Advokasi Perlindungan Perempuan dan Anak terhadap Kekerasan dalam Rumah Tangga melalui Kelompok Konstituen Masyarakat = Advocacy for the Protection of Women and Children against Domestic Violence through a Community Constituent Group

Abstract

Case study from "Membuka Jalan untuk Pembangunan Inklusif Gender di Daerah Perdesaan Indonesia: Bunga Rampai Kajian Aksi Kolektif Perempuan dan Pengaruhnya pada Pelaksanaan Undang-Undang Desa", a peer-reviewed volume of case studies drawing on detailed ethnographic research of how village women have influenced village development in Indonesia's multi-level governance structure under the new Village Law in Indonesia.

This case study from the research village in in East Lombok focuses on advocacy for the protection of women and children from domestic violence. Villagers formed the mixed gender Mele Maju Constituent Group with the support of the support of BaKTI. The Constituent Group represents the interests and communicates the aspirations of the village's community to the village government and serves as an informal space for community support and discussions.