At a Glance: SKALA in Maluku

Maluku, officially established as a province of Indonesia in 1945, includes the central and southern regions of the Maluku Islands. Maluku’s provincial capital and largest city, Ambon, is located on Ambon Island, with the province bordered by North Maluku, West Papua to the east, and the Banda Sea to the south. Administratively, Maluku is divided into nine regencies and two cities. Overall, Maluku’s economy is driven by agriculture, fishing, and forestry.

SKALA works with the Maluku Provincial Government to strengthen the participation of vulnerable groups in development planning, as well as to improve the use of reliable data and analysis, increase regional financial capacity, and strengthen the quality of public spending. SKALA’s Maluku office became operational in September 2023.