YOUNG PEOPLE RECOMMENDATION 9: ADVOCATING THE SCALE UP OF SPECIFIC

THE SITUATION OF CHILDREN AND WOMEN IN INDONESIA 2000-2010 378 THE SITUATION OF CHILDREN AND WOMEN IN INDONESIA 2000-2010 379 collaboration in behaviour, social and cultural research with academia, research institutes and think tanks to ensure research quality and to tap into their existing knowledge. • Establish or strengthen coordination mechanisms under a clear lead ministry, to avoid duplication and redundancy, ensure concerted actions are taken, and limited resources and networks are pooled together to achieve behavioural and social changes on a larger scale. Ministries such as the Ministry of Communication and Information Menkominfo and the Ministry of Religious Affairs should be engaged in C4D programming in support of inter- sector collaboration and cross fertilisation between agencies working on common, multi- sector issues such as pandemic diseases, HIVAIDS, adolescent reproductive health and hygiene practices. • Strengthen partnerships in support of C4D to engage a broader range of actors including community groups, public and private sector. This includes civil society organisations, faith based organisations, women’s organisations, youth organisations, and professional associations. Successful existing partnerships such as that between the Ministry of Health and faith based organisations should be developed in other sectors such as child protection and education. Serious efforts must be taken to involve the private sector in public-private partnerships that promote life saving behaviours such as hand washing, safe water treatment and diarrheal management. Increase utilisation of affordable and accessible information and communication technologies such as cellular phones for behavioural and social change purposes, reaching audiences more effectively and efficiently. New technology enables both provision of information on various key practices, and mobile data collection for research purposes, as well as potential for developing customised messages to specific audiences in a particular geographic location. ANNEX