ARROW recognises the importance of forging genuine and equal partnerships with NGOs that share common goals, objectives and strategies to enable NGOs from the region to present a united and stronger voice in order to influence women’s health and rights in the regional and international arena. These NGOs are also committed to ICPD and Beijing implementation of women’s health and rights, particularly sexual and reproductive health and rights. Most of these partners have either participated or collaborated in ARROW’s activities or projects.
ARROW’s work in Indonesia involves the International Conference of Population and Development (ICPD) + 15 Project and ARROW’s partner in Indonesia, the Women’s Health Foundation have chosen to address two crucial issues that are faced by the women in Indonesia – the issue of contraception and abortion.
ARROW was also involved in an intensive national project – the Indonesian Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Monitoring and Advocacy (IRRMA) project. The IRRMA project was an effort at using partnership to build capacities for evidence-based advocacy on SRHR. Seven critical aspects of SRHR were chosen in an initial meeting and a partnership methodology was created with one Focal Point Group (FPG) being elected within each area of interest. There were seven FPGs identified within each corresponding issue, as follows:
• Perkumpulan Keluarga Berencana Indonesia (Jambi) for young people’s RHR
• Yayasan Kesehatan Perempuan (Jakarta) for abortion
• Rifka Annisa Women’s Crisis Centre (Jogjakarta) for sexual violence
• Yayasan Hotline Surabaya (Surabaya) for HIV/AIDS among girls and women
• Kelompok Studi Gender Surabaya, Universitas Surabaya (Madura) for maternal mortality
• Jaringan Kesehatan Perempuan Indonesia Timur (East Nusa Tenggara) on family planning
• Yayasan Lembaga Konsumen Sulawesi Selatan (Makasar) for decentralisation of health systems
The FPGs worked within their local networks to implement the capacity building as well as the evidence-gathering on each of their issue areas. Critical qualitative data and in-depth interviews with women were conducted on various aspects, including access to maternal health services, abortion practices, access to adolescent reproductive health rights and services, women and HIV/AIDS, the impact of decentralisation on women’s health services and sexual violence against women and girls.
The IRRMA Partnership had effective strategic guidance provided by the Indonesia National Advisory Committee which consisted of three prominent women’s rights proponents, including Saparinah Sadli, Rita Serena Kolibonso and Ninuk Widyantoro.
ARROW has also worked in Indonesia to monitor the implementation of the ICPD PoA at both the +5 and the +10 anniversaries.
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