The Ministry of Social Affairs Responds to Baby Becomes Silver Human in Pamulang
Writer :
Humas Balai Handayani Jakarta
Editor :
David
Translator :
Karlina Irsalyana
SOUTH TANGERANG (26 September 2021) - The Ministry of Social
Affairs through Social Rehabilitation Center “Handayani”, “Mulya Jaya”, “Melati”
Jakarta, and the Quick Response Team (TRC) responded to the case to Pamulang,
South Tangerang. The Ministry of Social Affairs team coordinated with the South
Tangerang City Social Service and conducted an assessment at the Shelter House
owned by the regional government.
Previously, a portrait of a
10-month-old baby painted in silver went viral on social media. The baby was
taken begging by his mother. Knowing this, the Minister of Social Affairs
through the Director General of Social Rehabilitation, Harry Hikmat immediately
ordered the Ministry of Social Affairs Team to come down to respond to the case
on Sunday (26/09).
Based on the results of the
assessment, it is known that the baby has been brought to the street for 2
months.
"It's been 2 months
since I've been a silver human, ma'am," said Rani (not her real name) who
is the biological mother of a silver human baby to the social worker of Handayani
Center.
According to Rani, she has started singing and becoming a silver human since she dropped out of
school 2 years ago. She had stopped because she was pregnant and gave birth.
"From giving birth
until her child was 6 months old, I lived with my father in Brebes, ma'am, then
I moved again to Jakarta", she said.
Living in Jakarta with a
baby is certainly not easy for Rani who is not even 18 years old. In the end,
this is what prompted her to take her baby to the streets to become a silver
man.
"I need money ma'am to
pay rent, eat, buy milk and baby diapers. From the results of going to the
streets, it's pretty good ma'am, I can cover it even though sometimes it's
still lacking," said Rani while holding her baby.
According to Rani, every
day she starts taking to the streets from 10 am and comes home at 10 pm. All day on the road, Rani can pocket 80 thousand rupiahs to 150 thousand rupiahs
which she uses to meet her daily needs.
Life is never easy for
Rani. She had been neglected by her mother since she was a baby, and her father
remarried. Plus now she has to raise her baby without a family and a father because according to Rani, she was never legally married to her baby's
biological father.
But that didn't make her
want to give up on the situation. After talking with the Ministry of Social Affairs
Team, Rani wants to reach her new future.
"Yes, ma'am, if I may,
I want to open a business, ma'am. Back in Brebes, I had the opportunity to help
my aunt sell Chicken Noodles, so I know a little about it", she said when
asked by a social worker about her hopes and dreams.
Rani also agreed to be
taken to the Ministry of Social Affairs Center in Bambu Apus to receive social
rehabilitation and vocational training.
Rani's case is one of many
cases that have come to the attention of the Minister of Social Affairs, Tri
Rismaharini. She emphasized the quick response to the handling of social
problems in the community. Risma said that the Technical Implementation Unit of
MoSA should continue to accompany the case of the silver human child and the
family.
Meanwhile, the Head of Handayani
Center, Hasrifah Musa said that the Center will coordinate with various parties
for the best interests of the child, especially for the silver human child who
is being handled.
"This is our joint
task. From our friends in the field, we know that the mother of this baby is
also still a child. It means a child who has a child. Therefore, we will also be
concerned about social rehabilitation, in addition to vocational training.
Maybe we later, we will teach parenting so that things like this (child become silver human - red) don't happen again," she explained.
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