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In the early 1970s, Indonesian women had an average of 5 to 6 children. Recognizing high fertility as major factor contributing to widespread poverty, the government launched a comprehensive family planning programme to bring it down. The programme came to be rated as one of the most successful in the World. Indonesia being a predominantly Muslim country made the success of the family planning all the more spectacular. The Indonesian experience was used as an example of how proponents of family planning could engage and work with orthodox religious groups.

With early understanding and care towards theenvironment, a collaboration of children and youth,engaging actively in environmental activities and having aninherent safeguarding value on environmental concerns,could potentially become a turning point against the globalenvironment problem,” says Adeline, who believes that theyouth of today holds the key in solving the climate crisis.Her first environmental envoy involved planting mangrovesin a nearby swamp, and more than 100 kids from threedifferent schools all took part voluntarily.

This issue brief summaries key priorities and facts on youth participation in development within Indonesia’s context. The issue brief uses youth-related studies, publications, lessons learned, and findings conducted by different stakeholders, including UNFPA and partner agencies. This issue brief was developed by young people under age of 24 to sound their voice on how young people should be involved as co-authors and co-producers of future development.

In 2014, UNFPA Indonesia attained results that solidified our role as a leader on population and development. Several substantive research publications were released and UNFPA continued to ensure that research was used for the development and implementation of evidence-based policies and programmes that led to real action on the ground.

Working closely with the Government of Indonesia, UNFPA continued to strive to reduce inequality and secure the rights of the most marginalized people in society, in particular women and young people.

As the agency approaches the end of its Eighth Country Programme (2011-2015), the foundational activities conducting in the early years of the programme translated to concrete action in 2014.