Peer-reviewed article
Collaborative Governance Approach in Prevention of Sexual Violence Against Children in Islamic Boarding School
Mustiqowati Ummul Fithriyyah, Cahaya Makbul, Monalisa Monalisa ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examines how different government agencies and stakeholders in Pekanbaru, Indonesia collaborate to prevent sexual violence against children in Islamic boarding schools. The research found that stakeholder collaboration is fairly effective, with government services providing education and awareness activities to communities. The study highlights that prevention efforts have traditionally focused on rehabilitation rather than early prevention, and notes that a task force for child protection was established as a starting point for prevention work in these settings.
Key points
- Many cases of sexual violence against children go unreported because victims feel helpless and ashamed
- Prevention of sexual violence has historically focused on rehabilitation rather than initial prevention stages
- Stakeholders showed good awareness and commitment to synergize efforts in preventing sexual violence in Islamic boarding schools
- The Pekanbaru City Women's Empowerment, Child Protection and Community Empowerment Service conducted educational information and socialization activities
- Formation of a PPKS task force marked the beginning of organized prevention processes in Islamic boarding schools
Limitations
This is a descriptive qualitative study with a small sample of 30 people that does not measure outcomes or effectiveness of the collaborative approach. The document does not provide evidence on whether the collaboration or educational activities actually reduced incidents of sexual violence among children.
Abstract
The seriousness of the Government in preventing sexual violence against children can be seen from the formation of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 35 of 2014 concerning child protection. Prevention of sexual violence against children needs to get more attention through collaboration carried out by stakeholders. Many cases are not reported because the victims are helpless and ashamed. Currently, prevention of sexual violence is only focused on rehabilitation, and not focused on the initial stages of prevention. This requires collaboration between actors to be able to build commitment and trust in carrying out prevention. The purpose of this study is to describe collaborative governance in preventing sexual violence against children in Islamic boarding schools in Rian Province. This study uses a descriptive qualitative research method with data collection methods through stages of observation, interviews, and documentation. The research sample consisted of 30 people. The existing data is grouped, analyzed and summarized the findings. The results of this study are that collaboration between stakeholders is quite good, this can be seen from the full awareness of stakeholders to be able to synergize in preventing sexual violence in Islamic boarding schools. The Pekanbaru City Women's Empowerment, Child Protection and Community Empowerment Service provides educational information and socialization to the community so that children do not become perpetrators and victims of sexual violence. The formation of the PPKS task force is the beginning of the process of preventing sexual violence in Islamic boarding schools.