EU-INDONESIA DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION Delegation oftheEuropeanUniontoIndonesiaandBrunei Darussalam Telp. +622125546200,Fax. +622125546201 Jl. Jend. Sudirman 32, Jakarta 10220Indonesia Jl. Jend.Sudirman32,Jakarta Email: [email protected] www.youtube.com/unieropatube http://eeas.europa.eu/indonesia www.instagram.com/uni_eropa www.facebook.com/uni.eropa www.twitter.com/uni_eropa Intiland Tower, 16th floor Join uson DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION IN EAST NUSA (NTT) TENGGARA

EUROPEAN UNION UNION EUROPEAN EU-INDONESIA DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION COOPERATION DEVELOPMENT EU-INDONESIA EU AND INDONESIA and the Paris COP21 Climate Conference, constitute an ambitious new framework for all countries to work together on these shared challenges. The EU and its Member States have played an important role in shaping this new agenda and are fully committed to it. To achieve sustainable development in Europe The EU-Indonesia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) - the first of its kind and around the world, the EU has set out a strategic approach – the New European between the EU and an ASEAN country - has been fully put in place in 2016; it is a Consensus on Development 2016. This consensus addresses in an integrated manner the testimony of the close and growing partnership between the EU and Indonesia. It has main orientations of the 2030 Agenda: People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Partnership opened a new era of relations based on the principles of equality, mutual benefits and (5 Ps). respect by strengthening cooperation in a wide range of areas such as: trade, climate change and the environment, energy and good governance, as well as tourism, education and culture, science and technology, migration, and the fight against corruption, terrorism EU DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION IN INDONESIA and organised crime. Indonesia has had great success over the years in dealing with poverty reduction. The country is also committed to fight climate change, protect the environment, and sustainably In the past decades, EU-Indonesia relations have evolved from a donor-recipient develop its maritime and fisheries’ potential under global ocean governance, to name a few relationship to an equal partnership. EU development assistance to Indonesia is used in important national priorities which are subject to policy dialogue with the European Union line with Indonesia’s Medium Term Development Plan to deliver sustainable growth and (EU) which represents 28 European countries (EU Member States). address global challenges. Priorities include promoting good governance and universal In 2016 Indonesia and the EU have started official negotiations for a Comprehensive basic education, countering climate change and deforestation, and encouraging trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and Indonesia became the first country in the

economic development. EU AND INDONESIA world to obtain Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) licensing for its In education, major programmes have addressed supporting minimum service standards timber products exported to the EU Market. in disadvantaged areas, with a focus on fostering quality teaching, and developing higher education opportunities, as well as policy dialogues. ROLE OF THE EU DELEGATION EU-Indonesia development cooperation for good governance focuses on transparency, accountability and inclusive representation in decision-making, public finance management and public procurement procedures, as well as equality before the law and access to justice. In order to ensure these objectives, the EU has worked in close cooperation with The EU Delegation in Jakarta is involved in a range of activities with Indonesia, civil society that has played a vital role in promoting human rights, democracy and good while also covering Brunei Darussalam, and works hand in hand with the EU Mission to governance. ASEAN. The Delegation’s main roles are to: 1. Present and explain EU policies (e.g. trade, For that reason the EU recognises that the role of civil society can be further

EU AND INDONESIA AND EU agriculture, fisheries, environment, transport, health and safety, etc.); 2. Analyse and report strengthened. As a consequence, it has set up a Roadmap for Engagement with Civil on policies and developments in Indonesia; 3. Build partnerships with the government – Society for 2015-2017 to ensure a structured approach for engagement between civil both at central, provincial and local levels-, business, academics, media and civil society; society, the local governments and the EU. The roadmap focuses on three priority areas: 4. Promote democracy, good governance and respect for human rights; 5. Facilitate trade 1: Promoting a conducive, legal, regulatory, financial and institutional environment for Civil and investment relations; 6. Coordinate and support activities of EU Member States in Society Organisations (CSOs) in Indonesia; 2: Promoting a constructive and effective Indonesia; 7. Run substantive development cooperation programmes and projects in participation of civil society across the key social, economic and environmental public support of economic and human development, governance, education and environmental policies in Indonesia; 3: Supporting the capacity of CSOs to contribute to poverty protection; 8. Create awareness and improve understanding about the EU and promote reduction and inclusive and equitable economic growth. people-to-people contacts, etc. Moreover the EU’s new Strategic Engagement for Gender Equality and Gender Action Plan 2016-2020 (GAP II) is well in line with Sustainable Development Goal 5 – Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls, which is a global commitment that EU DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION WORLDWIDE concerns us all.

The EU is currently the world’s largest donor, having provided EUR 75.5 billion of Official Development Assistance in 2016. In order to address global challenges, the EU is fully committed to the 2030 UN Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted in September 2015 and which represents an ambitious response to global trends and challenges. The 2030 agenda, which represents the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs), along with other international summits, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda for financing development

1 2 3 EU IN NTT promoting inparticularwomeneconomic empowerment. (farming, livestock, hand-weaving,ecotourism, etc.). andsuccessfullocaleconomicdevelopment focus onmarginalizedcitizensand disabilities) witha public financemanagement at the local level (publicprocurement,SDGs, notably projects promoting good governance and human rights, completed by several EU-funded strong commitmentfromprovincialandlocalauthorities.These nationalprogrammesare andanalyticalcapacitydevelopment)areparticularlyactiveinNTTwith standards governance (justice and public finance management) and education (minimum service NTT). 2016, BPS with 1.15millionpeoplelivinginpoverty, population(March representing22%ofitstotal NTTisthethirdpoorestregioninIndonesia high andemigrationlevelsremainimportant. diverse cultures. country fortourismdevelopmentduetoitslandandseanaturalbeautyrich and developed seaweedcultivations.The provinceislikelytohavethebestpotentialin coffee orvanillafromAlorisland. palmtree),Flores such asRotepalmsugar(fromlontar as GeographicalIndications(GIs) regions inIndonesia.Alotofdifferentcommoditieshavethepotentialbeingdeveloped rice andtubers)aswelllivestock, whencompared to other which isrelativelyimportant in Kupang Regency. peopleliveinKupang citytodayandover330,000 Soe);over400,000 capital inhabitants; most populatedregencyisSouthCentralTimor Regency(Timor Tengah 477,000 Selatan; diversity extremelyrich. is Muslim.NTTregroupsseveraldiverseethnicgroups,which maketheprovince’scultural isChristianand10% in January2014;5.3millionestimated2016)ofwhich around90% islands, thethreelargestbeingFlores,Sumba,andwesternhalfofTimor island. It is locatedin the easternpart of the Lesser Sunda Islands, consistsof more than 500 EU DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION IN NTT TIMURTENGGARA – NTT) OFPROVINCE EAST NUSA TENGGARA (NUSA Most of the EU-funded projects in NTThaveaverystronggenderdimensionby Most oftheEU-funded flagship development cooperation programmes such as on good EU-Indonesia The levelsofpovertyintheprovincecomparedtootherpartsIndonesiaarerelatively naturalresourcesincludingthepotentialformining,fisheriesand NTT hasimportant The province’straditionaleconomyisbasedonsubsistencefamilyagriculture(maize, Kupang). The andonecity(kota NTT provinceregroups21regencies(kabupaten) isKupang,The situatedonWest provincialcapital Timor. landareaof48,718It coversatotal sqkmwithapopulationofover5million(5,070,746 TenggaraThe provinceofEastNusa (NTT)isthesouthernmostprovinceofIndonesia. Malaka Belu Timor Tengah Utara Timor Tengah Selatan Kupang Regency Livelihood Projects: Ngada Raijua Sabu Sumba Barat Belu Sumba Timur Nagekeo Manggarai Timur Daya Sumba Barat Program: MSS Nagekeo Ngada Manggarai Manggarai Barat Ecotourism Projects: Sumba Tengah Sumba Barat Sumba Timur Daya Sumba Barat Program: ACDP

Kupang Regency Kupang Municipality Inclusion Project: Timor Tengah Selatan Rote Ndao Kupang Municipality PFM Projects: Ende Kupang Regency Kupang Municipality SUSTAIN Program: EU IN NTT IN EU 4 ANALYTICAL & CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT of studies in order to obtain their degrees. The concerned district governments strongly support the project by allocating up to 20% of the district budget to purchase school PARTNERSHIP (ACDP) books, tables and chairs for classes to accommodate the needs of all pupils.

The ACDP project, funded by the EU (EUR 20 million nationwide) and until 2016 by Primary School at Magepanda Sub- District, Sikka District, Flores Island, Australia as well, is implemented by the Asian Development Bank over a time period of 7 East Nusa Tenggara Province; school years (2010-2017). It aims to promote policy dialogue and institutional and organisational supported by Minimum Service Standards reform that will underpin policy implementation and help reduce disparities in provincial Capacity Development Programme (MSS-CDP) supported by the EU and and district education performance. In 2016, the project has conducted a comprehensive implemented by ADB in 108 of the less situation analysis of primary education on Sumba Island, NTT. The study was a response advantaged districts of Indonesia. to the priority concerns of the governments and stakeholders, particularly addressing the most disadvantaged schools in four districts/cities: West, Central, East and Southeast Sumba. The study revealed low literacy rates, high repetition and dropout rates, a poor distribution of teachers, and poorly performing teachers and school principals. EU SUPPORT TO THE JUSTICE SECTOR REFORM IN The study has led to the official recognition of the situation and provoked the formation INDONESIA (SUSTAIN) of a forum made up of Vice Regents and senior district officials to work on these

issues. All districts demonstrated a high commitment by including the implementation NATIONAL PROGRAMMES of six recommendations of the study in their Budget Disbursement Documentation for The SUSTAIN project is a five-year programme (2014-2019) funded by the EU (EUR 10 2017/2018. The ACDP also proposed a short-term intervention to improve literacy on million nationwide) which aims to help build an exemplary judiciary and judicial apparatus early grades by equipping teachers with essential literacy-teaching skills. The districts that increases public trust in the legal system in Indonesia. The project is implemented by have also established the Forum Peduli Pendidikan Sumba – FPPS (Advocacy Forum for the Indonesian Supreme Court (Mahkamah Agung) and UNDP. Sumba Education) which has play a large role in galvanising Sumba’s policy development. In NTT, Kupang Regency and Appellate Courts but also tribunals from other The FPPS has become a powerful strategy for brokering knowledge to change education jurisdictions, both religious and administrative, have benefited from SUSTAIN support policy and introduce improved practices in most disadvantaged schools. since 2015. Several trainings of judges were conducted in Kupang in 2015, 2016 and 2017 (Registrars and Bailiffs innovative training) and elsewhere in Indonesia. Kupang “The ACDP study and the also hosted a sensitisation workshop on the Computerised Supervision System (SIWAS) formation of the forum by the launched in September 2016 by the Chief Justice in the presence of the EU Ambassador. Deputy Mayors of Sumba represent Kupang hosts a pilot activity in SUSTAIN Human Resource Management to develop a significant initiative to identify educational problems and reform the Supreme Court Human Resource Management Reform 5-year roadmap, in order the school system on the island.” to gradually shift towards competency-based human resources management (training NATIONAL PROGRAMMESNATIONAL (Aloysius Seran, Head of Planning management, recruitment and distribution of judges’ positions). This pilot activity shall Department, West Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara). continue in Kupang and Ende at the Courts of First Instance and appellate courts of all four jurisdictions. The main achievement remains however in the sector of Juvenile Justice, as the Juvenile Court in Kupang was one of the first tribunals equipped with teleconference to protect MINIMUM SERVICE STANDARDS CAPACITY juvenile victims and witnesses and create child-friendly juvenile courts. Kupang is one of DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (MSS CDP) SUSTAIN’s 15 pilot courts and also one of the five juvenile pilot courts in Indonesia aiming at improving the implementation of an integrated juvenile criminal justice system through the newly integrated juvenile certification training.

The MSS CDP project (2013 – 2017) is funded by the EU (EUR 37.3 million nationwide) and implemented by the Asian Development Bank. The project aims to Special Judge for juvenile, Ibu Diah reduce regional disparities in the provision of education services in 108 districts across Sulastri Dewi, is giving training on the implementation of juvenile courts Indonesia. In NTT, the project is supporting 7 districts: Sumba Barat Daya, Manggarai in Indonesia to local civil society Timur, Nagekeo, Sumba Timur, Belu, Sumba Barat, Sabu Raijua and Ngada. Five of these representatives, the judiciary apparatus, districts have already finalised their MSS Roadmaps, which include support to teachers to Indonesian national police officers and representatives from the Ministry of Women obtain bachelor degrees in collaboration with open universities and the University of Nusa Empowerment and Children Protection. Cendana. Through this collaboration, teachers will only have to undergo around 2 years

5 6 7 PROJECT STORIES IN NTT benefit thelocalcommunity. tourismproductswhich capacities intourismservicesanddevelopenvironmentally-friendly projectisworkingtobuild local in fivevillagesandtwocitiesofFloresisland,theINFEST €320,000 andimplementedbytheIndonesianEcotourismNetwork (Indecon)Foundation with picking and selectingbeans,drying,grindingpacking them.Fundedbythe EU hasdevelopedtoursthatinvolvetrekkingintheplantations, project, alocalorganisation famous forcoffeefarmingandthetraditionalMbaruNiangarchitecture. Aspartofthe communities todesignanddrivetheirownlocaleconomicdevelopment. The villageis Trade)Indigenous FloresEcotourismforSustainable projectisencouraginglocal 2. COMMUNITY-LED TOURISM - INFEST quality traditionalhand-woventextiles(Tenun Ikat). textiles. The tradition of high projectisactiveinNTTprovincewhich hasanimportant andaneco-labelfornaturallydyedhand-woven Indonesian nationalcompetencystandard ofan friendly hand-woventextileproducts.Anotherkeysuccessistheestablishment technical, management and businesscapacity in producingandmarketingqualityeco- associations. Ithashelped7,000 microandsmallwomenentrepreneurstoimprovetheir togetherwiththreepartners andimplementedbyHIVOS 2017) issupportedbytheEU woven textilevaluechain alongwithanenablingpolicyenvironment.The project(2013- hand- Philippines projectiscontributingtopovertyreductionbydevelopingasustainable ofhand-woventextiles:Female EntrepreneurshipinIndonesiaandthe Production (SCP) local enterpriseswhich Consumption and usuallyemploypoorwomen.The Sustainable 1. WEAVING PROSPERITY In Wae Rebo, a remote village on Flores island, the three-year INFEST (Innovative In Wae Rebo,aremotevillageonFloresisland,thethree-yearINFEST The traditionallydiversehand-woventextileindustryinIndonesiaisdominatedbysmall We stillhavemuchtolearnbutwenow have acodeofconduct,aninformation “INFEST hashelpedustremendously. book forvisitors,andwecookmore Mudir, Chairman,Waerebo Culture with localingredients.” (Fransiskus preparing naturalfibrestopartake process tosafeguardsustainable in theeco-friendlyhand-weaving consumption andproductionof Traditional textile entrepreneurs Preservation Organisation) textiles. which receive assistance from CREATED toincreasethequalityandvarietyoftheir fromCREATED which receiveassistance on Floresisland.Tololelaregions ofMbelliling,InerieandRuteng of thevillages isone andlocalcommunitygroupsinthe entrepreneurship forvillagetourismorganisations Tourism project promotes and Local Economic Development in Flores (CREATED) 3. DEVELOPING VILLAGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP economic empowerment. policy andeconomicenvironmentinfavourofgenderequality andyoungwomen’s health, financialmanagement,marketingandbusiness.Ithasalsostrengthened Indonesia’s technical farmingskillsaswelltraininginlifesuch asgendersensitivity, reproductive International Indonesiaandlocalpartners,theprogrammehasprovided participantswith young people,primarilywomenontheislandofTimor inNTT. ImplementedbyPlan ran from2013to2016,hasimprovedaccesslivelihoods for approximately 3,000 4. GIRL POWER – YOUNG WOMEN ECONOMIC collaboration withthelocalauthoritiesandvillagecommunitiesonFloresisland. which isimplementedinclose Indonesian EcotourismNetwork(Indecon)andtheEU, and marketingforthetourismindustry. isajointcooperationbetweenthe CREATED businessnetworks community productsandservicesfortourismaswelltoestablish EMPOWERMENT (YWEE) As a continuation of the INFEST project,theCreativeEntrepreneurshipforAccelerating As acontinuationoftheINFEST The EU-funded YoungThe EU-funded programme,which Women EconomicEmpowerment(YWEE) Nainoe, leaderoftheNunuhPakaefarming eggplant andChinesecabbage.” (Blandina it withvisitors.” (KatarinaSarminingAyu,a “Thanks totrainingthatallowsusselect cultivate, wedonotneedtousesomuch revived andnowIfeelconfidenttoshare everything growsfasterandwecanearn “I reallyappreciatewhatourvillagehead a steadyincomefromcropsthatinclude crops thatrequirelesstimeandeffortto of ourenergytopreparethefields.Now has beendoing.Ourvillage group, EastNusaTenggara).

Tololela resident). PROJECT STORIES IN NTT IN STORIES PROJECT 8 9 PROJECT STORIES IN NTT of the SDGs’ realisation. of theSDGs’ toallowthempromotebettergovernance and accountability bytheCSOs of theSDGs as localpartners,theproject,amongothers,isexpectedtoyield in-depthunderstanding aswell andKoalisi Perempuan Indonesia(KPI) Forum on IndonesianDevelopment(INFID) Tenggara.East Nusa Implemented by various agencies such OXFAM, International NGO 3provincesnamelySouthSulawesi,West projectistargets Tenggara750,000 Nusa and reduction andresilience,genderequalitytheof inequalities.This EUR including theareasofpoverty inthepolicyareasrelatedtoSDGs, accountability isstrengthenedtoenhance governance andimprovegovernmental the capacityofCSOs project, whoneedtobeempowered.Through thethree-yearSDGs (CSOs) Organisations 6. SDGS PROJECT – OXFAM the localgovernment,privatesectorandotherinitiatives. accessforlivestock ownerstorelatedprogrammesofferedby programme alsofacilitates poorvillagesinTimor Island.Thementoring foryouthandyoungwomen’sgroupsin40 local partnerstoprovidecattle(pigs,cowsandchicken), livestock trainingand sustainable of €1millionfor3years(2016-2019),PlanInternationalFinlandisworkingtogetherwith models foryoungpeople’sinvolvementinthelivestock valuechain. With budget atotal todevelop (CSOs) The projectprovidessmallgrantstoeightCivilSocietyOrganisations economicdevelopmentinthelivestockfrom aproject,which sector. supportssustainable 5. LIVESTOCK FOR BRIGHTER FUTURE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT IN NTT (SCILD) STRONG CSOS FOR INCLUSIVE LIVESTOCK VALUE The global SDGs programmeinvolvesmanyplayersincludingtheCivilSociety The global SDGs TenggaraApproximately 2,000youngmenandwomenlivinginEastNusa arebenefiting attended aworkshoponbudgetplanning village forum.” (MelvinAdu,19yearsold, “SCILD trainingimprovedourskillsand knowledge aboutthelivestocksector, and Iamnowactivelyinvolvedinthe for myvillage.Itopenedhorizons especially onchickenfarming.Ialso (SDGs) inOctober2016,opened More than200personsattended Sustainable DevelopmentGoals Nekmese village,Kupang,NTT). the NationalConferenceon Development Planningand by theMinisterofNational Minister ofManpower. efforts. The project sets out to establish andmonitoraninclusivelocalgovernance process efforts. The projectsetsouttoestablish andvulnerablegroupsinlocaldevelopment the participationofpersonswithdisabilities andHandicapInternationalaimstoenhance project isacollaborationbetweentheEU TenggaraInclusive andOpenPublicFinanceManagementProcessinEastNusa (NTT)” 7. INCLUSIVENESS IN MANAGING PUBLIC MONEY services. andpublic processesofgovernmental nepotism foundbythepublicinimplementation the performanceofgovernmentofficials,includingindications corruption, collusionand to accommodateallaspirations,feedback, suggestionsandcriticismofthesocietyon isintended in2014.The UPK the UnitPengaduan Kasih/ComplaintUnit(UPK) Working togetherwiththeKupang Municipality, of theprojectassistedestablishment an integratede-procurementsystemandeffectivepubliccomplaint handlingsystem. Tenggara,Southeast Sulawesi,EastNusa West byintroducing JavaandNorthKalimantan aiming toenhancetheintegrityinpublicprocurementseveral localgovernmentsin 600,000, andB_Trust, isafour-yearcollaborationoftheEU fundedwithEUR (Phase II) 8. REFORMING PUBLIC PROCUREMENT engagement inparticipatory, inclusiveandopenpublicmanagementprocesses. inKupang MunicipalityandKupangdisabilities District,enablingthemtohavemeaningful personswith approximately 150 finance managementprocess.InNTTtheprojecttargets in Yogyakarta and NTT by promoting active participation of vulnerable groups in public The three-years(2015-2018)“BuildingLocalCapacitiesandAlliancesforParticipatory, The Improving Efficiency, Transparency inPublicProcurement andAccountability Ombudsman oftheRepublicIndonesia won theawardofPredicateforStandard In 2015,theKupangMunicipalityhas working withpersonsdisabilities

in MataAirVillage,KupangDistrict. Compliance inPublicServicefrom Enhancing thecapacitiesofCSOs PROJECT STORIES IN NTT IN STORIES PROJECT 10