Press Release Number: B- 057/SETMEN/HM.02.4/03/2021
Jakarta (10/03) – Indonesia is one of the countries with the highest disaster prone rate in the world. To that end, the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo affirmed that the main key in reducing disaster risk lies in the aspects of disaster prevention and mitigation that are truly integrated. The Indonesian government also continues to strive for prevention and protection for the community, especially to women and children as vulnerable groups most affected by disasters.
"I always say repeatedly prevention, prevention, don't be late, don't be late, this is very important. However, that does not mean other aspects of disaster management we do not pay attention to. We have to prepare ourselves, anticipate it well planned, in detail. Therefore, national policies and regional policies must be really sensitive to disaster insecurity," president Joko Widodo said in his presentation aired via video brief at the Closing of the National Coordination Meeting (Rakornas) of Disaster Management in 2021.
Secretary of the Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection (Kemen PPPA), Pribudiarta Nur Sitepu revealed that important guidelines are needed that can be automatically and effectively applied when disasters occur. This is very important to produce efforts to prevent and handle disasters that are gender responsive and fulfill children's rights. Pribudiarta also added the need for joint efforts to obtain data in a separate manner that is gender-based and child rights-based. It is very important to look objectively at the problems faced by refugees, especially women and children.
"In addition, the importance of involving women in decision-making in the disaster management process ranging from emergency response, reconstruction, to rehabilitation or recovery," explained Pribudiarta in a Knowledge Sharing: Governance, Decentralization, Financing session of the Ministry of Pppa in dealing with the Covid-19 Pandemic at the Closing of the Disaster Management Rakornas in 2021.
Furthermore, Pribudiarta said that meeting the specific needs of women and children is very important and must be prepared, such as preparing food. "Without having to wait for data collection, specific assistance to women, children, the elderly and people with disabilities must be automatically available. This aims so that women and children can be more safe and comfortable in the face of disaster situations," Pribudiarta added.
Based on Data from the Online Information System for the Protection of Women and Children (SIMFONI PPA) during 2020, it shows that there has been an increase in cases of violence against both women and children, starting from before to after the pandemic hit Indonesia. As of January 1 to February 28, 2020, there were 1,913 cases of violence against women. This figure increased on February 29 to December 31, 2020, which was 5,551 cases. While cases of child abuse also increased during this pandemic, there were originally 2,851 cases of child abuse before the pandemic, then increased to 7,190 cases after the pandemic.
Following up on this issue, Pribudiarta emphasized the importance of synergy of all parties concerned in providing various facilities automatically and quickly to protect women and children in disaster conditions, such as violence prevention tents for women and children, tents and special services for pregnant women, providing psychosocial services, especially for children experiencing disaster trauma. "The provision of this service must be done immediately, without having to wait for data, because half of the victims of the disaster can be ascertained to be women and children," Pribudiarta explained.
In addition, Pribudiarta also explained the importance of developing volunteer organizations for women and children with the support of officers who have a commitment to gender issues in disaster. "The need for a system of handling gender issues in disasters is integrated from various sectors. Local governments must also be ready to handle gender issues in disasters in their regions," Pribudiarta said.
World Health Organization (WHO) research conducted in 2020, showed that the advice to stay at home and maintain physical distance to prevent the spread of Covid-19, has further increased the risk of women and children experiencing violence at home. Children are vulnerable to domestic violence due to the presence of parents / caregivers who can multiply and prolong violence as well as wrong treatment in children; children's opportunities to leave the home and access help also become limited; children also have difficulty getting access to education because schools are closed and must use online media; Likewise to get an alternative safe place when getting violence at home.
"In this pandemic situation, the existence of activity restrictions, the spread of negative news and hoaxes in conventional media and social media also have the potential to increase pressure (stress) on children. The level of risk of children experiencing violence and exploitation online can also increase because children can access devices and the internet longer," Pribudarta explained.
In addition, women also have great potential to experience domestic violence due to stress due to economic uncertainty, job loss, increasing household burden of having to guide school children at home, increased risk of domestic sexual violence by couples, financial dependence on partners during pandemic times, to limited phone ownership and internet access due to being monitored by couples, Women victims of violence cannot report to the service unit.
The Ministry of Pppa has conducted various programs to keep families safe in the pandemic period, including through prevention and handling efforts. The prevention efforts carried out are initiating the Joint Movement to Take Care of Our Families (Distance Movement) in April 2020, through 10 actions at the community level to safeguard women and children in the pandemic period; increase the capacity of women small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), especially in the utilization of information technology; Strengthening the Family Learning Center (PUSPAGA) as a one stop service to improve maternal and family care skills in 12 provinces and 140 regencies / cities in Indonesia.
As well as optimizing the role of Community-Based Integrated Child Protection (PATBM) activists in 34 Provinces, 342 Regencies / Cities and 1,921 Villages / Villages; and optimize 386 Women and Children Protection Cars (MOLIN) and 518 Women and Children Protection Motorcycles in 466 Districts / Cities and 34 Provinces to socialize the #BERJARAK movement and ensure the fulfillment of rights and protection of children are still fulfilled during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Related to handling efforts, the Ministry of Pppa has opened Sahabat Perempuan and Anak (SAPA) 129 telephone service, as a complaint service for women and children who experience violence; provide Mental Health Psychology (SEJIWA) services that can be accessed through hotline 119 (extension 8) to help family members affected by mental health due to the pandemic; meeting specific needs for women and children; as well as active coordination with the relevant Ministries / Institutions as well as the women's empowerment and child protection agencies.
The Ministry of Pppa has also drafted 10 protocols to protect women and children during the pandemic, and issued a Family Health Protocol involving the role of women as agents in the family in order to prevent and handle the spread of Covid-19 in a high number of family clusters, as well as ensure the health of family members and the surrounding environment. "I hope that we can all continue to synergize and remain eager to get out of the Covid-19 pandemic situation. I am confident and optimistic, if we want to synergize, equalize perceptions, and unite goals then we can be part of the solution in dealing with these problems," concluded Pribudiarta.
LAW AND PUBLIC RELATIONS BUREAU
MINISTRY OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AND CHILD PROTECTION
Phone.& Fax (021) 3448510,
E-mail: humas@kemenpppa.go.id
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