A. Background
Center for Study and Child Protection (Pusat Kajian dan Perlindungan Anak – PKPA) Aceh is one of PKPA Medan’s branch offices to implement various child protection programs in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. The presence of PKPA in Aceh is closely related to the strong earthquake and deadly tsunami on 26 December 2004 and is part of its emergency responses to protect the affected children in the province. PKPA believes that many aspects of life must be addressed to improve children’s dignity and respect in Aceh.
Children represent a gift and blessing from Almighty God with each individual child being entitled to the dignity and respect accorded to human beings. Since children will advance the hopes of the national struggle, they have the rights to grow and develop properly. In addition, children also have the human rights that should be respected by the international societies and become a base for freedom, justice and peace all over the world. The rights of the child become an inseparable part of human rights that must be protected, respected and implemented by State both before and after their birth.
Since Indonesia has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990, Indonesia is therefore obliged to implement the rights of the child in its action programs and promote child friendly policies, laws and regulations and guarantee the protection of children’s rights.Type your summary here
Unfortunately, in realities, there were many children who still could not get their rights and became the victims of various abuses, violations, exploitations, mistreatments, discriminations and inhumane actions that reflect the lack of child protection in our country while children, as we know, still could not protect their selves and they, therefore, need appropriate protection from their family, society and government.
Women have similar destiny to children. Many social practices also place girls in marginalized position, subordination, and discrimination and make children as the object of various abuses and mistreatments. These practices have long existed in our society and victimize girls all over the globe. The practices include irresponsible cultural norms, religious practices and social-political practices.
B. Vision and Mission
Vision : For the implementation of the best interests of the child
Mission : Advocacy for possible policy changes for child well-being and protection and implementation
of the rights of the child.
C. Working Program
1. Research and study on child and woman issues
2. Education and training for children and women
3. Litigation and non litigation advocacies for children and women.
4. Publication and socialization of the rights of children and women.
5. Building and strengthening network for children and women.
6. Child protection programs in emergency situations.
D. Special service unit
To reach its vision and mission, PKPA establishes some units to plan, implement, monitor and report its activities.
1. Data, information and media unit
This unit focuses its activities on:
a. Data collection, analysis and presentation. The unit collects data that is directly or indirectly related to PKPA’s programs in its project areas and inputs the collected data in a database. The collected data will be useful to measure the successes and failures of the programs. The data is used not only by PKPA but also by other relevant parties like government, local and international NGOs, child activists and public.
b. Media publication. The unit publishes various information media like brochures, leaflets, posters, bulletins, magazines, books and other reading materials containing information about child and woman protection.
c. Information dissemination. The unit always disseminates any activities implemented by PKPA to public through press conferences and press releases in local, national and international mass media. Additionally, the unit is also responsible to inform other related parties about ongoing, implemented and future programs of PKPA.
d. Documentation. The unit is responsible to systematically document any data, activities and other materials related to PKPA’s programs. In addition, the unit also is in charge to arrange any publication media and documents needed by PKPA’s stakeholders.
2. Research and development unit
This unit conducts research and studies about child issues from social, economic, education, environment and health aspects. In addition, the unit also monitors on the social phenomena within the local community in their relation to the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and CEDAW, monitors PKPA’s target groups and community members, carries out investigation (primary survey), builds staff and institutional capacity and develops PKPA’s programs and target groups.
3. Education and life skill training unit
Among others, this unit’s programs include:
a. Establishment of play group for children aged between 3 – 6 years old.
b. Establishment of learning centers for children. The learning centers are equipped with books, toys, school kits and learning materials.
c. Provision of evening classes like computer, English, reading, writing, mathematics and religious education. These classes are provided individually and in groups through child study groups.
In addition, PKPA also provides school dropouts and those who are at risk of school dropout with various life skill training. After completing the training, PKPA helps children to run a small enterprise. Currently, there has been a small cooperative called as Permata Abadi Cooperative in Kota Jantho. The cooperative is engaged in sewing and embroidery business. So far, the cooperative has received some orders like bag sewing and embroidery, school uniforms, bed covers and clothes. Particularly for boys in kota Jantho, PKPA provides them with printing and silk screening training.
4. Arts, sports and alternative activity unit
To promote and preserve local cultures and values in Aceh, PKPA involves children in various activities like arts, cultural, sports and alternative programs. The programs include:
a. Provision of traditional and contemporary dance training.
b. Provision of Rapai and likok dance training.
c. Provision of music training by forming some child music groups and providing them with musical instruments. The music groups are focused on Aceh music and contemporary music.
d. Establishment of football club. To develop boys’ talent and interests in football, PKPA establishes a football club. Children are trained by a professional football trainer and are provided with tricots, shoes and snacks at the end of the training.
e. Implementation of alternative activities. The implementation of the alternative activities are scheduled on a regular basis and assisted by PKPA’s staffs. Children who participate in the music and football training are facilitated and encouraged to participate in activities that can develop their talents and interests.
5. Care center unit
To respond the strong earthquake and giant tsunami that hit Aceh on 26 December 2004, PKPA, with generous supports from its donors, establishes a number of care centers for child victims of tsunami who lost their parents. Currently, PKPA has established a total of four care centers in Aceh (1 care center in Banda Aceh, 2 care centers in Kota Jantho and 1 care center in Meurebo, the District of West Aceh). There are a total of 80 children (40 boys and 40 girls) who benefit from the care centers. Children in each care center are cared by two care takers.
During their stay in the care centers, PKPA provides the children with foods, clothes, rooms, school tuition and transportation. PKPA send these children to formal schools and after going home from school PKPA also provides them with English and computer classes and various training like sewing and embroidery training, dance training, traditional arts of Aceh, sports as well as moral and mental education through religious counseling. To implement psychosocial program in its care centers, PKPA recruits a counselor.
6. Advocacy unit
PKPA’s advocacy unit provides the following services for children.
a. Legal aid. PKPA provides legal aid for child victims of abuse and children in conflict with the law beginning from police, judiciary and court levels.
b. Counseling service. The counseling service is aimed to recover, rehabilitate and reintegrate child victims of abuse and children in conflict with the law.
c. Health services. The health services are provided for both child victims of abuse and child offenders.
d. Non litigation advocacy. The non litigation activities include provisions of training for law enforcers, publication of brochures containing information about campaign for child protection, development of networks among organizations concerning on child protection, public awareness raising campaign, dialogues with community members, other organizations, government institutions and parliament, raising solidarity, socialization of legal products and instruments and critics for laws on child and woman protection made by parliaments.
7. Health unit
Health services given by PKPA’s health unit include the following:
a. Twenty-four hours basic health services in its health clinics.
b. Mobile clinic services.
c. Twenty-four hours emergency services.
d. Monthly medical check up and monitoring on children’s nutrition status.
e. Provision of additional foods for children.
f. Provision of vitamin A for children aged 6 months – 12 years old.
g. Provision of worm medicines for children.
h. Distribution of baby porridge and milk and milk for pregnant women and nursing mothers.
i. Mass circumcision.
j. Health extension and promotion as well as disease prevention through various media and activities.
k. Provision of health education for village health cadres.
l. Health cadre education through peer educator for students of Junior High Schools and Senior High Schools, including reproductive health education, HIV/AIDS and drugs.
E. Working team
Below is working team of PKPA Aceh.
a. 27 staffs and 17 volunteers in Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar.
b. 18 staffs and 2 volunteers in the District of West Aceh
c. 15 staffs and 1 volunteer in the District of Simeulue
F. Working facilities
In implementing its programs, PKPA Aceh is facilitated with:
a. 1 office in Banda Aceh, 1 office in the District of West Aceh and 1 office in the District of Simeulue
b. 2 permanent health clinics (1 unit in Jantho, Aceh Besar and 1 unit in the District of West Aceh)
c. 1 youth center building in Jantho, the District of Aceh Besar
d. 4 learning centers in the District of Simeulue
e. 4 care centers
f. 1 playgroup and 2 playing spaces for children.
g. 5 cars for operational of the staffs
h. 3 ambulances in health clinics
i. 14 motorcycles for staff transportation
j. 15 computers for staffs
k. 6 laptops for staffs
l. 11 computers in training and learning centers
m. Other facilitates for staffs in the offices and service units.
G. Institutional cooperation
Since 17 January 2005, Center for Study and Child Protection (Pusat Kajian dan Perlindungan Anak – PKPA) Aceh has been cooperating and has been being supported by a number of institutions and donor agencies. The agreements are signed in both PKPA Medan and PKPA Aceh.
1. DEA Germany, emergency responses following the earthquake and tsunami in NAD (2004-2005)
2. BfdW Germany, child protection programs for child victims of the earthquake and tsunami in NAD (2005-2008)
3. GVC Italy-Italian Cooperation, life skill training for girl victims of the tsunami in Jantho, the District of Aceh Besar (2005-2006)
4. IRD-DRI, provision of basic health services for IDPs in Kota Jantho (2005-2006)
5. Direct Relief International, health programs in the District of Aceh Besar and Simeulue (2005-2006)
6. Indonesian-Munchen WV, medical tools and education program for children in Jantho (April 2006)
7. Working Unit for Religious Affairs of Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency of Aceh-Nias (BRR NAD-NIAS), counseling program for IDPs in Kota Jantho (April 2006)
8. Working Unit of PPAK BRR NAD Nias, research on child labors in fishing sector in NAD (October-December 2006)
9. ILO-IPEC, research and education programs.
10. ICS Italia, health program in Aceh Besar
11. ECPAT Italia, health program in West Aceh
12. CA UK, Education and child protection programs in Banda Aceh and Districts of Aceh Besar, West Aceh and Simeulue
H. Office addresses
1. Banda Aceh
Jln. Bhakti No.44 Neusu Aceh, the Sub District of Baiturrahman, Banda Aceh
Phone/fax: 0651-28195, Email: pkpa_bandaaceh@yahoo.com
2. Aceh Besar
Jln. Cempaka No.2 Desa Jantho Makmur, Kota Jantho, the District Aceh Besar
Phone: 0651-92200
3. West Aceh
Jln. Nasional Meulaboh-Tapak Tuan Km. 2,5 No. 30 Desa Pasi Pinang, Meurebo, the District of West Aceh, Phone: 0655-7011787, Email: pkpambo@yahoo.com
4. Simeulue
Jln. Tengku Di Ujung Desa Amiria Bahagia, the Sub District of East Simeulue, the District of Simeulue, 23691, Phone: 0650-7000383, Email: pkpa_simeulue@yahoo.comType rest of the post here
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