Misconceptions about antibiotic use have long been passed down through generations in Indonesia — from believing that antibiotics can treat all illnesses, to using them without prescriptions. These behaviours contribute to the growing global health threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Recognising the urgent need for targeted education among young people, PAPRA Indonesia with BRIN (National Research and Innovation Agency), in collaboration with OUCRU Indonesia and Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo National Central Public Hospital (RSCM), initiated an innovative public engagement project to raise awareness about the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and responsible use of antibiotics.
The initiative, Youth Peer Educators Combat AMR, focuses on empowering school-aged youth through creative educational tools and peer-led learning.
This project aims to develop educational material using a short video (1-3 minutes) and comic book (10 pages) as learning materials written in Bahasa Indonesia. These resources will be distributed to schools and social media platforms.
Empowering Students by Building Capacity in Creative Media Production
From 22 August 2025 to 24 November, PAPRA conducts weekly capacity building workshops on basic education on antibiotics, AMR, video and comic creation with in 2 School in Jakarta (SMAN 1 Depok and SMAN 8 Jakarta). Over approximately three months, PAPRA teams in collaboration with two schools, facilitate interactive learning sessions on antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
The engagement aimed to strengthen students’ understanding of AMR and the responsible use of antibiotics through games, discussions, and visual storytelling. There were in total 20 students and 2 schoolteachers involved in the whole activity. In 13-14 November 2025, PAPRA conducts Engagement to showcase the final students’ comic and video creation.