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        "id": 1692278,
        "msgid": "evicted-five-times-kartini-emergency-school-in-north-jakarta-persists-for-36-years-1776815796",
        "date": "2026-04-22 05:53:40",
        "title": "Evicted Five Times, Kartini Emergency School in North Jakarta Persists for 36 Years",
        "author": "Larissa Huda",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Kartini Emergency School, founded in 1990 by twin sisters Sri Irianingsih and Sri Rossyati, has provided free education and meals to thousands of marginalised children in Jakarta despite being evicted five times due to development pressures. Growing from one location to multiple sites, the school once served over 3,000 pupils and earned a MURI record, operating in makeshift tents during relocations. In 2013, it secured a new site in Pademangan through government assistance, highlighting the enduring commitment to educational access for street children amid urban challenges.",
        "content": "<p>In the midst of the hustle and bustle of construction projects and\nthe constant flow of container trucks in the Pademangan area, North\nJakarta, stands a free school for underprivileged children.<\/p>\n<p>The school is named Kartini Emergency School, founded by twin women,\nSri Irianingsih (75) and Sri Rossyati (75), since 1990 to provide\neducational access for marginalised children.<\/p>\n<p>The school was initiated by the two women known as the \u201cTwin Teacher\nMothers\u201d, Sri Irianingsih (75) and Sri Rossyati (75).<\/p>\n<p>Since then, they, along with their family, agreed to establish the\nschool while also providing food for children living on the streets.<\/p>\n<p>Over time, Kartini Emergency School expanded from one location to\nseveral sites such as Pluit, Bandengan, Kali Jodo, Kelapa Gading, and\neven the Senen area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt that time, one place was about two hours because it was still\nbasic reading and writing. Usually until night, from morning\ncontinuously,\u201d said Sri Rossyati, commonly called Ibu Rossy, to\nKompas.com on Tuesday (21\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>In 1996, the school they initiated had thousands of students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne location had 600 children, we had five. (up to) 1,500 we got\nMURI up to 3,033 students,\u201d said Sri Irianingsih, commonly called Ibu\nRian.<\/p>\n<p>However, the long journey was not smooth. The school intended for\nmarginalised children had to relocate several times.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, they continued teaching activities under very limited\nconditions. Ibu Rian admitted to once setting up emergency tents to\naccommodate thousands of students.<\/p>\n<p>For the two of them, closing the school was not an option even though\npressures kept coming.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, in 2013, Kartini Emergency School, which was almost evicted\nbecause it was using PT KAI land, obtained a new land loan. The land in\nPademangan then became the location of Kartini Emergency School to this\nday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen given land by the Chinese person here (Kampung Bandan), but\nthis is state-owned, this is state-owned then given by Pak Jonan,\u201d said\nIbu Rian.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/evicted-five-times-kartini-emergency-school-in-north-jakarta-persists-for-36-years-1776815796",
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