Institute for Education Development, Social, Religious, and Cultural Studies (infest)

Name

Institute for Education Development, Social, Religious, and Cultural Studies (infest)

Legal name

Lembaga Kajian Pengembangan Pendidikan, Sosial, Agama dan Kebudayaan

Website

https://infest.or.id

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

INFEST is an Indonesian non-profit foundation in Yogyakarta that runs migrant worker protection, vocational school strengthening, and village governance programs across Indonesia and in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia, supported by grant-funded digital tools including MITRADESA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Yogyakarta (Banguntapan, Bantul)

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding and Institutional Partnerships: INFEST operates as a non-profit organization (yayasan/nirlaba) that works independently (swadaya) to improve Indonesian society quality. Funding appears to come from institutional donors, government partnerships, and international organizations such as IOM and Responsible Business Alliance (RBA).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

INFEST is an Indonesian non-profit foundation (Yayasan) based in Yogyakarta that delivers training programs, applied research and policy publications, and digital tools focused on migrant worker protection, vocational education development, and village governance. Its offerings are primarily directed at civil society organizations, village governments, and vocational training institutions, and are funded through grants and partnerships with international agencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Migrant Worker Protection Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• 262 students and 6+ teachers reached through SMK training program in Wonosobo covering decent work, ethical recruitment, and anti-slavery
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IOM (International Organization for Migration)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINFEST partners with IOM to strengthen village-level capacity for Indonesian migrant worker protection, particularly in Lombok Timur. The partnership focuses on improving governance frameworks for migrant worker protection at the village level.
• Responsible Business Alliance (RBA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRBA provides funding and support for INFEST's vocational school (SMK) strengthening program in Wonosobo, aimed at preventing exploitative recruitment of students into the workforce.
• BNP2TKI (Badan Nasional Penempatan dan Perlindungan Tenaga Kerja Indonesia)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerINFEST collaborated with BNP2TKI to produce guidance materials for migrant workers including books on preventing violent extremism for pre-departure and final preparation phases.
• Open Data Forum Indonesia (ODFI) CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerINFEST is part of the ODFI coalition including Tifa Foundation, Medialink, IBC, ICW, and ICJR working to promote open data policies in JKN (National Health Insurance) management.
• Yayasan Air PutihminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCivil society network partner within INFEST's broader civil society network for collaborative advocacy and knowledge sharing.
• Tifa FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCivil society network partner and ODFI coalition member collaborating with INFEST on open data and civic technology initiatives.
• Dinas Pendidikan, Pemuda, dan Olahraga (Disdikpora) Kabupaten WonosobocoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGovernment partner for the SMK strengthening program in Wonosobo, collaborating on preventing exploitative recruitment and promoting decent work among vocational school students.
• Gerakan Desa Membangun (GDM) NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINFEST participates in the GDM village network which uses a WordPress-based portal engine for village websites and data management, contributing to the MITRADESA platform development.
• Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCivil society network partner and ODFI coalition member working on anti-corruption and open governance issues.
• Indonesia Budget Center (IBC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCivil society network partner and ODFI coalition member focused on budget transparency and accountability.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• The Wahid Institute: Indonesian civil society organization advancing pluralism, human rights, and democracy. Listed in INFEST's published civil society network, sharing the same Indonesian civil-society organization model of advocacy, research, and rights-based programming.
• Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW): Leading Indonesian anti-corruption and governance advocacy NGO. Documented ODFI coalition partner of INFEST, overlapping on governance transparency, civic oversight, and budget accountability — the same advocacy domain that underpins INFEST's village governance work.
• Yayasan Lembaga Bantuan Hukum Indonesia (YLBHI): Indonesia's largest legal aid and human rights federation, providing litigation and advocacy services including migrant worker protection. Comparable to INFEST in advocacy-driven civil society model and overlap on migrant worker rights, though operating at national scale.
• Tifa Foundation: Indonesian civil society foundation focused on democracy, governance, and open-data initiatives. Listed by INFEST as a partner in the Open Data Forum Indonesia coalition, it is comparable in civil society operating model and overlapping themes of civic technology and transparency.
• Kemitraan (Partnership for Governance Reform): One of Indonesia's most established governance reform and anti-corruption NGOs. Listed in INFEST's civil society network and closely aligned in focus on citizen participation, sub-national government accountability, and governance reform programming.

Direct peers

• Migrant Care: Indonesian civil society NGO focused on advocacy, research, and policy work for the protection of Indonesian migrant workers (PMI) and their families. Directly comparable to INFEST in target beneficiary population, programmatic focus on exploitation prevention, and civil-society operating model.
• SBMI (Serikat Buruh Migran Indonesia): SBMI is the Indonesian Migrant Workers Union, an advocacy and organizing body representing Indonesian migrant workers domestically and abroad. Listed in INFEST's civil society network, it serves the same core PMI beneficiary population and complements INFEST's protection-and-advocacy work.
• Indonesia Budget Center (IBC): Indonesian NGO focused on budget transparency and accountability at sub-national level. Documented ODFI coalition partner of INFEST, working on adjacent themes of public finance transparency and citizen oversight — closely aligned with INFEST's MITRADESA village financial reporting work.
• PATTIRO: Indonesian civil society organization strengthening local governance and public service delivery, with deep work on village governance and participatory budgeting. Directly comparable to INFEST's MITRADESA-driven work on Village Law (UU Desa) implementation and village financial transparency.
• Yayasan Air Putih: Indonesian civil society organization working on migrant worker issues and listed as a core partner in INFEST's published network. Directly comparable as a peer Indonesian NGO with overlapping migrant-worker advocacy programming and similar network-based operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@infest.channel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/infestfoundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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