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The Child-Friendly Cities Initiative Program: Indonesia-Unicef Cooperation in Promoting the Fulfillment of Children’s Participation Rights in the Development Process in Surabaya
Muhammad Fajhriyadi Hastira, Ali Maksum ·
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The Child-Friendly City Initiative program has contributed to encouraging the fulfillment of children's participation rights in the development process in Surabaya City. Using a descriptive qualitative method with a literature study of journal articles, reports, news, and official documents from the Ministry of Women Empowerment and Children Protection of Indonesia, P3APPKB Office of Surabaya City, Surabaya City Children's Forum, Surabaya City Child-Friendly City Task Force Team, UNICEF Indonesia and interviews with the Surabaya City Children's Forum Management via zoom. This research found that the fulfillment of children's participation rights in Surabaya has met the standards of Robert Hart's Child Participation Ladder and Lundy's Child Participation Model after the World Child-Friendly City predicate in Surabaya. Secondly, Surabaya has also obtained the Main Level Child-Friendly City (CFC) title through children's involvement in the Development Planning Conference and support for the Children's Forum. Finally, through the CFCI program, the Surabaya Government significantly ensures that children's right to participation in local development is realized through various initiatives, although there are negative contributions that the Surabaya Children's Forum also experiences. This research uses thematic analysis to fill in the gaps in the contribution of the Child-Friendly City Initiative program, especially in fulfilling children's participation rights in development in Indonesia.