Street Children
When Fanta, a four year old girl who lives with her family in the toll road in West Jakarta was molested, Jakarta police wanted to help find the perpetrator and bring him in justice; they could not do it.
It sounds crazy, but Fanta simply does not exist, at least not on paper and certainly not in the eyes of the law. It has no birth certificate or any real form of identification. This means that when volunteers Sahabat Anak, a local organization set up to help protect children from the street, took her to the police station to file a complaint, the investigation came to a crashing halt when authorities discovered Fanta technically did not exist.
"his parents did not have the means to go through all the steps necessary to obtain a certificate of birth," explained Frisca Hutagalung. "His family lived in the village, but her father all the world in Jakarta and he tried to find work. In addition, there was a penalty that you had to pay to get a birth certificate if the child was over 60 days. But the old sanction was lifted. Not everyone knows. We need to spread the word. "
To date, she has not a birth certificate. It does not yet exist.
" You need five pieces of ID to start the process obtaining a birth certificate, "says Frisca, who sits on the board of Sahabat Anak. "Many parents of these children do not have marriage certificates or identity card (KTP), so it is impossible to obtain a birth certificate."
These children are punish deny a fundamental right to human something they can not control.
the numbers are staggering. one study found that nearly 60 percent of Indonesian children aged under five has no a birth certificate, perhaps as much as two million children. without a birth certificate, these children have difficulty obtaining medical treatment, enrollment in school, not to mention possibly get a decent job. no children's birth certificate are not eligible for free public school, unable to obtain a KTP or even apply for a job.
If the figures are accurate, this fundamental human right was denied to Indonesia some 50 million across the country. This means that the actual population is somewhere around 298 million. To put things in perspective, there are 50 million people living in South Korea, the entire population of Spain is still about 46 million.
"It is actually very complicated. We have to go to this office, and that office to take the process forward," says Frisca. "There must be a one stop shop for parents to obtain certificates birth to their children. And the government needs to equip the public with the policy. We must learn the new rules. Nobody knows politics. We would like to have a dialogue with the government so that we can learn politics and spread the word. "
More generally, the lack of a birth certificate is equivalent to a life sentence to be stuck in the cycle of poverty. Parents who do not have birth certificates are three times more likely having children who do not have birth certificates, showing that the lack of legal identity is passed from generation to generation A mixture of circumstances make it impossible for most of these families to provide these documents -.. the lack of resources and awareness for the documents in the first place and documents lost due to no access to secure place to store documents
This is when Scott Hanna and Mustika Harpsono decided to rally their friends and come up with a great way to raise awareness on the issue of birth certificates. Hanna owns and operates CrossFit Bengkel, home to some of the most driven and focused gym rats in Jakarta. Scott called fitness enthusiasts across Jakarta to sweat for a good cause come June 14.
Meanwhile, Mustika, a passionate volunteer and university graduate convinced Hanna and CrossFit team to hold an event parallel on the same day for people who are not exactly inclined to join a workout. Mustika was smart enough to jump to the other side of the spectrum when it came to his campaign, #BakeADifference, held in the basement Bengkel the same day as the tribute workout.
"Why #BakeADifference? Why treats birthday? "Mustika request, which recruited more than 20 birthday cake and amateur cup." I want people to think of the 50 million young people without birth certificates are denied their identity, their fundamental rights. many of us forget how "lucky" we are not to be born in poverty. what these children done to deserve such inequality? They were just born. "
with Local food writer, chef and author of "Papaya Flower," Petty Elliot opens the door, renowned institutions such Turkuaz, Astrid Suryatenggara, Passionee Bread & Pastry, 5sis Bakes and Twelve Cupcakes have stepped up and offered to make product donation bakery to be sold to Bengkel the day of the workout.
Everything culminates Saturday, June 14 to raise funds and awareness to help these children obtain birth certificates. There will be two activities that day to raise funds: a charity workout fundraising and baking bazaar. Whether you are looking for the best cupcake in town or to get rid of your muffin tops, the day has something for everyone and for a good cause.
"We know that we will not solve this problem in a day," said Scott Hanna, one of the organizers of the event. "But we want to build momentum to spread awareness and generate resources to support the process of moving toward a solution. These children deserve a chance to go to school and work for a better life. "
As explained Frisca, the key now is to convince the public by giving money to street children and convince parents to go to their local Dinas Kependudukan dan Catatan Sipil (office population and Vital) and get birth certificates for their children. the funds raised at June 14 events will be used to educate parents and provide birth certificates for children in emergency situations .
the event begins at 14 am on Saturday 14 June e to Bengkel Crossfit, the Fairgrounds building, SCBD Lot 14, Jendral Sudirman Kav 52-53, Jakarta, Indonesia 1210. Sponsors and partners are still being sought, please email: scott.hanna@gmail.com if you are interested in participating
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