SurveyMETER implemented a self-initiated study for a knowledge product entitled “A Study of the Challenges and Prospects of Male Older Adults Participating in Posyandu for the Elderly”. It was carried out in five districts/cities in the Special Region of Yogyakarta.

SurveyMETER as the initiator of the elderly-friendly community movement attended a formal hearing with the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government that took place on Thursday, January 5, 2016, at 09.00-11.00 a.m. in Meeting Room 1 of the Social Welfare Bureau, Blok G 19th Floor, Jakarta City Hall Complex.

Wednesday (14/12/16) ago, PUSKAPA announced its partnership with SurveyMETER, a non-governmental research institute that designs, plans, and implements high-quality research studies to provide insight into the factors that influence public policy and its sustainability. Santi Kusumaningrum, PUSKAPA’s co-director, signed the memorandum of understanding with SurveyMETER’s Research Director Firman Witoelar.

Mondelez International Program Cocoa Life bersama Cocoa Sustainability Partnership (CSP), dan Indonesian Business Council for Sustainable Development (IBCSD) mengundang praktisi pembangunan pemuda, perwakilan pemerintah, perwakilan industri dan akademisi, untuk bersama-sama merumuskan langkah perubahan untuk meningkatkan peran kaum muda di sektor pertanian khususnya kakao di Indonesia melalui sebuah lokakarya bertajuk “Youth Engagement in Sustainable Agriculture” – Peran Kaum Muda dalam Pertanian yang Berkelanjutan.

Mondelez Indonesia, Cocoa Sustainability Partnership, dan Indonesia Business Council for Sustainable Development Mengkaji Pentingnya Peran Kaum Muda di Sektor Kakao dan Pertanian.

Minat dan partisipasi generasi muda dalam bidang pertanian terus menurun. Ada sejumlah penyebab, seperti pertanian dianggap tidak mampu menopang masa depan, akses lahan dan modal yang terbatas, dan minimnya berbagai dukungan lain bagi generasi muda. Ini menyebabkan potensi pertanian tidak bisa digarap optimal.

Summary Report Studi Manajemen Kebersihan Menstruasi di Indonesia atau Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) yang dilakukan oleh SurveyMETER pada 2014 masuk dalam Best of UNICEF Research 2016 yang dirilis oleh UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti Italia.

Hasil survei pendataan penderita alzheimer kali pertama, rampung dan dipresentasikan Dinas Kesehatan DIY bersama lembaga survei independen kepada Gubernur DIY, di komplek Kepatihan, Senin (15 Agustus 2016).

Hasilnya, penderita alzheimer atau penyakit demensia, atau lebih dikenal pikun, cukup banyak dan kasusnya tersembunyi.  "Di balik status Yogya sebagai wilayah dengan harapan hidup tertinggi di Indonesia, ada fakta tersembunyi yang tak diketahui," ujar Direktur SurveyMETER, Suriastini.

SurveyMETER mempersiapkan studi ilmiah di Provinsi Aceh yang dinamakan dengan Survei Aspek Sosial Ekonomi Paska Tsunami putaran G Plus (SASMI-G Plus) atau Survey of After Risk round G Plus (STAR-G Plus). Pada Senin (1/08/2016) hingga Jum’at (5/08/2016) lalu sudah dilakukan pretest di dua desa di Kabupaten Aceh Besar.

The IRSA Pre-Conference Workshop on Indonesian Family Life Survey-5 is to be held in Indonesia on July 24th 2016 at Atria Hotel and Conference with  Dr. Firman Witoelar (SurveyMETER) as the instructor. The main objective of this workshop is to offer an instruction in the use and interpretation of the latest wave of IFLS (IFLS-5).  Interested participants may submit CV and sample papers (any publication or some parts of dissertation/thesis/publication/working paper) by 28 June 2016.