“Rumbai” Children's Center Strengthens the Foster Parents Candidates

PEKANBARU (19 April 2021) - The Ministry of Social Affairs through the “Rumbai” Children's Center in Pekanbaru this morning invited the Foster Parents Candidates (COTA) who are currently undergoing the selection process for the adoption of three babies who are beneficiaries of the “Rumbai” Children's Center in Pekanbaru. The meeting was attended by three COTA; the Head of Children’s Center, Ahmad Subarkah; the Head of Social Service and Rehabilitation Section, Suyono; and Social Workers.

This meeting is to know more about foster parents candidates and complete the missing adoption documents and strengthening the COTA in childcare. The adoption process is intended for three babies, namely KY, HR, and AL. An adoption is a form of alternative care which is a long and fairly rigid process. Starting from completing the required documents, requesting a license to adopt children to the Social Service, home visits, assessing the feasibility of social workers, to the PIPA Team session, and later court decisions that all COTA must and are currently going through.

Ahmad Subarkah, in his opening reiterated the importance of obeying and following the adoption steps as required in the laws and regulations. "Following up on these regulations we have conducted a selection of requirements, a home visit, and a case discussion of the COTA requirements and these ladies and gentlemen who have been selected and have met the requirements according to Government Regulation No.54 of 2007 on Implementing the Adoption of Children, Minister of Social Affairs Regulation No.110 of 2009 on Requirements the Adoption of Children, and Director General Regulation No.02 of 2012 on Technical Guidelines for Adoption Procedures. "

The adoption process is continuing today at the Social Service of Riau Province. "We have coordinated with the City and Provincial Social Services, the files are already running, just waiting for the decree on the determination of temporary care for 6 months. Then later it will be continued with the PIPA team session to determine permanent care in court," said Ahmad Subarkah.

This meeting was also intended to double-check the required documents and to complete any shortcomings in the documents that COTA still has to meet. Ahmad Subarkah added that, "We want to avoid the abuse of the adoption process that is not following the rules. Apart from that, we also want to make sure our children are in the right care. If it has been in temporary care for 6 months, we hope COTA can provide regular reports to the center regarding the progress of the CAA that has been submitted."