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Indonesia Public Health Association

Year(s) :  2009, 2008, 2007
Grant Recipient Type :  NGO / Nonprofit
Budget :  $542,600
Contact Name :  Sylviane Ratte, The Union
Grantor :  International Union Against Tobacco and Lung Disease (The Union)/WLF
Project goal :  To encourage and facilitate the passage and implementation of tobacco control policies in Indonesia.
Direct Grant :  No

The Union

Key achievement to date: The Tobacco Control Support Center has been established, representing 30 members. Five trainings have been conducted in five regional settings in this quarter.

Objective: This grant supports MPOWER goals.

Major accomplishments to date:

• Tobacco Control Support Center established, with staff, operational materials, and management and technical systems in place. Advisory Board meetings held regularly.
• Information support center created, website and database developed to support network with evidence-based data and information.
• Press conferences organized to advance graphic health warning policy.
• Technical meetings and workshops hosted for different member groups.
• Smoke-free advocacy kit and relevant fact sheets produced and disseminated, including template on Smoke-Free Ordinance.
• Conducted tobacco control advocacy training for new organizations interested in tobacco control; participants included university representatives and NGOs.
• Two sites selected for smoke-free policy development, based on readiness to commit to tobacco control; orientation and advocacy activities underway in one site.
• Draft Tobacco Control Bill is in place but not approved for inclusion in 2007 legislation agenda or first round of 2008 agenda; advocacy with policy makers undertaken to increase public pressure on government; participated in hearing with parliament's Commission VIII to present urgency of law.
• Completed study on health warnings.
• Updated country data provided to Members of Parliament.
• Facilitated litigation plans of Consumer Organization by mobilizing lawyers' group and liaising with Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids for resources.
• Assisted network members to develop advocacy materials and campaigns.
• Conducted media campaign and press conference, resulting in 15 publications in local newspapers, two TV interviews, and several talk shows.
• Work extended to academics. Dean of the Faculty of Public Health University of Diponegoro Semarang, Central led an advocacy campaign supported by 700 students from various universities.
• Developed and hosted a journalist workshop.
• Supported competition for journalists on "Tobacco-Free Youth" theme.
• Smoke-free kit developed consisting of seven booklets.
• Fact sheets distributed during media campaign, public seminars, and training activities.
• Activities undertaken to support WNTD 2008: quick survey on street children in slum areas undertaken, documentary video and press release developed.