Opinions and Attitudes

Learning about street children in Indonesia altered my opinion as I witnessed the severity of their conditions. After conducting my research I was compelled to compare the treatment and support street children receive in Indonesia to Australia. Although in Indonesia organisations such as ‘Bali Life’ and ‘YKPA’ exist to benefit the suffering children, Indonesia fails to have support systems that are available in Australia. In Western Australia the government supplies 310 Child Health Centres accessible for tormented children. They also receive support from non-government campaigns such as ‘Youth off the Streets’ and ‘Australian Childhood Foundation’ along with ‘The Red Cross’ and ‘The Salvation Army. After I learnt about the hardship endured by Indonesian street children I discovered how fortunate even the poorest Australian is. After my research I gained empathy for Indonesian street children as I learnt about their circumstances and the trauma they suffered. My attitude has changed as I now strongly believe that Australians are responsible to help as we are such a fortunate country and Indonesia requires help to terminate this crisis and save the street children from lives of misery. 

 

Photograph of street children in Indonesia from: http://s3.amazonaws.com/readers/2012/12/04/kisahanakterlantar_1.jpg