Child Protection in Indonesia’s Border Areas: A Qualitative Policy Study from North Central Timor

Yohanes Fritantus and Hendrikus Hironimus Botha

Child Protection Policy has become crucial, as it is regulated in the 1945 Constitution and its subordinate regulations, such as laws and ministerial regulations. The research approach used is qualitative research, with data collection techniques including observation, documentation, and interviews.

The research findings indicate that (1) the rules show that the local government has legal regulations in place for implementing the child protection system, which serve as guidelines, such as Regional Regulation of North Central Timor Regency Number 15 of 2016 and Numbers 54 and 55 of 2017. However, the village government level has not been formally regulated. (2). The institutional framework, which is implemented by several local government agencies, NGOs, and paralegals. (3) the budget and program where the local government, through the relevant departments, has allocated a budget for child protection programs. Then, at the village government level, activities that accommodate the fulfillment of children's rights in the village are also allocated through youth development activities and health improvement activities.

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