants recognized that this may have been attributable to the differences in the social economic and
the government system between the two countries.
Participants then visited Yogyakarta Special Province, one of the provinces with the best Family Planning program performance
in Indonesia. Participants discussed about the management of the program in Yogyakarta with BKKBN middle and senior level
officials. To gain more experiences of the program, participants also visited the Family Planning/Reproductive Health Center.
Moreover, participants were given the opportunity to visit the Parenting Center, a pilot project of family resilience program
developed by BKKBN Yogyakarta Special Provincial Office. The project aims to provide quality services of child health and
adolescent reproductive health as well as to empower family through the Family Income Generating Activity (UPPKS). During
the visit to the Indonesian Planned Parenthood Association (IPPA), participants observed and had a dialogue with
representatives from IPPA concerning to "a one stop services" on the adolescent reproductive health program.
Vietnam and Indonesia Exchange Views and Experiences on the Coordination and
Implementation of Population Policy and Program
he observation study tour was held from 15 to 25 November 2009 with 10 senior officials of the Vietnam General Office for
Population and Family Planning (GOPFP) as participants. In order to gain knowledge on the development and implementation of
policies on population and development in Indonesia, participants had the opportunity to have a discussion with officials from
different government and non-government institutions in Indonesia. The discussion focused on the issues of population covering
the Indonesia's MDG's achievement; demographic dividend and government responses to population policy and program management.
In term of programmatic, participants were also informed about population program which is directly linked with Family Planning,
Transmigration, and Population Administration programs. While the quality aspect (i.e. health and education) is designed under
the Human Resource Development (HRD) sector. Apart from that, participants also informed about the gender and woman empowerment
program with emphasis on maternal and child health to improve reproductive health.
After the discussion, participants learned how Indonesian Government has placed population and development issues on its policy
development, developed and formulated policy in response to population and development issues and encouraged related agencies to
effectively employed the strategy, monitoring and evaluation system on the implementation of population and development policy in
Indonesia.
Participants had the opportunity to visit the Kampung Improvement Project (KIP). The KIP is a project initiated by government
and local community to improve the quality of life of the people in urban slum areas through the provision of clean water;
sanitation; health facilities and education; while the community economic status were improved through the provision of micro
credit. During the visit, participants also observed Integrated Services Post (Posyandu) as community participation covering
health, family planning, and income generating activities.
SHORT VISIT
Afghanistan Delegation Visit BKKBN to Share and Exchange Views on Family Planning
and Reproductive Health Programs
On January 14, 2009, four representatives from the Afghanistan Ministry of Health visited BKKBN to share and exchange views
on family planning and reproductive health programs. This was part of a three months training on family planning and reproductive
health (FP/RH) at the Faculty of Public Health, University of Indonesia.
In the short visit, participants met the BKKBN middle level officials to have a discussion on the implementation of Family
Planning program in Indonesia. Participants learned the strategy employed by BKKBN in facing challenges during decentralization
era. In response to the shift from centralized to decentralized paradigm, BKKBN redefined and reformulated its vision, mission
and strategy. In addition, BKKBN has advocated the local governments to sustaining Family Planning program.
In this discussion, participants also gained information about the strategies employed by BKKBN to improve the quality of
Family Planning services. One of them is by conducting medical training, pre-service and in-service, for health providers.
Technically, the training was organized through the National Clinical Training Network in Reproductive Health (JNPK), Local
Government Support Program (P2KS) and Primary District Clinical Training focused on IUD and implant insertion, vasectomy and
tubectomy.
Bangladesh Delegation Visit BKKBN to Share Views and Experiences on Family
Planning Management Information System (MIS)
Sixteen participants from the Bangladesh Ministry of Health and Family Welfare visited BKKBN on 7 - 8 May 2009 to share
views and experiences on Family Planning Management Information System (MIS) in Indonesia with BKKBN middle level officials.
During the discussion participants were informed about the application, particularly about the current routine recording and
reporting system developed by BKKBN to monitor the progress on the implementation of family planning program and services as
well as the family empowerment and resilience programs at the local levels. Participants also learned the information technology
(IT) that is currently applied in BKKBN recording and reporting system which provides the Chairperson of BKKBN a direct access
to oversee the progress of the implementation of family planning services and family empowerment programs at the local levels.
Moreover, participants also obtained information concerning the procurement system and logistic management applied by BKKBN
which enables all enterprises, local and international, to participate in the contraceptives bidding based on qualification
standards maintained by the Indonesian Government. They also visited BKKBN warehouse in Jati Mekar, Bekasi in order to observe
the contraceptive distribution system and the contraceptive storage standard applied by BKKBN.
Bangladesh Delegation Visit BKKBN to Share Views and Experiences on Family Planning
and Reproductive Health Services
Seventeen participants from the Bangladesh Ministry of Health and Family Welfare visited BKKBN on 25 May 2009 to share views
and experiences on family planning and reproductive health in particular the strategy implemented by BKKBN in the decentralization
era. During the discussion participants obtained knowledge that the decentralization has affected the performance of the national
FP program. In response, BKKBN has redefined and reformulated its vision, mission and strategy.
Participants were also informed about the development of family planning policies in Indonesia. There are three major family
planning policies that have been developed namely population control during the 1970's until the mid 1980's, self-reliance
between the mid 1980's and the early 1990's and improved access and quality care following on the 1994 ICPD. They all together
have contributed to Indonesian fertility decline over the span of three decades. They have also - to certain extent - played a
role in the social revolution in reproductive health in Indonesia. The last policy i.e. improving access to and quality of
family planning services has employed the following strategies:
1. Help couples and individuals meet their reproductive goals by promoting optimum health, responsibility and family
well-being and respecting all persons' rights to choose the number of children they want and the spacing and timing of their
birth;
2. Prevent unwanted pregnancies and the incidence of high-risk pregnancies to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality;
3. Make quality family planning services affordable, acceptable and accessible to all who need and want them while maintaining
confidentiality;
4. Improve the quality of family planning advice, information, education, communication, counseling and services;
5. Increase the participation and shared responsibility of men in the practice of family planning;
6. Promote breast-feeding to prolong birth spacing
Bangladesh Delegation Visit BKKBN to Exchange Views and Experiences in Developing
Human Resources in Health
Five representatives from the Bangladesh Ministry of Health and Family Welfare participated in a short visit to BKKBN on
21 July 2009 to exchange experiences in the management of human resources of the Indonesian Family Planning Program. In this
visit, participants met the BKKBN middle-level officials to discuss about the human resources family planning program in
Indonesia, both of internal BKKBN and strategic partners. In addition, they also learned the strategy utilized by BKKBN to
improve the quality of its human resources. BKKBN has made efforts to strengthen its relationship with its' stakeholders such
as related government institutions, health offices at district levels, BKKBN Provincial Offices and Offices of Family Planning
Management at district levels, and also private sectors such as pharmaceutical companies, private health providers, professional
organizations, NGOs, CSO, Faith based organizations and associations of women empowerment. More importantly, BKKBN has
implemented capacity building programs to improve the quality of its human resources and produce qualified and professional
officials in the field of population, family planning and reproductive health. Those programs include degree program,
short - term training (overseas/in-country/in house/outsourcing), Observation Study Tour (OST) (in country/overseas),
contraceptive technology up to date, workshops and orientation.
Short Visit of the Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association
(APRACA) to Overview the Poverty Alleviation Programs in Indonesia
On 2nd August 2009, 12 participants from the Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA) visited BKKBN
to share and exchange the experiences on the implementation of poverty alleviation programs developed by BKKBN. BKKBN officials
elaborated the philosophy, policy and strategy of its poverty alleviation program named "Family Income Generating Activities"
(UPPKS). This program is developed to enhance family and community awareness on the importance of improving family welfare.
Under this program BKKBN facilitated groups of productive economic activities to get support from government in implementing
the generated income activities. Through this activity BKKBN has contributed to poverty alleviation as those groups have women
of less privileged or lower income families that are current users of contraception as their members. BKKBN also supports this
program by providing those groups with training such as in business management and marketing techniques through BKKBN
stakeholders and partners.
INTERNATIONAL TRAINING
The Second Batch of the Third Country Training Program on Behavior Change
Communication (BCC) in Family Planning/Reproductive Health: The Indonesian Experience
This training is the second batch in period between years 2008 - 2010 supported by the Government of the Republic of
Indonesia (GoI) and the Government of Japan through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). It was conducted from
13 October to 11 November 2009 attended by 20 trainers from 6 countries consisted of: Cambodia, Kenya, Yemen, Ethiopia, Mozambique
and Timor Leste. The general objective of the training is to enable the participants to understand and to develop communication
strategic planning, processes, and techniques in Family Planning/Reproductive Health, while this is further translated in a
range of specific objectives. The specific objectives include to upgrade the participants' knowledge in formulating the Family
Planning/Reproductive Health program policies, strategies, and approaches; to formulate the Family Planning/Reproductive Health
Communication Strategy, particularly at district and grass-root levels; to describe steps and processes of Family
Planning/Reproductive Health Communication Strategy by using Assessment, Communication Analysis, Design and Development, Action
and Evaluation (ACADAE) tool approach and to develop Family Planning/Reproductive Health key massages using P-Process tool.
The course comprised three parts: class session implemented in Jakarta, field visit conducted in Yogyakarta and Bali and
country assignment. During the class session, participants were informed about general introduction on Family Planning/Reproductive
Health Policies and Program in Indonesia. In this opportunity, participants also presented their country program situations.
The session continued by participants' observation on the implementation and the management of Family Planning/Reproductive
Health program at the field level. At the last part of the training, some experts from BKKBN disseminated knowledge on ACADAE
and the P-Process while participants were assigned to present their country assignments on communication strategy.
Training of Trainers on Reproductive Health Commodity Security (RHCS)
This training is a joint program between BKKBN, UNFPA - Indonesia and Asia Pacific Regional Office (APRO) - UNFPA Bangkok
which was attended by 23 participants from 11 countries namely; Afghanistan, Iran, Myanmar, Mongolia, Timor Leste, Ethiopia,
Madagascar, Congo D.R.C, D.P.R Korea, Sudan, and Indonesia. This activity was held from 16 to 25 November 2009 by CITC BKKBN.
Until present, the alumni of the Reproductive Health Commodity Security (RHCS) training has summed up to 94 persons from 23
countries.
The objective of the training was to improve the knowledge and skill of the participants in developing the RHCS program
in their respective countries. Participants were not only expected to become trainers or facilitators in their respected
countries, but also they were supposed to exist at a wider level of the Asia-Pacific region. In this training, the participants
were equipped with advanced technical skills on strategic pathways to RHCS, key aspects on dividing area in logistics management,
mastering soft-wares on logistics management (RHCS, Logistics, Logistics Management Information System (LMIS), CHANNEL,
Country Commodity Manager/CCM software, RH Costing, and Forecasting). BKKBN also facilitated the discussion between participants
and BKKBN officials in order to improve participants' knowledge on the policy and contraceptive management; and the mechanism
of the contraceptive devices distribution. At the end, participants outlined and presented the plan of action regarding
contraceptive commodity security.
HIGH LEVEL VISIT
Pakistan High Level Delegation Visit Indonesia to Share Views on the Role of
Moslem Leader on the Family Planning Program Implementation
On February 26-27, 2009, the delegation of Pakistan consisted of six senior officials from Secretariat Ministry of Population
Welfare, Ministry for Population Welfare North West Frontier Province, Religious Scholar of Lahore, Religious Scholar of Kaothir,
Senior Manager Operations of Green Star Social Marketing, and Pakistan District Population welfare visited BKKBN to exchange
views and experiences in family planning program particularly the role of Moslem Leader in the family planning program
implementation. Responding to that, BKKBN facilitated the discussion between participants and government representatives from
BKKBN, Ministry of Health and National Development Planning Board. Apart from that the delegation also observed several Faith
based Organizations namely Indonesia Council of Ulama (MUI), Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), family planning services delivery points
at the Jakarta Islamic Hospital and the NGO namely Indonesia Planned Parenthood Association (IPPA).
Some issues that raised during the discussion with government representatives were strategies implemented by BKKBN in
invigorating Moslem leaders and institutions in Family Planning program, strategies to improve maternal and child health
implemented in the decentralization era and the national development planning process as well as integration of population
into national development framework in Indonesia.
During the visit to Indonesia Council of Ulama, the most interested topic was the direct involvement of Ulama particularly
their contributions to synergize population policy which in line with BKKBN purpose, to create a happy and prosperous family.
While during the observation in Nahdatul Ulama (NU), participants gained information about Reproductive Health Education program
focused on pre wedding counseling. Meanwhile, participants overviewed and discussed the provision of Family Planning/Reproductive
Health services on their visit to Jakarta Islamic Hospital. Lastly, the issue of "a one stop services" on adolescent reproductive
health program was subject to the discussion between participants and representatives from IPPA
High Level Visit of Russian Delegation to BKKBN
Three Russian delegations from the Embassy of the Russian Federation, the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation and the
Russian Academy of Business visited BKKBN on 23 September 2009. They discussed and shared experiences with the Chairperson of
BKKBN about Population and Family Planning Program in Indonesia. Both parties agreed that population need to be carefully
managed in order to prepare a better quality population and a highly competitive human resources. In the discussion, it was
concluded that past and current population condition should be treated as a fundamental consideration for a comprehensive
national planning development to take place and it should not be forgotten that socio and economic developmental schemes must
always refer to the nature of complex population dynamic existed in each country.
High Level Visit of Bangladesh Delegation to BKKBN
On October 26, 2009, senior official from Ministry of Health Bangladesh visited BKKBN to have a discussion and experience
exchange concerning the implementation of Family Planning policy and program in Indonesia. The discussion focused on the
international training in the area of Family Planning/Reproductive Health; the management information system of the Family Planning
program and logistics management of the Family Planning program provided by BKKBN.
During the observation, participants were informed about a range of international training programs offered by BKKBN in the
area of Family Planning / Reproductive Health and a new recording and reporting system which was supported by an up to date
information technology system. It was explained that by having this system, the Chairperson of BKKBN could have a direct access
to review the progress of family planning services and family empowerment programs up to the field level. A part from that,
participants also obtained information about procurement system and logistics management adopted by BKKBN which enabling
international enterprises participate on the contraceptives bidding process based on the standards issued by Indonesian
Government.
CAPACITY BUILDING FOR OFFICIALS/STAFFS OF THE NATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING
COORDINATING BOARD
Training in Supply Chain Management Course
BKKBN has sent three officers from Central office to participate in Supply Chain Management training conducted from 16
to 25 March, 2009 at Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI) Head Quarters in Arusha, Tanzania. The course
was attended by 34 participants from 13 countries consisted of Botswana, Lesotho, Denmark, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nepal,
Namibia, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Indonesia.
The objective of the course was to improve participants understanding concerning to the basic supply chain management
and forecasting, quantification and procurement of contraceptives for Family Planning/Reproductive Health program. The lesson
learned gained from the course was improved knowledge about the Logistic Systems; Logistics Management Information System
(LMIS); the Stock Status Assessment; Maximum - Minimum Inventory Control System; and Contraceptive Storage, Quantification
and Procurement Planning. The material and lesson learned given from the training were appropriately utilized by the BKKBN
to advance the management of contraceptives storage and distribution system in Indonesia.
The Workshop on Procurement and Inventory Management System (CHANNEL)
and Reproductive Health Costing
Two participants from BKKBN together with three other participants from UNFPA Indonesia and Minister of Health participated
in the Workshop on Procurement and Inventory Management System (CHANNEL) continued by the Reproductive Health Costing Training
held from 18 - 22 May 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. These activities were sponsored by the United Nation Population Funds (UNFPA)
and attended by 24 participants from 12 (twelve) different countries namely; Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Timor Leste,
Philippines, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar and Bangladesh. The objective of the training is to improve and
strengthen Reproductive Health Commodity Security (RHCS) in Asia Pacific Countries.
During the training, participants discussed several subjects as follows; 1) The Strategic Pathway to Reproductive Health
Commodity Security (SPRHCS) as a tool to help countries develop and implement strategies to secure essential supplies for family
planning and reproductive health programs; 2) Logistic Management : How to Manage FP/RH commodity Manually and Using CHANNEL
software; 3) Projection and Forecasting: Population, TFR, CPR, and Contraceptives; and 4) RH Costing : How to estimate commodity
in Quantity and Currency. In addition, the workshop also covered UNFPA Procurement subjects and CHANNEL - the logistics management
software which is designed to manage the flow of commodity in the warehouse; the flow Family Planning/Reproductive Health c
ommodities to avoid stock out of commodity, to update data and information of commodities and to monitor the pipeline efficiently.
Participants who have attended the training were appointed by BKKBN to improve the logistics management of contraceptives in
Indonesia as well as to be the facilitator on the international and national training on reproductive health commodity security.
The Leadership in Strategic Health Communication Workshop at John Hopkins
University Center
Two BKKBN officials attended the Workshop of Leadership in Strategic Health Communication for communication program. Those
who were sent were officials in charge in the IEC and Advocacy programs. Since demand creation is the core business of BKKBN in
the family planning program in Indonesia, it is necessary to improve the knowledge, skills and experience of the officers in IEC
and Advocacy programs.
The workshop was held by the John Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (JHU-CCP) conducting in Sheraton Hotel - Columbia
City Baltimore - USA, started from 31 May to 19 June 2009 and attended by 33 participants from 16 countries from 3 different
regions. The countries representing Asian Region consisted of Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, Vietnam; Middle East Region were
represented by Egypt and Jordan; African regions were represented by Kenya, Ethiopia, Zambia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Mozambique,
Madagascar, Mauritius and Republic South Africa , while Russia was the only country attended on behalf of European region.
Under the guidance of international communication health experts, participants explored the elements of effective behavior
development communication and advocacy programs to create a more competent and health literate societies. Beside that, the core
communication curriculum has been enhanced with state of the art knowledge and supplemented by three specialized tracks on current
health issues and trends. The public health experts who are leaders in their respective fields facilitated the multi track
sessions in this workshop.
The 40th Summer Seminar on Population: Workshop on Communicating with Policy Makers
about Population and Health Research, East West Center
BKKBN appointed a senior researcher to attend a summer seminar in Hawaii - USA from 2 June - 2 July 2009 which was conducted
by East-West Center entitled Communicating with Policy Makers about Population and Health Research. The seminar was attended by
48 participants of researchers and program managers working in the field of Population and Health from 14 countries namely:
Indonesia, China, India, Pakistan, Philippine, Nepal, Taiwan, Vietnam, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, USA and Malaysia.
The seminar covered 10 (ten) substances; 1) Knowledge management: finding and sharing information; 2) The research to policy
process; 3) Elements of a communication strategy; 4) Identifying key research findings and policy implications; 5) Writing
a policy memorandum and giving a policy briefing; 6) Communicating with policymakers through the media; 7) Writing a fact
sheet and giving an information briefing; 8) Case study: United States foreign assistance for reproductive health; 9) Making
presentation with power point and 10) Preparing and giving a policy presentation. The goal of workshop was to improve
participant's abilities on how policymakers were convinced about the research findings through knowledge management and
communication strategies.
During the seminar, participants were enlightened that the finding and sharing information were ways for researchers to
translate research results in understandable and acceptable formats to policymakers. Therefore, in this seminar, each participant
has to prepare a presentation contained with a problem identification, detail solutions and descriptions on how policymakers
could play their role to achieve a certain goal. This presentation also required participants to formulate rational and
efficient budget expenditure on program to solve the problem. In addition to that, some policy recommendations such as policy
memorandum, policy brief and fact sheets were usually helpful to convince policy makers.
Training on Population Studies, Thailand
Four BKKBN officials attended the training on Population Studies from 9 September - 4 November 2009 in Thailand. The
training was held by the Institute for Population and Social Research (IPSR), Mahidol University, Thailand and participated by
8 (eight) BKKBN officials from Indonesia and 16 (sixteen) graduate students from Indonesia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Ghana,
Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand and Philippine.
The training subject covered an introduction to demography, mortality, fertility, family formation and dissolution, population
aging, migration and urbanization. Lesson learned from the training were the fundamental concepts and perspectives in the study
of human populations concerning the size, structure and distribution as well as techniques of demographic analysis; the basic
demographic methods to reveal the significant aspects of the composition and population dynamics.
Human Resources Management for Development Organizations (HRM-DO)
Five Indonesian participants from BKKBN Central office and South Sulawesi Provincial Office were sent to attend the Training
Course on Human Resources Management for Development Organizations, in the Philippine, 21 - 25 September 2009. The objectives
of the training were to define the role of Human Resource in organization development, to identify key elements of Human
Resources (HR) capacity building program and to propose an organizational change program to support HR initiatives.
Lesson learned acquired by the participants in this training course was improved knowledge towards the Change Plan
Strategies; Internal Communications and Advocacy for the Stakeholders (Local Government, National Government Institutions,
Political Parties, NGOs, etc), Human Resources Personnel Preparation, Regulations System of Human Resource Development, the
Development of Inter-Department Ad-Hoc Team (transition team) and Budget Allocating Arrangement. This knowledge and expertise
were highly useful for the improvement of BKKBN policy and strategies to strengthen the program implementation in the era of
decentralization in Indonesia.
Observation Study Tour on Reproductive Health
and Family Planning Quality of Care
Seven senior officials of BKKBN from central and provincial level attended the observation study tour about the Quality of
Care in Reproductive Health and Family Planning Program from 27 October to 4 November 2009 in China. The aim of the study was
to improve the family planning program personnel knowledge and skill in the area of policy making, strategy and operational
mechanism related to the Family Planning/Reproductive Health Quality of Care Programs. The study tour was funded by Asian
Development Bank /DHS-2 Project. During the study visit, participants have an opportunity to discuss issues on population and
development with representatives from National Population and Family Planning Commission in Beijing, China Center for
Contraceptive Supply and Development, China Family Planning Association (CFPA), China Population and Research Center, Nanjing
College for Population Program Management, Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research (Integrated Sexual and Reproductive
Health Counseling Project) and Nanjing City Level Century Family Planning/Reproductive Health. Moreover, participants also
visited Shidai Family Planning/Reproductive Health services in Wujiang.
The lesson learned obtained from the participants were (1) "One Child Policy" - The Government's policy promoting only one
child in a family. Except for rural areas if the first child is a girl, the family allow to have last second child; (2) The
strategy implemented in China had derived from family planning to reproductive health, from population control to health promotion
while quality of family planning services was Improved through the availability of inform choice and inform consent. Moreover,
the government developed IEC and promoted contraceptive use for adolescent and the unmarried couples and also legalized abortion
practice; (3) The success stories of Family Planning/Reproductive Health program in china were the reinforcement of Population
and Family Planning Law, the services of Family Planning Clinic which was separated from Ministry of Health, the integration of
decentralization system with public policy provision from central government, good leadership, the improvement of quality of care
in family planning program, reward system and model development.
Training of the Regional Capacity Development for
Behavior Change Communication
BKKBN appointed senior officer from IEC and Advocacy Division to attend the regional training held by Japanese Organization
for International Cooperation in Family Planning (JOICFP) in collaboration with UNFPA Asia and the Pacific Regional Office,
Tokyo - Japan on 26 - 30 October 2009. The training was attended by 28 participants from 16 countries in Asia and Pacific Region.
The objective of the training was to share experience on the implementation of Behavior Change Communication (BCC) for increasing
male participation in Reproductive Health program and to provide skills to check the communication balance of BCC interventions
At the end, the participants were expected to acquire: 1) skills to check the logicality of existing BCC
strategies/interventions; 2) skills to check communication balance of the BCC interventions; 3) skills to undertake total
review of existing and lacking media tools and 4) skills to undertake the individual review of existing media tools.
Lesson learned encapsulated from the training were (1) BCC was a cross-cutting issue that should be integrated in reproductive
health, population, and gender since the concept of BCC supersedes the concept of IEC as the later was characterized as a tool or
any other publication materials. Therefore, the BCC interventions should consider the existing policies, socio-cultural
environment, health-system, and community participation; and (2) There were several difficulties involved in the BCC
interventions which among others included: socio-cultural diversity including religion, political instability, policy, budget,
media, tools, sender, receiver (destination), message, channel, etc. Thus, it was important to identify prominent difficulty (ies)
in BCC intervention so that each program managers understood clearly the problem/difficulty faced.
The OST on Adolescent Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention Strategies in
Asia Center for Population and Community Development
BKKBN sent six officials to participate in the Observation and Study Tour on Adolescence Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS
Prevention Strategies at Asian Center and Community Development, Bangkok, Thailand from 30 November to 4 December 2009. The aim
of the study was to learn the success story of Thailand in handling the adolescent reproductive health related to HIV /AIDS
prevention.
During the study tour, the participants visited NGOs, School and Government Institutions and attended some activities which
closely related HIV/AIDS prevention such as UNESCO Project on Adolescent Reproductive Health, World AIDS Day Activities at Mah
Boon Krong (MBK) and Lumpini Park, Training on HIV/AIDS prevention for factory workers at Navanakhon Industrial Park, the
activities of Reproductive Health Unit at King Chulalongkong Hospital, reviewing the overall Thailand Statistic concerning
Adolescent Reproductive Health at the Department of Reproductive Health and the Health Promotion Center Region and Sex Education
in Metropolitan Administration School in Bangkok
Some lessons learned reported by the participants were listed below:
1. The strong Government's commitment on Adolescent Reproductive Health Program related HIV/AIDS Prevention Strategy in all
related institutions is the prerequisite for the success of the program
2. Mass campaign of condom with dual protection, as contraception and HIV/AIDS prevention tool, was strategic
3. Recruitment, capacity building and rewarding system of volunteer (NGOs) in the implementation of family planning and
adolescent reproductive health program were highly valuable to some extent
4. It was important to develop curriculum and materials about adolescent reproductive health in educational institution and
it needs to be accompanied with master training.
5. It was necessary to expand partnership with some large factories in a way to improve the quality of life especially in
male participation to prevent HIV/AIDS
6. It should be wisely considered about how to promote interesting games and media in delivering information on adolescent
reproductive health and HIV/AIDS
7. Adolescent needs to be embraced and empowered about their reproductive health, including how to protect them from HIV/AIDS
transmission
8. Economic empowerment through banking system for instance, has to be taken into account once HIV/AIDS program was designed
since it was heavily associated with sustainable economic power of people living with HIV particularly those resided in
rural areas.
The Short Course Training on Research Methodology and Demography, at the Institute
for Population and Social Research (IPSR), Mahidol University
Eight researchers from BKKBN Central and Provincial offices and two researchers from Diponegoro University and Airlangga
University were attending the training on Research Methodology and Demography. This course was held by Institute for Population
and Social Research (IPSR), Salaya, Thailand, from 14 to 23 December 2009.
The topics discussed in this study tour were:.1) Demographic and RH Data; 2) Searching information from the internet, the
library search; 3) IPSR and campus tour; 4) Gender lens for Research in RH; 5) Group work: proposal development; 6) Research
methodology: Survey research and sampling techniques; 7) Respondent driven sampling (RDS) technique was to access hidden
population; 8) Qualitative approach in Demographic and RH Research; 9) Kanchanaburi Demography Surveillance System (KDSS)
10) Visit to RH Division, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health (MOPH); 11) Knowledge management from research to
policy and 12) the Presentation of proposals.
Participants gained valuable insights from the training, particularly an improved knowledge on the substances and latest
methodologies of research in the area of population, reproductive health and family planning. The issue concerning the knowledge
management was relatively a new subject for the participants, thus it received high attention from participants. The knowledge
and experience are useful for BKKBN to improve the quality of both its research and its researchers.
Master Program in the Area of Applied Population Studies, Social Research, Management and Popolation and Social Research
in Australia and Thailand
In order to improve the quality of its human resources, BKKBN has sent some staffs to take a master degree at the Australian
University (2 officers), Flinders University (26 officers) and Mahidol University (3 officers). They took their major courses
in the field of population studies with gender, communication and public policy as minor ones.
In 2009, seventeen persons have already graduated their master program at Flinders University and Australian National
University. They then were assigned to participate in the internship program conducted in 9 BKKBN Provincial Offices under
the DHS-2 Project. The output of this program was to improve the knowledge of fresh graduated students on current family
planning program as well as to give constructive inputs to respected BKKBN Provincial Office based on their expertise in
population. In addition, some graduated officers were also actively involved in writing and analyzing the Provincial Profile
of the Indonesia Demographic Health Survey 2007. Several of them were assigned and actively involved as co facilitator in some
training for international participants conducted by Center for International Training and Program. Currently, some of them
heavily concerned and involved in the revitalization of family planning program which is implemented by BKKBN. They also become
the focal point of their division in strengthening the program implemented.
THE ROLES IN INTERNATIONAL FORUM
Commission on Population and Development Meeting
The Chairperson of BKKBN, the Acting Deputy for Training and Development of BKKBN, Director of International Training and
Collaboration of BKKBN and one national senior journalist attended the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) meeting
from 29 March to 3 April 2009 in New York. The CPD meeting focused on the contribution of the Program of Action of the
International Conference on Population and Development to the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium
Development Goals.
During the meeting, most participants from developed and developing countries highlighted the importance of overcoming the
population issues for the achievement of the MDGs which included population growth, reproductive health, maternal mortality and
treatment of children, infectious diseases including HIV / AIDS, education, migration, environment and human rights. This forum
noted that population as a driving force of development could lead to disaster when a sharp increase on population growth took
place without the development of productivity. Therefore, sustained international cooperation is still required. In regard to
this, some developed countries (for example Japan) have reemphasized its commitment to continue assisting developing
countries, particularly African countries and Asia. During the discussion, participants also affirmed that the issue of human
rights and gender equity and equality were essential keys to achieve several goals stated in the MDGs.
In this meeting, Indonesia has made interventions in the issue of population that went beyond national boundary since the
problem per see was multi-dimensional. Thus, Indonesia recommended developing countries to control their fertility level by
organizing family planning program. Currently, Indonesia is confronting a wide range of challenges in implementing reproductive
health programs, particularly family planning. Data showed that since 1997 the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in Indonesia was
practically stagnant. The level of contraceptive use also showed no significant increase at 60.3 percents in 2003 to 61.4
percents in 2007. Therefore, Indonesia has put its efforts to systematically revitalize the family planning program.
International cooperation and support for this purpose are obviously necessary. Indonesia also conveyed an appeal to UN
to urge donor countries to implement an alternative financing scheme on family planning program through the provision of
debt swaps.
In this opportunity, Indonesia also discussed the progress that has been made after fifteen years of the Cairo Conference
in order to accelerate MDGs achievement. In regard to this, Indonesia has been implementing various policies and activities,
including provision of basic needs; improved nutrition and the development of social security system which was part of efforts
to alleviate poverty; providing health and family planning services focusing on expanding access and quality services, community
empowerment and maintaining economic growth and economic stability. Meanwhile, in an attempt to improve maternal and child
health, the health continuum of care framework is in its progress. As a result, it was worth mentioning that economic growth
was estimated to give a positive indication for the following period between 2015 and 2025. During this phase, Indonesia will
enjoy the benefits of demographic dividend facilitated by an increased trend of population in the productive ages and the
downward trend of non-productive age population. This condition will allow a favorable economic growth to occur, if Indonesian
human development index accordingly increases. Therefore, the Government of Indonesia has developed human resource development
program called the Human Capital Formation in the long-term development plan 2005-2025 of which the activities focused on
poverty alleviation, improving the health quality of mothers and children, education, gender equity and equality, women e
mpowerment, better nutritional status and youth empowerment.
South- South Cooperation (SSC) Strategies for Population and
Development
On May 13 - 15, 2009, the Director of Maternal and Child Survival, BKKBN attended the South- South Cooperation (SSC)
Strategies for Population and Development meeting in Taichang, Shanghai, China. This forum discussed about: New Challenges
and Opportunities for Population and Development, New Ways of SSC in Advancing Population and Development, Advancing SSC for
Population and Development, SSC: Effective Driving Force for Development and PPD Member States Challenges in Population
and Development and the SSC Strategies.
Apart from that, the PPD Goals for the years 2008 - 2011 were also discussed covering the issues on strengthening the
collaboration within SSC; strengthening the capacity of the system, institutions and individuals; strengthening partnership
and networking; improving reproductive health services; leverage the existing resources; strengthening the PPD organization.
The forum also highlighted the PPD New Working Strategy which consisted of advocacy, increasing capacity building,
transferring the experience, expertise and technology and improving the monitoring and surveillance system. Concerning
these strategies, the efforts would concentrate on the integration between ICPD and MDGs, the integration between reproductive
health and HIV/AIDS programs, reposition of the family planning program, reproductive health promotion and the SSC resource
mobilization campaign. Meanwhile, PPD also highlighted regional studies implemented in Africa, Asia and the Saudi Arabia region
with priority to the goals of ICPD and MDGs particularly those related to training and research at institutions within these
developing regions. The results, PPD has been able to develop plans for capacity building; institutional and resource capacity
building within the context of ICPD and MDGs achievements. In this forum, PPD also stressed the need of human resource capacity
improvement as the foundation of SSC.
The South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) Parliamentarians
Conference on "Advocacy to Achieve Universal Access to Reproductive Health Services and Commodity Security
On July 28 -30, 2009, by the funding support from UNFPA BKKBN has sent one middle level officer to attend the South Asian
Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) Parliamentarians Conference on "Advocacy to Achieve Universal Access to Reproductive
Health Services and Commodity Security", in Kathmandu, Nepal.
The conference was opened by Right Honorable Dr. Ram Baran Yadav, President of Democratic Federal Republic of Nepal on the
28th July 2009 in Kathmandu. Forty-six parliamentarians-some of whom were ministers, policy makers and media professionals from
the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) countries agreed on the 10-points declaration also expressing
commitment to advocate greater awareness and stronger commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on
significantly reducing maternal mortality ratio set by the United Nations.
During the three days conference, the delegates from different countries also had opportunities to share their experiences
and lessons learned from success and failures while working in the field of reproductive health and take inspiration from the
success stories of other countries. The SAARC nations also prepared and presented short-term individual action plans which they
committed to continue in the future to improve reproductive health services and commodity security. The conference concluded
with the Kathmandu Declaration reiterating and committing to improve the health of women, men and young people. The declaration
committed "Ensuring every pregnancy wanted, every birth saved, every new born healthy: no woman should die giving life".
Asian Hospital Management Conference
BKKBN has funded a senior manager from Wonosobo District General Hospital, Central Java to participate as a speaker in the Asian
Hospital Management Conference, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from 12 to 16 August 2009. This international conference was a
favorable forum enabling senior managers from all around Asia to meet each other and exchange ideas about current issues on the
Hospital Management annually. This event was attended by 721 participants from 25 different countries representing 288 hospitals
in Asia. Several experts representing Universities, Hospital Associations, and Health Care Institutions from Asia, United States
of America and France were also participated in this international conference.
In this international conference, the Indonesian representative had the opportunity to present a research proposal entitled
"Outpatient Program of Tubal Occlusion Laparoscopy under Local Anesthesia (LOTAL) at a District Hospital in Indonesia" which was
nominated as one of the candidate for the Award of Hospital Management Asia (AHMA) in the category of Community Service Project.
Asian Hospital Management Conference
BKKBN has funded a senior manager from Wonosobo District General Hospital, Central Java to participate as a speaker in the
Asian Hospital Management Conference, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from 12 to 16 August 2009. This international conference was
a favorable forum enabling senior managers from all around Asia to meet each other and exchange ideas about current issues on the
Hospital Management annually. This event was attended by 721 participants from 25 different countries representing 288 hospitals
in Asia. Several experts representing Universities, Hospital Associations, and Health Care Institutions from Asia, United States
of America and France were also participated in this international conference.
In this international conference, the Indonesian representative had the opportunity to present a research proposal
entitled "Outpatient Program of Tubal Occlusion Laparoscopy under Local Anesthesia (LOTAL) at a District Hospital in
Indonesia" which was nominated as one of the candidate for the Award of Hospital Management Asia (AHMA) in the category of
Community Service Project.
The Inter Parliamentarian Forum on Maternal Health and Rights
The Chairperson of BKKBN was attended and delivered a speech in the Inter Parliamentarian Forum on Maternal Health and Rights
meeting conducted on 13th August 2009 in Bali, Indonesia. It was attended by 95 participants representing members of parliament
and government officials from 12 countries: Bangladesh, Cool Island, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Laos, Papua Nugini,
Solomon Island, Pakistan, Thailand and Timor Leste. The meeting converged to strengthen the role of parliamentarian in improving
maternal health and rights. The forum was financially supported by United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) and International
Council on Management of Population Program (ICOMP).
The conference urged participants to develop national action plans prioritizing maternal health issues. How to reduce a
high number of women dying during pregnancy and childbirth, how to inspire parliamentarians to put maternal health problems
at a top priority rather than political business and how to implement the selected plans once they returned to their home
countries were agenda set in this forum. During the consultation, the participants reviewed facts, figures and arguments
that would be used in promoting maternal health in a national setting with Ministry of Health and more importantly, Ministry
of Finance.
NGO Forum and Experience-Sharing Meeting on South- South Cooperation:
Accelerating Progress toward International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the Millennium
Development Goals
NFPA and the government of Thailand organized the NGO forum and experience-sharing meeting on South-South Cooperation
in Thailand on 15 September 2009. More than 60 participants from 16 countries came together to suggest action to accelerate
the achievement of the ICPD objectives and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the Asia Pacific Region. The Director
of the Center for Research and Development of Family Planning and Reproductive Health, BKKBN attended that meeting as
the member country of South-South Cooperation.
During the meeting, the NGOs, civil society representatives, members of parliament, representative UN agencies and
donors discussed and identified critical sexual and reproductive health and right (SRHR) issues affecting the region and
possible ways forward. Mr. Harry S. Jooseery, the Executive Director of PPD, portrayed about PPD's 15- years experiences
and firmly proclaimed South-South Cooperation as an established model to accelerate the ICPD and MDGs
The Asia-Pacific High Level Forum on ICPD at 15: Accelerating Progress
toward International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the Millennium Development Goals
On 14 - 17 September, 2009, Principal Secretary of BKKBN and Deputy of Family Planning/Reproductive Health attended
the Asia-Pacific High Level Forum on ICPD at 15: Accelerating Progress toward International Conference on Population
and Development (ICPD) and the Millennium Development Goals in Bangkok, Thailand. Year of 2009 is marked as the 15th
Anniversary since the adoption of the Landmark Program of Action of the International Conference on Population and
Development (ICPD), adopted at Cairo in September 1994. ESCAP and UNFPA are organizing the forum.
The high-level forum was attended by 130 participants, including ministers, senior officials and civil society
representatives from nearly 30 countries and areas in Asia and the Pacific. Key topics discussed at the forum included
'Ensuring Universal Access to Reproductive Health Services'; Creating an Enabling Environment for Gender Equity and
Equality; Population Aging: Implications for Development; and International Migration and Development'.
The forum intended to assist countries in the region to identify major impediments to the achievements of the
ICPD goals and agreed ways to accelerate the progress -- the pursuit of the 20-years ICPD Program of Action being
considered as a central effort to eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable and inclusive social and economic development.
This forum also highlighted the comprehensive and farsighted ICPD document which placed individual human being at the
very heart of the development process.
The Commemoration of the 15th Anniversary of the International
Conference on Population and Development
On October 12, 2009, the Chairperson of BKKBN, the Principal Secretary of BKKBN, Principal Inspector of BKKBN
and Director of International Training and Collaboration of BKKBN participated in the Commemoration of the 15th
Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development in New York.
In the meeting, Indonesia highlighted significant progress that has been achieved during fifteen years after
the Cairo Conference. Currently, Indonesia has been experiencing a sharp reduction in the number of people live under
the poverty line. However, Indonesia still stressed on the need for decisive action to help women in regard to safe
motherhood issue as about 9,800 women die each year due to pregnancy and delivery complications. In response to this
situation, maternal health program focusing on the improvement of cost effective access and the availability of quality
maternal health services was continually improved. Cross-sector and cross-program cooperation have also been strengthened
along with empowering families and communities, improving planning coordination and activities to ensure safer pregnancy
and child survival. This program was done by consistently performing advocacy, fund raising and program management
through surveillance, monitoring and evaluation. In the implementation of family planning program, some progresses have
been made. Contraceptives are continuously more accessible by a large number of reproductive age couples. Total fertility
rate is nearly approaching fertility at a replacement level. Infant mortality is showing a declining trend in most
provinces. Maternal Mortality Ratio in 2007 was at 228 per 100.000 live births, experienced a reduction from that in
2003 (307 per 100. 000 live births).
However, efforts to achieve reproductive health goals are being hindered by the spread of HIV/AIDS. Indonesia is
entering a concentrated epidemic of which the spread of HIV has reached 5 percents cases in population. Exploring
various ways and means to combat HIV/AIDS in a comprehensive manner thus is a must. Both male and female condoms are
made easily accessible, more life-saving drugs are provided in various health care settings, the number of voluntary
counseling and testing services increased, measures to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission have been appropriately
adopted. The number of HIV/AIDS, however, remains high even it shows on one hand a better case surveillance. Thus,
more efforts need to be done and Indonesia initiative in establishing Partners on Population and Development: the
South-South Collaboration has been very helpful in terms of capacity building, alternative fund raising and technical
expertise from the international donor community.
Lastly, in this forum Indonesia underscored three principles in implementing the ICPD Program of Action. They were
commitment was demanding from various levels; the Program of Action would only be implemented if sufficient human and
financial resources were mobilized for that purpose and national institutional capacities must be strengthened through
a diversity of mixed partnerships.
International Conference and Annual Board Meeting of Partners
in Population and Development
On 17 - 21 October 2009, Indonesian Delegation consisted of Deputy for Training and Development of BKKBN, Deputy
of Family Welfare and Empowerment of Family of BKKBN, Deputy of Family Information and Program Coordination of BKKBN
and senior officer from Center for International Training and Collaboration attended the International Conference and
Annual Board Meeting of Partners in Population and Development, in Beijing, China.
There were four main programs held during the visit which were XIV Annual Board Meeting of Partners in Population
Development (PPD) consisting the Partners Country Coordinator meeting and Partners Board Members meeting; 5th Asia
Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights; and International Council on Management Population
(ICOMP) Annual Meeting.
- Partners Country Coordinator (PCC) Meeting
The meeting was conducted on 17 October 2009 and attended by almost all country members. The meeting focused on
several agenda and those were (1) Report of the activities implementation coordinated by the PPD Secretariat until
early October 2009 (2) Improving communication among the member of PCC through partnership and networking (3) the structure
of South-South Cooperation supporting system to gain support from countries and (4) PPD Communication Strategy.
Several points came into line in this forum were that all member should document the results of activities that
were considered to be successful. In regard to scholarships:, each member state will provide scholarship support of
Reproductive Health and disseminate information to member countries of the PPD. Towards obstacles in communication
occurred between the members of PCC resulting a weak coordination among PCC, PPD as a coordinating body was asked to
provide the means required to ensure smooth communication, coordination, sharing of experience among countries of
PCC members.
The meeting also agreed, in the upcoming PCC meeting that each member state should discuss the activities which
were oriented to the work plan of each country, therefore the PCC meeting agenda should be formulated based on these
frameworks. It was also urged that each country member of the South-South Cooperation forms a National Task Force (NTF).
The NTF Plan of Action thus needed to be clarified comprehensively when it seemed less relevant to the duties and
responsibilities of the members. Furthermore, PPD was expected to provide basic facilities of communication between
the central secretariat among PCC, and other stakeholders.
- Partners Board Members (PBM) Meeting
The meeting was held on 19 October 2009, chaired by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India,
Ghulam Nabi Azad, accompanied by the Minister of National Population and Family Planning Commission, China,
Dr. Li Bin and Executive Director of PPD, Harry S. Jooseery. All 24 member countries of PPD attended this meeting.
The meeting focused on several agenda: (1) discussing and preparing Minutes of the XIV Executive Committee Meeting,
Beijing, China 2009, (2) Report of the PPD Activities by PPD Secretary, (3) Financial Reports,(4) Report of the PPD
Secretariat Activities, Bangladesh and (5) Reports of the Executive Director.
The forum concluded that all activities coordinated by PPD both nationally and internationally reflected the PPD
dynamic enthusiasm on the development of population programs. The most successful workshop conducted by PPD secretariat
during year 2009 was two workshops conducted in Nairobi. The workshop concerned about capacity building and policies
dialogue with the Parliament about the important issues on reproductive health and HIV/AIDS in achieving the ICPD goals
and MDGs.
This forum also noted that Vietnam now officially became the 25th member state of the PPD. Meanwhile, Tanzania
would follow in 2010. In the next PPD meeting Indonesia was honored to host and organize the XV Annual Board Meeting
which will be held on November 2010.
- The International Council on Management of Population (ICOMP)
Meeting
On 20-21 October 2009, the Indonesian Delegation also attended the International Council on Management of
Population (ICOMP) Meeting. Several points discussed in the forum were the activities implemented by ICOMP in year 2006
to 2009 and plan of activities year 2010. In this opportunity, Indonesia reported that the cooperation implemented by
ICOMP in Indonesia only existed in year 2006 in the form of study visit from Malaysia and India, researches, and
participation in ICOMP International Seminars. Since 2007, Indonesia then rarely received information related to
activities implemented by ICOMP. Indonesia also highlighted the need to revitalize family planning program. The
political changes from centralized to decentralization system of government in Indonesia brought essential influence
on policies and strategies for family planning programs. Therefore, to anticipate this new strategic environment,
the program needs to be revitalized in order to fulfill the needs of local governments. Joining activities in terms
of joint research in the field of management, capacity building or developing a generic module in institutional
capacity, and consolidation meeting as a forum to exchange views and experiences among member countries were then
expected to be fruitful.
In this forum, Indonesia proposed several activities in year 2010 and they included :
1. Capacity building related to training of data analysis and methodology of population; IEC strategy for population,
reproductive health, family planning and gender program and utilization of demographic data for advocacy purposes;
especially at the district level
2. Developing and updating data resources, information, policies, and population programs among member countries
3. Operational Research with suitable topics according to the needs of the country funded by the ICOMP. Each member
country has the right to submit a proposal and ICOMP has the right to review the feasibility of the study and change
the proposal. The research must be in the form of operational research so that each member country will be able to
gain a lesson learned from this activity.
- The 5th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health
and Rights (APCRSHR)
Apart from the above meetings, the delegation participated in the 5th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and
Sexual Health and Rights (APCRSHR) which was held from 18 to 20 October 2009 in Beijing, China. This conference provided
opportunities for all stakeholders to exchange experience and discuss strategies in the reproductive health field in
Asian Pacific countries which further received attention from the international community and facilitated the attainment
of MDGs in the Asia and Pacific Region on schedule.
Several issues were underlined and it included reproductive health and rights, gender equity and equality and
women empowerment, youth, aging population, migrants, climate change, HIV/AIDS and lastly resource and partnerships.
In the area of reproductive health and rights, the forum emphasized several points of which Governments should fully
recognize sexual and reproductive rights through effective education, policies and services supported by adequate budgets.
This recommendation required greater commitments to comprehensive family planning and health education and services as
forum agreed that this was the most effective way to achieve the ICPD and MDG 5B targets of universal access to reproductive
health by 2015.
In the area of gender equity and equality and women empowerment, the forum shown up that Governments and civil society
organizations were interlinked and they need to increase their efforts to promote gender equity and equality through laws
and policies of protecting women's sexual and reproductive health and rights; to eliminate all forms of violence, trafficking
and exploitation of women, girls and children and to establish the necessary foundations of gender equity and equality
and women empowerment by creating new and more socially productive roles for men.
In the area of youth, the forum recognized the distinctive content of the Youth Declaration made by the youth
participants to this conference and support its full implementation. The integration of these urged Governments to
provide universal access to non-judgmental and respectful sexual and reproductive health services including counseling.
In the area of aging population, the forum accentuated several points that though the populations of the Asia Pacific
region were becoming older, they were still productive in essence that older people continued to make productive contributions
to their families and communities and be major cares of members of their own and younger generation. Governments have
responsibilities to establish effective social welfare systems and would do well to promote self reliance of older persons
by facilitating their continued participation in a full range of economic and social activities. Society in general also
needs to respect the continuing sexual health needs and rights of older people, including appropriate health services.
In the area of migrants, the forum highlighted that in a region of massive internal and international migration there
were numerous ways in which the sexual and reproductive needs and rights of migrants were ignored or violated. Trafficking
was frequently connected to sexual exploitation. Governments have attempted to control the worst aspects of this trade, but
much more needs to be done. There was a need for a stronger international cooperation and national action to protect migrants,
including establishing a well designed program addressing the sexual and reproductive health needs of all migrants, especially
those displaced by conflicts and natural disasters. In this context, civil society organizations played a crucial role in
advocacy and services of vulnerable people.
In the area of climate change, the forum called attention to the complex linkages between population, resource consumption
and the environmental concerns exemplified in current international discussions of climate change. These were justifiably
commanding attention of governments and sparking debates about steps to be taken for prevention and amelioration of
environmental degradation. Nations should remember that rights based on reproductive and sexual health services could
make a crucial and direct contribution to sustainable development and welfare in the face of environmental challenges
from climate change.
In the area of HIV/AIDS, all forum members urged governments to link HIV/AIDS interventions more effectively within
established program of primary health care and comprehensive reproductive health services as a means to strengthen efforts
to prevent the transmission of HIV. Effective programs must specifically address mother to child transmission of the
virus and ensure that all people living with the virus have access to appropriate life extending medications, free from
stigma and discrimination.
In the area of resource and partnership, the forum recognized the impact of global economic crisis to the achievement
of the MDGs. Despite this economic difficulty situation, forum urged governments and donors to increase their official
development assistance to create and support strong and sustainable reproductive and sexual health program. In addition,
this forum strongly urged rapid response by civil society, parliamentarians, governments, donors and young people to
implement action on the unfinished agenda of the ICPD to achieve universal access to reproductive health by 2015.
The High Level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation
BKKBN has sent two middle rank officers from BKKBN Central and Provincial Office to participate in the High Level United
Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation, from 1 to 3 December 2009 in Nairobi, Kenya. In this forum, Mr. Harry
S Jooseery (Representative PPD) conveyed his support on the need of the family planning programs reposition to improve
maternal and child health and urged greater attention to problems of population and reproductive health.
The Ambassador of Indonesia for Kenya also had the opportunity to deliver the statement noting the Indonesia's role
as a prime-mover for South-South Cooperation amongst countries in Asia, the Pacific and especially in Africa including
particularly its role in the area population, reproductive health/family planning.
He explained, in regards to its role in South-South Cooperation, Indonesia has implemented various training and
educating programs for tens of thousands of participants in the area of investment, agriculture, microfinance, women
empowerment, family planning, renewable energies, fish aqua culture, governance and disaster risk management. Indonesia
also provided tertiary scholarships and exchange training programs in those areas while at the regional level, Indonesia
through ASEAN has also implemented various activities particularly in disaster reduction management and early warning
systems. At the intra regional level, Indonesia with South Africa has launched the New Asian-African Strategic Partnership
(NAASP) in 2005, serving as a framework to bridge between Asia and Africa covering political solidarity, economic
cooperation and socio-cultural relations. In regard to attaining the MDGs, Indonesia has also given special attention
to population related issues and activities. Along with the Partners in Population and Development (PPD), Indonesia
continued to play an active role to promote capacity building and training in the area of population, reproductive
health/family planning so that every person might benefit from equal opportunity and development. Lastly, Indonesia
reemphasized its commitment to the initiatives so that South-South Cooperation at the regional and global level could
contribute optimally to fostering self reliance and collective self reliance of the South.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Technical Assistance by Gary L. Lewis and Harry Purnomo
for Supporting the Revitalization of the Family Planning Program in Indonesia
Gary L. Lewis and Harry Purnomo have provided technical assistance for National Family Planning Coordinating Board
in year 2009. The consultancy or technical assistance provided objective inputs on the revitalization of the family planning
program in Indonesia. It was intended to guide the process of change needed to re-strengthen the program. It also become the
last part of a series consultations aimed to develop implementation strategies constructed based on the first two consultancies
done by Terence H. Hull, Henry Mosley, Muhadjir Darwin and Sukamdi, to be used to stimulate the planning process for
revitalizing the program.
The proposed strategies were focused on several important issues, those were strategies related to the roles of the private
sector in Family Planning/Reproductive Health, the technical support for decentralization, the National Communication Strategy,
the capacity building to address decentralization and priorities in Family Planning/Reproductive Health, program to improve
the quality of Family Planning/ Reproductive Health Care, program aimed to ensure the equity in accessing and using the
Reproductive Health/Family Planning Services, the efforts on preventing High Risk Pregnancies and in balancing the
Contraceptive Method Mix. Detailed information concerning these strategies could be accessed at Center for International
Training and Collaboration BKKBN' website at www.itp-bkkbn.org
Technical Assistance by Professor Terence H. Hull and
Dr Wendy Hartanto Providing National and Provincial Fertility Adjusted
based on the Indonesia Demographic Health Survey 2002/2 and 2007
The Indonesian Government, in this case the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), National Family Planning
Coordinating Board and Statistics Indonesia (BPS) have made an initiative to review the national and provincial fertility
level in Indonesia. Among the attempt that has been implemented was the adjustment of the National and Provincial Fertility
by international and national experts Professor Terence H. Hull of Australian National University and Dr Wendy Hartanto of
Statistics Indonesia. This technical assistance was a follow up activity constructed based on the result study of the
Revitalization of Family Planning in Indonesia for BKKBN and UNFPA in 2008. The study identified that the some women in
the household lists of Indonesia Demographic Health Survey 2002/2 and 2007 were missing and caused an overestimation of
fertility rate in period between 2002/3 and 2007. Therefore, the fertility adjustment deemed necessary to be done.
Through this activity, they calculated an adjusted estimation for national total fertility rate of 2.4 for Indonesia
Demographic Health Survey 2002/3 and 2.3 for Indonesia Demographic Health Survey 2007. They also reviewed all the data for
provinces and had further checked the methodology to obtain provincial level estimates in population projections for planning
and monitoring. The results indicated that many of the interpretations of fertility had changed in the last ten years and it
demanded an adjustment. It pointed to the need for a greater investment in the maintenance of a proper sampling frame for
the Indonesia Demographic Health Survey and other sample surveys in Indonesia. Fertility was on the right track to meet the
replacement level goal in 2010, and there was no indication that the national fertility rates would rebound in the near future.
The provinces with recent fertility increase were either at relatively subject to tempo and other cohort effects, or they
were poor and simply isolated particularly in Eastern parts of Indonesia where logistic and personnel problems have not been
met by good policies. The researchers indicated that there was a very specific need for investment in logistics and direct
service provision in some provinces. Detailed information concerning this activity could be accessed at Center for
International Training and Collaboration BKKBN' website at www.itp-bkkbn.org
INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIP
Bilateral Meeting of Indonesia and Colombo Plan in
South-South Technical Cooperation
On 6-7 April 2009, Indonesia and Colombo Plan was conducted a bilateral meeting in Colombo, Sri Langka. The Head Bureau
for Technical Cooperation of Overseas, State Secretariat was leaded the Delegation of Indonesia in the Bilateral Meeting.
The delegation of Indonesia consisted of representatives from the Directorate of Technical Cooperation and Directorate Social
Culture and Developing Country, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Head Division for International Training and Collaboration,
BKKBN.
The aim of the bilateral meeting was to discuss the details of joint collaboration program in South-South Technical
program for 2010. The two-day agenda discussed about the cooperation in the domain of social economics, which included four
training program proposals. These were (1) Training on local economic development: An integrated framework for delivering
poverty alleviation initiatives; (2) Training on poverty reduction: community development program; (3) Training course on
empowering women through social, economic and cultural intervention and (4) Training on operational management of micro
finance for the developing member country of the Colombo Plan.
At the end of the meeting, Colombo Plan secretariat also proposed to the Government of the Indonesia to consider the
grant contribution to fund the programs on public administration and environment and requested the Indonesian Official to
be placed as the second men at the Colombo Plan Secretariat.
Following this meeting, the Government of Indonesia and the Colombo Plan has signed the Minutes of Meeting concerning
"the Third Country Training Program on Empowering Women through Social, Economic and Cultural Intervention" in Jakarta on
3rd December 2009. Based on the minutes of meeting, Colombo Plan collaborated with BKKBN and the State Secretariat of
Indonesia would conduct a Training Course on Empowering Women through social, economic and cultural intervention in
Indonesia, on 17 - 22 May 2010.
International Program Advisory Committee (IPAC) Meeting
BKKBN and Partners in Population and Development (PPD) organized two - days meeting in Bali attended by 21 participants
from Nigeria, Pakistan, Thailand, United States of America, Switzerland, Bangladesh and Indonesia. Indonesia delegation
consisted of representatives from Ministry of Health, State Secretariat Ministry, BKKBN and Damandiri Foundation. DR.Dr.
Sugiri Syarif M.PA, Chairperson of BKKBN officially opened the meeting.
The objective of the meeting was to discuss about the PPD's position in present economic downturn. At the opening session,
Executive Director of PPD highlighted key factors that need to be considered in the economic crises and its impact on
South-South Program. These factors included 1) the current financial economic downturn and its impact on the South; 2)
population growth; 3) Resource Mobilization and 4) Capacity Building. Mr. Jooseery highlighted the impact of the present
global economic downturn on Resource Mobilization has lead to the continuous fall in Official Development Assistance (ODA).
Regarding the Population growth factor, he pledged that emerging countries from the South (including India, China, Brazil,
South Africa, Thailand and Indonesia) played a key role in providing RH commodities to other countries and accordingly
PPD would be advocating and facilitating the process. Following the Resource Mobilization factor, Mr. Jooseery noted
the need for the organization to reach out new donor agencies in order to diversify its sources funding. Mr. Jooseery
insisted on the need to strengthen member countries capabilities at individually institutional and system levels while
recognizing PPD Partner Institutions' efforts and their contribution to promote research and training programs in
Population and Family Planning/Reproductive Health in line with the achievements of MDGs and ICPD goals. Finally,
he called participants to the IPAC meeting to focus on mechanism and strategies that aimed to reposition PPD within
the national, regional and the international context.
In this forum, PPD Permanent Observer to the United Nations, Mr. Jyoti Singh, highlighted future program and priority
areas of PPD. He recommended PPD to focus on few issues, those were:
- There was an urgent need for PPD to attract donor agencies
- Translating, adapting and integrating PPD Generic Modules into partner institutions existing curricula and training programs
- Documenting best practices in member countries
- Repositioning population and development programs
- Developing adapted strategies to mobilize fund
The Dissemination of Generic Training Modules on Population,
Reproductive Health and Gender
On February 22, 2009, Center for International Training and Collaboration had conducted the dissemination of Generic
Modules on Population, Reproductive Health and Gender developed by the Partners in Population and Development (PPD). The
dissemination was attended by 35 participants representing six BKKBN Provincial Training centers and 2 training divisions
of BKKBN central office.
The participants comprised of head of the BKKBN provincial training center and trainers from BKKBN central office and
provincial office. Some important issues noticed during the discussion as follows:
1. Contents and length of training. The contents of module were substantial but too broad. The length of training
was not applicable because it was too long. Typically, the duration of training was in between 5 - 7 days. As the core or
main reference, participants suggested PPD to materialize the references and send to country members of PPD particularly
to Indonesia/BKKBN.
2. The book references were instrumental but took time to obtain or to access.
3. The generic module was too theoretically loaded. Particularly to gender issue, participants were eager to insert this
issue into the curriculum since gender mainstreaming in development including in the area of family planning was
successfully implemented in Indonesia where majority of its people was Muslims.
At the end of the meeting, BKKBN provincial Training centers agreed to follow up the following activities:
1. Disseminate generic modules to relevant stakeholders in their respective provinces
2. Establish working team of trainers
3. Develop specific training based on the generic modules as piloting. BKKBN Training Centers would also incorporate the
module partially into their trainings
4. Advocate local government to allocate budget to support the training
Prior to the dissemination period, CITC has translated generic modules from English to Indonesian version. To meet the
efficiency and effectiveness of training, BKKBN developed a curriculum which consists of four modules as a training package
by selecting important parts in each module.
The Discussion on the Enrichment and Field-Testing of
"Family Planning/Reproductive Health, Gender: Islamic Perspectives" Book
Since 2008, BKKBN and UNFPA Indonesia, supported by UNFPA Iran and UNFPA Bangladesh had initiated to develop the
IEC Module, entitled : "Family Planning/Reproductive Health, Gender: Islamic Perspective". The formulation of the book
was conducted jointly with the authors from Indonesia, Bangladesh and Iran.
Following the formulation of the draft of the book, the Indonesian Team, Mr. Cholil Nafis, Indonesia Council of
Ulama, Dr. Wan Nedra Komarudin, Nahdatul Ulama, Dr. Yurika Maryanti, Mr. Furqan la Faried, Ulama and the Director of
Family Resilience, BKKBN, Ms. Martha Ismail, Assistant Representative of UNFPA Indonesia, were invited by UNFPA Bangladesh
to came to Bangladesh for the enrichment and field-testing of the book. The activity aimed to gather some inputs from Bangladesh
Religious Leaders towards the draft. The discussion conducted on 31 October to 6 November 2009 with UNFPA funding support.
Currently, the draft is being finalized by the team and will be published soon.
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
- International Training Program (Printed Material)
- Indonesian Family Planning/Reproductive Health Program: Shifting From Demographic Targets To Reproductive Rights (Printed Material)
- Country Report, The Implementation of International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action in Achieving Millenium Development Goals, Indonesia Experience (Printed Material)
- Country Report to Commemorate 15 Yares ICPD (Printed Material)
- Revitalization of Family Planning in Indonesia, A Strategy for Empirically Based Implementation (Printed Material)
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