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Following the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami and earthquake that struck the province of Aceh in Indonesia in December 2004, Save the Children complemented its emergency response with the placement of two advisors in the Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs (KEMENSOS) to support the Government in reviewing the effectiveness of the national child protection system, in both emergency and non-emergency contexts. Indonesia’s child protection system was found to rely almost exclusively on residential care interventions and, although these institutions received the bulk of government funding for…
The 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami separated thousands of children from their families in Indonesia. Despite the overwhelming scale of the disaster in the Aceh province, nearly 80% of these children spontaneously located and reunited with their parents, extended families and communities without any assistance from Government or humanitarian agencies. An additional close to 2,500 children were reunified with their families through the critical support from agencies involved in the Inter-agency Family Tracing Network. Despite these success, many children - especially those that had spontaneously…
WHAT: Contains an overview of programming to prevent and respond to separated and unaccompanied children, including care arrangements. Includes a training program.
WHO: Trainers, practitioners, and managers working in pre and post emergency situations to prevent and respond to the separation of children.
WHERE: While the guidance in this manual is globally relevant for work with separated children, it is based on the experiences of working with separated children in…
This paper is intended to explain the policies of the Republic of Indonesia Government on Separated Children, Unaccompanied Children and Children left with One Parent in Emergency Situations In an emergency, children generally find themselves in a very vulnerable position. They are easily separated from their parents, families, and communities, which leaves them at risk of neglect and exploitative treatment. This Policy Paper is designed to ensure that all decisions connected with children are based on the best interests of the children involved, and that the rights of children and their…
"Child representatives and care leavers from South East Asia have called for increased support for continuing education, psychosocial care, finding jobs and affordable housing in the wake of COVID-19," according to this news article from SOS Children's Villages. Their recommendations were discussed with Asian government and civil society representatives in an online forum entitled COVID-19 Response towards the Alternative Care of Children in South East Asia, held on 28 July 2020. The forum, organized by SOS Children's Villages in association with the South East Asian member…
A survey administered by Save the Children in Indonesia has revealed several key risks faced by children and families in Indonesia as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to this article from the Jakarta Post. "Among the risks are reduced child welfare due to their parents’ loss of or decreased income, difficulty in accessing basic health services, difficulty in accessing quality education, limited support to children with disabilities, losing parents, increased risk of child abuse and other safety issues as well as increased vulnerability of child victims of natural disasters."