Sitepu cited as an example that parents can encourage children to join activities held in mosques, such as reciting the Quran and call to prayer once a week.
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) Ministry encouraged children to be involved in positive activities during the month of Ramadan, in addition to maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

"Behind the obligation to fast and refrain (from temptation), children can do many useful activities during the month of Ramadan," the ministry’s Deputy for the Fulfillment of Children's Rights, Pribudiarta Nur Sitepu, stated here on Wednesday.

Sitepu cited as an example that parents can encourage children to join activities held in mosques, such as reciting the Quran and call to prayer once a week.

He noted that according to the 1945 Constitution, Article 28B, every child has the right to live, grow, and develop, and have the right to protection from violence and discrimination.

The government has determined that one of the national priorities is to improve the quality and competitiveness of human resources.

Meanwhile, Sitepu explained that the Child Protection Index (IPA) managed to increase to 63.30 in 2022. However, in the last two years, the IPA achievement has been unable to meet the national medium-term development plan (RPJMN) target.

"We identified which cluster is the lowest, namely education, leisure utilization, and cultural creativity. These aspects were the most disturbed by the COVID-19 pandemic and has not experienced significant changes in the last two years," he explained.

To that end, he said, the PPPA Ministry held a discussion with several parties and conveyed various information related to education and health to ensure that children can grow up and develop well.

Hence, with optimal development, children can grow healthy towards realizing the “child-friendly Indonesia” vision in 2030.

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