The partnerships were formalized through memorandums of understanding with the Health Ministry, Karya Salemba Empat Foundation and the Indonesia Heritage Agency, also known as Museum and Cultural Heritage.
“Danantara Indonesia was established not only to manage state assets and investments, but also to contribute to Indonesia’s social progress,” Chief Executive Officer Rosan Roeslani said in Jakarta on Monday.
Rosan, who also serves as patron of Danantara Indonesia Trust, said the organization was created to expand Danantara’s social contributions beyond state asset and investment management.
He said the trust would focus on healthcare, education, culture, and water, sanitation and hygiene, or WASH, programs across Indonesia.
Rosan said Danantara Indonesia is also collaborating with the Gates Foundation to build a philanthropic institution with strong governance, transparency, professionalism and credibility.
He said the programs are expected to deliver positive and sustainable social impacts for communities nationwide.
“Through Danantara Indonesia Trust, we are expanding our mission to strengthen human capital and address social challenges,” Rosan said.
“We believe long-term value creation must go hand in hand with meaningful community impact,” he added.
In healthcare, the trust will support maternal and child health programs through hexavalent vaccine procurement, vaccine cold-chain strengthening and multiple micronutrient supplements for pregnant and postpartum women to help prevent stunting.
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Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said Danantara Indonesia Trust’s initial support for the healthcare programs totals about Rp250 billion, equivalent to US$15 million.
Budi said philanthropic support is needed to strengthen Indonesia’s healthcare financing and could help attract additional funding from international donor institutions.
He said Indonesia still faces major health and nutrition challenges, including nearly 960,000 zero-dose children who have never received immunization and maternal mortality rates that remain high within ASEAN.
Separately, the partnership with Karya Salemba Empat Foundation includes a three-year scholarship program for about 500 underprivileged students across Indonesia.
The program will also provide mentoring, leadership development and career readiness training for scholarship recipients.
Danantara Indonesia Trust said the initiative is critical as about one-fifth of Indonesians aged 15 to 24 are classified as not in education, employment or training, or NEET.
In culture, the trust partnered with the Indonesia Heritage Agency to develop the Danantara Indonesia Trust Library at the National Museum.
Culture Minister Fadli Zon said the support would also help revitalize two sections of the National Museum damaged by a 2023 fire.
Danantara Indonesia Trust Chair Nuraini Razak said the partnerships were designed to address urgent development priorities, ranging from maternal and child healthcare to education access and cultural literacy.
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