
WHO ARE THEY?
They should be like other Indonesian children, but their fate and poverty make them different from others. As they live without permanent shelter (uncomfortable) and the unclear sources of parents’ income. Due to the limited source of livelihood since the forest is increasingly limited and because of the semi-nomadic culture, these children sometimes have to move with their parents from one location to another just to survive. They are SAD children (sometimes they are called Kubu and also Orang Rimba or Jungle People) which not received their rights yet as part of Indonesian children. Therefore, Suku Anak Dalam (SAD) spreads along the highway across the middle of Sumatra. Their current number is estimated to be around 1,500 families. They are one of the original tribes but as their numbers continue to shrink so that they become a minority. Anyway they not only lose the area which provides them a source of livelihood, but they also experience with the social exclusion both from other community groups and the government. Even SAD children cannot attend the school, as at a relatively young age they have to take responsibility to help their parents for hunting, so that no childhood is left. Because of what? Surviving is the most difficult thing for their parents.