Pursuing Fully Child Friendly Cities in Indonesia
There are no areas that fully meet the criteria for a child-friendly city.
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The closing ceremony of the 2023 National Children's Forum was held at Taman Budaya Raden Saleh, Semarang, Central Java, on Saturday (22/7/2023).
SEMARANG, KOMPAS - So far, there has been no regency or city in Indonesia that fully meets the standards of child-friendly. This condition is caused by several problems in the region that hinder the fulfillment of children's rights maximally, ranging from physical, psychological, and social aspects.
"This is still a homework (task), there is no region yet that is eligible for the full category of child-friendly. So far, it is only approaching the main category," said Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati during the award event for Child-Friendly Regencies/Cities (KLA) 2023 in Semarang, Central Java, on Saturday (22/7/2023)."
The awarding of the Child-Friendly City (KLA) title is an effort by the Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection to encourage local governments to realize Indonesia as Child-Friendly Country by 2030. This effort is further strengthened by Presidential Regulation Number 25 of 2021 on Child-Friendly City Policies.
Also read: Pursuing the 2030 Child-Friendly Indonesia Target
During the KLA 2023 award night, a total of 360 regions were determined in several categories of child-friendly from 459 regions that participated in the assessment. Out of these numbers, the regions included in the primary KLA category were 19 regencies or cities, namely Nindya (76), Madya (130), and Pratama (135).
The regencies/cities included in the main KLA category are Yogyakarta City, Bantul Regency, Surabaya City, Balikpapan City, Surakarta City, Sawahlunto City, Denpasar City, Tulungagung Regency, and East Jakarta City. There are also Semarang City, Probolinggo City, North Jakarta City, Sleman Regency, South Jakarta City, Siak Regency, Padang City, Panjang City, Madiun City, and Sragen Regency.
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Minister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection, I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati, attended the awards ceremony for Child-Friendly District/City (KLA) 2023 in Semarang, Central Java on Saturday (22/7/2023).
Meanwhile, for the category of Child-Friendly Province, 13 regions received this award. Some of these regions include Central Java, Lampung, Special Region of Yogyakarta, DKI Jakarta, East Java, Bangka Belitung, Riau Islands, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, Riau, West Sumatra, North Sulawesi, and South Kalimantan.
"There are several regions that are always included in the main category every year, but until now have not been fully included. This means that there are still some homework that needs to be fixed," said Darmawati.
So far there are still a number of strategic issues that have not been resolved, such as child violence, early marriage, and various other rights fulfillment issues. Therefore, regions need to continue to be encouraged to be able to become child-friendly cities.
Also read: Villages and Kelurahan Keys to Realizing Child Friendly Cities
Children's playroom
Regarding this matter, regions are encouraged to accelerate development with a child's perspective. One of the efforts made is to establish standards for child-friendly playground development.
On this award night, the Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection together with the National Standardization Agency also launched the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) for Child-Friendly Playroom Requirements.
There are several regions that every year always fall into the main category, but until now have not achieved full status. This means that there are still a number of things that need to be improved.
In those requirements, it is stated that the criteria for safe and comfortable playgrounds for children consist of 21 stages. With details, stages 1-10 are before the certification audit stage in the field. The 11th stage is the certification audit process in the field.
The stages 12-17 are for the process of improvement and reassessment, while stages 18-19 are for the process of field audit review. Meanwhile, stages 20-21 consist of the process of determination through a decree letter and certification.
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The playing corner has become one of the favorite spots at RPTRA Malinjo, Pasar Minggu, West Pejaten, South Jakarta, on Wednesday (25/1/2023).
In addition, in the children's play area, mandatory information boards are determined. The information boards include the rules of play, the zone allocation board for playing equipment, the announcement board for children's activities, and the plant vegetation name board in several languages.
"Every child has the right to have leisure time to utilize public space according to their interests and talents. Currently, there are 86 child-friendly play areas spread across districts and cities in Indonesia. To increase this number, all parties must work together in synergy," said Bintang."
The Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection hopes that every region will work together to accelerate the establishment of child-friendly regencies/cities. The Mayor of Semarang, Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu, stated that fulfilling children's rights is a joint responsibility. The government must be present to ensure a safe and comfortable space for children to express themselves.
Also read: Strengthen Commitment to Realizing Child Friendly Cities
As a form of synergy and strengthening in the acceleration towards being a child-friendly city, the government of Semarang City has issued Regional Regulation number 2023 concerning the implementation of a child-friendly city. This regulation governs the policies of the local government at all levels, principles and strategies, as well as the rights and obligations of children.
The Second Deputy Chairman of the National Children's Forum for the 2023-2025 period, Nabil Musyarraf (16), expressed that the government's openness in receiving the voices of children is crucial. This will greatly support the presence of child-friendly facilities and infrastructure in public spaces.
"The government has started to involve and channel our voices in decision-making at the regional level. However, this kind of thing is not yet evenly distributed in all regions. It needs to be continuously strengthened, especially for those governments that are still negligent," said a teenager who is a representative of the Southeast Sulawesi Children's Forum.
