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The Indonesian government have enacted policies and programs aiming to improve the health and nutrition of the population across the life cycle, starting from the first 1,000 days of life, for children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly, with an emphasis on strengthening education, increasing the coverage, quality, and management of health services, and implementing standardized nutrition improvement interventions. 

However, the implementation of these policies faces a number of challenges, such as overlapping regulations, weak cross-sectoral coordination, limited resources, and the suboptimal role of non-governmental stakeholders. Mapping of key stakeholders and actors is necessary to ensure policy coherence, clear institutional leadership, and synergy among stakeholders.

The study was conducted through document/policy review and qualitative survey. It aims to provide evidence for policy strengthening, including a potential task force for the first 1000 days of life. The policies reviewed include those enacted by the national government and two selected sub-national levels, examining horizontal, temporal, and vertical coherence. 

Extensive interdisciplinary research, including findings from neuroscience and developmental psychology, underscores that approximately 90% of brain development occurs before the age of five. Despite this well-established evidence, access to integrated early childhood development (IECD) services, particularly for children aged 0 to 3, remains limited in many low-resource settings. In Cambodia, structural barriers such as poverty, inadequate infrastructure, and limited awareness of early childhood needs have led to significant developmental disparities.

Contributing to the above issues, Save the Children International in Cambodia, supported by Save the Children Hong Kong, will implement the Healthy Start: Supporting Access for Early Childhood Daycare (SAFE) Project in Prey Chor District, Kampong Cham Province, where migration is prevalent. 

This baseline study aims to provide an initial, evidence-based overview of the contextual and situational factors of children aged 0–3 years and daycare services in two communes in the Prey Chor and Kang Meas Districts, Kampong Cham Province. The findings show that the need for daycare services in the target area is not only influenced by the socio-economic conditions of the family, but also by parenting practices that still face various limitations—both in terms of knowledge, time, and supportive environment. Parenting is still highly dependent on family capacity, which often has to share the care between work demands, economic pressures, and domestic responsibilities. This condition has an impact on the quality of care, including aspects of hygiene, supervision, nutrition, and stimulation of child development 

The Generation Ready (GENRE) Project operates in two disaster-prone districts of East Nusa Tenggara—Kupang and Southwest Sumba. 

Partnering with Save the Children Indonesia and CIS Timor, Sinexus conducted a GEDSI assessment to provide evidence for an inclusive child-led program throughout the project. 

The assessment reveals that climate hazards—such as tidal flooding, storms, and drought—do not affect all children equally. Vulnerability is socially produced through gender norms, disability barriers, and systemic gaps in institutional support. While all children are exposed to disasters, girls and children with disabilities face compounded risks due to caregiving expectations, inaccessible infrastructure, and exclusion from preparedness planning. Schools and communities show motivation but lack structured systems for inclusion. 

As part of the BALI MANDALA Program, SINEXUS is conducting a GEDSI Analysis to identify and address social inclusion gaps in the four target villages across Karangasem and Gianyar districts. The analysis focuses on gender, disability, and other social factors to ensure that marginalized and at-risk groups are meaningfully included in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) planning and decision-making.

The GEDSI Analysis will provide actionable recommendations to inform the design, implementation, and monitoring of the program, ensuring that the Bali Mandala Program’s objectives are achieved with an inclusive and equitable approach. This project highlights Sinexus's commitment to integrating social inclusion into disaster resilience strategies, strengthening the effectiveness of community-driven efforts.

This study aims to assess how community-based intervention for tuberculosis (TB) elimination in Indonesia has been allocated, the effectiveness of its outcomes, and the factors influencing funding efficiency. The findings are expected to provide strategic insights for policymakers, donors, and stakeholders in designing more adaptive, sustainable, and impactful funding models for community-based TB programs. The study seeks to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of budget utilization for community-based TB elimination efforts in Indonesia. 

Specifically, it aims to:

1. Identify the proportion and allocation of budgets for community-based TB programs.

2. Analyze the effectiveness of community interventions based on program outputs and achievements.

3. Evaluate the efficiency of budget use in supporting community interventions.

4. Identify factors influencing the efficiency and effectiveness of these interventions.

5. Provide strategic recommendations to strengthen the sustainability of community intervention funding.

This consultation developed and implemented a costing study to estimate the financial requirements of disaster response and recovery in Indonesia, using case studies from two major natural disasters in 2024. The study aimed to generate evidence-based insights to inform more equitable and effective disaster financing policies and practices.

Indonesia is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, with floods, landslides, and volcanic eruptions threatening over 40% of the population. Yet, financing mechanisms for post-disaster response and recovery remain under-resourced and fragmented. This study—commissioned by Save the Children and CIS Timor and conducted by SINEXUS—focused on quantifying the costs of emergency response and long-term recovery following two 2024 disasters: the landslide-flood in Padang Pariaman (West Sumatra) and the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki (East Flores, NTT).

Using a mixed-method approach—literature review, micro-costing analysis, and key informant interviews—the study captured the financial and operational dimensions of interventions across sectors such as education, child protection, health, nutrition, water-sanitation-hygiene (WASH), and livelihoods. The micro-costing framework covered both direct costs (e.g., staffing, equipment, materials) and indirect costs (e.g., logistics, maintenance, infrastructure recovery).

The study produced detailed cost estimates for each intervention, offering valuable data for policymakers to strengthen fiscal preparedness and contingency budgeting. It also recommended institutionalizing micro-costing practices within disaster management agencies, enhancing community-based recovery planning, and improving coordination between government and non-governmental actors.

This consultation provides a critical knowledge base for building resilient disaster recovery systems in Indonesia. It supports advocacy for more inclusive and needs-based financing mechanisms that address both immediate and structural impacts of disasters—ensuring that no vulnerable group is left behind in post-disaster recovery.

The Cambodian government has been committed to providing quality and inclusive education for all over the past decades. Examples included the formation of Special Education Department (SED) in 2016, the National Institute of Special Education (NISE), the operations of six Special Education High Schools, the development and use of learning and teaching materials for persons with visual, hearing, intellectual disabilities, and persons with autism, and training to teachers on inclusive education. Despite the efforts, access to basic education is still varied across groups of children, with children with disabilities facing the most barriers.    

In collaboration with Save the Children in Cambodia and Save the Children Japan, our team provides technical advice to the Cambodian government and the Working Group on Education and Disabilities (WGED) to further understand the need to strengthen inclusive basic education in the country.

This study aims to identify the root causes of low completion and high dropout rates in basic education to understand various educational needs, and clarify the needs and challenges faced by children with disabilities while accessing and participating in basic education. The findings will generate evidence-based recommendations to enhance sustainable and effective programs in Cambodia, meeting the diverse educational needs of out-of-school children (OOSC) and children with disabilities for ensuring quality and inclusive learning in basic education.