The serious problem of how we Teens

The serious problem of how we Teens

Wednesday, 10/07/2013 11:39 PM - By: Mardiya

Adolescents (aged 10-24 years) have a large population, since about one fifth of the world's population proved to be a teenage boy. In Indonesia alone, according to the results of the 2010 Population Census, the population of older children currently account for no less than 67 million inhabitants. Assuming if the total population of Indonesia is currently about 237.6 million, the proportion of older children we reach 28% of the total population.

Adolescence is a period of transition or the transition from childhood to adulthood. At this time, teens are often faced with uncertainty regarding their status, on the one hand they are no longer recognized as a child, but on the other hand they can not be said to be mature because not able to fulfill the tasks of adults. This condition is also referred to as a time of typhoons and storms. This uncertainty makes teens to be embarrassed, they do not know what to do in the face of uncertainty.

In adolescence, a child under Sumarwi Astuti (2008) expected to be able to adapt to the social environment ranging from family, friends, schools and communities. Teens no longer hang out at home or at school, but teens supposedly able to build new relationships with other adults. Therefore youth should prepare themselves for a wide range of individual and social situations, so teens can adapt to the new social environment.

In psychosocial development, Soetjiningsih (2004) divides adolescence into three parts: (1) early adolescence / early (early adolescence) aged 11-13 years, (2) mid-adolescence (middle adolescence) age 14-16 years; and (3) advanced adolescence (late adolescence) aged 17-20 years. The term adolescence is derived from the Latin word meaning adolescere "grow or grow to reach maturity". According to Hurlock (1991) Adolescence has a sense of maturity which includes physical, mental, emotional and social ...

YouthBlast Yogyakarta 2013 by UNFPA INDONESIA

For this time the Youth Forum Youth Forum Kulonprogro with the city of Yogyakarta, Sleman Youth Forum and Youth Forum Bantul, Indonesia to attend the UNFPA World Population Days in IFI (Institut Francaise Indonesia) Sagan, Yogyakarta.
YouthBlast Girls Empowerment is the theme: Shaping the Future and consists of 7 Talks. namely:

Talks # 1. Girls Empowerment: Shaping the Future by Ms. Alissa Wahid.
Talks # 2. Healthy Relationship among Young People by Ms. Nur Hidayati Handy, ARIicaksono, WRI.
Talks # 3. Awareness on Violence Against Women and Girl by Ms. Supreme Sita W.
Talks # 4. Engaging Man and Boys in Ending Gender Based Violence by Rifka Anissa / New Men Alliance (TBC).
Talks # 5. Media and Cyberspace to Support Girls Empowerment by Denis Adishwara (TBC).
Early Marriage and Adolescent Pregnancy by Ms. Dyah Arviyanti.
Talks # 6. Yogyakarta Youth: Facts, Problems, and Actions by Yogyakarta Youth Forum.
Talks # 7. Youth & SRHR: UNFPA's Initiative on ASRH Services by Ms. Margaretha Sitanggang.

This event takes place from 08:00 until 15:00
event was attended by a diverse community, ranging from HIV and AIDS care community, LGBTIQ community and communities concerned about gender equality. amounted to a total of 76 people. event was opened by Mr. Jose Ferraris as the Representative of UNFPA Indonesia and DIY BKKBN chairman Mr
Furthermore the first session of the Girls Empowerment dikusi with the younger brother of former President KH. Alissa Wahid Abdurrahman Wahid, who led the discussion with great enthusiasm and 'meremaja' who said that the importance of the female population as a key population in balancing gender equality
The second event is a healthy discussion with the theme of courtship by one of the representatives of the Alliance of Independent Teen Mom Nur Hidayati in which we are told how to maintain healthy relationships and
The third event discussion of awareness about the risk of violence against women and girls.
The fourth event is a discussion on Engaging men and boys in Ending Gender-based Violence with Rifka Annisa who said that not all men are the source of violence against women, even men can be victims of violence themselves.
The fifth event is how to maximize youth participation in the dissemination of information on sexuality and reproductive health education either through mass media and social networking in the virtual world presented by Denis Adhiswara.
The sixth event of a community that shares our beloved DIY Forum Youth struggle for the rights of the juvenile and reproductive health of adolescents themselves are hosted by our friend Ayu Dwi
and the last session the share of UNFPA Indonesia regarding the follow-up problem solving related Friendly Services Youth youth in Indonesia. UNFPA Indonesia plans to facilitate youth in Indonesia, especially in Yogyakarta Special Region free of charge or for free! Access course on sexuality and reproductive health of adolescents.

Thus we review some of the activities last week, do not forget to continue to refer to the news and action from the Youth Forum Kulon Progo, only in THIS BLOG!
Greetings TEENS!

Open with Ramadhan 1434H Part 1

This time Kulon Progo Youth Forum will be open menyelenggalarakan together for members of the Youth Forum and companion school youth, the event was facilitated by the Indonesian Planned Parenthood Association of Kulon Progo branch of Yogyakarta. Activities will take place tomorrow (21/7) at 04.00pm in the secretariat branch IPPA Kulon Progo. than go along will be held interactive discussions also friends peer educators to share their experiences or cases encountered at the end of the semester holiday yesterday. do not forget to continue to update our activities only in Kulon Progo Youth Forum Blog! spirit!!! teen greeting!