OPERATIONAL COMMITMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN IMPLEMENTING CHILD FRIENDLY CITY POLICY IN KUPANG CITY, INDONESIA
Abstract
This study described operational commintment of local government in implementing Child
Friendly City policy in Kupang City, Indonesia. It used non-participant observation and
document review to collect data, and analized the collected data qualitavely. The finding shows
that Kupang City local government has strong operational commitment in implementing Child
Friendly City policy, indicated by its ability to not only allocate competent and professional staff,
and financial resources but also undertake operational programs and activities to support the
policy implementation. Despite the fact that Kupang City local government should manage more
effectively its operational commitment and capacity in the future to be more successful in
attaining the policy objectives, notably to decrease cases of child violence and discrimination in
this region.