Family planning board counts on educated elite<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Population and Chairman of the
\nNational Family Planning Board (BKKBN) Haryono Suyono urged
\neducated families to help the government in guiding other
\nfamilies towards prosperity.<\/p>\n
At the opening of a consultative forum of non-governmental
\norganizations, Haryono said his office has started to focus on
\nurging families to take on roles as the "smallest unit" of
\ndevelopment.<\/p>\n
They are expected not only to accept government campaigns on
\nfamily planning programs and prosperity, but also to pass on to
\nother families what they have gained and believed from
\nimplementing such campaigns.<\/p>\n
Before the second long-term development program, which started
\nlast April, the smallest units of development were NGOs and
\nvarious government institutions, he said.<\/p>\n
"There are currently some 40 million families in Indonesia. If
\n10 percent of these can act as units of development, it is
\nalready a miraculous achievement," he said.<\/p>\n
Role models<\/p>\n
Haryono explained that one of the aims of the consultative
\nforum is to identify the types of families who could become role-
\nmodels. The forum can also discuss the application of the legal
\nbases and theories on family planning programs.<\/p>\n
The two-day forum is part of the conceptualizations of several
\nlegal milestones, he said.<\/p>\n
The passing of Law No. 10, 1992 containing, among others, the
\ndefinition of a prosperous family according to Indonesian norms,
\nled to the setting of a National Family Day for June 29.<\/p>\n
The passing of Governmental Decree No. 21, 1994 containing
\nguidelines for the development of families towards prosperity
\nalso resulted in a "Prosperous Family Development Movement" which
\nbegan on June 1.<\/p>\n
"This consultation should find ways of applying these legal
\nmilestones in the life of families in the community," Haryono
\npointed out.<\/p>\n
Participants of the forum consist of representatives from
\nvarious NGOs as well as religious bodies such as Muhammadiyah and
\nthe Communion of Churches in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
He said the consultations are also expected to provide input
\nfor the upcoming International Conference on Population and
\nDevelopment scheduled for September in Cairo, an event which
\nPresident Soeharto is expected to attend.<\/p>\n
In the conference, Indonesia will mobilize support for the
\nmale-female partnership on an equal basis, a concept that goes
\nfurther than simply the promotion of women's rights or the
\nelimination of sexual discrimination.<\/p>\n
Indonesia will also be pushing for its definition of a family
\nas one which fits the Indonesian norms of a prosperous family,
\nmeaning that it must also be able to strengthen national
\ndevelopment, provide prosperity as well as spiritual and physical
\nsecurity to its members, he said.<\/p>\n
"There is a difference in the Indonesian definition of family
\nand other countries', such as those in the Western world. For
\nsome of them, a family can be defined as one parent and children,
\nor a homosexual couple and children.... we don't abide by that
\ndefinition," Haryono said.(pwn)<\/p>",
"url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/family-planning-board-counts-on-educated-elite-1447893297",
"image": ""
},
"sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
"sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
}