A Study of Policies and Programs of Street Children Education in Indonesia

Summary

Street children are a growing phenomena in Indonesia, especially in the bigger cities. The public view of street children in Indonesia, as in many countries, is overwhelmingly negative. The public has often supported efforts to get these children off the street, even though this may result in police round ups, or even murder. There is an alarming tendency by some law enforcement personnel and civilians, business proprietors and their private security firms, to view street children as almost as subhuman.

This study contains information on street children based on age, gender, education, employment, interests and needs, and some information on parents/foster parents supporting their children education. The objectives of this research study are: (i) To describe the general situation of street children in terms of literacy and access to education (ii) To determine the government policy on Basic NFE and the implementing mechanisms for national EFA (iii) To determine and document selected best practices on basic NFE for children living and/or working on the street that effectively overcome barriers to education and promote social inclusion of street children (iv) To identify future challenges related to EFA, and implications for policy and training for discussion with national network and government agencies.