In Indonesia, we fostered powerful coalitions to support the national fisherfolk union and a grassroots organization representing the urban poor to demand accountable delivery of services. Together we have improved access to fuel subsidies for fisherfolk and cash assistance for urban poor households respectively.
fisherfolk received direct cash assistance.
urban poor households gained access to social protection assistance.
The International Budget Partnership forged a powerful coalition of budget reform allies to support the National Union of Traditional Fisherfolk in ensuring that the Indonesian government delivers on promises to support its fisherfolk. Our coalition identified three barriers to fisherfolk accessing the government’s fuel subsidy: 1) the complexity of the subsidy registration process; and 2) government deviating subsidy allocations meant for fisherfolk to other sectors; 3) lack of availability fuel stations.
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There are things we overlooked. These events allow fisherfolk to express their concerns and be heard
Alan Frendy Koropitan, expert in maritime affairs, Indonesian presidential staff office referring to the value of our convenings and data sharing Tweet
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The role of the Indonesian People’s Struggle Association and the civil society coalition is essential to accelerate poverty reduction.
Agnes PB Ginting, a planner in the Regional Development Planning Board of Jakarta Tweet
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