The earthquake that struck Palu, Sigi, and Donggala in 2018 changed the life path of Mrs. Yuni Agustina Djamhuri. She decided to resign from her teaching position and dedicate herself to advocating for women's justice. She witnessed how women frequently became victims...
The Village Development Planning Meeting (Musrenbang) is a crucial process for the community. Musrenbang serves as the initial stage to accommodate community aspirations, including reproductive health (kespro) issues that often lack women's participation. Recognizing...
Five years have passed since the earthquake struck Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi Province, in September 2018. However, the recovery process for residents in Tompe Village, Sirenja District, still presents challenges. A number of residents continue to reside in...
In several villages in Kupang Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, men's decisions still largely determine whether women use contraception. For seven years as a village midwife in Ekateta, Midwife Ria Baik has diligently strived to dismantle this patriarchal dominance. She...
Sukoharjo - The Sukoharjo Regency Government continues its efforts to end violence against women. Coinciding with the commemoration of Mother's Day in December and the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (HAKTP), the government invites the public to pay...
The Surakarta City Government affirmed its commitment to invite all segments of society to break the chain of violence against women. This was conveyed by Purwanti, Head of the Surakarta City Agency for Women's Empowerment, Child...
Ungaran - The Central Java Provincial Government invites all levels of society and stakeholders to unite in ending violence against women. This invitation was realized through the signing of a joint commitment to commemorate the...
On September 18, 2023, the launch of the TAKENUSA Project (Joint Determination for Women's Health in East Nusa Tenggara) was officially inaugurated in So’e, South Central Timor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. This 4-year project, initiated in collaboration with the...
The TAKENUSA Project (Joint Determination for Women's Health in East Nusa Tenggara) was officially launched in East Flores Regency on November 7, 2023. This four-year project, initiated by the Foundation for Access to Health...
On September 13, 2023, the TAKENUSA Project (Joint Commitment for Women of East Nusa Tenggara) was launched in Kupang Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. This 4-year project, initiated in collaboration with the Initiative for Change in Access to Health Foundation (IPAS)...
The IPAS Indonesia Foundation supports the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) of the Republic of Indonesia in conducting comprehensive Post-Abortion Care (PAC) training. This training was held at WZ Johannes Regional General Hospital (RSUD), Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara...
In many rural coastal villages in Indonesia, the climate crisis cannot be ignored. Local communities face extreme heat and persistent tidal floods. In Sigi and Donggala Regencies, located approximately 2,204 km from the capital city of Jakarta, crop failures and water...
Research indicates that the climate crisis significantly impacts women's reproductive health. However, the interactions and linkages between these two issues have not been adequately addressed in many development activities. In 2022-2023, IPAS Indonesia partnered with...
The climate crisis has been demonstrably exacerbating the reproductive health of women and adolescent girls in Indonesia. How can this situation be portrayed through photographic media? Yayasan IPAS Indonesia invited young people aged 19-24 from Sigi and Donggala,...
"Writing is part of the recovery process. Sometimes, expressing what we mean is not always easy. However, by showing it in a photograph, we can convey the intended message," Helen Intanita - SAMMI Institute. Adinda Arbaningrum is one of the participants of the...
To strengthen the position of women in civilization, the Indonesian Women Ulama Congress (KUPI) is being held again. This second congress will take place from November 23-26, 2022, in Semarang and Jepara, Central Java. KUPI II adopts the theme “Affirming the Role of...
The IPAS Indonesia Foundation participated in the Community Development activities organized by CIMSA (Center for Indonesian Medical Students’ Activities). This event, held on November 19, 2022, took place at Wijaya Kusuma Pratama Junior High School in Tangerang. More...
The Director of IPAS Indonesia Foundation, Dr. Marcia Soumokil, MPH, along with CSO partners from the CEDAW Working Group Indonesia (CWGI), met with the Indonesian Minister of Law and Human Rights, Prof. Yasonna Laoly, and the Directors. The meeting discussed the...
The IPAS Indonesia Foundation organized a capacity-building activity for master trainers in comprehensive and woman-centered Post-Miscarriage Care (APK) training. The event, held from October 11-13, 2022, at Artotel Suites Bianti Yogyakarta, was organized in...
IPAS Indonesia Foundation, in collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine, Padjadjaran University (FK Unpad), organized a training of trainers (ToT) activity. This activity aims to support the Ministry of Health in expanding access to Post-Miscarriage Care services by...
IPAS Indonesia Foundation has established a collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjajaran (FK Unpad). The signing of the cooperation agreement was officially held on October 4, 2022, at the office of the Dean of FK Unpad, Pamitran Building, Jl....
The Law on Sexual Violence Crimes, which was recently enacted in April 2022, mandates that the government is responsible for fulfilling the rights of sexual violence victims to handling, protection, and recovery, including the...
The International Conference on Family Planning and Reproductive Health in Indonesia, or the 2nd International Conference on Indonesia Family Planning and Reproductive Health (ICIFPRH), held from August 23-25, 2022, adopted the theme “Accelerating the promise of 3...
The IPAS Indonesia Foundation held a discussion titled "Redefining 'Comprehensive' in Services for Survivors of Sexual Violence" (August 24). This discussion was part of the second International Conference on Indonesia Family...
Mass media plays a crucial role in influencing public opinion and stakeholders, particularly in broadly promoting public health rights to enhance the quality of public policy, including policies for fulfilling Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR). However, in...
Although Indonesia has ratified CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women), this does not guarantee that the issue of discrimination against women in Indonesia has been resolved. The numerous issues of discrimination against...
Public discourse on sexual violence can be constructed, perpetuated, and challenged through narratives in mass media. So, how have these narratives been viewed so far by media practitioners and civil society groups? The IPAS Indonesia Foundation held a public...
As an effort to encourage the availability of comprehensive, woman-centered Post-Abortion Care (PAC) services throughout Indonesia and to improve access and quality of family planning services, especially post-abortion contraception, the IPAS Indonesia Foundation...
The IPAS Indonesia Foundation is committed to supporting the Ministry of Health in expanding access to Post-Miscarriage Care (PMC) services. Following its launch in 2021, the IPAS Foundation has collaborated with practitioners and academics to enhance the capacity of...
This training was opened by Soraya Sultan, Director of KPKPST, with a presentation of data on women’s reproductive health cases received by the KPKPST reporting center. Some of these include cases of rape, child marriage, incest, and stunting, which frequently occurred after the natural disaster that struck the Sigi and Donggala regions of Central Sulawesi.
IPAS Indonesia Foundation, in collaboration with the Post-Abortion Care (PAC) training facilitators from the Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Gadjah Mada University (FK-KMK UGM), organized a refresher workshop for PAC trainers and master trainers. This...
Since May 2022, the IPAS Indonesia Foundation has been exploring collaboration with a new CSO partner, namely KPKPST (Women's Equality Struggle Group of Central Sulawesi), which is based in Palu. KPKPST has been working for over twenty years in Central Sulawesi, in...
Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) is a frequently discussed topic. However, its discourse often remains at a normative level, focusing on the fulfillment of SRHR for every individual and frequently associating it with morality issues. These moral...