Protect the Children
The pandemic-induced crisis has a double impact, especially on children from poor families. Parents seeing a decline in their income, with many even losing their jobs, affect the welfare of their children.
Children of Malacca, NTT attending training and assistance from the Foundation for the Protection of Children and Women in NTT, August 2019.
This year marked the second time National Children\'s Day was commemorated during the Covid-19 pandemic. The national day is expected to provide support to children.
On that day, it is hoped that children can stay enthusiastic. The national day also serves as a reminder for parents, society, government, and the state to increase their responsiveness to children’s needs. Moreover, we have been living in the middle of a pandemic for 16 months, which has had a major impact on children’s lives, especially children from vulnerable groups. It is not only the threat of Covid-19, with cases and fatality rates continuing to increase among children, but also the pandemic control efforts that are having a broad impact on all dimensions of children\'s lives.