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Many young people in Indonesia grow up facing difficult experiences such as bullying, harassment, and various forms of abuse by peers or family members. These Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can have serious and lasting effects on their mental health and development and are linked to depression, trauma, substance use, and higher risks of dropping out of school, early marriage, and violence.
Despite the scale of the problem, programs that prevent or respond to these challenges are limited. Supportive systems within schools, families, and communities are often not equipped to deal with the trauma and stress that youth experience. Building environments that protect and empower young people is essential to their mental health and wellbeing.
What we’re funding in Indonesia
Proof-of-concept funding:
Proof-of-concept (POC) funding up to $250,000 CAD will be awarded to early-stage projects that can implement, test and refine solutions to country-specific personal, social, and/or environmental factors impacting young people’s mental health and wellbeing in one of the 12 countries.
In Indonesia, we seek bold Proof-of-Concept ideas to prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences among young people. These innovative solutions should focus on addressing peer and/or family violence against young people.
Transition-to-scale funding:
Transition-to-scale (TTS) funding between $300,000 CAD and $1,500,000 CAD will be awarded to support tested mental health promotion and prevention approaches that align with country-specific priorities along their scaling journey to help catalyze their sustainability and impact.
In Indonesia, we seek bold Transition-to-Scale ideas to prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences among young people. These innovative solutions should focus on addressing peer and/or family violence against young people.
Ecosystem catalyst funding:
Ecosystem catalyst (EC) funding between $200,000 CAD and $300,000 CAD will be awarded to organizations that can address priority barriers to scale, such as legislation, evidence, coordination, and mobilize demand to help mental health initiatives succeed and grow in one of 12 priority countries.
In Indonesia, we’re funding Ecosystem Catalyst projects that strengthen coordination among mental health stakeholders in to support accountability of national mental health policy implementation at regional and local levels, particularly those policies focused on youth, at all levels.
Funded Innovations
Building a resilient Asia through strengthening the youth mental health ecosystems
Implementing Organization: AVPN
Type: Ecosystem Catalyst
Location: Indonesia
Status: Funded
Sekolah Aman
Implementing Organization: PKBI Daerah Bali
Type: Proof-of-concept
Location: Bali, Indonesia
Thematic Area(s): Peer-Based, Service Delivery
Status: Funded
Kita Bersama (We Are Together)
Implementing Organization: Monash University, Indonesia
Type: Proof-of-concept
Location: West Java and East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Thematic Area(s): Digital, Peer-Based
Status: Funded
