Communication Model Of Siak Children’s Forum Cohesiveness In Actualizing Siak Child-Friendly City

Abstract

The Siak Children’s Forum (FASI) is a children's organization organized by the government of Siak Regency to bridge communication and interaction between government and children in order to fulfill the rights of children’s participation and  empowerment in a development policy program of Siak Regency as a child-friendly city. This study is conducted in order to inform and analyze the participation and communication of cohesiveness to achieve empowerment in a development policy of child-friendly city in Siak Regency. The research is qualitative with collecting data methods of observation, interviews, and documentation. The result objective of this research is to show the world that FASI as the sponsor for fulfilling and empowering childrens’ rights in participation is having an active participation to share and think of social participation and an interest in participation. FASI group cohesiveness is clearly seen from members’ intensive interaction, loyalty and communication in the forum through face-to-face communication or virtual network communication of all channels as the efforts to actualize and fulfill children’s rights in Siak Regency.