FES Indonesia

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 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. Decent Work and Just Economy: Promoting fair working conditions, social protection and economic development that benefits everyone.
5. Gender Justice: Empowering women, combating discrimination and fostering a gender-equal society.

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung established its Indonesia Representative Office in 1968. FES 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 strives to contribute to these overall FES objectives and through its long-standing cooperation with the Indonesian Government and the MoU with the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture (Kemenko PMK) FES contributes to 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 health, gender equality, role of women and youth
2. Strengthening social protection for vulnerable groups
3. Strengthening economic equality in the transition to a digitalized and green economy
4. Strengthening the ideology of Pancasila, democracy and human rights
5. Strengthening conducive international relations

The Foundation's activities are conducted mostly in cooperation with the Partner Ministry Kemenko PMK (Coordinating Ministry of Human Development and Culture), other relevant state agencies, Universities 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 from our website as well.

FES Indonesia also facilitates international dialogue by sending official delegations, experts, academics and senior journalists to Germany and overseas. Occasionally, we invite German and European policymakers, professionals as well as academics to give presentations in Indonesia.