Located in a Remote Area, This Village's Children Have Birth Certificate
Anyone who comes to one of the assisted villages of Wahana Visi Indonesia (WVI) will be amazed by the beautiful natural scenery even though this village is classified as a remote village. However, behind the natural beauty of this village, not many people know that the people and children in this village still do not have official residence documents such as birth certificates.
Located in a mountainous area in the District of West Marawola, this village is far from access to various government services, including health, education, and others. Even the infrastructure in this village is also of concern because access roads are damaged and landslides often occur which makes access to this village increasingly difficult. This condition makes it difficult for villagers to go to the city to process population documents.
The public has not yet seen the importance of the population document. People will usually start thinking about taking care of it if their children are going to school.
This village has been accompanied by WVI since 2021 and has begun to actively conduct discussions to find children's issues and people who want to contribute to the welfare of children. From the results of the discussions that have been going on so far, it turns out that religious leaders, community leaders, and village government see Birth Certificates as important and must be owned by every child.
Through a mutually agreed agreement, the village apparatus together with WVI Sipado Program Area carried out a joint movement for the procurement of Birth Certificates and coordinated with the Population and Civil Registration Office of Sigi Regency.
“Previously, many children and even adults in our village did not have a birth certificate. This condition makes it difficult for them to continue their education higher. Schools ask for a birth certificate as a supporting document for registration. We know we need it, but we do not know how to have it. Thank God Wahana Visi Indonesia came and guided us on how to take care of it,” said Lisyawati (44), a WVI Volunteer of Child Care Social in the village.
Lisyawati said that she and WVI cadres and staff collected data on children from house to house. This work finally resulted in 85 birth certificates being distributed to the community.
He hopes that through this process children can continue their education to a higher level without worrying about supporting registration documents.
"So that, more and more children are successful and can become agents of change in this village," she concluded.
Written by: Satrian Sambolangi, PJI Marawola Barat of Sipado Area Program, Wahana Visi Indonesia
