Sri Kusyuniati, Ph.D.

Ms. Kusyuniati is a freelance consultant, and lecturer in Gender Studies Post Graduate Program in the University of Indonesia. She was Deputy Secretary for Programs in the National AIDS Commission, with additional responsibility for encouraging the formation and empowerment of district AIDS Commissions throughout Indonesia. Prior to this, she was a senior Aid Management Specialist in USAID Indonesia with responsibility for Reproductive/Child Health within the health team and Behavior Change and Advocacy in the larger basic human services team (covering education, food security, environment and health). She comes from a strong NGO background – the founder  of Yayasan Annisa Swasti (YASANTI), a women’s NGO in Yogyakarta that assists workers to organize for economic and political empowerment – and was also the founder in the mid- 1990s of Rifka Annisa Women’s Crisis Center, the first such center in Indonesia still serving as the part-time Chair. She was also one of the founders of INSIST, an NGO working for democracy, good governance and justice. She has extensive experience in gender and community development activities, both as a consultant and as a teacher/trainer.  Ms Kusyuniati’s design of the Desa SiAGa approach to village preparedness and Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness or P4K (Program Persiapan Persalinan dan Perencanaan Komplikasi) has now been adopted by Indonesia’s Ministry of Health for nationwide implementation for Safe motherhood program.  She is currently an Academic Board Member of the post-graduate program in Gender Studies at the University of Indonesia.

Employment History

March 2008 – now
Independent consultant

February 2007 – February 2008
National AIDS Commission
Deputy Secretary for Programs, National AIDS Commission.

August 2005 – February 2007
USAID/Indonesia
Reproductive and Child Health Program Specialist in USAID.  

July 2004 – July 2005
AusAID/Indonesia
Initially, Community Participation Advisor in the Indonesian Women’s Health and Family Welfare (IWHFW) project in NTB and NTT provinces.  

June 2001 – June 2004
Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs, Indonesia
Originally appointed as Gender and Social Mobilization Specialist and later became Team Leader of the Behavior Change Intervention (BCI)

1998 – 2001 Consultancies:
2001 – Canadian International Development Agency.  Gender Adviser, formulated gender mainstreaming policy for CIDA projects and agencies operating in Indonesia.

2000 – AusAID. Gender and Health Advisor in the Women’s Health and Family Welfare Project in NTB and NTT, provided technical advice in integrating gender sensitivity across the project’s activities.

2000: Ministry of Manpower.  Formulated the Gender and Labour Relations training module for the Board of Planning and Development.

1999 – International Labour Organisation. Gender Specialist, conducted a policy outlook of the existing employment opportunities for women in overcoming economic crisis.

1998 – Ministry of Cooperatives.  Gender and SME consultant, formulated a policy for small and medium enterprise development.

1998 – GTZ and BAPPENAS. Consultant in Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (SMEPRO) Project, formulated a National Action Plan to develop women’s involvement in SMEs.

1980 – 1993: Yayasan Annisa Swasti (Yasanti).
Executive Director of a women’s NGO, running various projects such as community development, research and advocacy funded by several donor agencies: the Ford Foundation, NOVIB, the Asia Foundation, OXFAM, the German Embassy, Bread for the World.  Specifically this NGO trained women workers for leadership, entrepreneurship, workers rights, income generation, and community-based organization.

1978 – 1980: International Planned Parenthood Federation.
Field Officer, organizing poor village women for family planning awareness through and income generation approach.

Education

PhD in Political Studies, Swinburne University, Melbourne Australia (1994 – 1998).
Thesis topic: “Strikes in 1990-1996: An Evaluation of the Dynamic of Indonesian Labour Movements”.

Certificate in International Leadership in Environment and Development (1992-1994).  Two year training program conducted by the Rockefeller Foundation, New York in cooperation with YPB (Yayasan Pembangunan  Berkelanjutan) and UNEP.

Certificate in Gender Awareness Training, CUSO-Canada, Yogyakarta (1990).

Certificate in Training for Community Development Managers, International Institute for Rural Reconstruction, Manila (1986).

Masters Degree in Education, IKIP (the Institute of Teachers Training), Yogyakarta (1985).

Certificate in Training Management for the Non-Profit Organization, jointly run by Manitoba Institute of Management and the Asian Institute of Management, Manila (1985).

Bachelor’s Degree in Education, IKIP (the Institute of Teacher’s Training), Yogyakarta (1983).

Additional Experience – Advisory and Community Work

Chair of Rifka Annisa Federation, Yogyakarta, December 2007 – to date)

Chair of Sakina Foundation that manages Rifka Annisa Women’s Crisis Center, Yogyakarta (September 2002 to December 2006).

Gender Adviser to the AusAID-funded Indonesia-Australia Specialised Training Project  (November 1999 to date).

Gender and Community Development Consultant in ILO/Japan Asian Regional Programme for Expansion of Empowerment Opportunities for Women project (March 1999 to date).

Gender and Micro Finance Advisor in the Directorate General of Training Development and Productivity Promotion of the Ministry of Manpower, Jakarta (September 2000 to September 2001).

Vice Chair of Rifka Annisa Women’s Crisis Center (1993-1994).

Executive Committee member, Committee of Asian Women, Hong Kong (1986-1992).

Presidium member, representing Yogyakarta province, Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia (WALHI – network of NGOs that cooperate in raising awareness of environmental issues) (1986 -1989).

National Women’s Facilitator, Asian Cultural Forum on Development, Bangkok  (ACFOD – conglomeration of NGOs that organizes NGOs in Asia) (1983 -1992).

Gender Adviser, Ministry of Industry and Trade, evaluating women’s employment creation projects (April to September 1984).

Additional Experience – Teaching and Training
Ms Kusyuniati has designed training curricula, formulated training hand-outs and acted as a training facilitator in programs on gender awareness, occupational health, leadership, cooperative formation, entrepreneurship, dispute resolution and workers’ rights.  She has written training handbooks on the following topics:

•    Desa SIAGA formation
•    Advocacy
•    Gender and Equity
•    Training for the Formation of Women’s Community-Based Organizations
•    Entrepreneurship Training
•    Occupational Health Awareness
•    Women’s Leadership
•    Training for Trainers on Workers Rights
•    Women and Reproductive Health
•    Organizing community participation for Safe Motherhood activities.

She was a Lecturer in the Women Studies Program at the University of Indonesia in Jakarta for the subject of research methodology from 2001 to 2005, and has been an occasional lecturer in the post-graduate Gender Studies Program at the University of Indonesia, covering thesis writing, research methodology and feminist theory.

Additional Experience – National Strategy Formulation
2007: National Strategy of HIV and AIDS Programs for Youth and Children, together with core group members to formulate content and edit sentences.

2007: National Strategy of Integrated Communication for HIV and AIDS, together with core group members to formulate content and edit sentences.

 Additional Experience – Research

• 2002-2003: for the MNH Program, conducted a survey of behavior change as part of BCI activities in West Java, including formative research, mid-line and end-line surveys.
• 2000: May – September: for AusAID, formulated the research design for a study of employment terms and conditions in selected ministries in Jakarta.  She was subsequently responsible for implementing the survey and analyzing/reporting on the results.
• 2000: January – September: for the ILO, conduct a baseline survey in six provinces to prepare policy recommendation for an ILO employment creation project. 
• 1999: for the ILO, documented donor-funded employment creation projects as part of a study of employment opportunities for women in several ministries. 
• 1997-1998: for the Ford Foundation, conducted research into the Indonesian labour market, including the history and effects of labour strikes in 1990-1996, with particular attention to the life history of female industrial workers in Central Java (Yasanti’s target groups). The research findings are published in a book Lika-liku Kehidupan Buruh Perempuan, 1995, Pustaka Pelajar: Yogyakarta. 
• 1991: Conducted research on the life experiences of Moslem women in Central Java. A paper Moslem Women Speak for Themselves was presented at a workshop on Gender Perspective in Various Community Groups, University of Washington in Seattle.
• 1991: for the Ministry of Manpower, was a Researcher into the life of prostitutes in Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Surabaya. The results were published as a Research Report on Prostitution and became the basis for policy by the Ministry. 
• 1989: for NOVIB, designed and conducted a qualitative study of women porters (market coolies) in Yogyakarta.  The results were published in a research report.
• 1987: for the Indonesian Research Academy (LIPI), involved in the Young Researcher Project on the work ethic among the Indonesian civil servants in Central Java.
• 1982: for the Ford Foundation, was researcher in a project organized by LSP on the situation of women industrial workers in Indonesia.  The results was presented in a seminar and published in a report entitled The Situation and Condition of the Indonesian Women Workers, published by LSP.

Papers and Publications

• SiAGa as An Approach to Enhance People’s Participation for Safe Motherhood, presented at the Global Health Council Meeting, Washington DC, 2001.
• Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness, a Strategy to Build Cooperation with Stakeholders for Safe Motherhood, presented in the White Ribbon Alliance Congress, New Delhi, India, 2002.
• Dynamics of Labour Strikes, presented at Monash University, South-east Asian Studies Seminars, Melbourne, 1997.
• The Indonesian Labour Movement in the 1990s, presented at Swinburne University, Asia-Australia Research Centre, Melbourne, 1997.
• Women and Political Leadership, Monash University, Workshop on Women in Asia, 1996.
• Occupational Health and Indonesian Workers, presented at Women in Asia Conference, Melbourne University, 1992.
• Why Aren’t Indonesian Workers Organized?, presented at Flinders University, 1991.
• Workers Organizing Through Cooperatives Approach, presented as part of the Many Paths/One Goal project, Committee of Asian Women, Hong Kong, 1991.
• Moslem Women in Java: Speak About Themselves, presented to the Conference on Gender Perspectives, History, Media and Society in Indonesia, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, 1991.
• Buruh Wanita di Kawasan Industri Ungaran, Jawa Tengah, presented to the Population Council, Universitas Gadjah Mada and published in PESAN magazine, P3M, Jakarta, October 1989.
• Buruh Wanita dalam Fakta dan Citra, presented at the Seminar on Indonesian Industrial Workers at the Indonesian Islamic University, Yogyakarta, translated to English by AAFLI and published AAFLI magazine, Jakarta, 1987.
• Female Labour in Indonesia, published by Asian Action, Bangkok, April 1983.
• Women’s Issues in Indonesia, published in Asian Action, Bangkok, February, 1982.

Awards

• AusAID scholarship award for PhD program in Monash and Swinburne University, Melbourne, 1994-1998.
• “Kompas” News Company, Jakarta: individual grants for research, 1996.
• The Ashoka Foundation, Washington DC, for strong commitment and philanthropic activities in public innovation, 1986-1990.

Biographical and Contact Details

Nationality  : Indonesian
Languages    : Bahasa Indonesia and English (both fluent, written and spoken)
Computer skills:    word processing, spreadsheets, presentations
Contact address:
Jalan Mandar XXI, Blok DD 11/28
Bintaro Jaya Sektor 3A, Tangerang