In Government Capacity Building (GCB) program, Tanoto Foundation works in partnership with key ministries and agencies, including the National Institute of Public Administration (LAN), to improve the effectiveness of policymaking, enhancing the competencies of government leaders, and reinforcing institutional capacity. Through these efforts, GCB aims to advance human capital development as a foundation for Indonesia’s long-term growth.
Key Beneficiaries
22 – 65 years old
Our Goals
Leadership development
Research support
GCB operates in three areas:
Policy
Effective and inclusive policy.
Promote data-driven policymaking along with strong monitoring and evaluation systems for key policies.
Institution
Agile, collaborative, and accountable institutions.
Government institutions that are able to collaborate effectively in achieving shared outcomes.
People
Transformative leaders who foster a culture of innovation, accountability,and continuous improvement for their organization.
Competent leaders with strong policy analysis skills.
Our Impact
36,442
people from state universities, policy research institutions, and government attended webinars and virtual lectures
Community Voices
“Tanoto Foundation, through its Civil Service Leadership Development (CSLD), has demonstrated its strong commitment to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Indonesia. CSLD’s various activities for capacity building of Indonesia’s human resources have been inspiring and impactful. For example, through SDG Academy Indonesia, around 100 youth champions from various regions have been successfully formed to help Indonesia achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030”.
Dr. Vivi Yulaswati, M.Sc.
Chairman. Deputy for Maritime Affairs and Natural Resource, Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas, a.k.a Head of National Secretariat of SDGs Indonesia, Republic of Indonesia
“Collaboration is a logical organizational mantra in the era of disruption, and a necessity for leaders who want to bring organizations to respond to environmental changes. Resources spread across various institutions and entities should be maximized in a more productive work collectivity. This is what is being practiced in CSLD’s collaboration with Pusaka to help realize ASN future leaders, which is impossible to achieve alone. Hopefully this endeavor will become a tradition of bureaucratic work that will continue to be maintained”.
Yogi Suwarno, S.IP., MA, Ph.D
Head of Policy Analyst Development Center, National Institution Policy Analysist, Republic of Indonesia
“In order to formulate and produce progressive policies, the collaboration with Tanoto Foundation through the CSLD program has had a significant positive impact on our efforts towards a world-class bureaucracy. Through this collaboration, we have been able to develop our staff’s insights and perspectives on best practices in institutional architecture, governance and state systems. We hope to continue strengthening this partnership to realize an efficient, transparent bureaucracy that can have a positive impact on society”.
Nanik Murwati, S.E., M.A
Deputy of Intitution and Governance, Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform, Republic of Indonesia
The Indonesian government recognizes the urgency of addressing stunting and has set ambitious targets for its reduction. The 2023 Indonesia Primary Health Research (Riskesdas) shows progress, with the prevalence decreasing from 30.8% in 2018 to 21.5% in 2023. The government continues to be committed to further reducing stunting rates.
Through the SIGAP program, Tanoto Foundation contributes to these efforts by supporting the government’s initiatives at both national and sub-national levels. At the national level, the Foundation helps implement various nationwide stunting prevention and reduction programs. At the sub-national level, Tanoto Foundation supports several provincial and district governments in promoting cross-sectoral program convergence and implementing behavior change communication (BCC) strategies.
These initiatives involve collaboration with local government, development partners, implementing partners, and local organizations. Tanoto Foundation ensures consistent implementation, monitoring, and evaluation to measure progress and reinforce a collective effort toward achieving national stunting reduction targets.
In partnership with UNICEF, Tanoto Foundation launched a four-year program titled Unlocking Future Potential with Nutrition: Towards Zero Stunting, aimed at supporting the Government of Indonesia in tackling stunting across the country.
Since 2021, the program has used a Social and Behavior Change Communication strategy to target malnutrition in Central Java and South Sulawesi. It supports pregnant women, caregivers, and families to ensure proper nutrition and promote optimal child development during the first 1,000 days of life, with the ultimate goal of preventing stunting.
The first phase of the program produced an operating guideline for provincial governments to assist, supervise, and evaluate the district governments in the SBCC program implementation. The second phase, which commenced in 2022 and is running until 2025, is focused on providing technical assistance to the Central Java and South Sulawesi Provinces in implementing SBCC strategy and programs at their respective districts.
The Impact*
Over 15 million people impacted
Over 4.5 million pregnant women and caregivers impacted
Over 10.000 health workers and community volunteers trained
28 districts assisted
*as of 2024
Tracking Early Childhood Development
Beyond reducing stunting, Tanoto Foundation and UNICEF have supported the Government of Indonesia since 2020 in improving Early Childhood Education and Development (ECED). This collaboration focuses on adapting international standards to the Indonesian context and assessing children’s physical, cognitive, linguistic, and social-emotional development.
With a grant from Tanoto Foundation, UNICEF has developed two customized assessment tools—the Caregiver Reported Early Development Index (CREDI) and the Early Childhood Development Index (ECDI)—which can be adapted as measurement instruments for early childhood development in Indonesia.
Through a grant to the World Bank’s Multi Donor Trust Fund (MDTF), in which donors pool resources to address specific societal challenges and enhance capacity to deliver development results, Tanoto Foundation supports the Government of Indonesia’s national strategy in accelerating stunting prevalence reduction and implementing a multi-year, multimillion-dollar Investing in Nutrition and Early Years program in Indonesia.
Launched in 2020 and extended to 2029, the MDTF for Indonesia Human Capital Acceleration (IHCA) initiative supports the government’s National Strategy to Accelerate Stunting Prevention (StraNas Stunting) through policy support and the World Bank’s Investing in Nutrition and Early Years (INEY) program. It also focuses on improving the quality of learning outcomes in schools and addressing regional inequalities in human capital development.
The IHCA-MDTF’s main goals are to establish strong leadership, improve the quality of spending on national and local programs, improve sector and local performance, and empower citizen engagement in the frontline service delivery. To achieve this development objective, the World Bank provides programmatic policy, advisory, analytics and technical support to realize the government’s vision to improve human capital results.
Impact*
12 government policies were informed and shaped by knowledge generated from MDTF-supported activities
11 knowledge products were produced, including technical guidelines, presentations, analytical reports, and technical analyses
Over 41,000 health and development workers were trained using MDTF-supported modules — also on track to reach the 2027 target
Highlights*
USD 10M families engaged
USD 3M Tanoto Foundation funding
USD 7.61M Gates Foundation funding
USD 1.3M GAVI funding
EU 624,000 KfW German Development Bank funding
USD 11.86M funding leverage
Discover more about our other initiatives and partnerships aimed at addressing stunting
Improving students’ literacy & numeracy skills in Indonesia
About PINTAR
Key Beneficiaries
6-12 years old
Tanoto Foundation is dedicated to elevating the quality of basic education across Indonesia through its PINTAR program, focusing on significantly improving students’ literacy and numeracy skills. Launched in 2018 in response to concerning PISA scores that highlighted gaps in Indonesian students’ competencies, the program aims to help elevate the country’s international rankings by addressing the core elements of a thriving educational ecosystem.
Operating in numerous partner districts, PINTAR implements a comprehensive, three-pronged strategy: strengthening school leadership for more effective management, enhancing teacher quality through modern training and mentoring, and building government capacity through close collaboration to ensure the sustainable and widespread adoption of best practices.
Key Beneficiaries
6-12 years old
Our Focus
Improving school quality
Enhancing teacher professional education
Strengthening education system and policy
Our Impact
1,022,251
Students impacted
50,780
Student teachers impacted
54,835
Educators reached
99.2 %
Enrolment rates in primary schools (compared to 96.4% in 2003)
15 %
Increase in junior secondary school enrolment
1,571
Partner schools
The impact of the PINTAR program is demonstrated by significant, measurable gains in basic education.
An impact evaluation of the program highlights that over a three-year intervention, overall student performance increased by a remarkable 39%. This success is directly linked to a 27% increase in teacher quality and the cultivation of improved learning environments through stronger school management and parental involvement. The data confirms that students in schools with good leadership, active learning, and strong parental support achieve academic results up to 10 percentage points higher than students in schools without these factors. Notably, beyond these impressive metrics, the PINTAR program also played a key role in preventing learning loss during the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring students in Tanoto Foundation’s partner schools were able to continue their studies without interruption.
Community Voices
“Having to learn at home during the pandemic hasn’t stopped my daughter from learning effectively. The teachers are well prepared thanks to Tanoto Foundation’s PINTAR Program”
Muhammad
Parent of a student at MIN 1 Tanjung Jabung Barat, Jambi, Republic of Indonesia
“We are grateful for our partnership with Tanoto Foundation, which is grounded in the shared goal of improving the quality of education. This partnership has brought about many changes. All our teachers have been trained under the PINTAR Program. As a result, our Faculty of Education and TTI instructors are more confident in developing interactive classes for our participants. All these are for the benefit of our students, who may one day become teachers themselves”.
Prof. Dr. rer.nat Asrial, M.Si
Dean of Faculty of Education & Teacher Training of Jambi University, Republic of Indonesia
“The Kendal Pintar Berbagi Portal encourages knowledge sharing on online, offline, and hybrid learning during the pandemic. The platform facilitates the sharing of best practices among teachers and principals to raise the quality of learning outcomes. The teachers that have been trained as part of Tanoto Foundation’s PINTAR Program take turns publishing materials”
Wahyu Yusuf Ahmadi, S.STP., M.Si
Head of the Education & Culture Office of Kendal Regency, Central Java, Republic of Indonesia
“The PINTAR Program inspired me to implement changes in my school and also encourage other principals to similarly implement active learning and foster a strong reading culture”
Ninik Chaeroni
Principal of SDN 2 Patukangan Kendal, Central Java, Republic of Indonesia
