Family care is strengthened by building on what already exists
Across Indonesia, family networks, community support, and emerging local efforts provide important foundations for children to grow up in families. This page highlights strengths and developments that help make family care possible.
Family and Community Support
Extended Family and Kinship Care
Children are often supported not only by parents, but also by grandparents, aunts, uncles, and wider family networks. These relationships can provide care and stability during hardship.
Family care in Indonesia is not a new idea. Many longstanding social and cultural strengths have helped support children within families and communities for generations.
Mutual Support and Community Care
Traditions such as gotong royong (mutual cooperation) reflect shared responsibility and mutual support that can help strengthen families, communities, and the care children receive.
Family Belonging
Family connection and belonging help support identity, stability, and nurturing relationships, providing important foundations for children growing up in families.
Strengths that endure.
These enduring strengths—family, community, compassion, and belonging—continue to provide important foundations for children to grow up in families.
Faith and Community-Based Compassion
Religious communities often support vulnerable children and families through longstanding traditions of compassion, service, and care for one another.