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Abstract
Street children do not have a solid mental emotional yet, but they have to deal with a tough street world, competitive, and tends to affect negatively to the development of their personality. The presence of the street children on the streets are not only motivated by economic factor, but also influenced by the disharmony in the role and functions of the family and the influence of the social environment. The empowerment of street children that has been done by the shelter was not yet carried out effectively. This study aims to identify problems that are experienced by street girls, to describe efforts to overcome the problems experienced by street girls, and to develop a model of empowerment for street girl in Surabaya who do not occupy a shelter. This study used a qualitative method, where data is collected through participation observation and in-depth interviews. The data were analyzed using qualitative analysis model of Miles and Huberman. The problems of street children were often experienced by girls, such as violence. Then, the problems led to survival mechanisms. In addition, the emerging imitation behavior as a response to the behavior that directed to them. The parents also play a role in the process of social control. The empowerment model that designed is the empowerment of education through the revitalization of the family. Additionally, creating access to formal education for the street girl through scholarships mechanism. Life skills education needs to be strengthened to improve the welfare of living. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n1p562
Highlights
Street children are children who are at a certain level do not have a solid mental emotional constructions yet, while at the same time, have to deal with a tough street world, competitive, and tends to affect negatively the formation and development of the child's personality
In line with the definition of the Ministry of Social Affairs of the street children, The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) defines street children by the age limit below 16 years old that had escaped from families, schools, and communities, as well as dissolved in the nomadic life on the street
Street children, defined as children who spend most of their time on the streets and they are nomadic
Summary
Street children are children who are at a certain level do not have a solid mental emotional constructions yet, while at the same time, have to deal with a tough street world, competitive, and tends to affect negatively the formation and development of the child's personality. PMKS is a person, family, or group of people which because of an obstacle, difficulty, or distractions can not perform their social function so that their needs are not met, either physically, spiritually, and socially adequate and reasonable. Street children within the framework of the Ministry of Social Affairs (2009: 10), defined as children aged 5-18 years who spends most of their time to make a living and roaming the streets and public places. In line with the definition of the Ministry of Social Affairs of the street children, The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) defines street children by the age limit below 16 years old that had escaped from families, schools, and communities, as well as dissolved in the nomadic life on the street. Many definitions related to street children put the position of street children as a marginal and vulnerable groups with various risks
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