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Pathways to Adolescent Pregnancy in Indonesia
Indonesia has a high rate of child marriage, and while we know this is heavily influenced by adolescent pregnancy, there is still...
Feb 75 min read


Empatika 2024 Wrap Up
2024 was a challenging but meaningful year for Empatika. While our projects and activities covered a variety of topics, spanning from...
Jan 226 min read


Creative and adaptive approaches to conducting research with adolescents on taboo and sensitive topics in Indonesia
We feel an important part of being participatory and people-centered is always trying to look for creative, sensitive, and appropriate...
Nov 25, 20243 min read


Engaging marginalized urban communities: an empathetic and participatory approach to social welfare research
As government and community empowerment programs seek to break the cycle of poverty in Indonesia, research plays a crucial role. But one...
Sep 24, 20244 min read


Inspiring Behavior Change for Malaria Elimination: Communication Guideline for communities, developed alongside communities
The Malaria Communication Guideline: Inspiring Behaviour Change is the result of three years of work, starting with our multi-phase...
Aug 9, 20244 min read


2023 Wrap Up
Another year is here. As we wrap up 2023, we look back at a year which pointed towards transition. While we worked on many of our typical...
Feb 1, 20241 min read


Four Highlights from the SDGs Progress Report
Last month at the UN SDGs Summit, world leaders made a political declaration to accelerate action to help achieve the SDG goals. Of...
Nov 21, 20233 min read


Using people-driven design to explore solutions related to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in communities
“How might we combat COVID-19 misinformation in four steps?” During the COVID-19 pandemic, we found many people were hesitant about...
Jun 27, 20232 min read


Perspectives and experiences of migrants and their families on moving from villages to cities
One of Empatika’s first studies was a project for the World Bank looking at rural-to-urban migration. The most common reason we heard...
Mar 7, 20235 min read


Empatika Year in Review 2022
2023 arrived quickly, and somehow it’s already almost three years since the start of the pandemic. A strange and often difficult three...
Feb 21, 20232 min read
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