Membuka Jalan untuk Pembangunan Inklusif Gender di Daerah Perdesaan Indonesia: Bunga Rampai Kajian Aksi Kolektif Perempuan dan Pengaruhnya pada Pelaksanaan Undang-Undang Desa [Forging Pathways for Gender-inclusive Development in Rural Indonesia: Case Studies of Women’s Collective Action and Influence on Village Law Implementation]

Abstract

An edited volume (180K) of 12 analysis case studies (what we call stories of change - SOCs but these are village/region stories not individual stories). The case studies draw on multiple sources of data. These were originally written in Bahasa Indonesia, with abstracts in both English and Bahasa Indonesia. The volume also has an introductory analysis article that has its own analysis and illustrates core points from the case studies – separate and citable (see below). Case studies are organised by the five sectoral themes of the work covered by CSOs (e.g. supporting migrant workers, targeting reproductive health and nutrition, targeting social protection, targeting reductions in domestic and other gender-based violence, and support for informal sector workers who work at home).

Pathways of Change through Women’s Collective Action: How Women are Overcoming Barriers and Bucking Trends to Influence Rural Development in Indonesia

“…This has ranged from nutrition gardens, reproductive health services, and support for different trainings and skills development in the Cirebon research village (Rahmawati and Ulfa, 2020), to village ambulances and safe houses for protection from domestic violence in the East Lombok research village (Capri and Sawiji, 2020) and village support for women's care posts in the Labuhan Batu research village (Astrina and Tanaya, 2020). Women have advocated for access to clean water, sanitation facilities, and solar-powered electricity in village development in the small islands in the Pangkajene and Islands District (Pangkep), as well as for the broader recognition of fisherwomen so they can access government-funded fishing equipment (Jamson and Sawiji, 2020).…”

“…This has ranged from nutrition gardens, reproductive health services, and support for different trainings and skills development in the Cirebon research village (Rahmawati and Ulfa, 2020), to village ambulances and safe houses for protection from domestic violence in the East Lombok research village (Capri and Sawiji, 2020) and village support for women's care posts in the Labuhan Batu research village (Astrina and Tanaya, 2020). Women have advocated for access to clean water, sanitation facilities, and solar-powered electricity in village development in the small islands in the Pangkajene and Islands District (Pangkep), as well as for the broader recognition of fisherwomen so they can access government-funded fishing equipment (Jamson and Sawiji, 2020). Other initiatives also include support for citizen documentation and the certification of religious marriages so that they are also recognised by the state in Bangkalan (Wardhani and Cahyaningrum, 2020), recognition and support for informal sector workers such as homeworkers in both Bantul (Rahayu and Ulfa, 2020) and Deli Serdang (Cahyati and Tanvil, 2020), and paralegal services for women who have experienced domestic violence in North Central Timor research village (Bayo and Tanaya, 2020).…”

“…Other initiatives also include support for citizen documentation and the certification of religious marriages so that they are also recognised by the state in Bangkalan (Wardhani and Cahyaningrum, 2020), recognition and support for informal sector workers such as homeworkers in both Bantul (Rahayu and Ulfa, 2020) and Deli Serdang (Cahyati and Tanvil, 2020), and paralegal services for women who have experienced domestic violence in North Central Timor research village (Bayo and Tanaya, 2020). In Gresik in East Java and in Pangkep in South Sulawesi, the Village Fund has been allocated to support a range of initiatives introduced by 'Women's School' groups in the villages (Prabaningrum and Abheseka, 2020;Jamson and Sawiji, 2020).…”

“…For example, in the Tanggamus reseach village, a cross-group collective movement concerned with sexual and reproductive health rights established a service post that serves as a safe space for women to report domestic violence cases and to access services. This was formalised through a Village Head Decision Letter, paving the way for an allocation of Village Fund to sustain the post's activities (Astrina and Ulfa, 2020). In Central Lombok, the Village Fund has been used to support the establishement of one-stop service provision centres that help migrant workers to access and follow legal administrative processes to work overseas, monitor their welfare while overseas, and provide training and support for returned migrants (and their families) to both utilise remittances for sustained livelihoods and to integrate back into communities (Rahayu and Abheseka, 2020).…”

“…They have covered village economic and social policies and projects, as well support for training, skills development and information dissemination, service delivery and a range of other initiatives. Women have proposed new forums, task forces, and initiatives to tackle particular issues, bringing in other stakeholders to these forums, as has been the case in the Labuhan Batu village (see Astrina and Tanaya, 2020). In the Pangkep research village, village women in the 'Women's School' group initially advocated for (and received) a small amount of funds from the Village Fund to support their activities and livelihoods development.…”