Service Delivery Expansion Support (SDES) Project: expanding family planning services in Indonesia. Report of achievements 1994-1997.

This document presents third-year midterm achievements in the seven provinces of Indonesia in which the Service Delivery Expansion Support (SDES) program was initiated in 1994. Data are drawn from the 1994 and 1997 Indonesia Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and Badan Koordinasi Keluarga Berencana Nasional (BKKBN) and Pathfinder International service statistics from June 1997. The purpose of this document is to assess the effectiveness of SDES at its third year midpoint and to guide the future direction of the program. Included in this document are a brief history of family planning in Indonesia an overview of the objectives and strategies of the SDES program and a report on third-year midterm achievements in the direction of the four program objectives. Understanding the contribution of SDES in reducing fertility will help policy makers identify the ingredients for success and replication of the SDES strategy in other countries with mature family planning programs. The final section of this document reviews trends in fertility and contraceptive use from the 1994 and 1997 Indonesia DHS highlights the lessons that can be learned from the programs first three years and suggests future directions for the programs.