Towards meaningful participation

Highlights

Indonesia has not yet established a comprehensive system to monitor and track meaningful child and adolescent participation in development planning processes. Current monitoring practices mainly focus on the involvement of Child Forums in Musrenbang activities, but remain limited in assessing the extent to which children’s perspectives influence actual planning and policy decisions. Existing mechanisms also face challenges related to limited reporting accessibility and reliance on checklist-based monitoring approaches.

To address these gaps, UNICEF Indonesia, in collaboration with the Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas) and the Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection (KemenPPPA), commissioned Konsep.net to develop a Monitoring Information System (MIS) and strengthen the national monitoring framework for meaningful child and adolescent participation in development processes.The initiative reviews existing policies and monitoring systems, identifies gaps using the Space–Voice–Audience–Influence framework, and proposes practical solutions to improve accountability, coordination, and inclusion.

The report is intended to support discussions among government agencies, civil society organizations, and development partners at both national and sub-national levels. It highlights strategies to build a sustainable and integrated system for youth participation, including the integration of the MIS into forumanak.id as a national platform for Child Forum policies, strategies, and activities across Indonesia.