Jakarta, May 18 -- The Ministry of Social Affairs has identified approximately 600 street and abandoned children, who have dropped out of school in the Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi areas, to be assigned to enter pilot programme of Sekolah Rakyat (People's School).

Indonesian Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf said here on Monday the figure reflects proactive efforts by field officers, who have been visiting locations ranging from markets to street intersections, to ensure school dropouts children can access their educational rights.

"We have now identified approximately 700 children. We found nearly 600 of them directly on the streets and then followed up with home visits and discussions with their parents," Yusuf e...