Ending Invisibility and Stigma in Indonesia
MISS 5 - June 3
Ending Invisibility and Stigma in Indonesia
Presenter - Santi Kusumaningrum, Director of PUSKAPA (Centre for Child Protection and Wellbeing)
For most Australians, getting a birth certificate for your children is a no-brainer. Australia has streamlined its civil registration system and made the services accessible. In Indonesia, the situation is quite different. Having your whole existence registered since birth is a luxury for Indonesia's most vulnerable, even for those who were born and raised in the country. As a result, millions of people were blocked from health, education, and social services. Families and communities face adversities as undocumented citizens struggle to access decent employment and legal protection, or they are denied their voting rights in an election. The right to a legal identity goes beyond an abstract recognition of existence by the state. In Indonesia, as in most countries in the world, legal identity facilitates life opportunities. The Centre for Child Protection and Wellbeing PUSKAPA, University of Indonesia, has been focusing on improving this situation based on evidence, systems thinking, and strategic advocacy. In this MISS event Santi discussed all these issues with comments from Putri Kusuma Amanda and Shaila Tieken from the PUSKAPA team.