Peace Through Development in Disadvantaged Areas Project

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1 United Nations Development Programme And The Ministry for the Development of Disadvantaged Areas Peace Through Development in Disadvantaged Areas Project Progress Report January to June 2015 Prepared for the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support September

2 Contents Acronyms... 3 Executive Summary... 4 Situational Background... 5 Evaluation of Progress during the Reporting Period... 6 Output 1: Policy and regulatory framework for conflict prevention established at national level and in target areas... 6 National Strategy and Action Plan & the Mid-Term Development Plan... 6 Output 2: Institutional system for conflict prevention established at national level and in target areas... 8 Tim Terpadu or Integrated Team for Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding... 8 Strengthening Women s Leadership and Participation in Social Cohesion and Peacebuilding Initiatives through South-South and Triangular Cooperation between Indonesia and Myanmar9 N-PEACE Network Output 3: Communities are able to implement conflict prevention and social cohesion initiatives utilizing tools and mechanisms towards safe and stable well-being Guideline for conflict-sensitive financial management at the village level Peace Education Curriculum and Training Guideline for Government Apparatus Challenges/Issues and Responses Cross Cutting Issues Gender Mainstreaming Partnerships South-South Cooperation Lessons Learned Annex 1: First Semester Financial Report, 1 January to 30 June

3 Acronyms APRC Bappenas CPF CSOs FGD GoI ITP Kemendagri KemDes, PDTT Kemhan Kemen PMK Kemenkopolhukam Kemsos Kesbanglinmas KPDT LAN MoHA NAP Nawacita N-PEACE PTD PTDDA RBAP Renstra Stranas SSTC TKPP Timdu UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Centre Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional (National Development Planning Conflict Prevention Framework Civil Society Organizations Focus group discussion Government of Indonesia Institut Titian Perdamaian (Peacebuilding Institute) Kementerian Dalam Negeri (Ministry for Home Affairs) Kementerian Desa, Pembangunan Daerah Tertinggal dan Transmigrasi (Ministry for Village, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration) Kementerian Pertahanan (Ministry of Defence) Kementerian Koordinasi Pembangunan Manusia dan Kebudayaan (Coordinating Ministry of Human Development and Culture) Kementerian Koordinasi Politik, Hukum dan Keamanan (Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs) Kementerian Sosial (Ministry for Social Affairs) Kesejahteraan Pembangunan dan Perlindungan Masyarakat (Office of National Unity and Community Protection) Kementerian Pembangunan Daerah Tertinggal (Ministry for the Development of Disadvantaged Areas) Lembaga Administrasi Negara (State Administration Institute) Ministry of Home Affairs National Action Plan Nine Vision of Joko Widodo-Yusuf Kalla administration Engagement for Peace, Access, Community, and Equality Peace Through Development Peace Through Development in Disadvantaged Areas Regional Bureau for Asia and Pacific Rencana Strategis (Government Strategic Workplan) Strategi Nasional (National Strategy) South-South and Triangular Cooperation Tim Koordinasi Pembangunan Perdamaian (Technical Coordination Team for Peace Building) Tim Terpadu (Integrated Team for Peace Building) United Nations Development Programme 3

4 Executive Summary The final draft of the National Strategy (Stranas) and a National Action Plan (NAP) on Strengthening National Vision and National Character Building for National Unity has been completed and handed over by the project to the Directorate for Political Affairs and Communications, Bappenas. The contents of the final draft Stranas and NAP derived from PTDDA s Conflict Prevention Framework were successfully included in the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) and interwoven into the priorities of the Nawacita or vision and strategy of Joko Widodo -Yusuf Kalla administration. The issuance of a government regulation (PP No. 2/2015) in February 2015 regulating the implementation of the Law on Social Conflict Management was complemented by a Ministry of Home Affair s (MoHA) regulation (Permendagri No. 42/2015) that reinvigorates the tasks and functions of technical coordination for peacebuilding, through the establishment of Tim Terpadu or Integrated Team to be functioning at national and subnational levels under MoHA. However, it will remain to be seen how the regulation is applicable down at the source of conflict and help in minimizing violent conflict incidents, tensions or relapse from conflict. South-South and Triangular Cooperation between Indonesia and Myanmar in the area of strengthening women s leadership and participation in social cohesion and peacebuilding continues to promote an enabling environment for partnership and knowledge exchange between the two countries. Despite some delays and challenges, collaboration between the UNDP Country Offices of Indonesia and Myanmar is pushing for continued government to government exchange. A guideline on conflict-sensitive financial management for villages is being developed. PTDDA is supporting this effort because communities and village groups should be empowered to actively participate in the management of village funds in a transparent, accountable and participatory manner. Village development funds could be a potential source of future conflict if not managed correctly. PTDDA is collaborating with Lembaga Inisiatif Bandung to develop and test the guideline, which will be advocated for its adoption by the Ministry of Village, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration. 4

5 Situational Background The Peace Through Development in Disadvantaged Areas (PTDDA) project provides a venue for UNDP s continued support to the Government for enhancing conflict prevention and peacebuilding capacities at all levels. Commencing in June 2012, PTDDA is designed to contribute to the achievement of the UNDP-GoI Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP) Outcome 4.1: GOI and civil society are more effective in identifying and managing conflict and their impact within Indonesia s communities. The project builds on the achievements, best practices and lessons learned from its predecessor, Peace Through Development (PTD). PTD has laid the groundwork for the continuation of support under PTDDA, and as such there are no significant changes to the project design. The following expected outputs are to be achieved in a five-year time frame: 1. Policy and regulatory framework for conflict prevention established at national level and in target areas. 2. Institutional system for conflict prevention established at national level and in target areas. 3. Communities are able to apply conflict prevention tools and mechanisms that promote social cohesion, and sustainable welfare and livelihoods towards safe and stable well-being. UNDP and the project s implementing partner, Ministry for the Development of Disadvantaged Areas (Kementerian Pembangunan Daerah Tertinggal or KPDT), work together to achieve these outputs. Furthermore, partnerships among the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemsos), Bappenas, Coordinating Ministry for People s Welfare, Ministry of Home Affairs and civil society are fostered to mainstream conflict sensitivity and peacebuilding principles and techniques into the development process. In its initial phase the project will focus on upstream work. Depending on the resources mobilized, subnational conflict prevention will also be supported. This will include governance and community initiatives in Maluku, North Maluku, Central Sulawesi, Aceh and East Nusa Tenggara. The latter will promote sustainable livelihoods for peace, social cohesion, and community-based conflict early warning and early response. PTDDA will implement localized and custom-made approaches in each target area, which will take into account specific characteristics of local conflict dynamics in target areas. As an integral part of PTDDA s efforts, the project focuses on implementing strategies that address the issues of uneven development in disadvantaged areas in an effort to prevent violent conflicts in those areas. The project supports the development of a commonly agreed Conflict Prevention Framework, policies and regulations, tools, and approaches for pursuing peaceful, sustainable development by national and subnational government actors, civil society groups, academia and the private sector. This will ensure that an integrated approach to conflict prevention is put in place with a clear division of roles and responsibilities among relevant stakeholders. The current project budget for 2015 is US $ These funds come from UNDP s TRAC, unused remaining funds from the New Zealand Aid Programme for the previous PTD project, and funds received from BPPS in February

6 Evaluation of Progress during the Reporting Period Output 1: Policy and regulatory framework for conflict prevention established at national level and in target areas Key achievements: - Policy framework to support conflict prevention and peacebuilding are becoming firmer. The National Strategy (Stranas) and Action Plan (NAP) on Strengthening National Vision and Character Building for Nation Unity produced in partnership with PTDDA has been taken up in the country s new Mid-term Development Plan (RPJMN). In addition, the government has agreed that a presidential decree is needed as the legal basis of the Stranas and NAP. The inclusion of conflict prevention into the RPJMN and the presidential decree will make it a requirement for relevant ministries to take up relevant actions in their planning. National Strategy and Action Plan & the Mid-Term Development Plan As reported previously, the PTDDA-supported Stranas and NAP on Strengthening National Vision and Character Building for Nation Unity, was taken up into the draft RPJMN (Book 1: Arah Kebijakan Pembangunan under the cross cutting sub-area Mental Revolution ), and is in line with the 8 th and 9 th priority of the Nawacita or vision and strategy of Joko Widodo -Yusuf Kalla administration. 6

7 The Stanas and NAP, which will be rolled out over a ten-year period includes seven strategies: Bureaucratic development and good governance arrangements; Revitalizing education on nationhood and national character; Legal justice system reform; Strengthening the security system and domestic orderliness; Democratic reform; Revitalizing national and local cultural values that strengthen national character The strategy and action plan will further fortify the requirement of relevant government ministries to incorporate such strategies into their strategic and annual planning. With regards to the latter, initially the project intended to influence relevant ministries to take up elements of the Stranas and NAP into their annual work plans for However, due to a longer than anticipated process to finalize the national strategy, the timing did not make this possible as the government required annual government work plans (RKP) for 2016 to be finalized in the first quarter of Between March and June 2015, multi-stakeholder meetings were organized engaging, amongst others, the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Kemenkopolhukam), the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture (Kemenko PMK), Bappenas and academia. The meetings helped bolster commitment to promoting social cohesion and peacebuilding as stipulated in the strategic document, as well as ensure that the document was properly aligned with the RPJMN issued in January As a result of discussions facilitated by the project, it was decided by the government that the Stranas and NAP, will be officiated through a Presidential Decree. Other work in this semester focused on dealing with shifts within the government administration, which saw the appointment of a new Director of Politics and Communication under Bappenas. The outgoing director had spearheaded the formulation of the Stranas and NAP. The project thus had to focus on disseminating and consolidating the contents of the Stranas and NAP under the direction of the new Bappenas director. Work in the next semester will include supporting the drafting of the Presidential Decree as legal basis of Stranas and preparing for the launch of the national strategy. Table 1: Progress under Output 1 Output Indicators Annual Target 2015 Progress in this semester Status Progress in developing and implementing a conflict prevention framework. Availability and implementation of national and sub-national regulatory and control frameworks. Availability and implementation of national and sub-national action plans on conflict National Action Plan (NAP) on conflict prevention developed and national policy on adoption of NAP and national Strategy on Nationhood and Character Building for Nation Unity disseminated, with guidance from TCT. The Directorate for Political Affairs and Communication of the National Planning and Development Agency support the development of the Stranas and NAP following a series of advocacy and coordination meetings (3 in total with 64 participants; 40 male, 24 female) to strengthen commitment among stakeholders in promoting social cohesion and peacebuilding. Government stakeholders also agree to synchronize the content of Significant progress; on track. 7

8 prevention and community safety and security. Overall achievement Stranas and NAP with the national development policy. Two FGDs were conducted and participated by a total of 38 persons (31 male and 7 female) to discuss and agree on the positioning of Stranas as a bridge between the RPJPN and RPJMN, the duration of the strategy, and the need for a Presidential Decree. Note: PTDDA unable to be implemented downstream, subnational interventions due to a lack of funding. Significant progress and on-track Output 2: Institutional system for conflict prevention established at national level and in target areas Key achievements: - In response to a Government Regulation (Peraturan Pemerintah) No. 2/2015 issued in February 2015 regulating the implementation of Law No. 7/2012 on Social Conflict Management, the government has established a dedicated inter-governmental team. PTDDA supported the drafting of the regulation and has been lobbying for a government-led coordination mechanism since Law No.7/2012 was issued. Tim Terpadu or Integrated Team on Peacebuilding is chaired by the Ministry of Home Affairs and as mandated by a Ministerial regulation (Permendagri No. 42/2015) similar teams will be established at the subnational level. - The Ministry of Women s Empowerment and Child Protection actively chairs the working group on South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) for strengthening women s leadership and participation. The UNDP Country Offices of Indonesia and Myanmar continued to facilitate government-to-government exchanges of knowledge and best practices on women s leadership and participation in social cohesion and peacebuilding. - For the annual N-PEACE Awards, a total of 12 nominees were selected from Indonesia. The first regional N-PEACE Strategic Guidance Group (SGG) meeting was conducted with participants agreeing to advance the agenda of women, peace and security in Asia. Tim Terpadu or Integrated Team for Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Due to funding restrictions in 2014, the operations and functionality of the Technical Coordination Team for Peace Building (TKPP) that was set up under the Coordinating Ministry for People s Welfare in 2013 could not be supported. Nonetheless, the idea of establishing a dedicated team has been taken on by the Indonesian Government. In February 2015, a Government Regulation (Peraturan Pemerintah) No. 2/2015 was issued on the implementation of the Law on Social Conflict Management. This was followed the establishment of a dedicated team to manage social conflict by the Ministry of Home Affairs 8

9 (through ministerial regulation Permendagri No. 42/2015). The team, Tim Terpadu, will be charged with the technical coordination of peacebuilding. To date, the Tim Terpadu has held a number of coordination meetings regarding social conflict management issues and concerns at the national level. The Ministry of Home Affairs will also lead the establishment of similar subnational teams. PTDDA has lobbied for the establishment of such coordinating teams to implement the Social Conflict Management Law since the start of the project; and the Tim Terpadu was preceeded by the TKPP as a transitionary arrangement. Strengthening Women s Leadership and Participation in Social Cohesion and Peacebuilding Initiatives through South-South and Triangular Cooperation between Indonesia and Myanmar The South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) between Indonesia and Myanmar in the area of strengthening women s leadership and participation in social cohesion and peacebuilding initiatives began in February Several activities have been implemented to promote an enabling environment for partnership and knowledge exchange between the two countries, facilitated by the UNDP Country Offices of Indonesia and Myanmar. In December 2014, a workshop was held in Indonesia to present the results of assessments on the role of women in social cohesion and peacebuilding in Ambon and Aceh, which was attended by a four-member delegation from Myanmar. Following the success of this workshop, a similar workshop was replicated in Nay Phi Taw, Myanmar in May 2015 by the country s Ministry of Border Affairs and supported by UNDP Country Office. Indonesian delegates from Bappenas National Coordination Team for SSTC, Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture, a CSO representative, and PTDDA project personnel participated in the event. Preparations and facilitation of the workshop were managed by PTDDA, but the workshop was funded by the UNDP Myanmar Country Office. The workshop identified issues and concerns in Myanmar related to women, peace and security as well as options for developing a joint SSTC work plan in the area of social cohesion and peacebuilding with Indonesia. The Government of Myanmar expressed their interest in replicating approaches implemented in Indonesia, such as supporting economic livelihood initiatives as entry point to build social cohesion, setting up a dedicated team to coordinate efforts, and developing a country strategic plan. These points will be taken up in a joint work plan between the countries focusing on peer-to-peer sharing and exchange that will also involve the Philippines and Thailand. The joint plan, once agreed to, will pave the way for long-term engagement between the countries on women s roles in social cohesion and peacebuilding. However, despite these early commitments, the upcoming general election in November 2015 has reduced the scope of cooperation between the countries. The Ministry of Women s Empowerment and Child Protection, with PTDDA support, has facilitated several coordination meetings on the above SSTC initiative. The Ministry is helping to lobby for the incorporation of SSTC in the Government of Indonesia s annual plan for 2016 and PTDDA also took advantage of the Asia-Africa Conference held in April 2015 to push for a Joint Statement between the Governments of Myanmar and Indonesia and UNDP to reinforce 9

10 collaboration. In the released statement, which PTDDA helped draft, both governments agree to continue knowledge sharing and exchange in the areas of development planning and budgeting for poverty eradication, and the enhancement of women s empowerment and participation to strengthen social cohesion in Indonesia and Myanmar. N-PEACE Network N-Peace is a network of peacebuilders and women leaders working to prevent, resolve, and recover from conflict across six countries in Asia Indonesia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Nepal, Afghanistan and the Philippines. N-Peace promotes the capacity and leadership roles of women and provides a means for them to collaborate, with male allies. The initiative also provides a platform for multistakeholder engagement and dialogue to promote conflict prevention and peacebuilding goals at the national and sub-national levels. The objectives of N-Peace are met through a range of activities from regional and national trainings, consultations and dialogues, advocacy campaigns as well as documentation and sharing of experiences and best practices. The first meeting of N-Peace Strategic Guidance Group (SGG) was held in Bangkok in May 2015, organized by the UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub. The meeting was participated by representatives from different N-Peace member countries, including Indonesia. Participants agreed that the roles of the SSG are to provide guidance to advance the women, peace and security agenda in Asia and support the expansion of N-Peace Network as a platform for empowering women to become active agents of change. The SGG will also seek out new partnerships and cooperation with civil society groups, governments, donors, universities, private sector, media and relevant UN agencies. The group will meet at least once or twice a year and collaborate regularly through an online platform. Preparations for this year s N-Peace Awards are underway. UNDP Indonesia has been coordinating the submission of nominees in three categories: Untold Stories - Women Transforming their Communities; Campaigning for Action - Women and Men Mobilizing for Peace, and; Peace Generation - Young Women and Men Building Peace. A total of 12 nominees from Indonesia were announced, with 10 nominees in the Untold Stories category. Public voting commenced through an online platform in May. In August, the final awardees will be officially announced worldwide through the Network. Table 2: Progress under Output 2 Output Indicators Annual Target 2015 Progress in this semester Status Implementation of technical coordination mechanism at national and subnational levels. Implementation of multistakeholder conflict prevention and early warning forums in target areas. Conflict Prevention and peace building project developed with inputs from TCT and relevant stakeholders. TCT provides coordination and advisory support to relevant multistakeholders forums including women s The issuance of a government regulation PP No. 2/2015 in February 2015 regulating the implementation of the Law on Social Conflict Management, and intergovernmental coordinating team on conflict prevention and peacebuilding. Ministerial regulation released by MoHA (No. 42/2015), reinvigorating the tasks and functions on technical Partially achieved and on-track. 10

11 Overall achievement group for improved capacity in planning and implementing social cohesion and peace building and early warning and early response initiatives. Partially achieved and on-track coordination for peacebuilding, through Tim Terpadu or Integrated Team. In-country workshop successfully conducted in Myanmar promoting SSTC collaboration in the areas of women s empowerment and participation in social cohesion. Indonesia participates as a member 0f N-Peace Strategic Guidance Group (SGG) organized in May 2015; SGG is responsible for providing strategic guidance in advancing the women, peace and security agenda in the region. 12 N-Peace nominees selected from Indonesia Output 3: Communities are able to implement conflict prevention and social cohesion initiatives utilizing tools and mechanisms towards safe and stable well-being. Key achievements: - A guideline on conflict-sensitive village financial management is being developed. The guideline will be used by communities to manage village funds and implement local development. - Following the adoption of the Peace Education Curriculum and Training Guideline for Government Apparatus developed with PTDDA support, the National Institute of Public Administration (LAN) began to roll out training for government technical officials as endusers in the provinces of Gorontalo, Central Sulawesi and East Java. The trainings were financed through provincial government budgets. Guideline for conflict-sensitive financial management at the village level PTDDA is expanding on last year s efforts to develop Conflict-Sensitive Budgeting Training Modules and Guidelines for government planners. Given the issuance of the Village Law No. 6/2014, the project and its government counterparts saw an opportunity and the need for a specific guideline on conflict-sensitive financial management at the village level. The end-users of the guideline will be communities or community groups such as youth groups Karang Taruna, and Family Welfare Movement or Pembinaan Kesejahteraan Keluarga, directly involved in managing village funds and implementing village development. The underlying intention of the efforts, which were initiated in this semester, is to ensure that the management and allocation of village funds is done in a 11

12 transparent, accountable and participatory manner as a means to prevent conflict at the village level. The efforts were kicked off in February 2015 when a partnership agreement between Perkumpulan Inisiatif Bandung and PTDDA was signed. Three expert writing teams have been assigned to develop the guideline, which will be field-tested in a district that has not experienced conflict, Garut, and in a district that has a history of conflict, West Halmahera. Once the guidelines is completed, PTDDA will promote its adoption by the Ministry of Village, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration. Peace Education Curriculum and Training Guideline for Government Apparatus With the completion of the Peace Education Curriculum and Training Guideline for Government Apparatus (Bina Damai Bagi Aparatur Sipil Negara), the National Institute of Public Administration (LAN) has been initiating various efforts to adopt the guideline. LAN drafted supplementary material in the form of 20 case studies on social conflict management for their Training of Facilitators. 20 Widyaiswara facilitators and trainers are to be trained financed through the state budget. Between May and June 2015, training for government technical officials took place in the three provinces of Gorontalo, Central Sulawesi and East Java. The provincial governments, who financed the trainings, were intent on raising the awareness of and enhancing the skills of government apparatus in preventing conflict and in maintaining peace. The curriculum and training guideline will be officially launched before the end of 2015 by the Ministry of State Apparatus involving the Ministry of Village, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration and LAN. The launch will be marked by the release of Circular Letter by LAN mandating all its regional training centres to train the guideline to national and subnational officials. Cadres of Mental Revolution The Project is collaborating with the Institute of Public Administration (Institut Pemerintahan Dalam Negeri, IPDN) MoHA s training institute for candidate government officials, as an entry point to familiarize and educate future civil servants on the principles of peace and conflict prevention. These efforts are in line with IPDN s concept of Praja Pelopor Revolusi Mental (Civil Servants as the Pioneers of Mental Revolution) and thus an effective entry point for mainstreaming peace and conflict prevention into the training and education program of the Institute. PTDDA provided expertise to develop a concept on how the government s Mental Revolution and peacebuilding principles are intertwined. Furthermore, a series of focus group discussions were held with different stakeholders to develop a training module and guideline for candidate civil servants, who are considered as cadres of mental revolution. 20 facilitators were trained on the module and guideline. Between May and June 2015, the module and guidelines developed with PTDDA support were used by IPDN in a training for 2,000 students. The developed materials will be officially integrated into IPDN s programme through a MoHA Ministerial Decree. 12

13 Developing Women s Leadership for Collective Advocacy for Inclusive Peace and Security in Indonesia In February 2015, UNDP s Bureau of Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) approved a proposal to support women s leadership for collective advocacy for inclusive peace and security. Financial support in the amount of USD 200,000 is being used to increase knowledge, skills and confidence of women leaders in mobilizing people and resources for sustained peace and security. The interventions include training of women mobilizers, networking, sharing of best practices, and supporting grassroots activities for peacebuilding through small grants. PTDDA is collaborating with the Institute for Inclusive Security who will conduct the trainings on women, peace and security mobilizer at the national level training and at the subnational level in Palu, Central Sulawesi; Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara; and Ambon, Maluku. The trainings, to be held in August and September, aim to strengthen skills and knowledge on women, peace and security issues, strategic advocacy and mobilization, and create space for exchange between civil society and government leaders. In this reporting period, a request for proposals was announced through the N-PEACE Indonesia Network. By end of June 2015, 18 small grants (25-50 million IDR) proposals were received from CSOs and CBOs in East Nusa Tenggara, Central Sulawesi, Aceh, Maluku, and North Maluku. The project will select a number of initiatives to be supported. Other activities under this project component will be undertaken in the next semester. Table 3: Progress under Output 3 Output Indicators Annual Target 2015 Progress in this semester Status Availability of knowledge resources on Indonesia s conflict dynamics. Village level conflictsensitive budgeting developed and disseminated. Number and type of conflict prevention tools and mechanisms developed and implemented in target areas and well known. Number and type of early warning mechanisms developed and implemented in target areas, including to government business process. Overall achievement National adoption of conflict prevention curriculum for government apparatus (end users). Significant progress and on-track Agreement signed with Lembaga Inisiatif Bandung for the development of a Guideline for conflict-sensitive financial management at the village level for communities and communitybased groups involved in managing village funds for village development. Training modules and guideline of the Peace Education curriculum for government apparatus completed and will be launched in the third quarter of 2015 with the issuance of LAN Circular Instruction that mandates the application of the module and guideline in regional training centres. BPPS support for women s leadership for collective advocacy for inclusive peace and security. Significant progress and on-track 13

14 Challenges/Issues and Responses The challenges/issues in this semester that influenced the level of progress are explained below. Slower than expected progress in developing the Stranas and NAP The replacement of a new head of the Directorate for Politics and Communication, Bappenas affected the speed of completing the national strategy and national action plan. The new head required some time to fully internalize the ongoing portfolio and work supported by PTDDA. This rotation of government staff also affected the inclusion of elements of the strategy in the government s strategic annual work plans due to delayed advocacy work by the Directorate to relevant ministries. The project facilitated a series of internal discussions with the Directorate and its working teams in an effort to speed up the internalization process of the Stranas and its linkage to the new RPJMN and priorities of the government. A government policy to roll out the Stranas and NAP is still being drafted, but the project is optimistic that once approved the Stranas and NAP will have a strong position in the government s inter-sectoral programme. Delays and lack of clarity on the continuation of SSTC The SSTC between Myanmar and Indonesia in strengthening women s leadership and participation in social cohesion and peacebuilding has experienced delays since the initiative commenced in August The in-country workshop in Myanmar and the bilateral workshop to be held in Myanmar were not completed in the expected periods. These delays occurred because numerous high-level events took place in Myanmar in the second semester of 2014, which forced the rescheduling the two activities to the first semester of It should also be noted that elections in Myanmar are also a cause of lack of clarity and delay. At the same time, due to internal changes in the UNDP headquarters, it was unclear whether or not funding for the 2014 initiative could be carried over. Despite these challenges the in-country workshop took place, albeit delayed, thanks to the support and collaboration of the UNDP Country Office in Myanmar who decided to finance the workshop. PTDDA is also discussing the possibility of obtaining support from another UNDP Indonesia project to continue SSTC between Myanmar and Indonesia. Cross Cutting Issues Gender Mainstreaming Women face different constraints and opportunities in participating in decision-making processes. As a result, the aspirations of women are often not accommodated in development planning. The South-South and Triangular Cooperation initiative between Indonesia and Myanmar is a strategic entry point for identifying the challenges and opportunities women face in participating in peace building and conflict prevention initiatives. The intervention will also facilitate the exchange of lessons and best practices to solidify a stronger position of women in consensus building and peaceful management of conflicts. The regional N-PEACE initiative seeks to recognize and promote the often under-reported roles of women as peacemakers and promoters of social cohesion. 14

15 As reported under Output 3, PTDDA is also supporting the developing women s leadership for collective advocacy for inclusive peace and security through a small initiative funded by internal UNDP resources. The initiative will strengthen women s knowledge, skills and confidence for collective advocacy in peace and conflict management efforts. Partnerships Partnership with Bappenas through the Directorate for Politics and Communication became more intensive with the final drafting of a national strategy on national vision and character building for nation unity. Bappenas was willing to finance the costs for several meetings and two specialists required to finalize the strategy. PTTDA also stepped up partnership efforts with the Ministry for Women s Empowerment and Child Protection and their involvement in discussing and monitoring the progress of the exchange of knowledge and experiences on women s leadership and participation in social cohesion and peacebuilding between Myanmar and Indonesia through SSTC. PTDDA s close collaboration with LAN led to the completion of the Peace Education Curriculum for Government Apparatus, which includes a training guideline. LAN was successful in promoting the curriculum to the provincial level and Training of Facilitators (ToF) were carried out in several areas financed through provincial budgets. Regionally, PTDDA is part of the N-PEACE initiative facilitated by UNDP s Bangkok Regional Hub. This partnership has resulted in the collaboration and exchange of information among women CSOs in the areas of women s empowerment, peace and security between members from Afghanistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan and Myanmar. Under the flagship of N- PEACE initiatives in Indonesia, a MoU between PTDDA and the Institute for Inclusive Security (IIS) was signed to conduct a series of trainings for mobilizers planned for August and September IIS is a Washington DC-based independent organization that provides capacity development support in the areas of advocacy, negotiation and communication skills. South-South Cooperation The strengthening of women s leadership and participation in social cohesion and peacebuilding through South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) between Indonesia and Myanmar promotes an enabling environment for cross-learning and knowledge exchange partnership on current and emerging conflict issues. The Ministry for Women s Empowerment and Child Protection chairs the regular meetings with relevant government entities of this initiative. As mentioned above, the in-country workshop to discuss results of an assessment on issues and concerns of women in social cohesion and peacebuilding in Myanmar was funded by UNDP Myanmar (approximate value USD $37,000). A four-member team from Indonesia provided direct support to implement workshop. The planned bilateral workshop to produce a joint work plan for a continued 15

16 engagement in the area of women s leadership and participation in social cohesion and peacebuilding between the two countries is still being discussed. Lessons Learned Capacity building initiatives in the form of trainings need to be well prepared for in advance to avoid pit falls during the implementation process. To ensure quality trainings, the project itself has taken a number of measures, which have also been advised to government counterparts. These include ensuring the availability of case studies on conflict issues to enrich trainings, applying a systematic facilitation approach with sufficient human resources; utilizing participatory methods; and promoting equal participation of men and women. Intensive technical assistance provided by the project to responsible parties has resulted in a common understanding of the importance of conflict prevention. A number of activities implemented by the project have been co-financed by government counterparts. Even though the project focuses on upstream work, the results and impact of the project have had an effect on relevant government and civil society organizations at the subnational levels. This is due to the national policies and government regulations produced by the project, the involvement of relevant partners in regular activities, and the government mandate to ensure integrated coordination to manage social conflict. 16

17 Annex 1: First Semester Financial Report, 1 January to 30 June