P r e s e n t e d b y D e s t r i H a n d a y a n i ,

M i n i s t r y o f P l a n n i n g

C h i l d P r o t e c t i o n C o n f e r e n c e K u a l a L u m p u r , 2 0 – 2 2 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 2

STRENGTHENING THE CHILD PROTECTION SYSTEM IN

INDONESIA THROUGH THE SYSTEM BUILDING APPROACH

© UNICEF Indonesia/2011

Republic of Indonesia

Outline

1.  Context of Indonesia 2.  Child Protection under the Medium

Term Development Plan 2010 -2014 3.  Road to embracing System Building

Approach (SBA) to child protection in Indonesia

4.  Positive Results 5.  Lessons Learned and Challenges

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Context

q Huge country: q  Composed of 33 provinces; 497 districts/cities; 77,465

villages q Population: about 240 million people

q  More than 81 million are children q Geographic condition:

q  Composed of 17,504 islands q Local autonomy – with wide range of diversity in legal

framework, organisational structures and operational procedures i.e. ‘one size doesn’t fit all’

q Long standing and well established working practices

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10,000,000

20,000,000

30,000,000

40,000,000

50,000,000

60,000,000

70,000,000

80,000,000

90,000,000

Sensus 1976

Sensus 1980

Sensus 1990

Sensus 2000

Sensus 2010

59,456,550

69,595,565

77,294,602 73,986,596

81,401,798

Number of children 0-17 years

50% 47%

43% 37%

34%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Sensus 1976 Sensus 1980

Sensus 1990

Sensus 2000

Sensus 2010

% of children 0-17 yrs per-population

Sources: Central Statistics Office , Census from various years

*  about 28% children live in the poorest quintile household, 23% in the poorer quintile household and only 13% live in rich quintile household (National Economic Survey [Susenas ]2009, analyzed by SMERU).

Children’s Population

Child Protection under the Government of Indonesia’s (GOI) Medium Term Development Plan

2010 -2014

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Medium Term Development

Plan 2010 - 2014

Sub Chapter 1.2: Cross-sectoral

1.2.1 Poverty Alleviation

1.2.2 Global Climate Change

1.2.3 Marine development

1.2.4 Child Protection

a)  Improvement on the quality of child survival and development through:

i.  Enhancing accessibility and quality to early child care development;

ii.  Enhancing the quality of child health; and

iii.  Enhancing reproductive health education for adolescents;

b)  Protection of children from all forms of violence and discrimination through :

i.  Enhancing social rehabilitation and protection of children;

ii.  Enhancing protection for child labor and elimination of worst forms of child labor; and

iii.  Enhancing protection for children in contact with the law.

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GOI Target and Policy Direction regarding children

c)  Improving institutional capacity on child protetcion, through :

i.  Development and harmonization of laws relevant to child protection;

ii.  Building capacity of service providers on child protection;

iii.  Enhancing the availability of data and information on child prtoetcion; and

iv.  Improving coordination and partnership among the key stakeholders on the fulfillment of child rights at local, national and international levels.

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GOI Strategic Direction on Child Protection

Road to embracing the system building approach to child protection in Indonesia (1)

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UNICEF Regional Training on SBA 2009-2010

National training for technical ministries and agencies related to child protection (October 2010)

Training of Trainers on SBA of provincial agencies relevant to child protection (January 2011)

Development of protocols for mapping of child protection system

Mapping of the child protection system in six provinces

Shifting of policy and programme paradigm started in 2010. The following steps were undertaken:

Follow-up

actions

Road in embracing the system building approach to child protection in Indonesia (2)

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Support initiatives undertaken to institutionalize the system building approach to child protection:

Developed toolkit on system building approach to child

protection

Developed academic paper and model

regulation of child protection using SBA

framework

Initiated building capacity programme for MOSA, MOWECP

and their counterparts at sub

national level

TOT for provincial agencies

Provincial Training in

West Sulawesi

Training for Provincial Office of Social affairs,

Central Java

Deputy for Child Protection, Min. for

Women’s empowerment & Child Protection (center) –

scrutinized the questionnaire for pre-testing during the SBA

Training for her Department

SBA TRAINING EVENTS!

FGD with Key Gov’t agencies

FGD with children

Mapping of the Child Protection System!

In-depth interview with Correctional

staffs

In-depth interview with the head of the integrated service

unit, Police

Interviewing the judge

Mapping of the Child Protection System!

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Positive results from the training and mapping processes….

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q  Greater appreciation of each other & opportunity to work together ü  Improved collaboration between key agencies at national

level and between national and sub national level ü  Sense of ownership improved ü  Building on other initiatives:

v CFC make for improved value to SBA process and synergy v  Integration of child protection on the existing data & information

mechanism v Existing programmes support strategy for family-based care

q Improved sensitization on child protection ü Knowing the gaps, but also recognising skills and services

that exist ü Increased understanding of community

q Local legislation on child protection drafted and passed in selected provinces and districts

q Improved commitment -> child protection becoming priority in the mid-term development plans

q Allocation of state budget in 2012 and 2013 to carry out building capacity on child protection system in 20 provinces through the Ministry for Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection.

q Integration of the SBA into the training programme for social workers. Ministry of Social Affairs allocated budget to roll out the training through its six regional training centers starting 2013.

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�  Despite differences in each province remarkable degree of consensus in terms of feedback: e.g. SBA is seen as the most suited approach to child protection

�  Overwhelming support for the process and the objectives of moving to SBA, despite acknowledged challenges

Feedback from the Field 16

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Lessons Learned and Challenges

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Coordination and leadership �  Critical issue – need support of leaders and policy

makers �  Whatever agency ‘leads’ must be that with strongest

profile in area but should do what is ‘best for process’ �  Must have committed people involved in mapping

exercise – that may mean that not all trained take an active part

�  Establishing focal points who coordinate small teams with overall coordinator works well

Key Issues & Lessons Learnt 18

Planning & Participation �  Policy makers cannot do the mapping – therefore need

short training for policy makers and then more intensive training for facilitators

�  While ownership by Government is important it is critical to involve other partners who have the necessary skills and knowledge

�  Need to train others on SBA even if they will not participate in mapping exercise – eg legal drafters

�  Should increase consultation and participation of local communities and children, especially in relation to traditional practices / local conditions

Key Issues & Lessons Learnt Continued 19

Planning & Participation Cont’d �  Start developing initial strategy for implementation /

follow up / dissemination of recommendations and writing report at the same time as carrying out mapping – to avoid long gap at end of process / losing momentum

�  Need to provide more widespread orientation on SBA to help with mapping exercise

�  Mapping process itself can create opportunities to spread SBA

�  Challenges in consistency of staff / representatives and involvement of all sectors on a regular / sustained basis

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Materials and Documentation �  Some issues about understanding & simplification of

tools – highlighting need for capacity of facilitators (linked again to early identification of people and sustained involvement)

�  Need for improved understanding of recording process – linking this to academic paper

�  Would like to be more involved in analysis process……

Key Issues & Lessons Learnt Continued 21

Need improvement… Training & training materials:

q  Training Toolkit from UNICEF needs to be enriched and updated in particular: Module on behavior change, data and information.

q  SBA materials looks very theoretical à needs more concrete examples and case studies

q  Long and rigid training à requires more innovative methodology, ice breaking.

Understanding & commitment to child protection

q  Understanding on child protection varies à need to develop common understanding

q  Implementation of the approach requires strong commitment and support from policy makers and staff members

q  Need for a designated agency that would undertake coordination à this agency has to have a high profile

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Given the context: 1.  How to ensure coordination / efforts at national

levels support SBA roll out at province / district level, especially in relation to involvement of other sectors?

2.  How can momentum and enthusiasm at local levels be maintained and changes implemented through budget allocations etc?

3.  How to ensure on-going technical support identified as being necessary both in mapping and also implementation of recommendations?

Strategic Issues – For Further Discussion

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Thank you © UNICEF  Indonesia/2011