About Us

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Indonesia advocates for social justice and sustainable development in different policy advisory fields, closely linked to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals:

1. Peace and Security: Promoting dialogue, diplomacy and multilateral cooperation to strengthen peace.
2. Just and Inclusive Society: Supporting democratic structures and political participation, promoting fair working conditions, social protection and economic development to ensure a just and inclusive society.
3. Energy and Climate Justice: Advancing a socially just energy transition and climate policies that balance ecological sustainability with social interests.
4. Gender Justice: Empowering women, combating discrimination and fostering a gender-equal society.

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung established its Indonesia Representative Office in 1968 and focuses on enhancing dialogue for mutual understanding and peaceful development in its international work. Social justice in politics, the economy and in the society is one of our leading principles worldwide. In Indonesia we have been carrying out various activities to support the Social Security Reform, Welfare state, and Social Economic Development in recent years.

FES Indonesia contributes to these FES objectives and through its long-standing cooperation with the Indonesian Government in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture (Kemenko PMK) FES supports Indonesia´s national agenda of development to achieve the SDG´s. Within this national agenda (Asta Cita), Kemenko PMK and FES focus their cooperation on:

1. Strengthening social protection, gender equality and the role of women and youth
2. Strengthening economic equality in the transition to a digitalized and green economy
3. Strengthening the ideology of Pancasila, democracy and human rights
4. Strengthening conducive international relations

FES´ activities are conducted in cooperation with the Partner Ministry Kemenko PMK, other relevant State Agencies, Universities, Think Thanks, and Civil Society Organizations through various instruments such as conference, seminars, workshops, round-table discussions, trainings, role plays, scholarships and publications. You can browse through our publications and digital library for more information.

FES Indonesia facilitates international dialogue by organising expert exchanges and delegations to Germany and overseas as as inviting German, European and Asian policymakers, professionals as well as academics to our programmes in Indonesia.