MADANI Baseline Data Collection

MADANI Civil Society Support Initiative is a five-year USAID-funded project implemented by FHI 360, a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. MADANI aims to strengthen local government accountability and communal tolerance in Indonesia by improving and sustaining local civil society’s capacity, legitimacy, and sustainability in 32 districts in the six provinces of West Java, Central Java, East Java, West Kalimantan, South Sulawesi and Banten. 

Before the project begins, MADANI conducts a baseline data collection aimed to provide initial information on key conditions which was used as a basis to monitor and assess the activities progress and effectiveness during implementation and after the project was completed. The information resulted from the MADANI Baseline Data Collection provides historical points of reference to inform MADANI program planning, target setting, monitoring and evaluating change during and after program implementation as well as impact assessment. In addition, the baseline data provides result on the MADANI’s relevant eight (8) performance indicators as the basis for ongoing progress monitoring and evaluation, and to better understand the current contextual situation within each targeted district community and government agency. Of MADANI’s 25 performance indicators, the study collected data for indicator 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 14, and 17 in the Performance Indicator Tracking Table (hereafter numbered 1-8); and detail of the indicators are as follows: 

• Indicator #1: Percentage of local government representatives and citizens surveyed reporting increased quality of front-line service delivery, including in MNH sector, because of citizen awareness and participation 
• Indicator #2: Percentage of local government representatives and citizens surveyed reporting that local planning and budgeting processes better reflect citizen needs because of citizen awareness and participation 
• Indicator #3: Percentage of local government representatives and citizens surveyed reporting increased local tolerance and inclusiveness because of citizen awareness and participation 
• Indicator #4: Percentage of citizens surveyed reporting increased access to information on priority sectors 
• Indicator #5: Number of districts with increased government budget allocation for basic services attributed to citizen awareness and participation, including in the MNH sector 
• Indicator #6: Percentage of government representatives surveyed reporting work done by CSOs receiving MADANI-facilitated support is relevant to local priorities 
• Indicator #7: Percentage of citizens surveyed reporting work done by CSOs receiving MADANI-facilitated support is relevant to local priorities 
• Indicator #8: Percentage of government representatives surveyed reporting CSO collaboration is beneficial 

The data collection was conducted in all 32 MADANI partner districts in six (6) provinces of West Java, Central Java, East Java, South Sulawesi, Banten, and West Kalimantan with specific thematic areas. The data collection applied surveys and key informant interviews (KIIs) with the citizens (households), the government at the district and village level, and the service provider institutions. The survey targeted the citizen and government representatives in each of the MADANI 32 partner districts, resulting in a total of 1,913 respondents, comprised of 1,450 citizen surveys and 463 government and provider surveys. The KIIs were carried out with a total of 236 citizens, local government officials, and frontline service providers.