KPAI and NTT Government Strengthen Collaboration on Child Protection

The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) and the Provincial Government of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) are strengthening cross-sector collaboration to prevent and address criminal acts of trafficking in persons (TPPO), exploitation, and violence against children in the region. Head of the NTT Office of Women’s Empowerment, Child Protection, Population Control and Family Planning (DP3AP2KB), Iien Adriany, stated on Friday that this collaboration is essential because cases of violence against children in NTT remain a serious issue requiring joint attention. She explained that cases of violence against children in NTT increased from 671 cases in 2024 to 743 cases in 2025. As of April 2026, 92 victims had been reported through the Online Information System for the Protection of Women and Children (SIMFONI PPA). According to Iien, sexual violence remains the most dominant case, with the number of victims rising from 336 in 2024 to 413 in 2025. Cases of physical and psychological violence also remain quite high. ‘This condition shows that our children still face various threats that can disrupt their development and deprive them of the basic rights they should have,’ she said. She emphasised that threats to children now include not only physical violence but also bullying, violence in digital spaces, economic and sexual exploitation, and TPPO. Therefore, the NTT provincial government is pushing for stronger prevention and case handling through increased education, supervision of migrant worker source areas, strengthening inter-agency referral systems, and rapid response to victims. She added that the local government is also running the One Team One Family movement, which focuses on strengthening families as the front line in child protection. Meanwhile, KPAI Commissioner Ai Maryati Solihah appreciated the various programmes and policies implemented by the NTT provincial government to support child protection. According to her, steps such as the formation of the NTT Healthy Cyber Task Force, the Community Study Hour Movement, supervision of prospective Indonesian migrant workers, strengthening of population administration, and social protection, education, and child health programmes are aligned with national child protection efforts. She stressed that coordination, collaboration, and consolidation among stakeholders need to be continuously strengthened through policy synergy, data transparency, and real action on the ground, especially when cases of physical violence, sexual violence, or child exploitation occur.