Children’s Center of "Toddopuli" Conducted a Case Response of Neglected Children

BULUKUMBA (27 April 2021) - Responding to the reports regarding children being neglected by their biological parents, the Ministry of Social Affairs through the "Toddopuli" Children's Center in Makassar conducted a Case Response.

The "Toddopuli" Children's Center Case Response Team coordinated with the Bulukumba Regency Social Worker Service Unit (Sakti Pesos) and Social Service Office. According to Dinar's confession, Sakti Peksos has received reports of neglected children but has not had the chance to do a Home Visit or assessment due to limited human resources and the large number of cases of children being handled in Bulukumba Regency.

Syarifuddin, Head of the Bulukumba Regency Social Service, expressed his gratitude for the quick response made by the Ministry of Social Affairs.

Finally, the Team accompanied by the Head of the Social Service made a visit and assessment to the child's house, which is located in the Kassi Ward, Tanah Jaya Village, Kajang District, Bulukumba Regency.

From the results of the assessment, 3 children were Dy (19), Ts (13), and Fz (9). They are actually 4 siblings, but their oldest brother has migrated to Kalimantan, while their biological mother has died in 2019, TH (50) their biological father remarried a native Kolaka woman.

The chronology of the incidence of the father who always drunk and often beating his wife and children. Due to frequent domestic violence, his wife fled and returned to Kolaka.

On April 17, 2021, TH followed his wife to Kolaka and left his three children. Before leaving, TH sold many things in his house.

The three siblings ended up living with only three of them, the older brother made a living by fishing, joined his uncle who was a fisherman. From Dy's admission, the income he gets is uncertain, sometimes they don't get any money at all, so they often get food assistance from neighbors. TS is still in grade 6 elementary school and has taken school exams, while his younger brother FZ is in grade 3 elementary school.

According to the neighbors' confession, the father of the three children had left their children but not long and returned home. Their family has never received assistance from the government, neither PKH, BLT, nor Raskin.

Syarifuddin suggested to the local village head that the three children be included in the DTKS, in order to get assistance from the government.

Asmawati, the Social Worker of the "Toddopuli" Children's Center in Makassar, hopes for the attention of the community and local government for the survival of the three children and they seek alternative care, namely their immediate family.