Presented at UNESCO Indonesia's Youth Consultation Meeting with Youth Leaders & Youth-led Organizations in Jakarta

1. National Youth Policy
The Idea, Status, and Our Roles
By: Indonesian Future Leaders

2. National Youth Policy Map
National Youth Policies [January 2013] 198 countries, 99 (50%) have a current youth
Blue: NYP exists; policy. A further 56 (28%) are revising their
Green: NYP under revision; existing or, in a few cases, developing their
Grey: no NYP first national youth policy. A total of 43 states
Source: youthpolicy.org (22%) has no youth policy (yet).
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3. What is National Youth Policy?
A national youth policy is a policy written and owned by a country –
government, young people and other key stakeholders.
It demonstrates that country’s commitment to, and strategic directions
for, promoting and progressing the wellbeing and participation of
young people. Ideally, it has a vision and objectives to create
opportunities for young people to become ‘skilled, healthy and
productive members of society’; and specific strategies to translate
policy into action. (Investing in Youth Policy)
Why?
1. Youth policy makes economic sense
2. Youth policy brings sectors together
3. Youth policy drives priority issues
4. Youth policy creates successful programmes
5. Youth policy supports and commits to young people
6. Youth policy honours regional and international agreements
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4. World Programme of Action for Youth (WPAY): UU. No. 40 Tahun 2009 Tentang
Area 1 Education Kepemudaan
Area 2 Employment 1. Pelayanan Kepemudaan
Area 3 Hunger and poverty 2. Tugas dan tanggungjawab pemerintah
Area 4 Health 3. Peran, tanggungjawab, dan Hak
Area 5 Environment 4. Pemberdayaan pemuda: kepemimpinan,
Area 6 Drug abuse kewirausahaan, kepeloporan.
Area 7 Juvenile delinquency 5. Organisasi kepemudaan
Area 8 Leisure-time activities
Area 9 Girls and young women
Area 10 Full and effective participation
Area 11 Globalization
Area 12 Information and communication technologies
Area 13 HIV/AIDS
Area 14 Youth and conflict prevention
Area 15 Intergenerational relations
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5. Pernyataan Menpora (16/1):
Alokasi anggaran tahun 2013 senilai
Rp 1.956.679.418.000,
1. Untuk bidang kepemudaan akan ada: Fasilitasi kepada 5.000
wirausaha muda dengan asumsi target 10 persen menjadi
wirausaha.
2. Pelaksanaan Program Sarjana Penggerak Pembangunan
Perdesaan (PSP3) dengan jumlah 1.000 pemuda yang akan
ditempatkan di 66 kabupaten/kota di 33 provinsi.
3. Pengembangan Kepramukaan, khususnya pemberdayaan Gugus
Depan (Gudep), melalui bantuan pelaksanaan kegiatan kepada
KWARNAS, 33 KWARDA dan 484 KWARCAB se-Indonesia.
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6. Do you understand?
Or do you just assume?
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7. Means of implementation for
National Youth Policy (WPAY)
Reinforcing youth-related concerns in development activities can be
facilitated through:
q The existence of multilevel mechanisms for consultation,
dissemination of information, coordination, monitoring and
evaluation. These should be cross-sectoral in nature and
multidisciplinary in approach and should include the participation of
youth-related departments and ministries, national non-
governmental youth organizations and the private sector.
q Strengthening national capacities for data collection and
dissemination of information, research and policy studies,
planning, implementation and coordination, and training and
advisory services.
q National coordinating mechanisms should be appropriately
strengthened for integrated youth policies and programmes.
Where such mechanisms do not exist, Governments are urged to
promote their establishment on a multilevel and cross-sectoral
basis.
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8. “Youth policy is more than just a list of issues that should be
included. It is also about methodology, target groups,
stakeholders, budgets and so on” - Finn Yrjar Denstad
Effective Requirements
q A clearly defined government authority on youth à coordinate
the implementation
q A clearly defined target group à who is youth?
q A concrete and transparent strategy
q A knowledge based policy
q Young people as a resource not a problem
q Promoting meaningful youth participation
q A cross sectoral, integrated approach to youth policy
q Inter ministerial cooperation
q A separate budget
q Establish link between international and national levels
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9. Limitations
For youth-led organizations in
Indonesia to develop Legal/
Regulatory
Framework
Equal Meaningful
engagement in
access to decision
opportunity & making
resources process
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