Plan's New Program Enables Jakartan Street Children to Obtain Birth Certificates

Despite birth registration being a basic right, many children in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, are still missing out, according to a new Plan study. Street children are among the most affected as high costs and excessive red tape keep parents from registering their children’s births.

Last year, Plan surveyed more than 500 families living in non-permanent housing and slum dwellings in 5 parts of Jakarta as part of a global movement to highlight the everyday realities faced by street children living in some of the world’s busiest cities.

"Nearly two-thirds of parents surveyed said they had never tried to apply for a birth certificate for their children," said Peter la Raus, Director of Plan Indonesia.

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