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About PINTAR

Key Beneficiaries

6-18 years old

The Promoting Improvement to Innovate, Teach, and Reach (PINTAR) program aims to improve the quality of basic education in Indonesia, supporting the country’s goal of becoming one of the top five most improved countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) student performance rankings by 2030. Through a combination of training, mentoring, and awareness-raising in 41 partner districts, PINTAR is helping to boost student performance in literacy, numeracy, and science.

In 2018, PISA scores revealed that Indonesian students were falling behind internationally, particularly in literacy and math. This highlighted the urgent need to address the quality of education, which was below standard.

To tackle these long-term educational challenges and provide immediate support, Tanoto Foundation launched PINTAR in 2018. Operating in five provinces and 28 districts nationwide, the program works with primary and secondary school teachers and principals to raise educational standards and foster more interactive, student-centered learning environments, enhanced by modern technology.

Key Beneficiaries

6-18 years old

Our Goals

School improvement
School improvement
Teacher education
Teacher education

Our Impact

1,022,251

Students impacted

50,780

Student teachers impacted

54,835

Educators reached

99.2 %

Enrolment rates in primary schools (compared to 96.4% in 2003)

15 %

Increase in junior secondary school enrolment

1,571

Partner schools

1,022,251

Students impacted

50,780

Student teachers impacted

54,835

Educators reached

99.2 %

Enrolment rates in primary schools (compared to 96.4% in 2003)

15 %

Increase in junior secondary school enrolment

1,571

Partner schools

The results of these interventions can already be seen across the board in basic education in Indonesia.

From enrollment rates and academic performance to infrastructure development, online student engagement, parental support and professional development for teachers. Notably, the PINTAR program played a key role in preventing “learning loss” during the pandemic, ensuring that students in Tanoto Foundation’s partner schools were able to continue their studies without interruption.

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Community Voices

“Having to learn at home during the pandemic hasn’t stopped my daughter from learning effectively. The teachers are well prepared thanks to Tanoto Foundation’s PINTAR Program”

Muhammad

Parent of a student at MIN 1 Tanjung Jabung Barat, Jambi, Republic of Indonesia

“We are grateful for our partnership with Tanoto Foundation, which is grounded in the shared goal of improving the quality of education. This partnership has brought about many changes. All our teachers have been trained under the PINTAR Program. As a result, our Faculty of Education and TTI instructors are more confident in developing interactive classes for our participants. All these are for the benefit of our students, who may one day become teachers themselves”.

Prof. Dr. rer.nat Asrial, M.Si

Dean of Faculty of Education & Teacher Training of Jambi University, Republic of Indonesia

“The Kendal Pintar Berbagi Portal encourages knowledge sharing on online, offline, and hybrid learning during the pandemic. The platform facilitates the sharing of best practices among teachers and principals to raise the quality of learning outcomes. The teachers that have been trained as part of Tanoto Foundation’s PINTAR Program take turns publishing materials”

Wahyu Yusuf Ahmadi, S.STP., M.Si

Head of the Education & Culture Office of Kendal Regency, Central Java, Republic of Indonesia

“The PINTAR Program inspired me to implement changes in my school and also encourage other principals to similarly implement active learning and foster a strong reading culture”

Ninik Chaeroni

Principal of SDN 2 Patukangan Kendal, Central Java, Republic of Indonesia

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