USAID PRESTASI-3 Scholarship Program Progress Report

USAID PRESTASI-3 Scholarship Program

Progress Report

Fourteenth Progress Report covering the period July-September 2018 Year-4, Quarter-4

Report Section 1 of 3: Narrative Report

Contract Number: AID-OAA-I-12-00009

Submitted by: Randy Martin, Chief of Party [email protected] +62-822-4595-4270 Project Office: Menara Imperium 28th Floor Kuningan Kav. 1. Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Jakarta 12980 Indonesia

October 30, 2018

Table of Contents

Acronyms ...... 3 I. Introduction ...... 4 II. Project Background ...... 4 III. Project Field Office Administration July-September 2018 ...... 5 IV. Program Activities July-September 2018 ...... 7 4.1 Technical Assistance Targeted to 5 Indonesian Scholarship Providers ...... 7 4.2 PRESTASI Assistance to ALPHA-I and Alumni Activities During July – Sep 2018 ...... 10 4.3 PRESTASI-3 Collaboration with ALPHA-I ...... 11 4.4 PRESTASI Outreach ...... 13 4.5 Training Activities ...... 14 4.5.1 USAID Ph.D Scholarship Awardees Transferred to PRESTASI-3 ...... 14 4.5.2 Support and Logistics for Long-Term Master Scholars: In-Country ...... 14 4.5.3 Support and Logistics for Long-Term Master Scholars: ...... 15 4.6 Monitoring and Evaluation Activities during the period of July - September 2018 ...... 31 4.7 Activities for the next reporting period: October-December 2018 ...... 33 4.7.1. Outreach Activities ...... 33 4.7.2. Training Activities ...... 33 4.7.3. Monitoring & Evaluation Activities ...... 33

Acronyms

ALPHA-I Asosiasi Alumni Program Beasisiwa Amerika-Indonesia BAPPENAS Ministry of National Development Planning BOKP Badan Otonomi Khusus Papua (Papua provincial scholarship authority) COP Chief of Party COR Contracting Officer’s Representative DOT Development Objective Team EAP English for Academic Purposes FGD Focus Group Discussion GOI Government of Indonesia GRE Graduate Record Examinations IIE Institute of International Education IIEF Indonesian International Education Foundation IPB Institut Pertanian Bogor (Bogor Agriculture Institute) KWAC Kalimantan Wetlands and Climate-Change LPSDM Lembaga Peningkatan Sumber Daya Manusia (Aceh Province Human Resources Development Board) LTT Long-term Training M&E Monitoring & Evaluation MMA Monthly Maintenance Allowance PAT Pre-Academic Training SEADI Support for Economic Analysis Development in Indonesia (USAID project) PRESTASI-3 Program to Extend Scholarships and Training to Achieve Sustainable Impacts STP Sewage Treatment Plant UNAND Universitas Andalas USAID United States Agency for International Development USG Government of the United States of America VAT Valued Added Tax WSS Wednesday Speaker Series

I. Introduction

USAID/Indonesia continued the PRESTASI-3 program, which provided opportunities for academic degrees and technical training to Indonesian professionals, with the award of PRESTASI-3 to IIE. Through the development of the expertise of targeted staff members in key sectors, PRESTASI-3 continues the objective to help organizations and institutions acquire the knowledge, skills, and capacity to support Indonesia’s on-going development and the achievement of the Mission’s development objectives. This program is funded by USAID/Indonesia’s five Development Objective Teams (DOTs) Economic Growth, Education, Environment, Democratic Governance, and Health. The objective is to support the implementation of the Mission’s programmatic strategy to improve, strengthen, and increase Indonesian health systems, management of natural resources, access to and quality of education, democratic governance, and employment opportunities. PRESTASI-3 implements and manages programs in Indonesia and in the United States. PRESTASI-3 works closely with the Education Office in particular and all Mission Technical Teams in general (Economic Growth, Environment, Democratic Governance, and Health) to do the following: 1. With the DOTs, identify the sectors within their Indonesian partner organizations, and other recommended public and private organizations, where expertise is required for activities and programs to achieve GOI and USAID objectives. 2. Identify key personnel who display both technical aptitude and leadership qualities as participants in long-term and short-term training. 3. Select scholar candidates to pursue graduate degrees in the United States, and participants for short-term technical training in the United States, Indonesia, and in other countries.

II. Project Background

The goal of the USAID PRESTASI-3 Scholarship Program is to improve the performance and leadership skills of Indonesian professionals, which, in turn, will help to promote development in Indonesia and the achievement of the Mission’s Development Objectives under the Mission Strategic Plan signed in 2016. In this Plan, GOI authorization for the operation of PRESTASI-3 scholarship projects, which had been authorized through agreements with the Ministry of Coordinating Affairs, is now under the auspices of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Technology. PRESTASI-3 provides training and technical services required to strengthen and expand the base of skilled, high-performing professionals and institutions in Indonesia’s public and private sectors.

The major expected outcomes from the implementation of PRESTASI-3 are to:

1. Create an expanded cadre of skilled leaders and managers who can disseminate new knowledge and skills within priority sectors and therefore advance key development objectives; 2. Develop new and advanced management skills, technical capacity, and knowledge within targeted public/private institutions and GOI ministries which will encourage more efficient, transparent, and accountable practices across the assisted sectors, thereby encouraging greater economic growth; 3. Produce leaders who will 1) apply newly acquired skills at their places of work, and 2) share new skills, knowledge and perceptions with colleagues and the broader community, thereby maximizing the impact of training; 4. Increase coordination among GOI institutions, local institutions, USG Agencies and other donor organizations; 5. Encourage the development of more efficient, transparent, and accountable practices in managing resources, leading to better service delivery;

6. Increase the level of good will and cultural understanding between Indonesia and the United States, through study and training in the United States, 7. Increase the number of future Indonesian leaders holding advanced degrees (Masters) from U.S. universities, and 8. Increase the number of women and individuals from disadvantaged and/or under-represented geographic areas (particularly outside of Java and Bali) participating in the program.

IIIA. Project Field Office Administration July-September 2018

Office schedule The PRESTASI-3 field office was closed for three days of annual national holidays during this report period: (1) August 17: Indonesian Independence Day (2) August 22: Idul Adha (3) September 11: Islamic New Year

Field Staff Status Both IIE & IIEF have renewed the contract for the field staff and now all staff will end their contracts by August 2019.

Change in PRESTASI-3 Finance Manager Reza Simamora resigned from IIE as he received a new offer from PRESTASI-3 another USAID project. His last working day with PRESTASI was August 31, 2018. PRESTASI is field staff currently recruiting a new Finance Manager to replace his position.

Table-1: Project Field Staff at the beginning of Year-5 Original Previous Year-5 Title Field staff Name Contract Year-4 contract begin contract end status 1. Chief of Party IIE Key Randy Martin 2014-Oct 2017-Oct 2019-Aug 2. Deputy Chief of Party IIE Key Yos Sudarso Usman Putra 2016-May 2019-Aug 2019-Aug 3. Finance Manager IIE Key Reza Simamora 2016-Apr 2019-Aug Resigned 4. Administrative Assistant IIE Natalia Ajiningtyasasih 2016-Sep 2018-Aug 2019-Aug 5. M&E Specialist IIEF Indra Gunawan 2017-Sep n/a 2019-Aug 6. Outreach Associate-1 IIEF Irena Hadiwijoyo 2015-Feb 2017-Dec 2019-Aug 7. Outreach Associate-2 IIEF Debby Boris Gultom 2014-Dec 2017-Dec 2019-Aug 8. Int’l Training Specialist IIEF Krystina Mitayani 2014-Dec 2019-Aug 2019-Aug 9. Training Associate IIEF Nurwening Surat 2015-Jan 2017-Dec 2019-Aug 10. Training Associate IIEF Antje Mariana 2015-Jan 2017-Dec 2019-Aug

Field Staff During this report period USAID approved the international travel to Singapore in September 10- International Travel 13 for COP Randy Martin to obtain another 60-day tourist-visa from the Embassy of Indonesia in Singapore. The 60 days, with a 30-day extension, will allow the COP to stay in Indonesia until November 11, 2018.

IIE Home Office No IIE Home Office visit during this period support for USAID projects in Jakarta

Field-Office Value Added Tax (VAT): By the end of this report period, PRESTASI-3 has not yet received Finance Update any response from DIKTI (PRESTASI’s GOI authorizing agency) regarding the status of VAT. The most recent VAT form was submitted from the PRESTASI Finance Manager to DIKTI December 20, 2017. PRESTASI-3 continues to track all VAT charges as required by regulations.

Archive of meetings The archive for this reporting period is compiled by the IIE Administrative Assistant: see during this period Appendix-1

IIIB. HIGHLIGHTS

Program Activities during July-September 2018 - Technical Assistance targeted to five Indonesian Scholarship Providers as follows: o DIKTI-1: Directorate for Higher Education Institutional Enhancement. Contact person: Bapak Purwanto. o DIKTI-2: Directorate for Science, Technology, & Higher Education. Contact person: Ibu Juniarti. o Aceh Scholarship Agency (LPSDM & BPSDM Aceh). Contact person: Ibu Laila Musfirah. o Biro Otonomi Khusus Papua (BOKP). Contact person: Bapak Aryoko Rumaropen. o Bank Indonesia. Contact person: Bapak Abdul Rahman.

- PRESTASI collaboration with ALPHA-I in several areas during July-September 2018: o Seed Money Disbursement o Seed Money Activities o ALPHA-I membership increase

- Training Activities during July-September 2018 o Long term participants (Master & PhD) who are currently in-training in the US & Indonesia: 57 scholars (53 MA+4 PhD) o Returning Scholars: PRESTASI conducted re-entry debriefing interview for 7 alumni. o Support to in-training scholars: PRESTASI provided regular supports, such as international travel, study extension and J2 visa requests. o Support to Cohort-4 scholars: PRESTASI assisted 20 scholars with their university placement process and travel to the US o Short-Term Training Activities: . Study Visit to the Philippines to Advance Indonesia’s Water Safety Plan, in the Philippines, for 17 GoI participants in July 2018. . SAAR Training, System Assessment for Antimicrobial Resistance using OHSMART tools, in Banda Aceh, for 39 participants consisting of GoI civil servants, lecturers and students from Syiah Kuala University in August, 2018. . Septage Treatment Plants Design Guide and Trainings (STPs Design) Phase II-A in Jakarta, for 28 GoI participants in two batches in August 2018. . Training of Master Trainer (TOMT) in Financial Life Skills Training Program, in Bali, for 10 GoI civil servants and lecturers of Polytechnic, from end September 25 to early October, 2018. o TraiNet: . Short Term Training (STT) Programs: PRESTASI completed 24 STT programs which was conducted in 2017. During this reporting period PRESTASI updated the expenses of STT programs in TRAINET system for fiscal year 2016-2017. . Long Term Training Participants: During this reporting period, PRESTASI updated the data in the TraiNet as follows: PRESTASI completed the program and updated the fund items for all returning scholars (19 scholars of Cohort-1, 13 scholars of Cohort-2, 1 scholar of Cohort-3; and 1 transferred P-2 scholar) within the month of July and August 2018. 6

- Monitoring and Evaluation Activities o Performance Monitoring Plan The PRESTASI team conducted Measurement #1 (Baseline Survey) to 18 alumni of long-term training (LTT) and 571 alumni of short-term training (STT). The baseline survey of LTT was conducted through Focus Group Discussion (FGD) by visiting the alumni with their employers/supervisors at their workplace. The baseline survey of STT was conducted through distributed questionnaire by email. The main objective of the survey was to measure outcome and impact performance indicators in PRESTASI-3’s PMP. There were 3 PRESTASI’s staffs involved in the survey as enumerators: Indra Gunawan (M&E Specialist), Debby Boris Gultom (Outreach Associate), and Irena (Outreach Associate).

o PRESTASI success stories During the baseline survey, PRESTASI team identified potential success stories from 11 alumni. The team maintained the contacts with the alumni in case follow up meeting or discussion is needed to explore further for the success stories.

o PRESTASI data base PRESTASI maintained and updated the database and statistics of participant-data distributions (by gender, employment status, type of employment, geographical area, etc.). The total number of participant training has been increasing from 1,612 persons to 1,704 persons as more short-term trainings occurred in this report period.

IV. Program Activities July-September 2018 4.1 Technical Assistance targeted to 5 Indonesian Scholarship Providers Task Order for PRESTASI-3, Section C.3.7 Technical Assistance: “Working in collaboration with the COR, the contractor will be prepared to provide technical assistance to GOI scholarship funds, upon request. The explicit goal of this assistance will be to improve the technical capacity of the scholarship funds in terms of the identification, recruitment, placement and management of scholars. The implicit goal of the assistance will be to increase the proportion of scholars supported by the funds studying for advanced degrees in the United States. The contractor should budget $450,000 over the life the project to support these technical assistance efforts.”

Update: • In 2017 USAID approved the re-allocation of funds from Technical Assistance to the long-term training component of the project. During this report period the sum of funds available for Technical Assistance activities is $150,000. • During Year-3 of the project, PRESTASI-3 identified eight potential beneficiaries for USAID assistance. Subsequent evaluations at the end of 2017 resulted in a short-list of 5 beneficiaries, a combination of national and provincial scholarship providers.

Table-2: Summaries of the activities proposed by the five scholarship providers for potential funding through Technical Assistance

1. DIKTI-1: Directorate for Higher Education Institutional Enhancement Target: Key management staff members of International Offices of Indonesian public universities under the auspices of DIKTI Contact: Dr. Purwanto

Support for: DIKTI’s “International Office Forum,” a major 2018-event for the Directorate with 350- 400 representatives expected from over 100 International Offices. Universitas Andalas (UNAND) is DIKTI’s designated local coordinator in Padang. 7

Date, Venue: Thursday July 12, 2018 in Padang, West Sumatra

Support type: Funding and logistics for a US keynote speaker to present during the Forum for an on Thursday July 12. Suggested topic for a 90-minute presentation is best practices of International Offices in US universities.

Budget Approximately $3,000 per speaker estimate:

Update: • July 12, 2018: PRESTASI COP Randall Martin and Outreach Associate Debby Boris Gultom attended the International Office Forum in Padang. PRESTASI invited Ms. Susan Sutton as one of the speakers during the event.

• PRESTASI COR Hanif Saleh attended the event with other USAID team.

• PRESTASI introduced PRESTASI program in the forum especially the technical assistance

• Pak Purwanto invited PRESTASI to attend the next International Office Forum in 2019 in Kalimantan.

• PRESTASI is planning to invite Ms. Susan Sutton for the next International Office Forum.

• Below is the youtube link made by Universitas Andalas in Padang related to the International Office Forum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k4cl2hL4Zk&feature=youtu.be

2. DIKTI-2: Directorate for Science, Technology, & Higher Education

Target: Directorate administration staff

Contacts: Ibu Juniarti, Pak John

Period, Venue: TBD

Support for: To provide training needed by the Directorate administration staff

Support type: To be determined

Budget To be determined estimate:

Cost-share To be determined proposed:

Update: The results of DIKTI’s discussions with USAID PRESTASI in the past months have shown that DIKTI welcomes suggestions on ways to upgrade the skills of its administrative staff. Up to now, the discussion still continues to decide the training type that best fit to the DIKTI’s needs.

3. LPSDM Lembaga Peningkatan Sumber Daya Manusia (Aceh Province Human Resources Aceh Development Board)

Target: scholarship-administrative staff

Contacts: Ibu Dr. Soraya / Ibu Laila Musfirah

Period, Venue: August 6-8th, 2018 in Banda Aceh

Support type: PRESTASI provided the information of PRESTASI and introduced the Technical

Assistance initiative to Aceh government. This meeting supports the design of the

technical assistance partnership form between PRESTASI and LPSDM in the following

areas: (1) To assist LPSDM implementing their graduate survey (tracer study), (2) To

assist LSPDM implementing their Monitoring and Evaluation, (3) LPSDM scholarship

selection process, (4) Review of PRESTASI-3 Pre-Academic Training and Pre-

Departure Orientation, (5) LPSDM scholar placement in U.S. universities

Cost-share LPSDM covers the arrangement of the in-kind part of the meeting (venue, internal proposed: communication arrangement, etc)

Budget item ground transportation Jakarta-Aceh-Jakarta, 3 days, accommodation, meals

The follow up meeting occurred in Banda to review the partnership agreement between Update LPSDM and PRESTASI. PRESTASI expects that in next report period, LPSDM and PRESTASI will sign the agreement.

4. BOKP Biro Otonomi Khusus Papua (Papua provincial scholarship program)

Target: Scholarship program administrators and managers

Contact: Director Pak Aryoko Rumaropen

Period, Venue: to be determined

Support for: Needs assessment made after analysis of BOKP scholarship policies and operations

Support type: Funding and logistics for consultant

Budget to be determined estimate: Cost-share: to be determined

Partner: Sampoerna University (TBC)

Background: PRESTASI-3 continued communication with the Papua scholarship program that the provincial authorities is restructuring as a smaller version of the original program that was disbanded in 2016. Director Aryoko Rumaropen confirmed that there will be no recruitment for new participants until the master plan of the scholarship management is ready and approved. PRESTASI-3 understands that a Needs Assessment is one of the first steps that will support BOKP to form their master plan. In exploring options to identify competent assessment expert, PRESTASI-3 reached out to Sampoerna University (SU) in Jakarta. SU boasts robust US-inspired curriculums for the elementary- secondary- university levels, and has 15 years of experience working in underserved areas including Papua. After the needs assessment, it is conceivable that BOKP and 9

Sampoerna University could continue in a more formal partnership to manage together the Papua Scholarship Program.

Activities PRESTASI’s contacts at Sampoerna University (SU) confirmed that SU has an active program that aims to assist with the academic and social aspects needed to increase the enrollment of Papuan-native students in high school, undergraduate and graduate programs. Similar challenges were identified by BOKP has identified. In initial discussions, SU and PRESTASI explored how to build a partnership to execute the needs assessment.

Update PRESTASI had contacted BOKP to arrange a meeting with SU, however the response from BOKP was slow.

5. BI Bank Indonesia scholarship program

Target: Scholarship program administrators and managers

Contact: Abdul Rahman, Communication Division of Bank Indonesia

Period, Venue: to be determined

Support for: to be determined

Support type: to be determined

Budget to be determined estimate:

Cost-share To be determined

Update PRESTASI participated in a meeting organized by Bank Indonesia on August 16, 2018. The meeting invited several foreign scholarship providers, such as Fulbright, Australia Awards, etc. The focus group discussion aims to collect information related to scholarship for a future program under Bank Indonesia.

4.2 PRESTASI assistance to ALPHA-I and alumni activities during July – September 2018

Background: When PRESTASI-II closed out, PRESTASI-3 assumed the lead in collaborating with ALPHA-I. The change occurred at the same time as the ALPHA-I Secretariat expanded its activities among alumni in the provincial chapters. The main focus of ALPHA-I and PRESTASI-3 will be to achieve the USAID/Indonesia objective to create a successful alumni organization that other Missions can use as an example.

Funding: the PRESTASI-3 contract provides ALPHA-I with the sum of $1,000 for every returned scholar. PRESTASI-3 is responsible for the disbursement of the “seed money” to ALPHA-I. By the end of project close-out, a total of 84 long-term scholars will have completed graduate and post-graduate programs for a total of $84,000. The calculations are based on the combined numbers of scholars from Cohort-1, Cohort-2 and Cohort-3, PRESTASI-3-II transfer scholars and PhD scholars. Scholars of Cohort-4 are not part of the seed money because the period of time of their program extends beyond the life of the PRESTASI-3 project.

4.3 PRESTASI-3 collaboration with ALPHA-I Although ALPHA-I is a stand-alone, tax-registered organization, PRESTASI-3 provides assistance to the organization to develop high profile and close relationships with USAID technical offices. During this report period PRESTASI-3 and ALPHA-I collaborated on the following activities: 4.3.1 Seed Money Disbursement: ALPHA-I proposed to have three phase period of disbursement. IIEF disbursed the first phase for 60% of total seed money in July 26, 2018. After the disbursement ALPHA-I manage to run the work plan immediately. The second disbursement is 30% from total and planned to be disbursed in the next reporting period with complete periodical report activity as deliverables. For the last 10% of disbursement, ALPHA-I needs to complete all activities in work plan and submit complete report activity to PRESTASI.

4.3.2 Seed Money Activity: ALPHA-I focuses on three activities: (1) Developing Data Base, (2) ALPHA-I awareness program, and (3) Contribution to community. a. Alumni Data Base & Knowledge Management System: ALPHA-I is developing integrated database & knowledge management system. ALPHA-I has determined candidates of IT consultant to develop the database system and scheduled to launch the program by the end of 2018. b. Branding & Alumni Awareness Program: ALPHA-I activity in website and social media has been halted due to two reasons: (1) the ALPHA-I communication officer resigned in December 2017, (2) the website subscription period has expired. ALPHA-I has recruited a new communication officer, Mr. Fitro Abdurrahman, who is responsible to maintain the current website and ALPHA-I social media. c. Tour Guide Training - ALPHA-I conducted a workshop to develop a tourism training module on July 14-15, 2018 aiming to develop a manual and training module. ALPHA-I gathered members and stakeholders for a two-day workshop in ALPHA-I Secretary Office in Tebet, Jakarta. - ALPHA-I had a meeting with one of the ALPHA-I partners; Kitong Bisa, to develop a training in Papua. The partner mentioned that the political tension is likely to increase in Jayapura (Papua) after the governor election. Kitong Bisa suggested ALPHA-I to move the training site to Fakfak (West Papua), where the political tension is more conducive. The training will target teachers in vocational school. - The ALPHA-I Tour Guide Training schedule ranges from October 25 to November 24, 2018. The detail schedule as follows: (1) Yogyakarta: Oct 25 – 27, 2018, (2) Bali: Oct 28 – 30, 2018, (3) Fakfak: Nov 01 - 03, 2018, (4) Labuan Bajo: Nov 08 – 10, 2018, (5) Fakfak: Nov 11-14, 2018, (6) Danau Toba: Nov 22 – 24, 2018. The training schedule is tentative depends on the vocational school availability. PRESTASI-3 team will participate in the training as an observer. 4.3.3 Membership increase: The number of long-term and short-term participants of USAID/Indonesia training programs who are registered as active members increased by 16.5% by the end of June 2018. As of the date of this report, there are 77 new USAID alumni who were registered as ALPHA-I members. The total ALPHA-I membership is 541, and ALPHA-I predicts that the number will increase up to 600 people by the end of 2018. Alumni from PRESTASI II and PRESTASI-3 are the majority members of ALPHA-I. More than 10% members come from the health, education and environment area. PRESTASI-3 team and USAID support ALPHA-I in identifying and encouraging alumni to register as ALPHA-I members. Please see the table below illustrating the number of ALPHA-I membership according chapters, divisions and program.

Table-3a: ALPHA-I member comparison: Previous VS Current Quarter, based on Chapter/Earmark

Economic Growth Health Education Environment DRG TOTAL Chapter/Earmark Apr-Jun Jul-Sept Apr-Jun Jul-Sept Apr-Jun Jul-Sept Apr-Jun Jul-Sept Apr-Jun Jul-Sept Apr-Jun Jul-Sept Sumatera 4 4 18 27 26 27 6 10 11 12 65 80 Kalimantan 0 0 5 5 9 10 1 2 3 3 18 20 Sulawesi 1 1 13 14 19 19 7 8 4 4 44 46 Mollucas & North Mollucas 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 5 6 West Papua 0 0 0 2 2 3 6 7 1 1 9 13 Papua 0 0 5 5 4 5 1 0 2 2 12 12 Bali & Nusra 2 2 7 10 6 8 6 7 7 7 28 34 East Java 4 4 7 8 7 8 3 5 6 6 27 31 DIY & Central Java 2 2 16 25 13 13 6 7 8 8 45 55 JABABEKA & WEST JAVA 69 69 41 52 29 40 21 33 52 50 212 244 TOTAL 82 82 113 150 117 135 59 81 94 93 465 541 Note: Increasing number

Table-3b: ALPHA-I comparison: Previous VS Current Quarter, based on Chapter/USAID projects

HICD PRESTASI 1 PRESTASI 2 PRESTASI 3 C4J ELIPS MITL GSU E2J SEADI MITP SMART USINTEC UWP Unidentified Total Chapter/USAID PROJECT Apr- Jul- Apr- Jul- Apr- Jul- Apr- Jul- Apr- Jul- Apr- Jul- Apr- Jul- Apr- Jul- Apr- Jul- Apr- Jul- Apr- Jul- Apr- Jul- Apr- Jul- Apr- Jul- Apr- Jul- Apr- Jul- Jun Sept Jun Sept Jun Sept Jun Sept Jun Sept Jun Sept Jun Sept Jun Sept Jun Sept Jun Sept Jun Sept Jun Sept Jun Sept Jun Sept Jun Sept Jun Sept Sumatera 19 20 8 7 22 31 10 16 1 1 2 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 80 Kalimantan 3 3 5 5 8 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 20 Sulawesi 3 3 1 1 24 24 12 14 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 46

Mollucas & North Mollucas 0 0 0 0 4 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 West Papua 4 4 1 1 0 1 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 13 Papua 4 4 0 0 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 Bali & Nusra 4 4 9 9 10 15 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 34 East Java 5 5 1 1 9 12 7 8 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 27 31 DIY & Central Java 16 16 2 2 14 23 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 55

JABABEKA & WEST JAVA 54 55 12 12 60 72 16 34 5 5 5 5 4 4 22 22 2 2 3 3 25 25 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 212 244 TOTAL 112 114 39 38 158 198 64 98 10 10 9 9 4 4 27 27 5 5 5 5 25 25 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 465 541 Note: Increasing number

4.3.4 ALPHA-I represents USAID PRESTASI at Education Fairs: PRESTASI received an invitation from the Education USA to participate in their regular Education fair in Malang (13 Sept 2018) and Jakarta (15 Sept 2018). PRESTASI-3 participated in Jakarta and while ALPHA-I, on behalf of PRESTASI, participated in Malang. During the event in Malang, PRESTASI encouraged ALPHA-I to network with US universities and share alumni experiences with potential candidates. Two ALPHA-I members: Mr. Moch Syifa & Mr. Lukman Baihaqi represented PRESTASI during the event in Malang. Both of them are PRESTASI alumni who recently graduated from the US. They provided the information about PRESTASI scholarship to the audience and mentioned that currently there is no scholarship recruitment and encourage the audience to check PRESTASI website regularly.

4.4 PRESTASI Outreach: PRESTASI-3 Management of Three Social Media Platforms July-September 2018

Facebook address: PRESTASI Graduate Scholarship Background: The PRESTASI-3 Facebook fan Update: PRESTASI conduct regular update the admin page via several page is a compilation of education postings re- ways: shared from other related pages: USAID 1. Re-share the status related to education and development from Indonesia fan page, @atamerica fan page, USAID Indonesia page, US embassy Jakarta page, EducationUSA EducationUSA fan page, and the US Embassy Indonesia page, @atamerica page. Jakarta fan page. The fan page includes the information of updated activities of PRESTASI 2. Follow up the enquiries in PRESTASI page. The enquiries is around and the follow up of the enquiries that have 2-5 messages related to the recruitment information. been posted under the updated status or the Facebook messenger. 3. Update the activities of PRESTASI activities such as the EducationUSA fair in Malang Sept 13, 2018 and Sept 16, 2018. The status of re-share indicated a decrease in its reactions such as likes or comments. There is an increasing in likes and re-share recorded immediately following PRESTASI’s announcements of events of EducationUSA Fairs. The number of enquiries received on the PRESTASI fan page by the time of the announcement fair information is increasing around 5 to 7 enquiries daily. Majority enquiries are about scholarship recruitment Twitter address: @PRESTASI_ID Background: During this reporting period, Update: during the report period July-Sept 2018 reactions on Twitter PRESTASI-3 managed to update the were similar to those on Facebook. As expected, there was a decrease in compilation of education postings re-shared visit since PRESTASI announced the completion of recruitment for from other related pages: USAID Indonesia, academic period 2018-2020. Yet, an increase in visit- numbers and re- @atamerica, EducationUSA, and the US share is recorded when PRESTASI announces the schedule of events Embassy Jakarta. The platform includes @atamerica and at EducationUSA Fairs. Twitter continues to receive 2 PRESTASI updated activities and the follow up to 3 direct messages per day asking about the proposed timeline for of the enquiries which have been posted under applications for the next PRESTASI recruitment. The enquiries also the updated status. related to the absence of PRESTASI’s recruitment in 2018. FLICKR address: USAID Scholarship PRESTASI Program and Google Photos at [email protected] Background: Flickr is a media platform that is Update: PRESTASI updated the program’s photo album to include the an exhibition and archive of images, mainly of recent activities: photos. Flickr is a public-relations tool as 1. The EducationUSA Fair in Malang on September 13th 2018 in access to all posted images is unrestricted, and Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang. the images and their captions may be downloaded by anyone. PRESTASI reviews 2. The EducationUSA Fair and on September 16th 2018 in Hotel Mulia, carefully all photos proposed by the PRESTASI Jakarta. team for posting to ensure that all participants and personnel are presented appropriately and 3. Other activities featured were from various field visits to several in a social correct context. cities in Indonesia: Bengkulu, Kediri, Surabaya, Lampung, Mamuju, Makassar, Kendari, and Manokwari for the Baseline Survey.

USAID Factsheet for the PRESTASI-3 project: Background: In 2017 USAID tasked PRESTASI-3 with Update: See Appendix-2 the research and preparation of a quarterly update of the project’s official Factsheet. Current information cited on the USAID Factsheet for PRESTASI is useful as a briefing tool among USAID staff, and as a public- relations tool for PRESTASI Outreach activities. The 13

photo posted on each Factsheet features participants or VIPs of a recent activity.

Photo on Factsheet July-2018 , 11 out of 23 PRESTASI scholars took pictures at the closing event of the 4-day Pre- Departure Orientation in Bogor June 27-30, 2018

4.5 Training Activities

Table-4: Long-Term Participants (Master & PhD): Overview and Status as of September 30, 2018

57 53 4 Number of long-term [50 US, 3 In-country] [1 US, 3 In-country] participants who is currently Number of Master scholars in- Number of PhD scholars in- in-training both in the US and training in US & Indonesia training in US & Indonesia Indonesia by the end of this reporting period September 30, 2018. The breakdown is on the right.

Note: The number above only illustrates the scholars who are currently in-training both in the US & Indonesia, exclude alumni who have returned to Indonesia. The total of Long-Term Participants (Master & PhD), including the alumni is 107 people.

4.5.1 USAID Ph.D scholarship awardees transferred to PRESTASI-3 Background: In 2016 four USAID Ph.D scholarship programs in the US and in Indonesia, in collaboration with the institutions and organizations listed below, were closed out; however, 13 participants in those programs required more time in order to complete the requirements for graduation. The management of the scholarships of the 13 Ph.D candidates was transferred to PRESTASI-3. Below is an update of the status of the Ph.D scholars: Table 2a lists the 5 scholars who continue to receive PRESTASI support in Indonesia and in the US, and Table 2b lists the 8 scholars who have completed their programs.

4.5.2 Support and Logistics for Long-Term Master Scholars: In-Country Three scholars who study at Master programs in Indonesia requested time-extensions with no additional funding, from September to April 2019. These scholars are finalizing their theses and are expected to complete their graduate programs in February 2019. The list of the scholars is shown below.

Table-5: Status of in-country scholars on September 30, 2018 Name University in Indonesia Major Status: Period of Study ENV-BIO Universitas Gadjah Mada, Master’s Degree in Forest Jul 2015- extension Faculty of Forestry Management Science approved to Feb 2019 ENV-BIO Institut Pertanian Bogor, Master’s Degree in Forest Aug 2015- extension to Faculty of Forestry Management Science Feb 2019 ENV-BIO Universitas Gadjah Mada, Master’s Degree in Forest Feb 2017- extension to Faculty of Forestry Management Science April 2019

Table-6a: 5 PRESTASI Ph.D Scholarship Participants in Indonesia and the US with continuing PRESTASI scholarship extensions 14

University Status Original USAID Program: SMART Agriculture (Smart Strategic Coalition for Sustainable Agricultural and Economic Development in Indonesia) USAID approved extension of TIP to December Ms. Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) 2018 Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) Ms. Expected to graduate in February 2019

Original USAID Program: Promoting Sustainable Forest Management and Biodiversity through Research and Education Partnerships Mr Rutgers, State University of New Jersey Expected to graduate in December 2018 Original USAID Program: SEADI/Economics Support for Economic Analysis and Development in Indonesia Ms. Western Michigan University USAID approved extension of TIP to May 2019

Table-6b: 8 PRESTASI Ph.D Scholarship Participants in Indonesia and the US with continuing PRESTASI scholarship extensions

University Status Original USAID Program: SMART Agriculture (Smart Strategic Coalition for Sustainable Agricultural & Economic Development in Indonesia) Ph.D completed; re-entry presentation at USAID Ms. Washington State University completed in July-2017 Ph.D completed; re-entry presentation at USAID Mr. Washington State University completed in July-2017 Ms. Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) Graduation in 2017. Original USAID Program: SEADI/Economics Support for Economic Analysis and Development in Indonesia Graduation and return to Indonesia in 2017; re- Mr. University of Pittsburgh entry presentation completed in January 2018 Graduation and return to Indonesia in 2017; re- Mr. University of South Carolina entry presentation TBC Graduation and return to Indonesia in May 2018; Ms. North Carolina State University re-entry presentation TBC Original USAID Program: KWACS Kalimantan Wetlands and Climate-Change Graduation and return to Indonesia in 2017; re- Ms. Oregon State University entry presentation TBC Graduation and return to Indonesia in 2017; re- Mr. Oregon State University entry presentation TBC Graduation and return to Indonesia in 2017; re- Mr. Oregon State University entry presentation TBC

4.5.3 Support and Logistics for Long-Term Master Scholars:

From July to Sept 2018, PRESTASI provided support and logistics for the USAID long-term participants of Cohorts 1, 2 and 3: 15

• Returning Scholars: Overview of the Re-entry Meeting

Backgound: Since the program’s inception in 2007, a USAID Mission requirement for each PRESTASI Master and Doctoral scholar is a debriefing interview as part of the re-entry process. Returning to Indonesia, PRESTASI-3 schedules a 60-minute debriefing interview to allow each scholar to share his/her experiences in the US, highlight any academic or social activities, and future plans upon returning to their office/work. IIE Program Officers encouraged the scholars to arrive in Jakarta between Sunday and Thursday in order for the graduates to allow USAID to schedule debriefing interviews the day following their airport-arrival, and allow graduates to continue to their final destinations.

PRESTASI requests the graduates to prepare a 10-slide PowerPoint presentation and a short bio sheet a week prior to their returning dates. After reviewing these materials, PRESTASI-3 submits a final version to USAID to share with attendees during the Re-entry Meetings.

Out of 34 PRESTASI-3 graduates from Cohort-1, 2 and 3, seven graduates consisting of two from Cohort-1, three from Cohort-2, one from Cohort-3, and one transferred scholar from PRESTASI-II, had their re-entry meetings in the period of July – September 2018. Two graduates are still pending because of the availability of the graduate’s time and their supervisors. The rest of the group did the re-entry meetings within those months. USAID, PRESTASI-3, ALPHA-I with some alumni and Cohort-4 scholars attended the re-entry meetings during this period.

Table-7: PRESTASI-3 Re-entry Meeting Schedule from July thru September 2018 Attendees No. Name Date Field University ALPHA-I Scholars PRESTASI July 2018 Aditya, Adi Wed, 18 Jul Erwan Suseno, Samsu Martin & Master of Laws Penn State 1 Scholar 1 09:00 - 10:00 Nizwarudin Alan, Ria Indra (LLM) University Anggraini Mon, 23 Jul Erwan Martin & Master of Science 2 Scholar 2 N/A Ohio University 08:30 - 09:30 Nizwarudin Indra in Plant Biology August 2018 Master of Science Tue, 28 Aug Martin, Indra University of 3 Scholar 3 Lindawati N/A in Agricultural 13:00 - 14:00 & Antje Nebraska Economics Tue, 28 Aug Martin, Indra Master of Science Michigan State 4 Scholar 4 Lindawati N/A 14:00 - 15:00 & Antje in Forestry University Master of Science in Comparative Wed, 29 Aug Martin, Indra Michigan State 5 Scholar 5 Lindawati N/A Medicine & 10:00 - 12:00 & Antje University Integrative Biology Master of Science University of Wed, 29 Aug Martin, Indra 6 Scholar 6 Lindawati N/A in Tropical California Los 10:00 - 12:00 & Antje Biology Angeles September 2018 Fri, 14 Sep Erwan Martin, Antje, Master of Science Michigan State 7 Scholar 7 N/A 10:00 - 11:00 Nizwarudin Tyas in Entomology University

From the re-entry meetings held from March thru September 2018, the graduates expressed their plans to continue their work in their institutions/organization by bringing new ideas and sharing their new knowledge.

They also stated their enthusiasm to do individual research and research in collaboration with colleagues and peers. Moreover, the graduates aspire to immediately start building network with experts in similar fields and inter-sectoral stakeholders, classmates, and university. Personal development through joining professional association, alumni groups, writing scientific articles, teaching/training of others and finding opportunity to study further is one of the plans conveyed the most during the meetings.

For example, one scholar and her colleagues in 2015 established 3,14 Makerspace Makassar, a business-based entrepreneurship activities by individuals with the main mission of creating social-impact. Her intention is to continue to develop the community, especially working with young people in the area to create, innovate, and experiment in wood-craft using wood-crates waste from courier services companies in the region.

During the re-entry meetings, the graduates provided some recommendations:

o Program A more holistic approach in English training is needed so that scholars would understand English better. This comprehension is expected to generate scholar’s understanding of the fundamental principles and rules of English language. The goal is to develop scholar ability to use English in academic and personal contexts as well as to improve iBT scores. The training should be intensive within reasonable length of period of time each day and motivating to render scholar’s interests. Scholars feel that Wednesday Speaker Series (WSS) sessions need to add topics, such as topics related to interaction within academic context and personal interaction, policy advising and collaboration between academia-private sector-government, sexual harassment, science, and culture. One component in the Pre Academic Training, Statistics, is considered very important and scholars requested to add more advanced levels and more appropriate types. The objectives of the Leadership course were unclear, irrelevant, and at times overlapped with topics discussed in the English training sessions. Vendor must anticipate more suitable topics for scholars going to the US, such as balancing obligations and managing schedule, adaptability, survival and blending, and the location should be within reach of the scholars. Some scholars stated that the Leadership workshop in DC was better than the Leadership course in Indonesia. Some topics in the Pre-Departure Orientation were considered unnecessary, such as talks about religion, making friends with the American instead scholars want to include highlights of American universities in the city, suburb and countryside, culture shock vs reverse culture shock. Clear and transparent explanation regarding Monthly Maintenance Allowance is eminent and the amount of MMA must be reviewed on a regular basis. The review needs to take into account the different majors, location, and lodging among others. Scholars need to understand the allocation of MMA, especially related to research, tutorial, and conference. Mental health should be included in the health coverage as scholars felt that the situation in the US was very demanding, not only academic-related but also personal-related. Some scholar mentioned that USAID needs to review the no-driving license policy, since some of them are located in remote areas where public transportation access are very limited.

o Scholar Developing communication skills is imperative because scholars need to communicate formally within academic context and informally in their daily life. Scholars must actively communicate with the professors, academic advisor, program officer, peers, and friends to build stronger relationships and network. Appointment of the academic advisor needs to be prior scholar’s arrival so the person in charge is aware of scholar’s background and needs. 17

Although studying is the main agenda of the scholars, they must balance with other activities. These activities can be professional or personal but they need to plan ahead to utilize the time during their study. Scholars need to be consistent and persistent with the program. Prior to departure scholars must be aware of the challenges studying in the US and different from one individual to another. Since they are different, they will have different approaches in dealing with assignment deadlines, meeting with new people, adjusting to new environment, especially life as graduates in a small city. These factors can create very stressful condition so scholars must know how, when, and where to seek help personally or professionally.

o Others The need to streamline information and communication between IIE, IIEF, and scholars is mandatory to avoid miscommunication or misunderstanding. The communication style should be effective and emphatic and also mindful and thoughtful which could motivate and support the scholars during their study. When IIE or IIEF made a decision, scholars usually can accept the decision as long as there is a clear explanation behind it. The IIE Program officers should provide similar information, treatment and attention to scholars, and all matters should be dealt in similar manners. Non-government scholars stated that PRESTASI scholarship scheme needs to be a full funding program because private institution or organization has limited capability to finance their staff to participate in the scholarship program. The time to apply to universities and the Pre Academic Training needs to be synchronized as they need more time to explore the program and location of the university. Scholars need to arrive early at the university to give more time to settle-in, i.e. to find housing, Indonesian community, to network, and to familiarize themselves with surroundings. Especially finding the appropriate housing is challenging because of the different custom/regulation, the safety, and the access. WhatsApp group set for PRESTASI scholars should only be used to send reminders and notifications. It should not be abused to matters or topics which can be received as personal and private (such as congratulations on perfect scores, weddings). IIE needs to provide standard emergency shelter when natural disaster strikes. The detail future plans and recommendations of the graduates could be found in Appendix-3.

Some recommendations and inputs that graduates stated during the re-entry were already been addressed during the PAT in Cohort-3 and 4. PRESTASI learned from the input resulted from the questionnaires and informal talks with the graduates after the PAT finished. PRESTASI modified the PAT to better suit with the needs of the scholars departing to the U.S. The alteration of the PAT implemented in Cohort-3 and 4 is as follows:

o Program

WSS sessions in Cohort-3 and 4 held visits to places of interests, such as Health Clinic Angsa Merah, Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Terorisme-BNPT (Counter Terrorism Agency), and Kompas TV. This was incorporated into the sessions to expose scholars to various fields outside their own areas.

Leadership vendors were procured to cater a more suitable methods and topics to scholars with the same underlying ideas. Lutan Edukasi was the vendor for Cohort-3 scholars and Ide Learning conducted the Leadership course for Cohort-4 scholars. Both Leadership course were held near Jalan Salemba Raya where scholars did their English courses.

Statistics course was adjusted in every cohort. Cohort-1 scholars learned SPSS in one group in 2- Saturday 8-hour instructions. In Cohort-2, the cohort were divided into two levels, beginner and intermediate due to the fact that some scholar ability was more advanced than others. In Cohort-3 SPSS 18

was substituted with STATA in two levels because of the input given by PRESTASI Alumni during the Pre Departure Orientation of Cohort-1 and 2. In Cohort-4, the two –level STATA course were held on four times on Saturdays so that the scholars would be able to follow 4-hour instructions more effectively than 8-hour instructions.

o Scholars

PRESTASI worked more closely with the scholars. This was the initiative of PRESTASI staff to bridge some misunderstanding especially when scholars were under pressure. The informal approach was beneficial mainly to understand the situation faced by the scholars individually or as a group. This way PRESTASI could address any question or anxiousness scholars felt. University admission was generally the biggest issues among scholars.

o Others

PRESTASI allowed scholars to explore the possibility to apply to any universities on their own using the criteria set during US University Placement info sessions between PRESTASI and scholars. For example, the availability of the research supervisor in the desired program. This move helped to lower scholars’ anxiousness waiting for the LOA. Through this action, scholars experienced the challenges of applying to the programs in the US universities.

WhatsApp messages were used to inform scholars of urgent matters, such as information of the MMA transfer, reminder of WSS schedule, setting incidental appointment. When necessary, emails would follow after the messages.

The recommendations stated by scholars were more complicated to address as the issues are connected to other issues. For example: − The critical thinking sessions provided to EAP Class A (upper-intermediate level class), were not offered to Class B or C (lower level classes). To accommodate these skills, participants were required to have higher underlying skills so that scholars can grasp the contents of the sessions and apply the skills to handle complex argument well. On the other hand, scholars in Class B and C have to work for longer instruction hours and, thus, they will have to register to the following school year. With longer instruction hours, PRESTASI has to support the scholars and cover their needs when the instruction hours is lengthened. In addition, the institutions where scholars work, have to permit their employee to be off work longer and not to mention that the scholars will be away longer from their home or family. − Scholars need different types of Statistics tools to analyze the data. PRESTASI will not be able to provide the specific needs as at that stage neither PRESTASI nor the scholars know the specific need of Statistics tools that will be used in the universities. − PRESTASI used MMA calculations issued by the General Services Administration, an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. If MMA is tailor-made to individual needs to pay higher allowance for school needs, this may create unfairness to other scholars.

To address the matters above, PRESTASI recommends several options: - If longer study period is not possible, scholars can take on-line courses on critical thinking and statistics courses so they can manage their study time within the PAT time frame. - Related to the MMA, PRESTASI encourages scholars to be more pro-active to look for other funding support such from the university/international office/academic advisor and discuss with program officer regarding their academic needs. PRESTASI also encourage scholars to manage their MMA wisely.

• Support for returning scholars of Cohort-2 and 3 A number scholars from Cohort-2 and 3 returned to Indonesia for reasons below.

o Research: Four CIFOR PRESTASI did their research in different parts of Indonesia as part of their programs. At the beginning of their research, their supervisors accompanied them with their research and were present during their preliminary research presentation to CIFOR. Four scholars from Cohort-3 also did their research in Indonesia during their summer break. Septy Br. Tobing conducted her research in Jakarta, Vivi Selviana in Central Kalimantan, Adam Bahtiar in West Java and Jambi provinces, and Kamaluddin Kasim in Central Java.

o Family Matters: Nine Cohort-3 scholars returned to Indonesia to visit their family during the summer. Out of the eight scholars, four scholars returned to Indonesia for the second time and one scholar returned for the third time. One scholar, Lydia Apriliani, returned to get married.

During this period of reporting PRESTASI assisted those scholars who required to renew their international travel and visa. 17 Cohort-2 and 3 scholars made their request prior to their travel to Indonesia and the following is the results:

o New J-1 Visa 16 scholars visa were issued and all scholars returned to the US to continue their study.

o Pending J-1 Visa One J-1 Visa requested by Mr. Muhamad Nurhuda Nugraha is still pending until further notice. The Cohort- 3 scholar of University of Missouri returned to Indonesia in May 2018 to conduct his thesis research. After collecting the necessary documents, PRESTASI processed Mr. Nugraha’s request to extend his visa with August 7 expiration date. When it was time for Mr. Nugraha to return to the US on August 18, his J-1 visa was not ready. Subsequently PRESTASI, IIE, and University of Missouri resolved to have Mr. Nugraha to study remotely while waiting for the immigration decision. He immediately looked for housing and space in Institut Pertanian Bogor-IPB (Mr. Nugraha’s alma mater) where he continued his study and work online. The current place was sufficient and could accommodate his needs.

Below is the detailed table of the international travel and new visa requests processed: Table-8: Scholars requests for international travel and new visa, based on the early travel period PERIOD OF NEW VISA NO UNIVERSITY LOCATION PURPOSE TRAVEL EXP. DATE 1 5/8/2018 – Univ of Southern California Jakarta (90 days) 5/31//2019 Family visit 8/2/2018 2 5/9/2018 – Loyola University-Chicago Jakarta (103 days) 5/31//2019 Family visit 8/19/2018 3 Central Kalimantan (90 5/11/2018 – North Carolina State University 5/31//2019 Research days) 8/9/2018 4 CIFOR 5/12/2018 – West Java (104 days) 5/31//2019 Research University of Missouri 8/24/2018 5 CIFOR 5/14/2018 – East Java (102 days) 5/31//2019 Research Northern Arizona University 8/24/2018 6 CIFOR North Sulawesi (102 5/14/2018 – 5/31//2019 Research Northern Arizona University days) 8/24/2018 7 5/18/2018 – George Mason University East Java (98 days) 5/31//2019 Family visit 8/24/2018 8 University at Buffalo, SUNY Jakarta (95 days) 5/19/2018 – 5/31//2019 Family visit 20

8/22/2018 9 5/22/2018 – University of Baltimore Jakarta (90 days) 5/31//2019 Family visit 8/20/2018 10 North Sumatera (71 5/30/2018 – North Carolina State University 5/31//2019 Research days) 8/9/2018 11 6/1/2018 – Rutgers University-Newark Jakarta (86 days) 12/31/2018 Research 8/25/2018 12 6/1/2018 – Tulane University West Java (61 days) 5/31//2019 Family visit 7/31/2018 13 6/1/2018 – Webster University Central Java (70 days) 5/31//2019 Marriage 8/9/2018 14 7/23/2018 – University of Washington Central Java (63 days) 8/31/2019 Research 9/25/2018 15 8/3/2018 – Florida Institute of Technology Central Java (8 days) 5/31/2019 Family visit 8/11/2018 16 Washington State University South Sulawesi (35 days) 7/10/2018 – 5/31/2019 Family visit 8/15/2018 17 CIFOR 5/12/2018 - East Kalimantan PENDING Research University of Missouri /18/2018

o New J-2 Visa Two scholars of Cohort-3 requested J-2 visas for their dependents to stay with the scholars until their study completed. The process was straightforward after the whole required documents collected and submitted.

Table-9: Scholars requested J-2 visas PERIOD OF STAY IN US UNIVERSITY DEPENDENTS FROM TO University of Southern 8/2/2018 5/16/2019 Wife, Son, Daughter California North Carolina State Aug-18 5/31/1019 Wife University

Four Scholars requested program extensions:

o Two PRESTASI scholars of Cohort-2 requested program extensions whose periods ranged from 1 to 5 months, from August to December 2018 and these request also required budget extension. Both scholars are scheduled to complete their programs by the end of the extended periods.

o Two other requests came from Cohort-3: 1) One scholar of Michigan State University requested approval to conduct lab research at the university, and 2) one scholar of Washington State University to work internship during the summer term. He requested to reallocate funds to cover expenses related to internship.

Table-10: Scholars requests for program extension and others TIP Program New Program Cohort Name University State Dates Dates Remarks From To From To Second request for University 2 Scholar 1 ME Aug-16 Nov-18 Dec-18 Dec-18 program and budget of Maine extension Syracuse Request for program and 2 Scholar 2 NY Aug-16 May-18 Aug-18 Dec-18 University budget extension

Michigan Request for conducting 3 Scholar 3 State MI Aug-17 Aug-19 lab research at MSU University Request to reallocate Washington funds to cover his 3 Scholar 4 State WA Aug-17 May-19 expense related to University internship

4.5.4 Support and Logistics Long-term Master Scholars: Cohort-4

• Travel Allowance for travel to the US: The travel allowance is a USAID benefit that provides $200 to cover a participant’s immediate expenses on arrival in the US, and is distributed to the participant one week before departure to the US. Between July – September 2018, PRESTASI distributed the travel allowance to 20 Cohort-4 scholars to travel to the US for their studies.

• Monthly Maintenance Allowance and Others – Long Term In-country Scholar PRESTASI support a scholar of Cohort-1 studying at Forestry Department, University of Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta during his 24-month grant period (February 2017 – January 2019). He regularly received monthly allowance of IDR. 5.500.000 transferred to his bank account. During the period of reporting, there was reallocation of fund to cover his research to complete the thesis. The approved proposed research was IDR 37.762.500 from the original budget TIP IDR. 15.000.000.

• Accommodation and Domestic Flight From July to September 2018, PRESTASI arranged the accommodation and domestic flight of graduates returning to Indonesia after they completed their graduate programs. The expense was to cover the accommodation and domestic flight of the graduates during the re-entry meeting. Those were: 1. Bina Swasta Sitepu: Master of Science in Plant Biology, Ohio State University, July 23, 2018 2. Kezia Saloso: Master of Science in Forestry, Michigan State University, August 28, 2018

• Travel Allowances 20 scholars from Cohort-4 who departed between July and September 2018 to study in the U.S. received $200 each one week prior to their departure date. Below is the list of the scholars:

Table-11: Scholars Cohort-4 departed to the U.S., based on early departure

No Scholar Name University Name Departure Date July 2018 1 Scholar 1 University of Colorado-Boulder 07/31/18 August 2018 2 Scholar 2 Vanderbilt University 08/04/18 3 Scholar 3 Georgia State University 08/04/18 4 Scholar 4 Ohio State University 08/04/18 5 Scholar 5 Arizona State University 08/05/18 6 Scholar 6 Washington State University-INTO 08/07/18 7 Scholar 7 Columbia University 08/08/18 8 Scholar 8 Colorado State University 08/09/18 9 Scholar 9 Illinois State University 08/10/18 10 Scholar 10 North Carolina State University 08/10/18 22

11 Scholar 11 Pennsylvania State University 08/11/18 12 Scholar 12 Pennsylvania State University 08/11/18 13 Scholar 13 University of Michigan 08/11/18 14 Scholar 14 Syracuse University 08/12/18 15 Scholar 15 University of Illinois at UC 08/12/18 16 Scholar 16 University of Illinois at UC 08/12/18 17 Scholar 17 University of Illinois at UC 08/12/18 18 Scholar 18 SUNY Albany 08/14/18

19 Scholar 19 George Washington University 08/16/18

20 Scholar 20 Brandeis University 08/18/18

4.5.5 Short-Term Training Activities completed during this report period

During this period, PRESTASI completed several short-term trainings. The description as follows:

• Study Visit to the Philippines to Advance Indonesia’s Water Safety Plan, Philippines, July 22-28, 2018 Organizers: PRESTASI-3 assists DAI, primary contractor for IUWASH Plus, in coordination with the USAID Technical Office Environment/Water Sanitation

17 participants of senior officials from the government, water utility and other related institutions attended the study visit in the Philippines held in two cities: Metro Manila (July 22-24) and Davao City (July 24-27). They looked into the National Policy and Implementation Strategy of Water Safety Plan and visited several waterworks sites in Davao Cities. PRESTASI provided the flights, accommodation, meeting packages and living allowance of the event. The participants’ institution covered the transportation to and from Jakarta as well as the accommodation if needed.

Below is the list of the participants: Table-12: List of Participants AWSP, Philippines, July 22-28, 2018 No Gender Name of Institution Province 1 Male Ministry of Health: Directorate of Environmental Health DKI Jakarta 2 Male PERPAMSI: Indonesian Water Supply Association DKI Jakarta 3 Female Ministry of Health DKI Jakarta 4 Female Bandung Institute of Technology West Java 5 Female Ministry of Public of Works and Housing DKI Jakarta 6 Ministry of Home Affairs: BPD (Directorates-General Male DKI Jakarta of Regional Development) 7 Male Local Water Supply Utility : PDAM, Malang East Java 8 Female Provicial Sub -Health Office, Bulukumba South Sulawesi 9 Female National Development Planning Agency DKI Jakarta 10 Female Provicial Sub -Health Office South Sulawesi 11 Female Local Water Supply Utility : PDAM, Malang East Java 12 Female National Development Planning Agency DKI Jakarta 13 Male Ministry of Public of Works and Housing Jawa Barat 14 Ministry of Public of Works and Housing: BPPSPAM Female DKI Jakarta (Agency of Water Supply Improvement) 15 Male Ministry of Public of Works and Housing DKI Jakarta 16 Male National Development Planning Agency DKI Jakarta 17 Ministry of Home Affairs: BPD (Directorates-General Female DKI Jakarta of Regional Development)

July 23, 2018, The Peninsula Manila Hotel, Makati City, July 25, 2018, Davo City Water District/Davao City: Metro Manila: Mr. Lawrence Hardy II, Mission Director of Participants posed in one of the waterworks facility. USAID Philippines, gave opening speech in the workshop of introduction to WSP initiatives in the Philippines.

• SAAR Training, System Assessment for Antimicrobial Resistance using OHSMART tools, Banda Aceh, August 7-8, 2018 Organizers: PRESTASI-3 assists INDOHUN in coordination with the USAID Technical Office Maternal and Child Health

On August 7-8, 2018, as many as 39 participants consisting of students, lecturers, health staff, and government officials from various universities, health clinic/hospitals, and other related institutions participated in the SAAR Training conducted in a classroom in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Syiah Kuala University, in Banda Aceh. The participants responded positively towards the OHSMART training but they said the length of the training was rather short to explore in depth the materials presented. Moreover, an auditorium or a hotel meeting would accommodate better facilities for similar training. This training was reported by some media: - Newspaper of Serambi Indonesia, August 8, 2018 - http://aceh.tribunnews.com/2018/08/08/program-ohcc-diluncurkan - https://www.jawapos.com/jpg-today/14/08/2018/unsiyah-dan-indohun-hasilkan-program-ohcc-pertama- di-sumatera

Below is the participant list and all of them come from Aceh: Table-13: List of Participants SAAR Training, Banda Aceh, August 7-8, 2018

No Gender Name of Institution

1 Female University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh 2 Female University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh 3 Female University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh 4 Female University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh 5 Female University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh 6 Female Health Clinic of Wal'afiat, Aceh 7 Female University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh 8 Female University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh 9 Female Ar-Raniry State Islamic University, Aceh 24

10 Female University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh 11 Male University of Muhammadiyah, Aceh 12 Male University of Abulyatama, Aceh 13 Male Abulyatama University, Aceh 14 Female University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh 15 Female University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh 16 Male Universitas Teuku Umar, Aceh 17 Female Dinas Sosial Aceh 18 Female University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh 19 Male University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh 20 Male University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh 21 Female College of Health Science Perintis Padang, Aceh

22 Female Health Quarantine, Port Office Class III, Aceh 23 Male University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh 24 Male University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh 25 Male Universitas Teuku Umar, Aceh 26 Female University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh 27 Female University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh 28 Female University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh 29 Female University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh 30 Female University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh 31 Female University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh 32 Female University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh 33 Female University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh 34 Female University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh 35 Female University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh 36 Female University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh General Hospital of Sultan Abdul Azizsyah Peureulak, 37 Female Aceh 38 Female Ar-Raniry State Islamic University, Aceh 39 Female University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh

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T r Auguste 7, 2018, Syiah Kuala University/Banda Aceh: left: A table of August 7, 2018, Syiah Kuala University/Banda Aceh: All OHSMART process created by a group of participant; right: Prof. Agus participants, facilitators, USAID and PRESTASI posed at the Suwandono,a MD, MPH, DrPH end of the training. t ment Plants Design Guide and Trainings (STPs Design) Phase II-A Organizers: PRESTASI-3 assists DAI, primary contractor for IUWASH Plus, in coordination with the USAID Technical Office Environment/Water Sanitation

Background: IIE/Washington initiated and managed the subcontracted with STANTEC Consulting Services, Inc. to provide expertise in the water-sanitation field in Indonesia, and to assist the GOI and USAID project IUWASH PLUS with development of new guides and training addressing Septage Treatment Plant (STP) design. The subcontract with STANTEC is for one year, and includes five phases with specific objectives:

Table-14: Status of the 5 phases of training

PHASE CONTENT UPDATES I-A Finalizing STP Technical; Submitting completed Completed syllabus I-B Conducting five STPs Design Training in Completed Medan, Jakarta, Solo, Surabaya, and Makassar I-C Assisting in improving design review capacity Completed II-A Conducting four workshops for stakeholder Three of four workshops completed on August engagement/Review feasibility 23, 2018; Workshop 4 (October 8, 2018) II-B Conducting a National Seminar/Final Report National Seminar (October 9, 2018)

Phase 1A and Phase 1B: PRESTASI-3 supported IUWASH PLUS with the logistics required to conduct a series of short-term trainings in the technical development of Septage Treatment Plants design conducted in the period June 2017 – August 2018. The contract with Stantec for Phase 1A and Phase 1B was finalized on June 23 and June 30, 2017. PRESTASI and IUWASH PLUS completed five similar trainings in five targeted areas. Working together with IUWASH PLUS representatives in those five cities, PRESTASI arranged the logistics for the participants.

Phase II-A: consists of four workshops, followed up by a national seminar in Jakarta. BAPPENAS and the Ministry of Public Works and Housing identified the appropriate participants for the trainings.

The First Workshop took place in Jakarta on April 26 and was officially opened by Ir. Dodi Krispratmadi, M.Env.E, Director of Environmental Sanitation Development Settlement, Directorate General of Human Settlements, Ministry of Public Works and Housing (Direktur Pengembangan Penyehatan Lingkungan Pemukiman, Ditjen Cipta Karya Kementerian PUPR). There were 9 participants representing the following institutions: the Ministry of Public Works and Housing (MPWH), local IPLT operators, local consultants responsible for IPLT designs and local Technical Universities, which provided the degrees in Environmental Engineering (including design of Waste Water and Sludge Treatment Plants). The workshop was facilitated by two consultants from MPWH: Ms. Lestari Rachmawati and Ms. Asri Indiyani. MPWH was partially involved in the implementation of the program.

The Second Workshops on August 8, 2018 in Centurty Atlet Hotel, Senayan – Jakarta was attended by 14 participants (8 females and 6 males) from the Ministry of Public Works and Housing (MPWH), National Planning Agency, and other related local institutions. Due to prior engagement, participants from the universities were not able to attend the event. In this particular workshop, participants scrutinized the syllabus of Module 1 to 7 of the Training in Selecting Sludge Treatment Plant Technology. Working together with IUWASH PLUS, PRESTASI arranged the logistics for the participants. The participants from Bandung and Surabaya did not require accommodation due to their tight schedule. They arrived in the morning using the earliest flight or ground transportation and went back with the flight or ground transportation in the evening.

Below is the list of the participants: Table-15: List of Participants STPs Design Workshop 2, Jakarta, August 8, 2018

No Gender Name of Institution Province of Institution

1 Indonesian Society of Sanitary and Environment Engineers Male DKI Jakarta (IATPI) 2 Female Ministry of Public of Works and Housing East Java 3 Training Center of Road, Housing and Development of Female West Java Regional Infrastructure 4 Male Consultant West Java 5 Male Technical Center of Residential Environment Sanitation East Java 6 Female Ministry of Public of Works and Housing DKI Jakarta 7 Ministry of Public of Works and Housing: Directorate of Female DKI Jakarta Residential Environment Sanitation Development 8 Female Technical Center of Residential Environment Sanitation East Java 9 Male Ministry of Public of Works and Housing DKI Jakarta 10 Female Ministry of Public of Works and Housing DKI Jakarta 11 Female Ministry of Public of Works and Housing West Java 12 Male Consultant West Java 13 Indonesian Society of Sanitary and Environment Engineers Male DKI Jakarta (IATPI) 14 Female Ministry of Public of Works and Housing DKI Jakarta

The Third Workshop conducted in Hotel Ambhara, Blok M – Jakarta was held on August 23, 2018. 14 participants (10 females and 4 males) from GOI, universities, and other related institutions attended the workshop. The venue of this workshop was different from the previous workshop, but the participants who mostly were from Ministry of Public of Works and Housings (8 people) complimented it due to its easy access from their office. The participants in this workshop continued to discuss the syllabus the Training in Selecting Sludge Treatment Plant Technology, Module 8 to 14. Participant’s recommendation is to distribute the materials prior to the workshops by e-mail so that they will be able to review in advance. Working together with IUWASH PLUS PRESTASI arranged the logistics for the participants.

Below is the list of the participants: Table-16: List of Participants STPs Design Workshop 3, Jakarta, August 23, 2018 Province of No Gender Name of Institution Institution 1 Female Ministry of Public of Works and Housing DKI Jakarta 2 Ministry of Public of Works and Housing: Training and Female West Java Development of Center of Housing and Settlement 3 Female Institute of Technology of Sapta Taruna DKI Jakarta 4 Male Consultant West Java 5 Female Ministry of Public of Works and Housing DKI Jakarta 6 Male Ministry of Public of Works and Housing DKI Jakarta 7 Female Ministry of Public of Works and Housing DKI Jakarta 8 Female Technical Center of Residential Environmet Sanitation East Java 9 Female Ministry of Public of Works and Housing DKI Jakarta 27

10 Ministry of Public of Works and Housing:Training Center of Female Road, Housing and Development of Regional Infrastructure 11 Male PT. Tata Tirta Utama West Java 12 Indonesian Society of Sanitary and Environment Engineers Male DKI Jakarta (IATPI) 13 Female Consultant West Java 14 Female University of Trisakti DKI Jakarta

• Training of Master Trainer (TOMT) in Financial Life Skills Training Program, Bali, September 25 – October 2, 2018 Organizers: PRESTASI-3 assists USAID Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) in coordination with the USAID Technical Office Higher Education

As many as 10 participants consisting of lecturers and instructors from six education institutions, including Polytechnic, universities, government, and non-government institutions from Jakarta, Bandung, and Indramayu attended the TOMT on September 25 – October 2, 2018 in Hotel Eden, Kuta – Bali. Two Master Trainer Developers, Ms Rini Wahyu Hariyani and Mr Sugeng Priyanto who hold certification from International Agencies, GIZ and ILO, lead the training. The event is still in-progress during the period of reporting.

Below is the list of the participants:

Table-17: List of Participants TOMT in Financial Life Skills Training Program, Bali, September 25 – October 2, 2018

NO GENDER INSTITUTION POSITION

1. Politeknik Negeri Indramayu, Jl. Lohbener Male Civil servant lecturer - Informatics Lama No.8, Kec. Lohbener 2. Bappeda Indramayu, Jl. Letjen S. Parman Civil servant – Staff Perencena Madya Male No.15 Bappeda Indramayu 3. Politeknik Negeri Indramayu, Jl. Lohbener Civil servant lecturer - Technical Male Lama No.8, Kec. Lohbener Engineering 4. Balai Latihan Kerja Mandiri Provinsi, Jl. Male Civil servant instructor Soekarno Hatta No.567, Bandung 5. Politeknik Piksi Ganesha, Jl. Gatot Soebroto Female Non-civil servant lecturer 301, Bandung 6. Universitas Katolik Parahiyangan, Jl. Female Non-civil servant lecturer Ciumbuleuit No.94, Hegarmanah 7. Female Politeknik Piksi Ganesha Non-civil servant lecturer 8. Politeknik Negeri Indramayu, Jl. Lohbener Civil servant lecturer – Cooling and Air Male Lama No.8, Kec. Lohbener Conditioning Engineering 9. Politeknik Piksi Ganesha, Jl. Gatot Soebroto Female Non-civil servant lecturer 301, Bandung 10. LPT Panghegar, Jl. Soekarna Hatta No.58- Assistant chairman II in Operation Male 60 Holis Division

4.5.6 Other

• TraiNet

o Short Term Training (STT) Programs: PRESTASI completed 24 STT programs conducted in 2017. During this report period PRESTASI updated the expenses of STT programs in TRAINET system for fiscal year 2016-2017.

Table-18: List of TraiNet Status of P-3 Short Term Training Programs, based on early program dates TRAINET STATUS NO ACTIVITIES LOCATION PROGRAM DATES PROGRAM FUNDING High Level Septage Management 1 Chennai, India February 18-24, 2017 Completed Updated Exposure International Seminar on Forest 2 Portland, US April 19- May 12, 2017 Completed Updated Landscape Restoration Leadership, Monitoring & Evaluation, 3 Yogyakarta May 15-19, 2017 Completed Updated and Advocacy - Yogyakarta Leadership, Monitoring & Evaluation, 4 Depok June 12-16, 2017 Completed Updated and Advocacy - Depok International Seminar on Protected DC and 5 June 27-July 17, 2017 Completed Updated Area Management Montana, USA Leadership, Monitoring & Evaluation, 6 Bandung July 10-14, 2017 Completed Updated and Advocacy - Bandung Internship on Analysis of Regulation 7 Impacts on VIIRS fishing boat Colorado, USA July 10-30, 2017 Completed Updated detections at NOAA 8 PDO Cifor Bogor August 1 -4, 2017 Completed Updated Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate 9 Papua Barat August 2-7, 2017 Completed Updated Change Adaptation Strategies Training NOAA Fish stock assessment and Washington, 10 Aug 28 - Sep 8, 2017 Completed Updated harvest strategy USA USAID Rules & Regulations: Grants & 11 DKI Jakarta September 4-8, 2017 Completed Updated Cooperative Agreements Advancement of Veterinary Kuala Lumpur, 12 September 4-8, 2017 Completed Updated Parasitology Malaysia Septage Treatment Development Plants 13 Jakarta September 4-8, 2017 Completed Updated Design Training, Phase IB USAID Proposal Development: From 14 DKI Jakarta September 7-8, 2017 Completed Updated RFA/RFP to Proposal Study Tour on Agricultural Cooperative 15 California, USA September 16-23, 2017 Completed Updated Management Fisheries Management Council Study 16 Hawaii, USA September 17-18, 2017 Completed Updated Tour Leadership, Monitoring & Evaluation, 17 Bali September 20-24, 2017 Completed Updated and Advocacy - Bali Leadership, Monitoring & Evaluation, 18 Jakarta September 25-29, 2017 Completed Updated and Advocacy -Jakarta Support of Capacity Development in Surabaya, Jawa 19 Septage Treatment Plan (STPs) Design, October 9-13, 2017 Completed Updated Timur phase IB, Jawa Timur Support of Capacity Development in Medan, 20 Septage Treatment Plan (STPs) Design, Oct 30 - 3 Nov 3, 2017 Completed Updated Sumatera Utara phase IB, Sumatera Utara

The WHO - HIV Data Quality 21 Improvement, Program Quality Zagreb, Croatia October 23-27, 2017 Completed Updated Improvement, and Data Used Training Support of Capacity Development in Solo, Jawa 22 Septage Treatment Plan (STPs) Design, October 2-5, 2017 Completed Updated Tengah phase IB, Jawa Tengah Support of Capacity Development in Makassar, 23 Septage Treatment Plan (STPs) Design, November 13-17, 2017 Completed Updated Sulawesi Selatan phase IB, Sulawesi Selatan Learning from the Philippines to Manila, 24 Advance Water Safety Planning in December 4-7, 2017 Completed Updated Philippines Indonesia

o Long Term Training Participants: During this period of reporting PRESTASI updated the data in the TraiNet as follows: - PRESTASI completed the program and updated the fund items for all returning scholars within the month of July and August 2018. There were: 19 scholars of Cohort-1, 13 scholars of Cohort-2, 1 scholar of Cohort-3; and 1 transferred P-2 scholar.

Table-19: List of TraiNet Status of P-3 Long Term Training Participants, based on cohorts

PROGRAM TRAINET STATUS NO NAME UNIVERSITY END DATE PROGRAM FUNDING COHORT - 1 1 Scholar 1 University of Rhode Island Dec-2017 Completed Updated 2 Scholar 2 Oregon State University Dec-2017 Completed Updated 3 Scholar 3 Ohio University Dec-2017 Completed Updated 4 Scholar 4 Brandeis University May-2018 Completed Updated 5 Scholar 5 Northern Arizona University May-2018 Completed Updated 6 Scholar 6 Eastern Michigan University May-2018 Completed Updated 7 Scholar 7 Ohio State University May-2018 Completed Updated 8 Scholar 8 University of Rhode Island May-2018 Completed Updated 9 Scholar 9 Purdue University May-2018 Completed Updated 10 Scholar 10 Arizona State University May-2018 Completed Updated 11 Scholar 11 University of Massachusetts May-2018 Completed Updated 12 Scholar 12 Univesity of Michigan May-2018 Completed Updated 13 Scholar 13 Western Michigan University May-2018 Completed Updated 14 Scholar 14 Lehigh University May-2018 Completed Updated 15 Scholar 15 Oregon State University Jun-2018 Completed Updated 16 Scholar 16 Ohio University Jun-2018 Completed Updated 17 Scholar 17 Oregon State University Jun-2018 Completed Updated 18 Scholar 18 Ohio University Aug-2018 Completed Updated 19 Scholar 19 UCLA Aug-2018 Completed Updated COHORT-2 1 Scholar 20 Florida Institute of Technology Feb-2017 Completed Updated 30

University of Southern 2 Scholar 21 Feb-2018 Completed Updated California University of Wisconsin- 3 Scholar 22 May-2018 Completed Updated Madison 4 Scholar 23 University of Maine May-2018 Completed Updated 5 Scholar 24 Eastern University May-2018 Completed Updated Univ of North 6 Scholar 25 May-2018 Completed Updated Carolina_Wilmington 7 Scholar 26 Western Michigan University May-2018 Completed Updated University of Wisconsin- 8 Scholar 27 May-2018 Completed Updated Madison 9 Scholar 28 Arcadia University May-2018 Completed Updated 10 Scholar 29 Brandeis University May-2018 Completed Updated 11 Scholar 30 Michigan State University Aug-2018 Completed Updated 12 Scholar 31 Michigan State University Aug-2018 Completed Updated 13 Updated Scholar 32 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Aug-2018 Completed

COHORT-3 1 Scholar 33 Pennsylvania State University May-2018 Completed Updated P-2 TRANSFER 1 Scholar 34 Michigan State University Aug-2018 Completed N/A

- The information of two Cohort-3 scholars: they were modified to insert the information of their dependents. See: Table-9: Scholars requested J-2 visas.

- The data of 20 Cohort-4 scholars who started their programs in the US were entered into the system in August 2018.

4.6 Monitoring and Evaluation Activities during the period of July - September 2018 • Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) The PRESTASI team conducted Measurement #1 (Baseline Survey) to 18 alumni of long-term training (LTT) and 571 alumni of short-term training (STT). The baseline survey of LTT was conducted through Focus Group Discussion (FGD) by visiting the alumni with their employers/supervisors at their workplace. The baseline survey of STT was conducted through distributed questionnaire by email. The main objective of the survey was to measure outcome and impact performance indicators in PRESTASI-3’s PMP. There were 3 PRESTASI’s staffs involved in the survey as enumerators: Indra Gunawan (M&E Specialist), Debby Boris Gultom (Outreach Associate), and Irena (Outreach Associate). The enumerators used FGD guidelines to collect accurate data and information from 35 respondents (18 LTT alumni and 17 employers). The respondents actively participated in the discussion and provided comprehensive data and information for the enumerators. PRESTASI will use the FGD guideline for next measurement with minor modification. Out of 571 STT Alumni, 19 alumni have filled out and returned the questionnaire to PRESTASI, 50 persons did not receive the questionnaire as their email addresses were inaccurate or have expired, and 506 alumni have not returned the questionnaire yet. PRESTASI will present the result of baseline survey in SAPR period September 2018 – January 2019. The questionnaire and responses are in Appendix-4a and Appendix-4b.

• PRESTASI Success Stories During the baseline survey, PRESTASI team identified potential success stories from the 11 alumni. The team maintained the contacts with the alumni in case follow up meeting or discussion is needed to explore further for the success stories. Please refer to the table below for further information related to the success stories. 31

Table-20: List of Alumni Success Stories No. Potential of Initiative Success Story No. Potential of Initiative Success Story 1. • He established and improved IT system of 7. She connected University of Indonesia with the UMM. Health Polytechnic of Mamuju to have a • He transferred knowledge of “Canvas” software collaborative research and development on to 54 head departments/lectures. nutrition in Mamuju, West Sulawesi. 2. He transferred skill and knowledge on 2 others 8. • She empowered her staff to develop reporter on how to produce the environmental interactive data visualization through scientific news infographic design for report. • She involved actively in a team established by BPS to improve data collection. 3. She led a team to revise regional regulation and 9. He created a collaborative research with Bank produced Bupati decree about “area without smoke of Indonesia, Ministry of Finance and OJK (Kawasan Tanpa Asap Rokok)” involving University of South Carolina to establish an Indonesia Financial System 4. He trained approximately 46 teachers from 10. • He proposed statistic system called R into elementary schools in Yogyakarta on nutrition. UGM curriculum. It is in the process to The 46 teachers were aware and able to mentor replicate by other lecturers. students on healthy nutrition. They integrated the • He also involved on JPAL research who nutrition into their curriculum. adopted his methodology of budget transfer to poor community to be able to access to education. 5. She found that changing the mind-set of 11. She conducted a wood crafting workshop for community on gender is quite challenging. One carpenter and housewife. She was a resource way to cope with this issue, she developed a person at that workshop. woman empowerment activity in economic development at her village. 6. She involved in National Mangrove Center as the researcher for forest rationalization.

• PRESTASI Database PRESTASI maintained and updated the database and statistics of participant-data distributions (by gender, employment status, type of employment, geographical area, etc.). The total number of participant training has been increasing from 1,612 persons to 1,704 persons as more short-term trainings occurred in this report period. PRESTASI also updated the content of database to be more accurate. The detail number of PRESTASI participant trainings up to September 2018 as follows: Table-21: Quarterly Update of the PRESTASI Database Participants 2007 - September 2018 Status and Gender Type of Training and USAID STT LTT LTT In- Grand Technical Office Completed Graduated training Total Female Male Female Male Female Male LTT 141 137 26 31 335 Democratic Rights Governance 9 30 3 4 46 Environment 49 40 14 12 115 NA Education 31 43 7 8 89 Health 52 24 2 7 85 STT 632 737 1,369 Democratic Rights Governance 11 24 35 NA Environment 147 209 356 32

Education 166 149 315 Health 243 243 486 NA 65 112 177 Grand Total 632 737 141 137 26 31 1,704 • Evaluations of trainings During this reporting period, PRESTASI team compiled and evaluated the feedback on questionnaires from short-term training: (1) 2nd Study Visit to the Philippines to Advance Indonesia’s Water Safety Plan, (2) SAAR using OHSMART Tools, (3) Support of Capacity Development in STP Designs W2: Syllabus 2 IPLT Training Technology Selection, (4) Support of Capacity Development in STP Designs W3: Detail Syllabus 3 IPLT Training Technology Selection and Training of Master Trainer (ToMT): Financial Life Skill Training Program. The detail result of the evaluation can be found in Appendix-5.

4.7 Activities for the next reporting period: October-December 2018 4.7.1. Outreach Activities PRESTASI will continue to communicate and maintain relationships to implement the proposed five activities with the scholarship providers identified for potential funding: 1. DIKTI: Directorate for Higher Education Institutional Enhancement. PRESTASI will continue to communicate with Pak Purwanto to identify the follow-up technical assistance activities related to International Office of the universities in Indonesia 2. DIKTI: Directorate for Science, Technology, & Higher Education. PRESTASI will continue to Pak John Pariwono and Ibu Juniarti to identify the possibilities of human capacity development training needed under the directorate. 3. Aceh scholarships: PRESTASI will follow up the MoU draft and expects to have the signature between PRESTASI and LPSDM Aceh by the next reporting period 4. Papua scholarships: PRESTASI will continue to liaise the communication between Papua scholarship and Sampoerna University. The approach used with Aceh government will be used to collaborate with Papua government. 5. Bank Indonesia: PRESTASI will maintain the contact with Bank Indonesia representative to look for ways in assisting the upcoming scholarship program under Bank Indonesia. • ALPHA-I - Direct support and assist ALPHA-I in managing its annual work plan and seed funding. - Review the ALPHA-I first progress report of seed funding disbursement. - Support the ALPHA-I in seed funding activity for Tour Guide Training as observer. - Share branding & marking information with the new ALPHA-I communication officer.

The Outreach team will also monitor the study progress of the in-country PhD scholars.

4.7.2. Training Activities • Monitor in-country master scholars. • Coordinate the re-entry briefings with the IIE Program Officers. • Facilitate scholar’s requests for assistance with family-application for J-2 visas. • Facilitate scholar’s requests for renewals of J-1s and DS-2019s. • Coordinate current and new short-term trainings for the USAID technical offices.

4.7.3. Monitoring & Evaluation Activities

• Continue to analyze the result of measurement #1: baseline survey and preparing the measurement #2: progress survey.

• Continue to update and maintain the PRESTASI-3 database by entering and validating the data of participant training. • Continue to organize the re-entry debriefing interview for returning scholars. • Continue to assess and evaluate the short-term training activities. • Continue to organize the re-entry workshop, mini-seminar/conference for returning scholars.