International Journal of Social Science And Human Research ISSN(print): 2644-0679, ISSN(online): 2644-0695 Volume 05 Issue 08 August 2022 DOI: 10.47191/ijsshr/v5-i8-48, Impact factor- 5.871 Page No: 3690-3701 IJSSHR, Volume 05 Issue 08 August 2022 www.ijsshr.in Page 3690 The Implementation of Child-Friendly City Policy by the Local Community in Depok, Indonesia Dr. Jeanne Noveline Tedja, M. Kesos Universitas Nasional, Jl. Sawo Manila Pejaten Barat, Pasar Minggu, Jakarta, Indonesia ABSTRACT: Child-Friendly City (CFC) is a policy develops by Government to ensure the fulfillment of child’s rights. The policy was born as a follow-up action to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and is an attempt by the Government to improve child welfare. Depok City in West Java, Indonesia is one of the cities who committed to implement this policy since 2010. The research is a policy study that analyzes the interpretation of CFC policy within the local community (RW). This research uses a qualitative approach and based on its benefits is social policy research. The knowledge gained as a result of a social policy research can be used for particularly beneficial for disadvantaged populations, which in this study are children. In implementing the CFC policy in the RW community, the author analyzes the dynamics of the implementation of a Child-Friendly RW, which is then divided into two cases. In the first case, the community has three variables that have been identified, namely: the quality of the community, community assets attached to the community, and the existence of a change agent. These three variables make motivations come from within the community which give rise to initiatives that lead to high community participation and manifest in various activities of fulfilling children's rights, which then has an impact on behavior change in the community. These three variables were not found in the second case of child-friendly RW, where the people in the community was passive so that there was no change in behavior in children or the community in general. As a recommendation, the authors encourage the community to increase its awareness towards current issues happens in the neighborhood, and the public policies that have great benefits for the community. In addition, the community must also proactively broaden their horizons by accessing the latest information from media. KEYWORDS: child friendly city; child welfare; community participation; social policy; child-friendly neighborhood. I. INTRODUCTION Children are the next generation of a nation, and have a strategic position in the development of the nation and the development of human civilization. Children are also the most valuable resource (Hoover in Wallace, 2001, p.133). First, children are the next generation as well as determine the quality of human resources in the future. Therefore, the sustainability of a nation is determined by the condition of its children at this time. Second, children are the main source of the labor force. The ability to optimize the potential of children will affect the quality of life of the nation in the future. Third, children are the assets of the nation's civilization. In the future, various innovations in the economic, social, cultural, and technological fields will continue to develop dynamically and depend on the quality of today's children. Various views on children lead to the essence of understanding that a child is a human being, who has inherent rights to himself as human rights have by adults. In the past, children were considered as 'property' of their parents, so that other parties did not have the legitimacy to intervene in protecting children from physical, sexual or emotional violence. Only about half a century ago, the child's status has developed from being a parent's 'property', to being a full human being who has rights (Hart & Pavlovic, 1991 in Quennerstedt, 2009, p.1; Ife 2001, p.47). However, there are still many violations against children's rights. Children are weak and vulnerable targets, where their basic rights are often violated (Sousa and Araujo, 2011, p.3). This fact is the background for the birth of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) or the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in 1990 which aims to protect children's rights. These include: the right to life, freedom of expression, the right not to be separated from parents, freedom from violence and neglect, freedom from economic and sexual exploitation, freedom from torture, as well as the right to basic health, social security, the right to a decent standard of living. , as well as the right to education.The CRC consists of 54 articles consisting of the rights of the first and second generations (the rights of the first and second generations in Human Rights), where the protected rights emphasize the best interests of the child. Countries that have ratified the CRC are obliged to fulfill, protect and respect the rights of these children to achieve social welfare. State responsibilities and obligations should be realized in the form of systematic, structured and concrete policies, programs, activities and budgets. The social structure must change if the state is serious about protecting children's rights and so that children are free from discrimination (Howe, 2009, p. 128). Social welfare will be achieved if qualitative changes in the social structure can