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Reconstructing Lived Experiences
Bazlin Fadilah ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-sonnet-5-5The study looks at how poor children in Indonesia experience deprivation at home. It also looks at how the government's Sekolah Rakyat Program changes those experiences. Ten children aged 15 to 17 who are enrolled in the program were interviewed and observed. They described material deprivations at home in housing, education, health, nutrition, information and leisure, as well as psychosocial deprivations. The study reports significant shifts in both material and psychosocial experiences after the children joined the program.
Key points
- Children make up over one-third of Indonesia's poor population.
- Children described material deprivations in housing, education, health, nutrition, information and leisure.
- Children also described psychosocial deprivations at home.
- Significant shifts in material and psychosocial experiences were identified after the Sekolah Rakyat intervention.
- The authors suggest the findings can inform a new model for child poverty alleviation.
Limitations
Only 10 children took part, all already enrolled in the program, and there was no comparison group or measured baseline. The abstract does not say how large or how lasting the changes were, and the findings cannot be generalised or used to show the program caused them.
Abstract
Children account for over one-third of Indonesia's poor demographic. This situation linked to the social and demograhic situation of the family ecosystem, forming experiences of deprivation that can harm their growth. As sporadic aid fails to transform deprivative home environments, the government introduced the Sekolah Rakyat Program, an institutional intervention aimed to break the cycle of poverty. This study aims to deconstruct the experiences of deprivation among underprivileged children and how the presence of Sekolah Rakyat reconstruct their lived experiences differently. This qualitative phenomenological study examines the lived experiences of 10 impoverished children aged 15 – 17 who are enrolled in the program. Data were collected through in-depth interview, observation, and documentation. The findings reveal diverse forms of material deprivations (housing, education, health, nutrition, information, and leisure) and psychosocial deprivations at home. Furthermore, the study identifies significant shifts in both material and psychosocial experiences following the intervention of Sekolah Rakyat. This research serves as a valuable reference for a new model in child poverty alleviation initiatives.
Findings the Hub has extracted
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- Intervention
- Sekolah Rakyat Program, a government institutional intervention intended to break the cycle of poverty
- Population
- 10 impoverished children aged 15 to 17 enrolled in the program in Indonesia
Key finding
Children reported diverse material deprivations at home (housing, education, health, nutrition, information, leisure) and psychosocial deprivations.
Fadilah · OpenAlex · 5 Oct 2026