Ensuring comprehen- sive health services for victims of sexual violence in Indonesia Indonesia’s Government Regulation No. 61/2014 on Reproductive Health (Health Law) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) Decree No. 3/2016 legalised elective abortion services, abortion provider training and the development of safe abortion proto- cols in rape cases. However, there is currently no government guidance regarding the implementation law and the decree are contradicted by other government policies. Findings of a policy study conducted by the Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) and Yayasan Inisiatif Perubahan Akses menuju Sehat (IPAS) Indonesia revealed significant gaps between the Health Law’s objectives and abortion service delivery in Indonesia. Through the Decriminalization for Abortion and Rape (DARE) project the two organi- sations set out to create a supportive environment for the decriminalisa- tion of safe abortion for sexual vio- lence survivors. They worked togeth- er to strengthen public demand for the development and dissemination of national guidelines that underpin the Health Law. They engaged Civil Society Organisation (CSO) alliances and movements beyond traditional Sexual and Reproductive Health care, supporting them to advocate with media and allies in the Indonesian parliament in de- veloping and refining the Standard Operational Procedure (SOP) for vi- olence against women and children as well as a Technical Guideline for the Jakarta Police Force.
“I appreciate those who have worked hard to compile this SOP and Technical Guideline while collaborating with the Jakarta provincial government as well as activists, especially those working on women’s and children’s issues.” DR. H. MOHAMMAD FADIL IMRAN, Throughout 2022, IPAS Indonesia and ICJR successfully piloted the SOP at 13 district-level police offices and trained 168 special investigators on both the SOP and the Technical Guideline. Moreover, 52 stakehold- ers and service providers convened in Jakarta for the first time to specifically discuss comprehensive health services for victims of sexual THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE JAKARTA POLICE FORCE. violence, including emergency contraception and safe abortion. The SOP also takes into account the specific situation of women with disabilities. Removing barriers to accessible air trans- portation for People with Disabilities in Nigeria The project Accessible Aviation was borne out of the daily frustrations of people with disabilities (PWDs) at Nigerian airports when travelling. All but three of the 47 airports in the country have infrastructure that is inaccessible for PWD. With the project, the Center for Ability Rehabilitation and Empowerment (CARE) aimed at contributing to remove barriers to accessible air
transportation for PWDs in Nigeria. A key strategy of the project was ad- vocacy visits led by PWDs to various agencies of the government, author- ities within the aviation sector and airline companies within the private sector to remove accessibility bar- riers for PWDs around airports and within aircrafts. To demonstrate how accessibility for PWDs can be achieved within the aviation sector, CARE procured assistive devices such as an ampi-lift device and a stair climbing wheel- chair to enable ease in boarding by wheelchair users. Before this advo- cacy intervention, wheelchair users were carried like cargo goods when boarding. Based on the project’s influence, the government agreed to order the production of more of these devices for Abuja International Airport. Through the influence of the project, the government made it mandatory for airline companies to make provi- sions for PWDs that indicate special needs during the booking of air tickets. As a result, assistive devices for people with speech and hearing impairments and wheelchair users were introduced at several major airports and a PWDs complaint desk was established at Abuja International Airport. Moreover, a newly announced government reg- ulation prohibits local airlines from charging wheelchair users an extra plane ticket during the booking process, which had been a common practice. Together with the change in regulations, the changes in the behaviour of these stakeholders led to an improvement in terms of service quality delivered to PWDs at Abuja International Airport, as was reported by PWDs when submitting feedback on their experiences.
Influence 63 rightshold- ers groups, CSOs and networks
report a benefit by using a diverse set of lobby, advocacy and campaigning tools 53 experts and 42 platforms have been deployed 121 Voice grantees have defined a change plan to strengthen their capacity to influence decision makers. with the support of Voice grants to strengthen grantees’ and their implementing partners’ social innovation and influencing capacities.
The launching ceremony of the SOP on violence against women and children was led by Dr. H. Mohammad Fadil Imran, the Inspector General of the Jakarta Police Force.
Influence: The process where rightsholders and their representatives will use a range of lobby and advocacy tools to influence individuals, families, communities, private business, religious leaders, (social) media, and other decision-makers’ policies, practices, and behaviours. In 2022, the gradual easing of COVID-19 restrictions al- lowed rightsholders and grantee partners in all countries to increase their face-to-face interactions and take their influencing approaches beyond online channels and platforms. Grantee partners increased their in-person training and knowledge sharing activities to interact with the communities and groups. Many grantee part- ners were also able to reach out and connect directly with local leaders and activists, while continuing their use of online channels and platforms to influence opinions via social media and radio campaigns. The following two examples from Indonesia and Nigeria make it clear that adding in-person interactions to grantee partners’ portfolios of influencing approaches can be particularly useful when targeting changes in decision-makers’ policies and practices.
Government representatives and aviation sector staff at Abuja International Airport during demonstration of an ampi-lift device that eases boarding of wheelchair users.
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