86 villages and sub-districts in Klaten receive Child-Friendly Awards

A total of 86 villages and sub-districts in Klaten Regency received Child-Friendly awards during the 2026 National Children’s Day commemoration at the Klaten Regency Pendopo, Central Java, on Tuesday. During the event, seven villages received the Child-Friendly Village award in the ‘Utama’ (Primary) category, 14 villages in the ‘Nindya’ category, 15 villages in the ‘Madya’ category, 26 villages in the ‘Pratama’ category, and one sub-district in the Child-Friendly ‘Pratama’ category. This year, awards were also presented to 23 villages in the Child-Friendly ‘Rintisan’ (Pilot) category. In addition to the village and sub-district awards, the Klaten Regency Social, Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection, Population Control and Family Planning Office (Dissos P3APPKB) also presented awards to 15 Regional Apparatus Organisations (OPD) and eleven Child-Friendly Districts for 2026. Head of Dissos P3APPKB Klaten Regency, Puspo Enggar Hastuti, stated that the event was held as an evaluation step for fulfilling children’s rights and special protection for children in Klaten Regency. ‘This award is given as an effort to encourage all parties, including the government, community institutions, the business world, educational institutions, and the wider community, to continue to synergise in efforts to fulfil children’s rights and provide special protection for children,’ she said. On the occasion, Klaten Regent Hamenang Wajar Ismoyo conveyed that Indonesia’s future depends on the fulfilment of children’s rights and child protection. He noted that out of Klaten’s total population of 1.3 million, the majority are children and adolescents, making the fulfilment of their rights and needs a shared priority. ‘Our future is determined by how we treat our children. If we are concerned, focused, and invest our entire soul and body into our children, then surely one day we will achieve extraordinary results towards a Golden Indonesia,’ he stated. Hamenang added that the awards are expected to become a shared commitment to realising Klaten as a Child-Friendly Regency. ‘We hope that in the future all OPDs will have child-friendly programmes, all districts will have safe facilities for children, and all villages will have environments that support children’s growth and development,’ the Regent said. As part of the 42nd National Children’s Day commemoration at the Klaten Regency level, the inauguration of the Klaten Regency Children’s Forum for the 2026-2028 period and a Creative Children’s Workshop with the Chairperson of the Klaten TP PKK, Fahrani Eka Wahyu Diana, were also held.