THE BACKGROUND...
Indonesia is immensely concerned with breaking the poverty chain. Many programs have been launched, maintained and institutionalized. The greater part of those are centered on women and the family. In the early 1990's these programs resulted in the institutionalization of the 1992 Law on Population and Family Development. With that came the intensification of an earlier founded program on the development of the Integrated Health and Family Planning, commonly known as the POSYANDU. On parallel course came also programs on family savings and loan which culminated in family-based small and medium scale entrepreneurship at the grass roots. This became known as the TAKESRA and KUKESRA programs.
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PEOPLE-CENTERED DEVELOPMENT: A BRIEF REVIEW ..
Indonesia places great emphasis on breaking the poverty chain. Many programs have been launched, maintained and institutionalized. The greater part of those programs are centered on the family, population, women, and youth. In the early 1990's these concerned programs resulted in the institutionalization of the 1992 Law on Population and Family Development. With that went the development of the Integrated Health and Family Planning Post, commonly known as the POSYANDU. Other programs, such as poverty alleviation, education, special programs for youth, employment creation , and the like were initiated with special reference to the needs of the grass roots.
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by :
Prof. Dr. Haryono Suyono
Chairman, Damandiri Foundation, Jakarta
Professor at the University of Airlangga, Surabaya,

Keynote Address presented at the International Seminar on Population and Development
Asia Population and Development Association (APDA)
Jakarta, Indonesia, 2 May 2009
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Since last two years, the Damandiri Foundation, established in 1996, has been building network with more than thirty universities in Indonesia. The foundation is keen to establish networking on human resources development at university level, or senior high school level, as well as people in village. This network is developed depending on the capacity of each component of community empowerment. These components are expected to be partner for the community, institution, or any individual who need facilitation.