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Jakarta 1 month ago

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Jakartans welcome plan for more child-friendly spaces

Announced during National’s Children Day, the Jakarta administration is planning to expand the number of integrated child-friendly public spaces (RPTRA) across the city, as only 173 of 267 subdistricts currently have such spaces.

City 6 years ago

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The good, the expensive and the free facilities for children: Urban parents' problems

Those who have the resources can select one of the many classes provided by private child education centers. But for many other parents, their options are limited to entertainment or facilities in public spaces.

City 7 years ago

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Jakarta eyes child-friendly city status by 2022

Most urban areas in the world were designed to accommodate cars, not people. The situation poses a threat to residents, particularly children, when commuting.

National 7 years ago

Ministry to establish children’s welfare centers in regencies

The establishment of the centers is a strong message suggesting that the state would protect the welfare of Indonesian children.

National 7 years ago

Discrimination against children with HIV/AIDS evidence of ‘systemic failure’: Advocates

Regional health agencies only handle HIV/AIDS from a health perspective.

National 9 years ago

Surakarta bans smoking at City Hall, strives to become child-friendly city

The Surakarta City Hall, Central Java, has been declared a cigarette smoke free area as of June 1. In addition to citing health reasons, the Surakarta administration said the smoke-free zone was also implemented as part of its plan to make Surakarta a child-friendly city.

Politics 10 years ago

Lawmakers push for child-friendly cities

Lawmakers have urged the Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry to increase its efforts to create child-friendly cities across Indonesia amid recent cases of sexual violence against children.

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