TP PKK Chair States Family Strengthening as Key to Women's and Children's Justice Access
The Chair of the TP PKK (Family Welfare and Empowerment Movement) Tri Tito Karnavian stated that strengthening families is the key to ensuring justice for women and children. He outlined Indonesia’s experience in advancing justice access for women through family and community empowerment approaches.
Tri emphasised that the PKK movement, which has been present for over five decades, plays an important role in bridging government policy and society in strengthening protection for women and children at the grassroots level.
“The PKK movement is a national movement supported by more than six million community cadres operating down to the family level through more than two million Dasawisma groups. This network enables direct engagement with families at the community level,” Tri stated in his statement on Saturday, 14 March 2026.
He made this statement at a side event of the Commission on the Status of Women’s 70th session (CSW70) at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Thursday, 12 March 2026.
Tri explained that whilst PKK is not mandated as a women’s organisation, the majority of its leadership and cadres are women who serve as agents of change in society.
Institutionally, TP PKK is integrated within the framework of regional government and coordinated by the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) through the Directorate General of Village Governance (Pemdes). This ensures coherence of family empowerment programmes from national to village levels.
Tri added that PKK’s contribution to advancing justice access for women operates through three main approaches. First, strengthening legal literacy within families through various community empowerment activities such as community meetings, parenting programmes, and home visits.
Through these activities, families are encouraged to understand their rights and responsibilities in family life, recognise violence as a violation of rights, and appreciate the importance of legal identity and civil registration.
Second, promoting early prevention of potential family conflict or violence. PKK cadres come from the same communities they serve, enabling them to recognise various social vulnerabilities earlier so that problems can be addressed before developing into violence.
Third, strengthening public access to formal protection mechanisms and justice systems. In this regard, PKK cadres help connect women and families with available services, such as social services, health facilities, legal aid, and units protecting women and children.
Tri stressed that family and community-based approaches are key to advancing justice access for women.
“Justice must be present not only in courtrooms, but also in homes, communities, and everyday family life,” Tri explained.
The side event was organised by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia. The activity is part of Indonesia’s contribution to advancing justice access for women and girls through family and community-based approaches.
The forum is part of the CSW70 activities taking place from 9 to 19 March 2026. The event brought together delegations from various UN member states, international organisations, and civil society to strengthen global commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment.