Community Empowerment as a Child-Friendly City

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ISSN 2747-2671 (online)

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Community Empowerment as a Child-Friendly City

Rosnani*, Miryam Diana Kalagison, Ana Lestari, Zulfachri

Universitas Muhammadiyah Sorong, Indonesia

*Correspondent Author: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

Community service to the community Socialization of Child Friendly Cities at the house of aquarius Aimas, Sorong Regency, West Papua to establish partnerships between the government and the private sector, community organizations including children themselves so that children's issues are integrated, in program makers in each related OPD With a child-friendly city, although there has been a discourse in the budget but the activities of a child-friendly city have not been realized, the hope of this socialization will be realized soon because all relevant agencies are ready to implement it in the near future as an example of a child-friendly city even though only in some districts or villages to create inspiration and innovation children to grow up with confidence in their development to face today's global developments. Because the child is a deposit from God that must be taken care of as well as possible.

Keywords: Empowerment; Protection; Worthy; Children

1. INTRODUCTION

Children are a gift from God that must be taken care of as well as possible (Doumit et al., 2019; Ivry et al., 2011; Kyei et al., 2021; McKernan, 2012; Revell, 2018). Children are the hope of every family as the next generation, the hope of the family as the next generation of a nation and civilization (Atout et al., 2019; Liu et al., 2020; Pazhoothundathil & Bailey, 2021;

Perry, 2014). As the next generation, children must grow and develop optimally in all aspects of their development, both physically and psychologically (Bogetz et al., 2020; MKechnie et al., 2020; Sinardet &

Mortelmans, 2009; Skovdal, 2011). To achieve optimal growth and development of children, of course, children must obtain protection from all forms of violence against children. Children's rights will be fulfilled properly. The implementation of child protection is the responsibility of all levels of society, starting from the smallest community, namely the family (Ademosu et al., 2021; Foussiakda & Kasherwa, 2020; Green et al., 2021; Scoville-Simonds, 2018).

A child-friendly city (KLA) is a city that has a children's rights-based development system through the integration of commitments and government resources. The community and the business world, which are planned in a comprehensive and sustainable manner in policies, programs and activities to ensure the fulfillment of child protection rights. The implementation of a child-friendly city (KLA) in Sorong Regency is still in the socialization stage in the 2030 Discourse to become an idol, Sorong Regency has a legal umbrella, namely Law 35/2014 amendments to 23/2002 on child protection, Presidential Instruction 01/2010 on priority programs national development, Presidential Instruction 05/2014 on the national movement against sexual crimes against children.

Child abuse or abuse consists of physical, sexual or psychological violence and neglect of children by people or caregivers. Violent behavior includes actions or failures in parenting that cause damage to children, these behaviors can occur at home, schools, organizations, or communities that interact with

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Violence against children manifested in the mistreatment of children is equated with visible violence, such as physical violence and sexual violence. In fact, there are other forms of violence, namely psychological violence and structural social violence. Physical violence is related to beating, torture, and ill-treatment of children using or without using certain tools. Psychological violence is related to rebuking behavior, conveying dirty words, and so on.

Sexual violence is related to pre-contract or sexual treatment of children. Meanwhile, social violence is related to neglect and exploitation of children.

Exploitation of children occurs in two forms, namely economic exploitation and sexual exploitation.

Economic exploitation usually occurs when children are asked to work under the pretext of helping their parents to supplement the family's income. Likewise with sexual exploitation, where children are used as objects to fulfill sexual desires. This violence is often unconsciously committed by families and communities against children.

Sorong Regency has not been optimal in establishing partnerships between the government and the private sector, community organizations including the children themselves so that children's issues have not been integrated in program composing in each OPD related to child-friendly cities, although there has been a discourse in the budget but not yet realization of child-friendly City activities. In the socialization activity for a child- friendly city opened by the regent of Sorong, marked by 4 o'clock at tifa, the regent fully supports this activity in the future so that Sorong Regency becomes one of the regencies in West Papua that makes an example of a child-friendly city and produces quality human resources and children's rights are always fulfilled.

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METHOD

This activity was held in Sorong Regency, Thursday, September 23, 2021, at 09:00 WIT, Place, house of aquarius Aimas, Sorong Regency, West Papua. Person in charge of the Office of Population Control, Family Planning, Women's Empowerment and Child Protection with resource persons Mrs.

Yuliana Numberi, S.S., M.Si from the Papuan women's foundation and facilitator from the ministry.

With the title Child Friendly City Policy Advocacy.

This socialization refers to five indicators, namely civil rights, freedom of the family environment, alternative caregivers for health and basic welfare, education, use of leisure time and cultural activities, child protection, attended by around 35 participants consisting of related agencies. The socialization activity was held in Sorong Regency, Thursday, September 23, 2021, at 09:00 WIT, Place, house of aquarius Aimas, Sorong Regency, West Papua. The target of the socialization is to make Sorong Regency as an example of a child- friendly city district committed to comprehensively planned sustainable community government resources in policies, programs and activities to ensure the fulfillment of children's rights and protection.

The socialization was carried out by inviting relevant agencies including: BKD regional staffing agency, social service, labor service, education office, Population and Civil Registration Service (Indonesia:

Dinas Kependudukan Dan Catatan Sipil (DISDUKCAPIL), Papua bank, police, health service for women, GOW with full support by the regent . The presentation or presentation from resource persons who have competence by Mrs. Yuliana Numberi, SS, M.Si from the Papuan women's foundation and the facilitator from the ministry opened a direct discussion of socialization, it was quite tough, about 7 hours of discussion because each related agency still had obstacles to overcome. faced in the field so that this program has not been implemented, it is still in the socialization stage, with the socialization it is hoped that in the near future a child-friendly city will emerge, strategies and development interventions in the form of policies, programs, development activities for the fulfillment of children's rights and protection (PHPA).

3. RESULT AND DISCUSSION

Sorong Regency in this socialization was immediately followed up by relevant agencies to work together with the private sector in building a child-friendly city to integrate the fulfillment of children's basic rights, cultivate friendly attitudes and behavior towards children from the nuclear family and extended families to ensure interaction between generation so that the noble values of the nation's culture are not lost or faded. In this socialization, the agencies involved in child development must work collaboratively to motivate and inspire children by learning because the regent of Sorong fully supports

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create guidance for children, especially children Papua so that it can print quality human resources as the next generation of the nation. Although there are still obstacles in the field to realize this program, one example in DISDUKCAPI fulfillment of children's rights is that there are still many children who do not have a birth certificate because in Sorong Regency there is still a customary marriage culture or church marriages without having a marriage certificate at the office. DISDUKCAPIL, while the detention of children entering school must have a birth certificate, we need to follow up and find a way out so that the fulfillment of children's rights is always fulfilled in the regions.

Figure 1. socialization activities for Child Friendly Cities in 2021

This outreach activity with advocacy material for a child-friendly city policy by the Regent of Sorong, the chairman of the Sorong Regency DPR with related agencies as resource persons, Mrs.

Yuliana Numberi, S.S., M.Si from the Papuan women's foundation and facilitator from the ministry, wants this program to be realized as soon as possible.

Figure 2. Group photo with related agencies marking the end of the activity.

4. CONCLUSION

This socialization was fully supported by the Regent of Sorong to fulfill children's rights to learn from their lives. Providing insight to the office regarding the importance of child-friendly city activities programs to be immediately realized to develop Papuan children in particular. Provide knowledge on how this program is realized even though there are obstacles. There is a saying, If not the people who built Papua, who else?.

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