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Swisscontact Indonesia: A Year in Review

Indonesia
24.12.2024
In its latest newsletter, Swisscontact Indonesia looks back on a year of commemorating its 50th anniversary and celebrating a journey of creating opportunities since 1974.

Celebrating its 50th anniversary in Indonesia this year, Swisscontact continues its journey to create opportunities in the country.

Swisscontact Indonesia kicked off the year by hosting the 9th Asia Seminar in April, which was attended by 70 delegates from six Swisscontact country offices across Southeast and South Asia regions. This year’s Asia Seminar was a special one, as it witnessed the transformative launch of Swisscontact’s two regions in Asia into a unified South and Southeast Asia (SSA) Region, with Regional Director Prashant Rana at the helm.

Later in July, Swisscontact Indonesia hosted its 50th anniversary dinner reception, in which 100 guests representing past and present collaborators, from ministries to local project partners, joined in the celebration. Among them were the Ambassador of Switzerland to Indonesia, Timor Leste, and ASEAN His Excellency Olivier Zehnder, as well as Swisscontact CEO Philippe Schneuwly.

Throughout the year, Swisscontact Indonesia has reached new milestones in its project implementation activities, from the new beginning of its skills development program Swiss Skills for Competitiveness (SS4C), its innovations in multi-stakeholder partnership for key landscape actors in Aceh through the Leuser Alas-Singkil River-basin (LASR) Project, and its continued support in bringing Indonesia’s flagship commodities to European markets through the multi-country Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO).

Swisscontact Indonesia wraps up the year with a new chapter in its leadership, by welcoming Karen Alexandria as Country Director and Christina Rini as Deputy Country Director. Both are no strangers to Swisscontact’s work in Indonesia, particularly in empowering local communities through sustainable economic opportunities.

Karen Alexandria (left) and Christina Rini (right)
"For over 50 years, Swisscontact has brought Swiss expertise and innovation to the development sector in Indonesia, fostering strong and invaluable partnerships that lead to impactful results."
Karen Alexandria, Country Director

Marking its 50th year in Indonesia, Swisscontact continues to advance in creating opportunities for sustainable growth. This monumental year, highlighted by regional unification, strengthened partnerships, and new leadership, sets the stage for Swisscontact Indonesia to drive impactful change in the years ahead.

 

Read Swisscontact Indonesia Newsletter Edition 2/2024 here.

Indonesia
More than 300 ethnic groups make Indonesia’s unique cultures, geography, and history, with two thirds of the population reside in Java, one of 17,000 islands in the archipelago.  Around 9.4% of the population lived below the national poverty line (ADB – 2019). The country’s real GDP growth remained broadly stable at 5.1 percent during the first quarter of 2019. Despite global volatility, Indonesia’s economy has grown at a consistent pace with quarterly GDP growth remaining between 4.9 to 5.3 percent over the past 3 years (World Bank). The country's top three products include oil and natural gas, coal, and tin for mineral resources; rice, palm oil, and coffee for agricultural products; and processed rubber, plywood, and textiles for manufactured products.
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