March 2016 is a month of victory for people with disabilities in Indonesia. The reason is that the House of Representatives (DPR) in its plenary session on March 17 2016 officially passed the Law on Persons with Disabilities. Through this article, PATTIRO congratulates all people with disabilities, organizational leaders, and various institutions throughout the country […]
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Government budgets reflect the priorities of those who get to influence spending and revenue-raising decisions. Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) and Participatory Budgeting (PB) strategies offer different means of challenging traditional, and often invisible, power relationships and budgetary outcomes. Fiscal democratization through inclusive participation in budgetary debates and decision-making processes is essential if governments are to
This Policy Brief discusses the adaptation of Sasi or local ecological wisdom into formal law in Central Maluku to preserve the environmental ecosystem. Sasi or ecological wisdom is a tradition of the Maluku people, including the people of Central Maluku Regency, which is still implemented continuously and voluntarily. Sasi itself is defined as a local
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The Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia (ORI) for the 2011-2016 period is the first generation following the ratification of Law Number 37 of 2008 concerning the Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia which strengthens ORI’s institutional mandate to supervise the implementation of public services. At the end of this first generation period, YAPPIKA together
Book of ORI Performance Evaluation Study Results for the 2011-2016 Period Read More »
Oleh: Ardhi Maulana Fajrin* With the enactment of Village Law, Village has been amended to organize village administration. The change will affect the performance of village government. As been discussed in the meetings, now village plan is under village authority. But until now, there are still major obstacles in the implementation of the village plan
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Oleh: I Wayan Nike Suputra* Village is a part of system (spatial structure)[1]. In Urban & Regional Planning book, A System Approach (McLoughlin, 1969), definition of system explain below: A system is a set of interconnected part, but each part may be seen as a system itself, and the whole system may be regarded as but
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By Nurjanah* “Cek Puskesmasku”, this Community Health Center (Puskesmas) service access testing activity is now starting to be known by many disabled groups in West Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara Province, especially by those who live in Labuapi District and Lingsar District. The Check My Puskesmas activity was held involving several individuals or groups with
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The Village Government refuses village funds policy entirely for infrastructure. This is supported by the result of PATTIRO research team in several villages in Central Java, Yogyakarta, and Riau. PATTIRO researcher Ahmad Rofik revealed that several excellent villages in three provinces refuses village fund policy 100% for infrastructure. Local Government wants these funds also for
PATTIRO Held a Public Discussion “100% Village Funds for Infrastructure?” Read More »
The first phase of 2016 village funds of around IDR 28.2 trillion is ready to be disbursed by the government on March 16. President Joko Widodo ordered that all village funds be used only for infrastructure development purposes. Unfortunately, the president’s order received strong resistance from the village government. Based on PATTIRO’s findings in several
Village Rejects Policy on Using 100% Village Funds for Infrastructure Read More »
International Women’s Day which falls today, March 8 2016, is a day where women around the world commemorate their successes in various fields, both economic, political and social. In Indonesia, unfortunately, there are still many things that prevent women from developing and becoming more involved in various community activities. One of them is the strong
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Just a year after the government implemented regulations regarding the provision of village funds, the number of Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDes) has jumped sharply. Based on data from the Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration (Kemendes PDTT), at the end of 2014, there were only around 4 thousand BUMDes. However, data as of
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Oleh: Ardhi Maulana Fajrin* Opportunities in Sight The government has allocated one billion rupiah for villages. Village citizen can use the funds to develop local product that will potentially take in strategic market. However, to realize it village needs build cooperation with other parties. In Village law article number 91 written that “Village can conduct
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