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Implementing Partners

PKBI – Indonesian Family Planning Association

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About PKBI

PKBI is a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) partner that focuses on sexual and reproductive health and family empowerment as the elements responsible for improving social welfare and health in Indonesia. With 26 local offices and more than 100 branches across Indonesia, PKBI is active in advocating, educating, and providing services related to Family Planning, mitigation of HIV/AIDS, and elimination of sexual violence.

Through INKLUSI Program, PKBI supports the rights of marginalised and vulnerable groups, namely Children in Conflict with the Law, and marginalised groups, particularly transgenders, by ensuring their access to essential services, social protection, health services, and encouraging their liberation from discrimination, violence, and social exclusion.

Work Area

PKBI-INKLUSI works in 10 provinces with its network and local CSO partners in Bengkulu (PKBI Bengkulu), DI Yogyakarta (PKBI DIY), West Java (Srikandi Pasundan), Central Java (PKBI Central Java), East Java (PKBI East Java), Central Kalimantan (PKBI Central Kalimantan), East Nusa Tenggara (PKBI NTT), South Sulawesi (PKBI Sulsel), South Sumatera (HW MKGR Sumsel), Riau Islands (PKBI Kepulauan Riau).

PKBI’s work areas are not only geography-based but also on the communities and institutions they work with, which are divided by the work pillars:

Children in Conflict with the Law (CICWTL) Pillar 

  1. Child Correctional Facility Class II of Bengkulu Province
  2. Child Correctional Facility Class I of Central Java Province
  3. Child Correctional Facility Class II of Yogyakarta Special Region Province
  4. Child Correctional Facility Class I of East Java Province
  5. Child Correctional Facility Class I of East Nusa Tenggara Province

Marginalised Group Pillar

  1. South Sumatera Province (Palembang City)
  2. Riau Islands Province (Tanjung Pinang District)
  3. West Java Province (Bandung City)
  4. Central Kalimantan Province (East Kota Waringin)
  5. South Sulawesi Province (Maros District and Makassar City)

Program’s Goal

Ensuring the CICWTL and transgenders obtain equal access and adequate protection in various aspects of their life.

 

Program’s Focus

INKLUSI-PKBI Program focuses on two pillars in accordance with the program’s targets, namely:

  1. Children in Conflict with the Law (CICWTL) and

Providing support to the CICWTL to access essential services they need, such as education, health, population administration (civil registration), legal protection, and development of talents and skills.

  1. Marginalised groups

Increasing the ownership of legal identity, education, and safe job opportunities so that transgender groups can access essential services, reduce violence, participate as development actors, and increase their sustainable economic and social wellbeing.

 

Program Strategy

To achieve such results, PKBI develops 4 key strategies:

  1. Conduct advocacy at the national and sub-national levels to build awareness on the issue of sexual and reproductive health.
  2. Strengthen the organisation of the efforts through the established forum and facilitate collaboration among various actors.
  3. Capacity building for all actors involved in the program through training and experience-based learning.
  4. Documenting good practices and intellectual properties as a campaign media to create an inclusive space.

 

Expected outcomes

CICWTL Pillar:

  • The Child Correctional Facilities have a system to prevent and protect children from violence.
  • CICWTLs receive adequate essential services.
  • CICWTLs are actively involved in public space to fulfill their rights and needs.
  • CICWTLs have alternative places for development other than in the Correctional Facilities (LPKA).
  • Women inmates can run their nurturing functions for their children who live outside the prison.

 

Marginalised Group Pillar:

  • Transgenders have access to the population administration, social protection, health, and education services.
  • Transgenders obtain access to sources of economic empowerment.
  • Transgenders have access to the services for prevention and protection from violence.
  • Availability of inclusive areas in program locations to support transgender empowerment.

 

Activities

Enhanced Reproductive Health Services for CICWTL and marginalised groups

PKBI is committed to improving access to reproductive health services for CICWTL and marginalised groups, by developing the mechanism of SRHR and referral services, implementing telemedicine for psychosocial supports, providing mobile clinics in the intervention areas, and traning for Peer Educators (PE) and Peer Counsellors (PC).

 

Economic and Entrepreneurship Skills Support

Fostering economic independence of the CICWTL and marginalised groups by providing training on entrepreneurship skills in collaboration with the Job Training Centers (BLK), facilitating the communities in opening business opportunities through collaboration with civil society organisations/professional organisations, and providing access to economic assistance through collaboration with cooperatives and manpower offices.

 

Access to Legal Services for Victims of Violence

PKBI assists CICWTL and marginalised groups to access legal services when they experience violence, including by providing training on the security systems and developing violence reporting mechanisms through the national multistakeholder meetings to ensure adequate protection. In addition, PKBI also assists the Women Inmates who are vulnerable to violence and facilitates their nurturing function to their children who live outside of the correctional facility.

 

Capacity Building and Access to Participate in the Public Space

Conducting training on empowerment and organising to encourage CICWTLs and marginalised groups to actively participate in the public space. The activity also includes gender equality campaigns, data synchronisation, data validation through meetings and organisation of special events for advocacy.

 

Formal and Non-Formal Education Services for CICWTL

Facilitating access to education for the CICWTL and marginalised groups by holding multistakeholder meetings, conducting internship programs, and providing vocational training that aims to enhance the participants’ skills and ability in dealing with social and economic challenges in the society.

 

 

Achievements

Throughout the INKLUSI Program implementation until July 2024, PKBI has achieved the following:

  • CICWTL Pillar

Establishment of Children Forum in the Child Correctional Facility (LPKA)

  • 11 Children Forums in LPKA have been established and supported children in conflict with the law, providing a platform for the children’s self-expression, delivering their aspirations, and supporting the fulfillment of their rights.
  • 4 Children Forums in LPKA have been members of the Children Forum at the District/City level, comprising the Children Forum LPKA Class II of Bengkulu, Class I of Kupang, Class I of Blitar, and Child Inmate Group Class II of Palangkaraya.

 

Access to Services for CICWTL

>1,420 CICWTLs have accessed government and other external services, including population administration, social protection, education, health, and violence case handling services.

 

Prevention and Handling of Violence Against CICWTL

  • Having completed the Guidance for Referral, Prevention, and Violence Handling Services for CICWTL in Child Correctional Facilities (LPKA), and the Training Module “Collective Rearing” for CICWTL, which has been used as a reference to foster the development of violence prevention mechanism in the LPKA.
  • In the LPKA Class I of Blitar, it has supported the development of SOP for Violence Handling with the support of PKBI East Java’s Subpartner and Counsellor Forum of the Office of Women Empowerment, Child Protection and Family Planning (DP3AKB) of Blitar City.

 

  • Marginalised Group Pillar

Consultation and Assistance for Transgender Community

16 transgender family forums have been established and functioned as a consultation and assistance platform for the members of transgender communities and their families. The activities include discussions on access to essential services, training, and education for members of the community and their families.

 

Access to Services for Transgender

>580 transgenders have accessed government and other external services, including population administration, social protection, education, and health services.

 

Development of Transgender Community Economic Groups

  • 21 transgender business groups have been established, which covers group businesses, individual businesses, and cooperatives, with the support from INKLUSI.
  • 6 business groups have received support in form of capacity building, assistance, and network to financing from the economic empowerment actors.
  • 67 transgenders have received economic benefits after joining the transgender economic groups.

 

Facilitation of Violence Case Reporting to the CICWTL

PKBI West Java and LPKA Class II of Bandung collaborate to provide suggestion boxes for facilitating reports of violence experienced by CICWTLs, as part of the violence prevention efforts in the Child Correctional Facilities (LPKA).

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