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BIMONTHLY UPDATE OF MAMPU PROGRAM EDITION 8 / 2019 | MAR - APR
2019 Election Simulation: Women Are Ready to Vote!
The Indonesian Women’s Coalition (KPI - Koalisi Perempuan
Indonesia), KAPAL Perempuan and Migrant CARE, and other
MAMPU Partners, held a “2019 Election Simulation: Women
Vote” on Sunday, 6 April 2019. This activity was aimed at
increasing women’s understanding about the 2019 Election
while at the same time, encouraging women to use their voting
rights critically. In addition, the election simulation also helped
to identify accessibility gaps experienced by women with
disabilities, the elderly, and first-time voters.
Arief Budiman Chairperson of the KPU RI emphasizes the
importance of the election for Indonesia during the 2019
Election Simulation: Women Vote at Bulungan Sports Hall,
6 April 2019.
observers and representatives of Civil Society
Organizations (CSOs).
The Chairperson of the KPU, Arief Budiman, who was
present at the simulation event, conveyed that it was
not easy to implement the 2019 Election because of
the extent of its coverage. Arief added that the 2019
election was indeed very important for the people of
Indonesia because all levels of the nation’s leaders
would be determined by this election. Sutriyatmi,
People with disabilities participate in 2019 Election Simulation: Deputy Secretary General of the KPI Program Sector
Women Vote.
took a critical look at the 2019 Election, especially
Conducted at the Bulungan Sports Center, in South Jakarta, the lack of access to information for women and
the event was attended by more than 500 women from various other vulnerable groups that could deter them
communities, the General Election Commission (KPU), from casting their votes. Meanwhile, Wahyu Susilo,
Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu), Voting Organizers Group Executive Director of Migrant CARE, added that it
(KPPS), Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem), was important for the community to familiarise
legislative candidates, academics, and political observers. The themselves with candidates for the DPR-RI, DPRD
event began with a technical briefing about the 2019 Election and DPD (different levels of legislature) to ensure
from the Chairperson of the Jakarta Election Commission and representation of women’s issues in the legislature
KPPS member, Betty Epsilon Idroos. The simulation involved through this election.
30 women and people from vulnerable groups (women with The simulation identified various challenges faced
disabilities, the elderly, housewives, urban poor women, young by groups such as women with disabilities, the
women and illiterate people). The event concluded with a panel elderly, and first-time voters, including the limited
discussion with various speakers including academics, political time available for elderly voters and illiterate people.
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“This simulation is very helpful for us to become
familiar with the process for the 2019 Election.
We hope that people with disabilities will have
priority access, increased time, and lower ballot
boxes so they are easily accessible,” said Yurlina
from Halim, East Jakarta, a representative of
women with disabilities.
Recommendations from this simulation were
submitted to the KPU and Bawaslu, as part of
the 2019 Election monitoring conducted by civil
An elderly person from Jakarta tries out the voting process. Elderly and
society groups and independent observers. disabled groups need between 8 and 15 minutes to vote.
Event - Dialectic: Candidates Speak on the Protection of Migrant Workers
Unfortunately, there are still many parties and political
elites who are not aware of the issues facing migrant
workers. This can be seen, among others, from the
legislation process for passing the Migrant Workers
Protection Act that took seven years.
Meanwhile, for Tsamara Amany Alatas, a candidate from
the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI), the protection of
migrant workers is not only a matter of legislation, but
Speakers (from left to right): Nuraini (PDI-P), Christina Aryani
(Golkar), Arief Patramijaya (Hanura), Dian Islamiati Fatwa (PAN) also of supervision and enforcement. In line with Christina
& Tsamara Amany (PSI).
Aryani, the Golkar Party candidate, Tsamara proposed a
In order to push for the protection of migrant workers comprehensive database of migrant workers so that cases
among those contesting the 2019 general election, could be followed up immediately.
Migrant CARE held an event called ‘Dialectic: Candidates Closing the dialogue, Wahyu Susilo, Executive Director
Views on Jakarta Election Area II Issues’ with five of Migrant CARE, conveyed his desire that the issue of
legislative candidates on Wednesday, 27 March 2019. protection of migrant workers is not sidelined in the
“Socially, migrant workers are a great example of elections and in the political processes. The next agenda
making an effort to escape from poverty and improve is to encourage a special electoral region for voters living
the life of one’s family,” said Nuraini Hilir, candidate for abroad, because millions of Indonesian migrant workers
the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P). need representation.
BaKTI Supports Parepare Municipal Government as it Draws Up its
Regional Action Plan Based on Sustainable Development Goals
The MAMPU Program is committed to support the (Bappeda) of the Municipality of Parepare, which had been
achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals designated as the SDG Secretariat.
(SDGs) in Indonesia and this has begun to materialize in According to Lusia Palulungan, Program Manager of
Parepare City, South Sulawesi, with the Regional Action MAMPU-BaKTI, after the signing of the SDG Regional
Plan based on the SDGs. This process was accompanied Action Plan by the Mayor of Parepare, the BaKTI Foundation
by the Indonesian Eastern Region Knowledge Exchange will help oversee its implementation.
Foundation (BaKTI), MAMPU’s partner which has “I hope that the Working Group can involve the role of
encouraged increased cooperation with the city’s non-government institutions to be more active in working
parliament. towards the SDGs, and that there is a synchronization of
On Tuesday, 23 April 2019, the Municipal Government non-government programs with government programs to
of Parepare held an SDG working group meeting at the achieve the SDGs,” said Lusia, as reported by the official
Office of the Regional Development Planning Agency website of Bappeda in Parepare City.
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MAMPU Partners in Aceh Welcome Visit of Australian Embassy
MAMPU Program partners welcomed the visit of Kirsten access important services from the government, such as
Bishop, Minister Counsellor of Governance and Human the National Health Insurance (JKN) and the Hope Family
Development from the Australian Embassy, to Banda Aceh Program (PKH).
City, Wednesday, 10 April 2019. Also present at this event was Evani Clara Yanti,
Flower Aceh is one of the civil society organizations (CSOs) in Chairperson of the Indonesian Women’s Coalition (KPI) in
the PERMAMPU Consortium (Women of MAMPU in Sumatra) Aceh. “We focus on expanding the reach of National Health
who participated in the visit. “We work in mentoring women Insurance (JKN) for women. With the support from MAMPU,
and providing them with services including partnering with we encourage women to get their rights through Program
women at the grassroots level to help advance various Keluarga Harapan (PKH).” KPI is one of MAMPU’s partners
women’s movements in Aceh,” said Riswati, Director of on the theme of increasing access to social protection.
Flower Aceh. In anticipation of the simultaneous general election on 17
By working with CSOs, MAMPU encourages women so they April, MAMPU partners work to empower women to be
can speak out and influence government policies. able to use their political rights to vote or be elected.
“Through MAMPU’s support, we are now collaborating with Together with Flower Aceh, the Grassroots Women’s
the Regency Office for Women’s Empowerment, implementing Community Forum (FKPAR) works closely with the
a program to increase the local women’s capacity by forming community on health service issues and domestic violence
communities in three villages in Lhokseumawe City, two in cases that victims often find difficult to report. Now,
North Aceh Regency, and two in Bener Meriah Regency”, Rasyidah, Secretary of FKPAR, Aceh Province, is running
said Roslina Rasyid, Director of Women’s Association for for a seat at the Banda Aceh Municipal Representative
Justice and Legal Aid (LBH APIK Aceh). LBH APIK Aceh is Council.
incorporated into the Women’s Crisis Center Network (FPL), “There are certainly challenges, but there must also be
MAMPU’s partner on the theme of reducing violence against motivation. The power is there to strengthen women,” she
women. said.
Increasing women’s capacity also influences their ability to At the end of the visit, Kirsten Bishop expressed her hope
that this cooperation could continue.
“Cooperative assistance, such as the MAMPU Program, is
expected to be improved, and to continue good relations
between the two governments.” All programs are evaluated
strategically, and up till now it has run optimally,” she
concluded.
“
With the support from MAMPU, we
”
encourage women to get their rights
through Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH)
MAMPU Partners with the Minister Counsellor of Governance and
Human Development from the Australian Embassy, Kirsten Bishop, in Evani Clara Yanti
Banda Aceh City, 10 April 2019.
Chairperson of KPI Aceh
MAMPU Research Published in the Jurnal Perempuan
Three of research pieces originating from MAMPU Program Women (PERMAMPU), Annisa Swasti Foundation (Yasanti),
were published in the 100th edition of the Jurnal Perempuan and the Foundation for Women’s Family Empowerment
(Indonesian Feminist Journal) entitled Ideas and the Women’s (PEKKA).
Movement of Indonesia. The second study featured gender-responsive budget
The first study was about women’s collective action for analysis in social protection programs in Gunungkidul
empowerment in Indonesia, which involved ‘Aisyiyah, Service District, Special Region of Yogyakarta, North Lombok
Provider Forum (FPL), KAPAL Women’s Institute, Indonesian District, West Nusa Tenggara, and the City of Padang, West
Women’s Coalition (KPI), Migrant CARE, MAMPU Sumatra Sumatra.
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The third study discussed the results of an assessment “It is important to support efforts to share women’s
of the Integrated Service Center for Women and Children ideas so that the women’s movement can continue,” said
Empowerment (P2TP2A) in 16 provinces in Indonesia, Francisca Indarsiani, MAMPU’s Senior Program Adviser,
carried out by the National Commission on Violence at the launch of the 100th edition of the Jurnal Perempuan
Against Women (KOMNAS Perempuan) and the Women’s in Jakarta, Wednesday, 27 March 2019.
Crisis Center (WCC). In addition to the three studies, a number of other research
Research publications are one way for the MAMPU results related to the work of the MAMPU Program will be
Program to manage and disseminate the knowledge published in the next two editions of the journal in June
gathered from the work of its partners. and September 2019.
Understanding Women’s Collective Action through MAMPU Monthly Discussions
In the spirit of Kartini Day, on Thursday, 25 April 2019, village should have gender perspective data,” she added.
the MAMPU Program held a monthly Brown Bag Lunch The gender perspective is realized through women’s work
discussion to discuss how women have fought together at the grassroots level, like those carried out by Sri Mulyati
for gender equality. and Muhayati.
Explaining the historical context of the women’s Together with the Women’s School, an alternative
movement in Indonesia, researcher and gender activist education program from the KAPAL Institute for Women,
Lies Marcoes also discussed research findings on Sri Mulyati conducted monitoring of the National Health
women’s collective action for empowerment initiated by Insurance for Premium Assistance Beneficiaries (JKN-
a number of MAMPU partners. PBI) in the sub-district of Jatinegara Kaum, East Jakarta,
“Women’s collective action driven by the MAMPU where she lives.
Program and its partners provides space for grassroots “I used to be shy. After studying at the Women’s School,
women to voice their own interests,” she said. I knew the procedure (to manage access to government
Lies used North Lombok District as an example, where, services such as JKN), so I had the courage to assist and
with the assistance of the KAPAL Institute for Women and advocate,” said Sri, who believes that the government
the Women’s Family Empowerment Foundation (PEKKA), needs to pay more attention to women’s aspirations.
MAMPU encouraged women’s consultative development Muhayati was initially involved in the Urban Poor Network.
planning meetings (Musrenbang). At home, she would spent her days working on sewing
“Development must be research-based and, ideally, the orders from a factory. Through her work, she was then
active in the issue of homeworkers after becoming
acquainted with the Trade Union Rights Center (TURC),
MAMPU’s partner on the theme of improving working
conditions for women.
“By organizing, I learned that women must advance and
be involved in the community. It’s not only men who could
attend the meetings,” said Muhayati, who also pioneered
inclusive learning groups and children’s play groups.
During this discussion session, Sri Mulyati and Muhayati
(from left to right) Sri Mulyati (KAPAL Perempuan), Lies Marcoes, also consistently emphasized that women at the grassroots
and Sri Muhayati (Jaringan Rakyat Miskin Kota - Urban Poor level are not fighting only for themselves.
Network).
About Australia - Indonesia Partnership for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
MAMPU The MAMPU Program (2012 - 2020) is joint initiative between the Government of Australia and the
Government of Indonesia. The Program supports the achievement of Government’s of Indonesia’s
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by developing women’s leadership and empowerment, ultimately
so that they have increased access to essential services and government programs.
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