Women’s rights advocacy group Institut KAPAL Perempuan has called on members of the public to join the effort to implement the country's 12 - year compulsory education policy, which is part of the government's plan to achieve its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
To commemorate this year’s National Education Day, Institut KAPAL Perempuan director Misiyah warned that one of biggest challenges Indonesia faced now was the growing number of marriages among children under 18 years old, which has become an obstacle to the government’s successful efforts to achieve its 12 - year compulsory education program.
The activist said rampant practice of early marriage in Indonesia was rooted in the 1974 Marriage Law, which set 16 as the legal age for females to marry. Poor awareness of the risks of child marriage and weak public control over the problem aggravate the situation.
Source: Jakarta Post