Indonesian Danone Institute Foundation

What is Danone Institute

Non-profit foundation, independent from Danone Business Unit

No commercial objectives

Act freely and independently

Function on the basis of guidelines which guarantee a clear and democratic organization

Danone Institute publications contain no commercial information

What is Danone Institute

17 Danone Institutes worldwide1st Danone Institute France 1991International network involves– 250 well-known scientific experts from various disciplines, – sponsored 740 research projects amounting to 11.6 million EUR

(approx. 17.1 million USD)– awarded 6 DANONE International scientific prize (i.e. David

Barker for “foetal programming” hypothesis in 2005 & Jeffrey Friedman for research on endocrine function of leptin in 2007)

– organized 175 events & scientific meetings which have reached 37,000 professionals

– funded 75 publications, 6 newsletters, and– organized 87 programs for the general public (nutrition education

& promotion)

What is Danone Institute Indonesia

DII was incorporated in May 4, 2007

Scientific members senior scientists from universities & government institution

Chairman: Prof. Soekirman, Ph.D. Chairman of KFI (Indonesia Coalition

for Fortification)Professor of Nutrition (Em.), Fac.

Human Ecology, IPBProfessor of Nutrition ,Fac. of

Medicine, UKIVisiting Professor, Fac. of Medicine,

UGM

Vice-chairman: Endang L. Achadi, Dr.PH. Head of Public Health Nutrition Dept., Faculty of Public Health, UI Leader, Immpact Country Technical Partner

DII Mission

Promote and sharing knowledge in the areas of diet, nutrition and health focusing to address current and prevent future major local nutrition and health issues;

Promote scientific nutrition and health research findings and fieldworks;

Strengthen linkage between scientist, and nutrition, health & education professionals;

Disseminate information on nutrition and diet related subjects.

DII Programs

Competitive research Grant for Doctorate students through educational institutions

Publication grant for publishing Indonesian research papers in international journals

Competitive Research Grant for established Research Institutions (educational institutions – universities, colleges, – reputable NGOs, and other research-related institutions)

DII Themes

"CONTRIBUTING TO THE BETTERMENT OF THE FUTURE GENERATION“

Prioritizing on the following group:Pregnant & lactating womenChildren under the age of 2 years Female adolescence (age 10-18 /premarital age) Women of reproductive age

Scope of research

NUTRIGENOMICNutrition related genetic

DIETETIC & CLINICAL NUTRITIONNutritional related degenerative diseasesNutritional related communicable diseases

COMMUNITY & PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITIONNutrition and health promotion Life style / Behavior changeEnvironmental health

FOOD SECURITY & POLICYFood security and safety PovertyFood economics Food and nutrition policy

Activities 2007

Promotional materials to more than 200 institutions Jul-Aug

13 road show to 11 institutions (9 universities with doctorate program & Poltekkes; Bali, Semarang, Padang, Makassar, Jakarta, Bogor, Medan, Surabaya, Malang) Aug-Sept

Education expo at Universitas Indonesia Oct

Website developed Nov

122 requests for further information via email Aug-Dec

Selection – research grant 2007

Received 54 proposals Passed document screening --> 18 (33%)

Invited for proposal presentation 3 (6%)Unibraw, UGM, UI

First screening by Scientific members 7 (13%)Screening by expert reviewers 7

Announcement of Grantee 1 (2%)Unibraw - nutrigenomic

Total from 21 institutions:

(6 Poltekkes, 12 universities, 1 research center).

Highest number of proposals:

UI (6), UNDIP (5), UNSOED (5)

Doctorate 27%

Java 71%

Selection - publication grant 2007

Received 8 papersDocument screening 2 (25%)

Announcement of Grantee none

Content review 2(meet DII mission and objective)

UNSOED, UNIBRAW, UI, UNSRI, USU, UNDIP

International seminar 2007

Obesity as a poverty-related emerging nutrition problems in Indonesia

Yogyakarta Dec 8, co-organized with School of Health Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Gadjah Mada University

340 participants (68% students) from 21 cities, 15 provinces; 1/3 from Yogyakarta

13 speakers (2 from abroad)Topics: Global issues & policies on obesity; Public health approach for

the prevention of obesity; Clinical approach to overcome obesity

3 best poster awards

Award ceremony for research grant

Sub-themes

2009

Improve maternal and child nutrition of the poor, which include:

• Innovation in the development of nutritionally balance and affordable complementary feeding for children 6-24 months

• New effective strategies in communication, education and information (KIE) to reinforce the role of breastfeeding, especially exclusive breastfeeding

• Development of local food products to fulfill nutritional needs of women

Research on molecular biology, which are related to the above sub-themes

Deadline for submission 

10 RESEARCH GRANTSSubmit 4 copies of proposals

by Apr 30, 2008 for research Jan - Dec 2009

5 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL PUBLICATION GRANT

Twice a year: Feb 29 & Aug 30, 2008for 2008 fiscal year