MATARAM - The wife of Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Selvi Ananda, called for efforts to stop child marriage so that Indonesia has a superior golden generation in 2045.
"There should no longer be early childhood marriage, because we both want Indonesia's young generation to grow into a healthy and educated generation to reach Indonesia Gold 2045," he said in the socialization of stopping early childhood marriage at the NTB Hospital, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Wednesday, June 11.
Selvi said that all parties must collaborate and work together so that the phenomenon of child marriage no longer occurs in the community.
He invited students who were in junior high school (SMP) not to marry young, because they could cut off their education.
"Learn good first, then go to high school, then go to university. Hopefully the goal is achieved to get a good job. The economy can be established, after that you can only go to the next level, to the wedding," said Selvi.
Referring to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) from 2021 to 2024, West Nusa Tenggara always recorded the highest number of child marriages nationally.
The percentage of women before the age of 18 who married in 2021 reached 16.59 percent, in 2022 it was 16.23 percent, and reached the highest peak of 17.32 percent in 2023. Meanwhile, in 2024 it decreased slightly to 14.96 percent.
The Mataram Religious High Court said that the dispensation of marriage in all regions of West Nusa Tenggara from 2021 to 2024 continued to decline from 1,116 dispensations to 710 dispensations, 723 dispensations, and 581 dispensations.
Chairman of the Mataram Child Protection Agency (LPA) Joko Jumadi explained that the most concrete steps to eliminate child marriage cases are collaborative and must be integrated from prevention, risk reduction, to handling.
"If only handling is like preparing a bucket when our roof is leaking," he concluded.
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