Siaran Pers Nomor: B-497/SETMEN/HM.02.04/12/2023

Jakarta (22/12) – Menteri Pemberdayaan Perempuan dan Perlindungan Anak (PPPA), Bintang Puspayoga menerima dengan hangat kunjungan Wakil Presiden untuk Urusan Perempuan dan Keluarga Republik Islam Iran, Ensiyeh Khazali di Kantor KemenPPPA pada Kamis (21/12). Kunjungan ini dilakukan untuk mendiskusikan lebih lanjut penguatan kerja sama antara Pemerintah Iran dan Pemerintah Indonesia dalam isu gender dan pemberdayaan perempuan, perlindungan anak, dan keluarga.

“Kami menyampaikan apresiasi atas dukungan luar biasa yang telah diberikan oleh Pemerintah Iran kepada Pemerintah Indonesia selama ini. Pertemuan kita hari ini akan mencerminkan hubungan bilateral yang kuat dan berkelanjutan antara kedua negara, terutama dalam isu-isu perempuan, anak, ketahanan keluarga, dan masyarakat inklusif,” ujar Menteri PPPA, di Jakarta, Kamis (21/12).

Menurut Menteri PPPA, Pemerintah Indonesia dan Pemerintah Iran telah menjalin hubungan kerja sama yang baik sejak 2018-2020. Kerja sama tersebut telah menghasilkan beberapa kegiatan bersama dengan tema-tema strategis, yaitu pemberdayaan perempuan melalui industri rumahan; pelaksanaan Kota/Kabupaten Layak Anak; pemberdayaan perempuan melalui Teknologi, Informasi, dan Komunikasi (TIK) dan perlindungan anak dalam dunia siber; serta implementasi pemberdayaan ekonomi perempuan kepala keluarga.

“Ke depannya, kami berharap kita bisa meningkatkan kembali kerja sama yang telah terjalin sebelumnya dengan berbagi praktik terbaik dan pertukaran informasi, menetapkan rencana aksi bersama, berpartisipasi dalam acara dan program pelatihan, serta bentuk project kolaboratif dan kerja sama lainnya dalam bidang pemberdayaan perempuan, perlindungan anak dan ketahanan keluarga,” tutur Menteri PPPA.

KemenPPPA dan Kantor Wakil Presiden untuk Urusan Perempuan dan Keluarga Iran diagendakan akan memperpanjang Memorandum Saling Pengertian tentang Pemberdayaan Perempuan, Perlindungan Anak, dan Ketahanan Keluarga. “Kami berharap kedua belah pihak dapat bermitra untuk membangun program kegiatan yang inovatif dan bermanfaat bagi perempuan, anak, dan keluarga, baik di Iran maupun di Indonesia. Kami juga sangat berharap lima Arahan Presiden Republik Indonesia terkait pemberdayaan perempuan dan perlindungan anak dapat dikembangkan menjadi program kerja bersama,” imbuh Menteri PPPA.

Lebih lanjut, Menteri PPPA menyebutkan beberapa potensi kerja sama antara Indonesia dan Iran yang dapat dikembangkan lebih lanjut dalam kerjasama ke depannya. Diantaranya adalah kerjasama dalam pertukaran pengalaman dan praktik baik; kunjungan studi pemberdayaan kewirausahaan perempuan di pedesaan, meningkatkan kapasitas perempuan dalam kepemimpinan; penguatan Forum Anak Nasional di kedua negara sebagai pertukaran jejaring dan kolaborasi; serta melakukan penelitian bersama dan rekomendasi kebijakan mengenai isu gender.

Dalam kesempatan tersebut, Wakil Presiden Ensiyeh Khazali menyampaikan ucapan terima kasih dan berharap pertemuan bilateral dengan KemenPPPA dapat dikembangkan  lebih lanjut dalam skala yang lebih luas. “Saya menyambut baik ajakan penguatan kerja sama ini. Di Iran, kami memang tidak memiliki kementerian perempuan, tetapi terdapat Wakil Presiden untuk Urusan Perempuan dan Keluarga yang menyusun kebijakan dan program, bekerjasama dengan kementerian yang menangani isu perempuan atau keluarga dan memantau aktivitas mereka. Kami mengambil pendekatan utama, yaitu memberdayakan perempuan dan mengurangi masalah yang dihadapi oleh perempuan dan keluarga,” kata Wakil Presiden Ensiyeh Khazali.

Sebelumnya, Menteri PPPA mendampingi Wakil Presiden Ensiyeh Khazali meninjau ruang pelayanan Sahabat Perempuan dan Anak (SAPA) 129 dan command center yang dikelola oleh KemenPPPA. Dalam tinjauan tersebut, Wakil Presiden Ensiyeh Khazali mendapatkan gambaran proses layanan yang diberikan kepada korban, serta kondisi kekerasan terhadap perempuan dan anak di Indonesia melalui Sistem Informasi Online Perlindungan Perempuan dan Anak (SIMFONI PPA).

Usai pertemuan bilateral, Menteri PPPA turut mendampingi Wakil Presiden Ensiyeh Khazali bertandang ke PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM). Disambut langsung oleh Direktur Utama PT PNM Arief Mulyadi, Wakil Presiden Ensiyeh Khazali dan Menteri PPPA turut meninjau mini bazaar yang diisi oleh perwakilan usaha kecil, mikro dan menengah (UMKM) perempuan nasabah program Mekaar (Membina Ekonomi Keluarga Sejahtera) PT PNM.

Pada kesempatan kunjungan ke PNM, Arief memaparkan startegi PNM dalam memberdayakan perempuan prasejahtera melalui pemberian modal finansial, peningkatan intelektual dan sosial untuk membangun usaha. Ia berharap kunjungan Wakil Presiden Ensiyeh Khazali dapat menambah motivasi keluarga besar PNM sebagai pendamping dalam pemberdayaan ekonomi perempuan pelaku usaha ultra mikro dan memberikan inspirasi serta membuka peluang kerja sama antara PNM dan Iran. 

“Kami juga berharap Wakil Presiden Ensiyeh Khazali akan mendapatkan inspirasi atas apa yang kami lakukan dan memberikan insight juga kepada kami untuk perluasan program pemberdayaan perempuan dan jika memungkinkan akan ada kerja sama, lewat Menteri PPPA, antara PNM dengan Republik Islam Iran,” papar Arief.

Wakil Presiden Ensiyeh Khazali menyampaikan terimakasih atas sambutan dan pemaparan PT PNM berkaitan dengan berbagai langkah yang diambil untuk memberi dukungan dan pendampingan kepada pelaku UMKM perempuan di Indonesia. Wakil Presiden Ensiyeh Khazali berharap ada kerja sama untuk menindaklanjuti pertemuan hari ini, khususnya dalam mendukung kemajuan dan pemberdayaan perempuan.

“Di Republik Islam Iran kami juga mengalami tantangan, pengalaman dan keberhasilan yang sama (dengan Indonesia). Kami juga berupaya keras pada isu-isu yang berkaitan dengan perempuan, Maka kami menawarkan kerja sama dan peningkatan interaksi antara kedua belah pihak yang dapat dituangkan dalam Memorandum Saling Pengertian untuk meningkatkan dan mendorong upaya mencapai tujuan ini,” tutur Wakil Presiden Ensiyeh Khazali.

Di Menara PT PNM, Wakil Presiden Ensiyeh Khazali bersama Menteri PPPA, diajak berkeliling dan meninjau ruang monitoring atau command center PT PNM untuk melihat data real time nasabah PT PNM khususnya nasabah perempuan. Wakil Presiden Ensiyeh Khazali beserta delegasi dijawalkan akan kembali melakukan sejumlah agenda bilateral di Indonesia pada Jumat (22/12). Salah satunya akan menghadiri kegiatan Tasyakuran Puncak Peringatan Hari Ibu (PHI) Ke-95 Tahun 2023 yang akan dilaksanakan di Gedung Badan Riset Nasional (BRIN).

BIRO HUKUM DAN HUMAS

KEMENTERIAN PEMBERDAYAAN PEREMPUAN

DAN PERLINDUNGAN ANAK

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Press Release Number: B-497/SETMEN/HM.02.04/12/2023

Minister for Women Empowerment and Child Protection (WECP), Bintang Puspayoga warmly received a bilateral visit from the Vice President for Women and Family Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ensiyeh Khazali at the MoWECP Office. This visit aimed to further strengthen the cooperation between the Government of Iran and the Government of Indonesia on gender, women empowerment, child protection, and family issues. 

“We would like to express our appreciation for the extraordinary support that the Government of Iran has provided to the Government of Indonesia throughout the years. "Our meeting today will reflect the strong and sustainable bilateral relations between the two countries, especially on women, children, family resilience, and inclusive society issues," said the Minister for WECP. 

Minister for WECP stated that the Government of Indonesia and Government of Iran have established tremendous cooperation in the 2018-2020 period. The cooperation has resulted in several joint activities with strategic themes, namely empowering women through home industries; building Child-Friendly Cities/Regencies; realizing women empowerment through Technology, Information and Communication (ICT) and ensuring child protection in the cyber space; as well as implementing economic empowerment for women who play the role as heads of families. 

"In the future, we hope that we can strengthen the existing cooperation by sharing best practices and exchanging information, establishing joint action plans, participating in events and training programs, as well as other forms of collaborative projects and cooperation in the areas of women empowerment and child protection, and family resilience," said the Minister for WECP. 

The Ministry of WECP and the Office of the Vice Presidency for Women and Family Affairs of Iran are set to renew the Memorandum of Understanding on Women Empowerment, Child Protection, and Family Resilience. "We hope that both parties can join hands in build ing innovative and beneficial activity programs for women, children and families, both in Iran and in Indonesia. It is also our hope that the Indonesian President’s Five Directives to the Ministry of WECP regarding women empowerment and child protection can be developed into a joint work program," added the Minister for WECP. 

Furthermore, the Minister for WECP mentioned several potential collaborations between Indonesia and Iran that could be further developed in the future cooperation. To name a few are cooperation in the exchange of experiences and good practices; study visits on empowerment of female entrepreneurship in rural areas,; increasing the capacity of women in leadership; strengthening the National Children's Forum in both countries as a network exchange and collaboration; as well as conducting joint research and policy recommendations on gender issues.

On this occasion, Vice President Ensiyeh Khazali expressed his gratitude and hoped that the bilateral meeting with the Ministry of PPPA could be further developed on a wider scale. “I welcome this invitation to strengthen the collaboration. In Iran, we do not have a ministry for women issues, but there is a Vice-Presidency for women and family Affairs that formulates policies and programs, collaborates with ministries for handling women's or family issues and monitors their activities. "We are taking main approaches, namely “empowering women” and reducing the problems faced by women and families," said Vice President Ensiyeh Khazali.

Prior to the bilateral meeting, Minister for WECP accompanied Vice President Ensiyeh Khazali to visit the Friends of Women and Children (SAPA) 129 Service Room and the command center run by the MoWECP. In this visit, Vice President Ensiyeh Khazali was briefed on the service procedure of providing protection to victims as well as on the condition of violence against women and children in Indonesia through the Online Information System for the Protection of Women and Children (SIMFONI PPA).

Following the bilateral meeting, the Minister for WECP accompanied Vice President Ensiyeh Khazali on a visit to PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (PT. PNM). Greeted directly by the President Director of PT PNM Arief Mulyadi, Vice President Ensiyeh Khazali and the Minister for WECP visited the mini bazaar displaying products from local small, micro and medium enterprises (MSMEs) run by women who are the customers of PT PNM Mekaar (Fostering a Prosperous Family Economy).

On the visit to his office, Arief explained PT. PNM's strategy to empower underprivileged women by providing financial capital as well as intellectual and social development to build businesses. He hoped that Vice President Ensiyeh Khazali's visit could increase the motivation of PT. PNM to support women's economic empowerment in ultra-micro businesses, provide inspiration, and open up opportunities for cooperation between PT. PNM and Iran.

"We also hope that Vice President Ensiyeh Khazali will be inspired by what we are doing and give us insights into expanding the women's empowerment program, and if it is possible, cooperation could be forged, through the Minister for WECP, between PT. PNM and the Islamic Republic of Iran," Arief explained.

Vice President Ensiyeh Khazali expressed her gratitude for PT PNM's warm welcome and overview regarding the various steps taken to provide support and assistance to women-led MSMEs in Indonesia. Vice President Ensiyeh Khazali hoped that there would be cooperation to follow up on today's meeting, especially in supporting the progress and empowerment of women.

“In the Islamic Republic of Iran, we also experience similar challenges experiences and achivements (as Indonesia). We are also working hard on issues related to women. So we offer cooperation and increase interaction between the two parties which can be stated in the MoU to increased and encourage efforts to achieve this goal," said Vice President Ensiyeh Khazali.

At the PT PNM Tower, Vice President Ensiyeh Khazali along with the Minister for WECP were invited to enjoy the office tour and inspect PT PNM monitoring room or command center to see the real-time data on PT. PNM customers, especially female customers. Vice President Ensiyeh Khazali and her delegation are scheduled to return to a number of bilateral agendas in Indonesia on Friday (22/12), one of which is attending the 95th Indonesian National Women’s Day (PHI) 2023 Celebration Ceremony, which will be held at the National Research Agency (BRIN) office.

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