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MEDIA JAYA | 08 2020

they’re about to have soon. The coor-
dinator of JRMK Eni Rochayati con-
firmed that her community will take
part on putting together all the condi-
tions of basic rights to adequate hous-
ings, that must be received by the cit-
izens. In short, JRMK Jakarta will
educate the residents about the im-
portance of realizing their dreams to
have adequate housing.
Eni explained that they will do
the assistance in two steps: through
children and parents. JRMK Jakar-
ta would at first create study groups
for children, which aims to unveil any
problems that the mothers have that
prevents them from having adequate
housings. “From the activities we’d
know their problems,” she continued.
“We will make them aware of what’s
really meant by having rights for ade-
quate housings, why they should fight
for it.”

The residents’ dream

Besides doing collaboration 15
with communities, Jakarta govern-
ment also collaborates with Koperasi
Akuarium Bangkit Mandiri coopera-
tive. Head of cooperative Dharma Di-
ani was happy to join the collaboration
and appreciate the effort of city’s gov-
ernment for involving the residents in
this revitalization.
Through this approach, he con- settlements for the residents of Kam- As a resident of Kampung Akuar-
tinued, the residents will be given the pung Akuarium. A Senior Community ium herself, she would be involved in
opportunity to formulate their funda- Architect at RUJAK, Amalia Nur, said this project along with the govern-
mental needs in order to have ade- that this advocation will be the basis ment. “This is extraordinary new, our
quate housings, including the oppor- for their involvement in kampung’s re- government is eager to listen for what
tunity to conceptualize neat housings vitalization. She insisted that the res- their people want. I hope the con-
with child-friendly parks. There are idents must know the importance of cept that we long for would be real-
numbers of parties to join the collabo- having healthy settlements, like cre- ized soon,” said Bu Yani. Like most of
ration, such as Rujak Center for Urban ating windows and keeping safe spac- the residents who wish for change in
Studies, Jakarta Urban Poors Net- es between houses in order to an- the Kampung, she hopes that the new
work (JRMK) and Kampung Akuarium ticipate any disaster. “We need to do area will be the new tourist destina-
Bangkit Mandiri cooperative. approaches to deliver this technical tion in Jakarta. The Kampung would
matters to the people,” she said. be a proof that people can live in har-
Advocation Communities Meanwhile, Jakarta Urban Poors mony in cultural heritage sites. “We
Network (JRMK) is in charged for syn- hope this Kampung Akuarium will
As one of the collaborators, RU- chronizing the perception and under- trigger the economy of the local res-
JAK Center for Urban Centers deliv- standing to the residents regarding idents by its tourism sector,” said Bu
ered advocation regarding adequate the importance of adequate housings Yani. sya