Number of Children in the street Indonesia have increased rapidly in recent years. The economic crisis is believed to have a big increase this amount. In 1998, Minister of Social Affairs (in the period regime Abddurahman Wahid, the Ministry has been removed) at that time stated that an increasing number of street children around 400% (Kompas, 4/12/98). Currently, the estimated number of street children in Indonesia about 50,000 children and 10% are women (Anwar & Irwanto in Irwanto et al, 1999).
Semarang, the capital of Central Java Province, which is the largest city-to five in Indonesia, did not escape the presence of street children. Mapping conducted by the office of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Central Java (1999), there are around 1,500 children. Other sources estimate around 2,000 street children (Tabloid Manunggal, edition V / Thn XVII / April-May 1998). Before the crisis occurred, PAJS (1997) estimate there are 700 children. Thus, an increasing number of almost 200% after the crisis.
Increasing the number of street children is a phenomenon that rapid social need to get serious attention from various parties. Attention is not merely pushed by the large number of street children, but because the circumstances of the poor street children in which these groups have their rights often accidentally struck.
Before discussing further, the definition of street children meant that in writing this is? Someone aged below 18 years who spent some time or all the time in the streets with activities to get money or to maintain life.
Victims interminable
Children who should still be in play and learning environment, when he went to live or even on the road, then terbayangkah life that they passed? Scanning vision when we met in the street, the activities they do at the crossroad way, for example, already contains a variety of risks such as the accident-prone or risk of disease due to often inhale toxic poison-motorized vehicles. Navigate the more they see the night life in a city park, market, empty buildings, emperan stores, or car-car train in the station, they can terlelap without a mat. The danger is that vision-bayangi? Especially when girls are also found in there? Does more integrated in with them, we will know how the pattern of relationship between them, with those streets, with the general public, state officials, and other parties. Terbayangkah their position?
It is no secret that the street is the world of violence and exploitation. Contention for the race always ended with the defeat without any victory of any party. However, this just continues to progress. An adult-it is not necessarily able to mengarunginya well. Especially for the children!
Various studies, reports programs, and monitoring and reporting the results of the mass media has been drawing a lot of bad situations experienced by street children Semarang. Monitoring PAJS (1997) in the area of Tugu Muda in the period of July-December 1996, records of 22 cases of violence against street children 19 cases (86.3%) by security officers (police, Satpol PP, and the TNI) should provide protection against them. Likewise It also expressed in the report of YDA (1997) stated that the biggest danger is most often experienced by children in the street is the police in which 91% of children have experienced torture caught (Permadi & Ardhianie? Subscribed.; 1997). In addition to cases of violence experienced personally, violence against the community are also often occur. Residents of Plymouth may still occur cases of assault and destruction in the area stop by the house Weak Gempal in 1997 by a group of unknown people that followed the terror-terror against street children (Info Streets, special edition, September 1997). After experiencing bad fortune, street children who terhimpun in PAJS again become victims of violence by the state through the statement of the Regional Municipal Government officials prohibit Newbridge PAJS to move because the organization is considered illegal (Wawasan, 4 April 1998). Cases that occurred recently is the eviction of street children from the home stop by the head of the NGO of the managers themselves and attack a group of people against street children in Manggala where the two girls become victims of rape group (Alliance; 2000).
Other violence is violence and sexual exploitation. Almost all the street children of women had experienced sexual harassment, especially for children who live in the street. When asleep, they often become victims of a friend or i-community street, for example digerayangi body and equipment vitalnya. Other forms of violence is rape. Equivalent (1999), the report states that 30% of women, street children to sexual relations as a result of the first rape. I rarely rape by a group of people known by the term pangris line or Japan. In the area of Simpang Lima, these cases occur often done by a certain group of people. Then, not long this can be done and imposed by our coverage of the mass media about alleged exploitation and violence against dozens of street children, which could be done by pendampingnya own (see for example; Radar Semarang & insight, 2 September 2000; Kompas, 4 September 2000).
Women, street children are also known to be vulnerable victims of commercial sexual exploitation include prostitution, trafficking for the purpose of sexual abuse and pornography. In 1997, there YDA record 8% of street children in Semarang workers. The next year increased to 28% (PSWs Undip; 1998) and increased again to 46.4% (equivalents; 1999). Indications of trafficking children for prostitution with a target street children of women who have been raised by the equivalents (1999). In an indication of its development is increasingly strong. Results of monitoring Foundation equivalents in the period January-June 2000 noted that there are 10 children sold into the region of Batam and Riau (Shalahuddin,-subscribed.; 2000). Pornography case against street children are also alleged to occur. However, so far there are no data that revealed it.
Removing Stigmatisasi
Cases of violence experienced by street children until revealed to the public believes only a small part of cases of violence that often occur in the lives of street children. Therefore, it is not too excessive when it is said that street children are always in a situation that threatens the development of physical, mental and social and even their lives.
In the situation of violence faced by the ongoing journey in life, then that is the lesson inherent in street children who will form a new value and take action, which put out violence as a way to maintain life. When entering the adult, most likely they will become one of the perpetrators of violence and exploitation of street children. Without any effort, then we have a role and make the children as victims interminable.
Of course? care for the fate of street children? it is not expected to linger. There must be concrete efforts to make improvements on the situation of street children or even? The Utopian? the existence of street children. This effort will be a major impact if there is involvement of the bonds and cooperation of various parties such as governments, Non-Government Organizations (NGOs / NGOs), social organizations and society, academia and the general public.
Challenges heaviest of the efforts of various parties involved with the care for street children is stigmatisasi. The view is still dominant sentence as a street child? Wild child?? Dirty? ? source of commotion, and? perpetrators of crimes. Stigmatisasi the existence of this of course will take the full prejudice and will tend to legitimize violence in the streets in the face of street children. Had it happened that various forms of violence and despicable human or not to remove life, the event is not necessarily a tizzy and prod the public conscience. Or there can be grateful that the judge and that the event was acceptable by the street children.
Removing stigmatisasi above are very important. Should realize that street children are victims either as victims in the family, community street, and victims of development. For the protection campaign against street children needs to be done continuously for at least encourage the parties outside of street children in order to stop the actions of violence against street children. Through this campaign also encouraged the growth of empathy to the street children so that there is a concrete involvement of the various parties through various activities for the changes.
Next? Head down to street race, learn and work with street children to make changes.
Semarang, the capital of Central Java Province, which is the largest city-to five in Indonesia, did not escape the presence of street children. Mapping conducted by the office of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Central Java (1999), there are around 1,500 children. Other sources estimate around 2,000 street children (Tabloid Manunggal, edition V / Thn XVII / April-May 1998). Before the crisis occurred, PAJS (1997) estimate there are 700 children. Thus, an increasing number of almost 200% after the crisis.
Increasing the number of street children is a phenomenon that rapid social need to get serious attention from various parties. Attention is not merely pushed by the large number of street children, but because the circumstances of the poor street children in which these groups have their rights often accidentally struck.
Before discussing further, the definition of street children meant that in writing this is? Someone aged below 18 years who spent some time or all the time in the streets with activities to get money or to maintain life.
Victims interminable
Children who should still be in play and learning environment, when he went to live or even on the road, then terbayangkah life that they passed? Scanning vision when we met in the street, the activities they do at the crossroad way, for example, already contains a variety of risks such as the accident-prone or risk of disease due to often inhale toxic poison-motorized vehicles. Navigate the more they see the night life in a city park, market, empty buildings, emperan stores, or car-car train in the station, they can terlelap without a mat. The danger is that vision-bayangi? Especially when girls are also found in there? Does more integrated in with them, we will know how the pattern of relationship between them, with those streets, with the general public, state officials, and other parties. Terbayangkah their position?
It is no secret that the street is the world of violence and exploitation. Contention for the race always ended with the defeat without any victory of any party. However, this just continues to progress. An adult-it is not necessarily able to mengarunginya well. Especially for the children!
Various studies, reports programs, and monitoring and reporting the results of the mass media has been drawing a lot of bad situations experienced by street children Semarang. Monitoring PAJS (1997) in the area of Tugu Muda in the period of July-December 1996, records of 22 cases of violence against street children 19 cases (86.3%) by security officers (police, Satpol PP, and the TNI) should provide protection against them. Likewise It also expressed in the report of YDA (1997) stated that the biggest danger is most often experienced by children in the street is the police in which 91% of children have experienced torture caught (Permadi & Ardhianie? Subscribed.; 1997). In addition to cases of violence experienced personally, violence against the community are also often occur. Residents of Plymouth may still occur cases of assault and destruction in the area stop by the house Weak Gempal in 1997 by a group of unknown people that followed the terror-terror against street children (Info Streets, special edition, September 1997). After experiencing bad fortune, street children who terhimpun in PAJS again become victims of violence by the state through the statement of the Regional Municipal Government officials prohibit Newbridge PAJS to move because the organization is considered illegal (Wawasan, 4 April 1998). Cases that occurred recently is the eviction of street children from the home stop by the head of the NGO of the managers themselves and attack a group of people against street children in Manggala where the two girls become victims of rape group (Alliance; 2000).
Other violence is violence and sexual exploitation. Almost all the street children of women had experienced sexual harassment, especially for children who live in the street. When asleep, they often become victims of a friend or i-community street, for example digerayangi body and equipment vitalnya. Other forms of violence is rape. Equivalent (1999), the report states that 30% of women, street children to sexual relations as a result of the first rape. I rarely rape by a group of people known by the term pangris line or Japan. In the area of Simpang Lima, these cases occur often done by a certain group of people. Then, not long this can be done and imposed by our coverage of the mass media about alleged exploitation and violence against dozens of street children, which could be done by pendampingnya own (see for example; Radar Semarang & insight, 2 September 2000; Kompas, 4 September 2000).
Women, street children are also known to be vulnerable victims of commercial sexual exploitation include prostitution, trafficking for the purpose of sexual abuse and pornography. In 1997, there YDA record 8% of street children in Semarang workers. The next year increased to 28% (PSWs Undip; 1998) and increased again to 46.4% (equivalents; 1999). Indications of trafficking children for prostitution with a target street children of women who have been raised by the equivalents (1999). In an indication of its development is increasingly strong. Results of monitoring Foundation equivalents in the period January-June 2000 noted that there are 10 children sold into the region of Batam and Riau (Shalahuddin,-subscribed.; 2000). Pornography case against street children are also alleged to occur. However, so far there are no data that revealed it.
Removing Stigmatisasi
Cases of violence experienced by street children until revealed to the public believes only a small part of cases of violence that often occur in the lives of street children. Therefore, it is not too excessive when it is said that street children are always in a situation that threatens the development of physical, mental and social and even their lives.
In the situation of violence faced by the ongoing journey in life, then that is the lesson inherent in street children who will form a new value and take action, which put out violence as a way to maintain life. When entering the adult, most likely they will become one of the perpetrators of violence and exploitation of street children. Without any effort, then we have a role and make the children as victims interminable.
Of course? care for the fate of street children? it is not expected to linger. There must be concrete efforts to make improvements on the situation of street children or even? The Utopian? the existence of street children. This effort will be a major impact if there is involvement of the bonds and cooperation of various parties such as governments, Non-Government Organizations (NGOs / NGOs), social organizations and society, academia and the general public.
Challenges heaviest of the efforts of various parties involved with the care for street children is stigmatisasi. The view is still dominant sentence as a street child? Wild child?? Dirty? ? source of commotion, and? perpetrators of crimes. Stigmatisasi the existence of this of course will take the full prejudice and will tend to legitimize violence in the streets in the face of street children. Had it happened that various forms of violence and despicable human or not to remove life, the event is not necessarily a tizzy and prod the public conscience. Or there can be grateful that the judge and that the event was acceptable by the street children.
Removing stigmatisasi above are very important. Should realize that street children are victims either as victims in the family, community street, and victims of development. For the protection campaign against street children needs to be done continuously for at least encourage the parties outside of street children in order to stop the actions of violence against street children. Through this campaign also encouraged the growth of empathy to the street children so that there is a concrete involvement of the various parties through various activities for the changes.
Next? Head down to street race, learn and work with street children to make changes.
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