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Direct Cash Transfer-Village Fund for Mitigating Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Story from the Villages

  • The Direct Cash Transfer-Village Fund (BLT-DD) program implemented by villages indicates the villages’ ability to manage social assistance programs transparently and accountably.
  • The key is village deliberation meeting as the highest-ranked decision-making forum which is held openly and participatorily.
  • BLT-DD facilitators’ presence at the meeting is needed to verify and monitor the democratic process.

Protocol for a Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluating a Parenting with Home Visitation Programme to Prevent Physical and Emotional Abuse of Children in Indonesia: The Families First Programme

Introduction Every year, up to 1 billion children are victims of violence worldwide. Most child abuse takes place in the context of punishment. The Families First Programme, an adaptation of the Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting Programme to the West Java context, is a parenting support programme anchored on children’s rights that gives parents guidance on child development, parenting and positive discipline practices.
 

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This study aims to facilitate INSPIRASI Foundation in conducting the endline study on the impact of INSPIRASI’s Pilot Program Batch 1.

The Use of the Social Protection Card (KPS) and the Implementation of the 2013 Unconditional Cash Transfer Program (BLSM)

Soon after raising the price of fuel on 22 June 2013, the Government of Indonesia launched several compensation programs, one of which was the 2013 Unconditional Cash Transfer (BLSM). To access this program, each target household received a social protection card (KPS) that could also be used to access the Subsidized Rice for Poor Households (Raskin) program and Cash Transfer Program for Poor Students (BSM). BLSM provided assistance in the amount of Rp150,000 per month for four months to 15.5 million poor and vulnerable households.

Classroom Observation Tool for Assessing the Dimensions of Teaching Practices (CERDAS)

Observation of teacher practice may provide information on whether learning takes place in the classroom. We develop this observation instrument to describe and investigate teaching practices of primary and secondary school teachers. The design of our instrument is drawn upon aspects of teaching from two national teacher evaluations and selected international observation instruments. Our instrument consists of 8 key activities and 26 indicators.

 

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This study aims to explore economic-political factors that can support or inhibit the creation and implementation of educational innovations at the local level. 

 

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This study aims at answering: Why do young Indonesians want to be a teacher? and How do beginning teachers undergo their first years of being a teacher?

 

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This updated strategic review aims to build on the comprehensive and detailed understanding of the national food security and nutrition situation 2019-2020.

 

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SMERU takes the initiative to conduct research in the social, economic, education, and health fields, and on policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

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The objective of the assignment is to design and test first phase map of nutritional status of Indonesia using the most current data on six selected districts as the basis for targeting nutrition interventions to priority sub-districts, villages and households.

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