This study ducusses anak pinggiran who survive for life in the city of Jakarta
which is growing into a capitalistic city. The existence of such children in big cities,
especially in the cities of developing countries, as a matter of fact, has been a global
phenomenon, that means their presence in such cities is almost unavoidable. The term of
anal: pinggiran here refers to urban children Who because of poverty have got very bad
living conditions and very limited access to societal resources, such as education and play
grounds, provided by the city. Anak pinggiz-an covers two groups of poor children
surviving for life in Jakarta, namely street children and those living in slum areas. Among
thousanm of such chddren found in Jakarta, some are recruited by Sanggar Anal: Akar,
one of the non-govemmental institutions which takes care of the children?s life. Those
who are recruited are then called anak Sanggar.
Sanggar recruits the children and gathers them in some rumah terbulaz (open
houses) situated close to the locations where the children live or survive. The children of
the commtmities around the open houses are called basic C0¢'lllI?llII\ili¢8~, and so far
Sanggar has had coordination with five basic communities, namely Jatinegara, Cakung,
Penas Lama, Rawa Panjang, and Bantar Gebang Bckasi, Within these communities the
children are tnined and educated with an intention of elaborating and developing their
potentials. Periodically. usually on Sundays, they are brought to Sanggar, a bigger open
house, which has been the center of activities and information In Sanggar the children
have some exercises in, among other things, dramatnrgy, music, journalism, and English
classes. The children are freed to choose what activity(ies) they prefer to join. The
freedom of choosing activity(ies) is intended to create children?s intrinsic motivation
became such a motivation will be able to make them join the activities happily, seriomiy,
and fill! of enthusiasm.
This study is intended to observe and explore the changes of the ehi1dren's
behavior and attitude afler being trained and educated through the various activities
which take place in Sanggar and other places as well. Besides, it is also intended to sec, if
any, the childrcn's aspiration for a better life in the future. During the research period,
from December 1999 to July 2000, I tried to bc among the children as much as possible
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