THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLICY FOR A CHILD FRIENDLY CITY IN GORONTALO CITY

The research aims to identify and describe (1) the implementation of the policy for a Child Friendly City in Gorontalo City. (2) Determination of the implementation of the Child Friendly City policy in Gorontalo City. The research approach used is a qualitative method with descriptive research methods. Sources of data in this study are primary data which was conducted using interviews with informants, namely employees in the SKPD of Gorontalo City and Community of Gorontalo City. The data analysis technique used is interactive analysis of the milles and huberman models. The results show that (1) The stages of implementing the Child Friendly City policy in Gorontalo City are carried out based on the principle of input-process to output and outcome, where the implementation of the Child Friendly City that the Gorontalo City Government is trying to realize in these three steps still needs to be addressed, especially in the process. Implementation is still not fully in accordance with the implementation and assessment standards so that many incidents have an impact on the comfort, safety and health of children for a better future. (2) The implementation of the Child Friendly City policy in Gorontalo City is influenced by 4 factors, each of which has advantages and disadvantages which then make a policy in achieving the title of Child Friendly City by the Gorontalo City government has not been achieved. The most crucial aspects are communication, resources and bureaucratic structures that need to be paid attention to by the government in order to achieve the goal where the children in Gorontalo City can get a good living for the continuation of positive achievements for the children themselves, both the region and the country