Programs Supporting Offices for Gender Mainstreaming PUG, Womens

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8. Analysis of Budgets for Womens Empowerment

The establishment of offices for womens empowerment in every local government area in Indonesia is part of the drive, mandated in Presidential Instruction No. 92000 and Government Regulation No. 412007, to accelerate the process of gender mainstreaming PUG for short in Indonesian throughout Indonesia; and to encourage development of gender-responsive policies in every area of economic development.

8.1 Institutional Budgetary Support for Womens Empowerment and PUG

The 2010 study of Performance in Management of Local Budgets KIPAD found that only 23 of 42 kabupatens and cities studied had established PUG work units. Only one of the 23, Serdang Bedagai, had set up all three of the institutional units required by government decree: a working group Pokja for short in Indonesian, a gender mainstreaming focal point PUG focal point, for short and a gender responsiveness analysis team ARG for short. 14 others had established two of the three: most opted for Pokjas, except for Situbondo and West Lombok which formed both Pokjas and ARGs. The other 8 had established just one of the three: opting for either a Pokja or a PUG focal point. Graph 8.1 Progress Made in Establishing Gender Mainstreaming Offices This graph is available only in the Indonesian text of this publication The five provincial governments surveyed spent considerably more than kabupatenscities on womens empowerment and PUG programs. In terms of aggregate spending over the 4 years studied 2007-10, the provincial government of West Java spent most on these programs —a total of Rp 16.4 billion; and West Nusa Tenggara spent least —Rp 2.3 billion. Graph 8.2 Total Value of Provincial Expenditure on Womens Empowerment and PUG Programs, 2007-2010 Rp billion, Based on Constant 2007 Prices Although the kabupatens and cities studied all formed womens empowerment work units, they allocated only limited funding to PUG programs graph 8.3. Only 16 regions —just 42 of those studied —allocated more than Rp 1 billion in aggregate—an average of just Rp 250 myear—to such programs between 2007 and 2010. Only the cities of Surabaya and Surakarta both on Java appropriated reasonably sizeable amounts to such programs over the period studied: Rp 7.7 billion Surabaya and Rp 5.4 billion Surakarta. By contrast, Bojonegoro, East Lombok and Central Lombok spent least: less than Rp 140 million in total over 4 years. Generally speaking, regions with womens empowerment work units in place allocated an average of 50 more for womens empowerment programs than those without them. Graph 8.3 Aggregate Expenditure on Womens Empowerment and PUG Programs, by KabupatensCities, 2007-10 Rp m Based on Constant 2007 Prices This graph is available only in the Indonesian text of this publication Source: APBD-Rs for 2007-09 and APBD-Ms for 2010, processed by the LBS team.

8.2 Programs Supporting Offices for Gender Mainstreaming PUG, Womens

Empowerment and Child Protection Overall, four programs fall into the above category: i programs to strengthen institutionalization of PUG and protection of children; ii programs to harmonize policies to In 42 Kabupatens and Cities and 5 Provinces in Indonesia 47 enhance capabilities of women and children; iii programs promoting PUG and child protection; and iv programs of policies aimed at enhancing capabilities of women and children. Graph 8.4 Appropriations for Programs Supporting PUG Work Units, 2007-10 Rp billion, Based on Constant 2007 Prices This graph is available only in the Indonesian text of this publication Source: APBD-Rs for 2007-09 and APBD-Ms for 2010, processed by the LBS team. Eight regions consistently allocated funding in support of programs to strengthen institutional support for gender mainstreaming PUG graph 8.4. The city of Surakarta allocated most of all: Rp 2 billion in 2008, but less in the following two years. Two provincial governments Central Java and South Sumatera spent progressively more in these areas over the 4 years 2007-10, but Central Java’s level of spending far exceeded that of South Sumatera. The City of Surakarta ’s performance in this area was notable in several respects. In 2008-09, the city government spent Rp 2.1 billion on a program of capacity building and development of institutional support for empowerment of women and children; between 2008 and 2010 it developed a database on women and children; and over the period 2007-2009 it conducted a public awareness campaign on health, gender issues, womens empowerment and the protection of children. Central Java’s provincial government used its funding to put in place several local government regulations. In 2009 it promulgated local regulation No.32009 on Providing Support for the Victims of Gender-based Violence; in 2010 it commissioned an academic study in preparation for drafting a local regulation on the protection of children; and submitted the completed study to the local legislative assembly DPRD for discussion. And, over three budget years 2008-10, it developed a database on gender issues, conducted capacity building programs and formed a network of PUG-related community linkages. 21 kabupatens and cities and 3 provincial governments studied set up “integrated service centers for womens empowerment ”. The first regions to do so in 2007 were West Aceh, Aceh Besar, Cilicap, Semarang, Bone and Polewali Mandar and the cities of Pekalongan and Surakarta. Other areas followed their lead in 2008-09: Serdang Bedagai and the city of Surabaya in 2008 and Sumedang, Boyolali, Pekalongan and the city of Parepare in 2009. The remainder —Central Lombok and the cities of Palembang, Banjar, Semarang and Blitar —followed suit in 2010. At the provincial level, the governments of East Java, Central Java and South Sumatera also dedicated funds to the establishment of such offices.

8.3 Programs Supporting Enhanced Womens Participation in Development