Research and Studies

PIRAC is expertise in research field. This competency includes the capacity in making research design, various research methods and approaches, facilitation and research coaching, data analysis, and research report writing. Related to Impact Evaluations, Some of the program evaluation studies that have been conducted by PIRAC are:

Policy Review Study of Inclusivity of COVID-19 Vaccination Program for Indigenous Communities and Vulnerable Groups

The world has now entered the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a global health crisis that continues to cause loss of life and social and economic disruption. At the global level, COVID-19 has claimed six million human lives and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects the cumulative economic output loss from the pandemic through 2024 to be around US$13.8 trillion (Agarwal et al., 2022).

This research aims to (1) map the situation and challenges of implementing vaccination for vulnerable groups in Indonesia, including in terms of financing; (2) assist the Government in identifying sub-populations of vulnerable groups in the context of health emergencies in Indonesia, and (3) formulate policy recommendations to encourage governance, financing and implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination program that is friendly to vulnerable groups.

Partnerships

  • Research on Funding Strategy and Sustainability of Civil Society Organization Resources (September – November 2021) – Stop TB Partnership Indonesia (STPI)
  • Mapping Study on Social Solidarity and Humanity in the Era of the Covid-19 Pandemic, 2021, by Baznas Indonesia, Dompet Dhuafa, Human Initiative, Dedicacy (Developing Device for Advocacy), Device Development and Measurement (2018 – 2019), by Dompet Dhuafa
  • Evaluation program and Exit strategy research for Indofood’s partner village program in Ciketing (2018), held by PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk.
  • Assessment About “ Status Of Sustainability Of Partner Organization MAJU – The Asia Foundation For Resource Mobilization” (2018) by The Asia Foundation USAID MAJU Partner
  • Study on evaluation of the implementation of the CSR impact implementation in 6 regions (2016), with funding support from the Tifa Foundation Social Economic Environment Mapping in Bumi Serpong Damai (2016), support by PT Unilever Indonesia
  • Diagnostic study Mapping Institute of Philanthropy Supporting Research (2016), support by KSI Social Economic Enviroment Mapping in Ds Wantilan Kec. Cependeuy Kabupaten Subang (2015), Sport by PT AMB
  • Research on Mapping and Categorizing NGOs in National Industry (2016), supported by IRAI Assessor team for NGOs Accountability of Konsil LSM member, held (2014) by Konsil LSM
  • Study on the evaluation of the effectiveness and responsiveness of the Complaint Service (complain mechanism) for the IT-based Community at LAPOR! (2014), funding support from the Indonesian Partnership
  • Study and mapping on funding sources and documentation on mobilization strategy for community media sustainability (2013), Support by Ford Foundation and PIRAC
  • Evaluation Study of Unilever’s PHE Public Health education program (2012), funding support from Unilever
  • Researcher Study and mapping on funding sources and documentation on mobilization strategy for community media sustainability (2012) funded Ford Foundation
  • Evaluation Study of the Green And Clean program (2011), with funding support from Unilever Etc

Philantrophy

The biggest challenge was that Arguzo was not utilizing technology properly. Too much of the work was still being recorded manually, which meant that the numbers took a long time to note down and then to be analyzed. Live data was also not available and decisions can only be made after all the required data and been received. This was holding Arguzo back; they knew they could corner more of the market if they had the ability to be more mobile. The work addressed three critical issues for Pharm Ltd.:

Advocacy

The biggest challenge was that Arguzo was not utilizing technology properly. Too much of the work was still being recorded manually, which meant that the numbers took a long time to note down and then to be analyzed. Live data was also not available and decisions can only be made after all the required data and been received. This was holding Arguzo back; they knew they could corner more of the market if they had the ability to be more mobile. The work addressed three critical issues for Pharm Ltd.: