Indonesian AID: 5 Years of Going Global in Diplomacy and Development”/>
INDONESIAN AID, or the International Cooperation Fund Institute (LDKPI), is celebrating five years of its existence as a public service agency responsible to the Minister of Finance.
Since its inauguration on 18 October 2019, Indonesian AID has provided important support in international development cooperation to at least 97 countries and foreign institutions.
At this young age, Indonesian AID has actively collaborated with various countries in various priority activities that support Indonesia’s diplomatic function.
Until September 2024, this institution has provided assistance amounting to IDR 523.56 billion to friendly countries for various programs, including health, humanitarian, training and other projects.
Most of this aid went to Asian countries (37%), followed by Africa (27%), and the Pacific region (15.7%), as well as other countries in Europe and Latin America.
The health sector was the largest recipient of aid, with a contribution reaching 38.7%, followed by humanitarian aid (26.7%), training and education (24%), and infrastructure projects.
In the health sector, the assistance provided includes the management of HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria, as well as the procurement of medicines, medical devices, vaccines and telemedicine facilities.
Last year, Indonesian AID provided vaccine assistance Pentavalent as much as 1.5 million doses to Nigeria, which faces the problem of high child mortality due to vaccine-preventable diseases.
In 2024, in collaboration with UNICEF, Indonesian AID will also provide 10 million doses of polio vaccine to reach 8.6 million children in Afghanistan, a country where polio is still endemic.
Assistance is also directed at providing health facilities, such as ambulances for Timor Leste, reconstruction of health facilities in Ukraine, and renovation of hospitals in Papua New Guinea.
In the humanitarian sector, assistance has been provided for handling Covid-19, the drought disaster in Ethiopia, as well as assistance for Palestine and Ukraine.
At the peak moment of the Covid-19 pandemic, Indonesia sent 200 units of oxygen concentrators and 40,000 nasal cannulas to India, which were then repaid with liquid oxygen when Indonesia experienced the peak of the pandemic.
This strategic relationship between Indonesia and India continues to be strengthened through various collaborations.
Palestine is one of the largest recipient countries of aid, with a total grant worth IDR 86.07 billion.
Indonesia’s commitment to Palestine remains consistent, with assistance in the form of medical equipment and daily necessities distributed through UNRWA.
In 2023, the government will provide grants worth IDR 31.90 billion for Palestinian people affected by the conflict.
Moreover, Indonesian AID also contributes to projects in the education and environmental sectors, including the provision of laboratory equipment for the College of Agriculture in Senegal and support for the implementation of the Our Ocean Conference in Palau.
This year, Indonesian AID launched a new scholarship program, The Indonesian AID Scholarship (TIAS), which is aimed at government employees from friendly countries.
This scholarship aims to strengthen bilateral relations with countries in the Southeast Asia, Pacific, Africa and Caribbean regions.
“We continue to be committed to providing support and expanding cooperation with friendly countries to overcome global development challenges,” said Tormarbulang Lumbantobing, Main Director of the International Development Cooperation Fund Institute.
With these various contributions, Indonesian AID shows its important role in diplomacy and global development, while strengthening Indonesia’s relations with friendly countries. (RO/Z-10)
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