“Advocacy for the Fulfillment of the Right to Basic Education for Refugee Children in the Tangerang Area 2024” (Advokasi Terhadap Pemenuhan Hak atas Pendidikan Dasar Bagi Anak Pengungsi di Wilayah Tangerang (Kota Tangerang, Kabupaten Tangerang, dan Kota Tangerang Selatan))

In 2024, CILS completed a community service program focused on advocating for the educational rights of refugee children in the Tangerang area. Over approximately six months, various activities were conducted by the team, including research, visits to the refugee community and several schools, and interviews with partners such as JRS (Jesuit Refugee Service), IOM, relevant government agencies (the Education and Culture Agency and the DP3AP2KB of South Tangerang), and other non-governmental organizations. This event brought together all of the Tangerang area’s school principals and local agency representatives to discuss the program’s findings and best practices. The program’s main outcomes were a pocketbook distributed to participants and an article targeted for publication in a scientific journal.

 

“Journalistic Advocacy: Protection of Rights Arising from Refugee Marriages in Indonesia 2024” (Advokasi Jurnalistik Perlindungan Hak-hak yang Lahir Dari Perkawinan Pengungsi di Indonesia)

In 2024, CILS also executed a community service program focused on advocating for the rights of refugee marriages in Indonesia. The project “Journalistic Advocacy: Protection of Rights Arising from Refugee Marriages in Indonesia” addressed the legal ambiguities and lack of protection faced by refugees who marry in the country, given that Indonesia is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention. 

The program utilized journalistic advocacy as its primary method, producing a documentary video to highlight the issue. The main goals of the project were to push for legal certainty for refugee marriages through media advocacy and to raise awareness among the public and relevant stakeholders about the rights that should arise from such unions. [Outputnya video yang dipublish di Youtube, kalau ketemu, masukin hyperlink dan judul (see more)] lihat ToR

“Public Outreach on Economic Exploitation of Children on Digital Platforms to High School Students in Surabaya 2023” (Sosialisasi Eksploitasi Ekonomi Terhadap Anak Pada Platform Digital kepada Pelajar Sekolah Menengah di Surabaya)

CILS has conducted a community service and  Focus Group Discussion (FGD) program in collaboration with the Surabaya Children Crisis Center (SCCC) and SMK Ketintang, Surabaya. The six-month program, which ran from April to September 2023, focused on raising awareness among vocational students in Surabaya about the risks faced by young social media influencers, or “kidsfluencers”.

The FGD focused on a topic that is particularly pertinent to students: children’s rights and various forms of economic exploitation, especially those that are common on digital platforms with the rise of the “kidsfluencers” phenomenon for children. The event was designed as an interactive discussion with the students, where the team from CILS and SCCC not only presented material but also explored the students’ understanding and experiences to assess the fulfillment of children’s rights and the factors that make them vulnerable to exploitation. [rewrite lagi, jelasin acara puncaknya adalah FGD dengan anak sekolah dengan SMK Ketintang, membahas tentang apa (hak anak dan eksploitasi ekonomi), diskusi dengan anak2, siapa yg menjadi narasumber, kerjasama dengan siapa]

 

“Public Outreach on the Rights of Children to Legal Guardian of Children in Conflict with the Law 2023” (Sosialisasi Hak-Hak Anak Kepada Pendamping Anak yang Berhadapan Dengan Hukum)

CILS organized a community service program titled “Public Outreach on the Rights of Children to Companions of Children in Conflict with the Law” to educate and improve the skills of legal guardians who assist children in the legal system. In collaboration with the East Java Non-Governmental Organization Child Protection Agency (Lembaga Perlindungan Anak Jawa Timur), the event aimed to enhance the capacity and skills of 25 companions and paralegals from the East Java Child Protection Agency (LPA Jatim) network to assist children facing legal challenges. 

The FGD focused on the pressing issue of ensuring that children involved in conflict with the law (Anak Berhadapan dengan Hukum) are able to exercise their rights. The interactive discussion was designed to deepen the companions’ understanding and skills in providing legal assistance and support in accordance with national and international legal frameworks.

“Economic Exploitation of Children in the Digital Space 2022” (Eksploitasi Ekonomi Terhadap Anak Dalam Ruang Digital)

In 2022, CILS conducted a six-month community service program titled “Economic Exploitation of Children in the Digital Space”, focusing on the vulnerabilities of ‘kid influencers’ to online exploitation due to gaps in legal protections. Partnering with the Paralegal Community of Desa Cibiru Wetan, the project held its main outreach event on November 13, 2022, to raise legal awareness among the local community.