DEPOK, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA

A child stands with his monkey at a railway station.
Topeng monyet is a form of street entertainment using monkeys to perform tricks with music. These children divided into several groups often roamed about in several train station in the greater areas of Jakarta perfoming the act of Topeng Monyet to earn a living.

Even though the government has recently freed education to the public, many of these children still roam the streets because many of their parents are struggling to survive as beggars and has little time to look out after their children.

Photo by Syamsul Hadi/JiwaFoto

Pose seekor monyet di stasiun Depok Baru.
Anak-anak topeng monyet banyak berkeliaran di beberapa stasiun kereta rute Jabotabek (Jakarta Bogor Tangerang Bekasi). Mereka terbagi dalam beberapa kelompok, beberapa diantaranya suka mangkal di daerah sekitar stasiun Depok.
Walaupun sekarang pemerintah sudah membebaskan biaya pendidikan bagi Sekolah Dasar Negeri, tetapi mereka tetap saja berkeliaran dan tidak bersekolah karena kurangnya pengawasan dan perhatian dari orang tua.

Rabu. 23 Mei, 2006
Fotografi oleh Syamsul Hadi

DEPOK, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA

A child stands with his monkey at a railway station.
Topeng monyet is a form of street entertainment using monkeys to perform tricks with music. These children divided into several groups often roamed about in several train station in the greater areas of Jakarta perfoming the act of Topeng Monyet to earn a living.

Even though the government has recently freed education to the public, many of these children still roam the streets because many of their parents are struggling to survive as beggars and has little time to look out after their children.

Photo by Syamsul Hadi/JiwaFoto

Pose seekor monyet di stasiun Depok Baru.
Anak-anak topeng monyet banyak berkeliaran di beberapa stasiun kereta rute Jabotabek (Jakarta Bogor Tangerang Bekasi). Mereka terbagi dalam beberapa kelompok, beberapa diantaranya suka mangkal di daerah sekitar stasiun Depok.
Walaupun sekarang pemerintah sudah membebaskan biaya pendidikan bagi Sekolah Dasar Negeri, tetapi mereka tetap saja berkeliaran dan tidak bersekolah karena kurangnya pengawasan dan perhatian dari orang tua.

Rabu. 23 Mei, 2006
Fotografi oleh Syamsul Hadi