Pemprov Papua Dorong Penguatan Pengarusutamaan Gender Lewat Penghargaan Gender Champion

JAYAPURA - Pemerintah Provinsi Papua memberikan penghargaan Gender Champion Tahun 2025 kepada 15 pimpinan Organisasi Perangkat Daerah (OPD) yang dinilai memiliki komitmen tinggi dalam pelaksanaan strategi Pengarusutamaan Gender (PUG) di lingkungan pemerintahan daerah.

Penghargaan diserahkan langsung oleh Wakil Gubernur Papua, Aryoko Rumaropen di halaman Kantor Gubernur Papua, Senin (10/11/2025). Penilaian dilakukan oleh Dinas Pemberdayaan Perempuan dan Perlindungan Anak Provinsi Papua berdasarkan kinerja dan kebijakan masing-masing OPD dalam mengintegrasikan isu gender ke dalam program pembangunan.

Wakil Gubernur Papua menyampaikan apresiasi kepada para penerima penghargaan yang telah menunjukkan konsistensi dalam penerapan kebijakan PUG. Ia berharap implementasi kebijakan tersebut bisa diperluas di seluruh perangkat daerah.

“Tahun ini ada 15 OPD yang menerima penghargaan. Harapannya, tahun 2026 jumlahnya bisa meningkat dan merata di seluruh instansi. Kita ingin peran PUG semakin kuat dalam setiap program pemerintah,” ujar Aryoko.

Menurutnya, pengarusutamaan gender bukan hanya program sektoral, tetapi bagian dari arah pembangunan daerah. Pemprov Papua, kata Aryoko, terus memperkuat kolaborasi lintas sektor untuk mempercepat kesetaraan gender dan pemberdayaan perempuan.

Program Gender Champion diharapkan dapat memotivasi perangkat daerah untuk membentuk dan mengaktifkan Focal Point PUG di setiap instansi, sehingga kesetaraan dan keadilan gender semakin terwujud dalam perencanaan dan pelaksanaan pembangunan di Papua.

JAYAPURA – The Papua Provincial Government has presented the 2025 Gender Champion Awards to 15 heads of Regional Apparatus Organizations in recognition of their strong commitment to implementing Gender Mainstreaming within the regional government.

The awards were personally handed over by the Deputy Governor of Papua, Aryoko Rumaropen, at the courtyard of the Papua Governor’s Office on Monday (November 10, 2025). The assessment was conducted by the Papua Provincial Office for Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection, based on each OPD’s performance and policies in integrating gender perspectives into development programs.

The Deputy Governor expressed his appreciation to the award recipients for their consistent application of gender mainstreaming principles. He also emphasized the need for broader implementation across all regional institutions.

“This year, 15 Regional Apparatus Organizations received the award. We hope the number will increase in 2026 and be evenly distributed across all agencies. We want the role of gender mainstreaming to be strengthened in every government program,” Aryoko said.

He stressed that gender mainstreaming is not merely a sectoral initiative, but an integral component of the region’s development agenda. Aryoko noted that the Papua Provincial Government continues to strengthen cross-sector collaboration to accelerate gender equality and women’s empowerment.

The Gender Champion program is expected to motivate government agencies to establish and activate Gender Mainstreaming Focal Points in each institution, ensuring that gender equity and equality are increasingly reflected in the planning and implementation of development programs throughout Papua. ***