Social institutions can be likened to a two-edged sword for homeless people. On the one hand, a number of institutions have succeeded in helping homeless people change their lives.

Through the ERBE Foundation, Abdul Rohim strives to help street children to receive a decent education.

Dindin Komarudin was moved to help develop the children’s creativity and improve their standard of living by "repurposing" the hidden potential of street children through Kumala Foundation.

Some people tend to avoid street children. Halim Ambiya (46 years) approaches them instead. They are invited to clean themselves, recite the Koran, and tap into their creative potential.

For almost a year, no parts of our life were spared from COVID-19. However, the pandemic did not erode some people’s faith in caring for others.

Naomi Selan, affectionately known as Mama Naomi, has a special place in the hearts of hundreds of street children and vendors’ children in Jayapura, She has been their protector and educator in the past 15 years.

Street children are like an iceberg phenomenon, the issue is much larger than what appears on the surface. They are also citizens that must be taken care of.

Relieving the living condition of street children can begin by giving them their basic rights, which are the right to family life, to personal growth and development, to protection and to participation.