Kuningan to Have 100 Child-Friendly Mosques

Kuningan Regency in Indonesia is set to transform hundreds of its mosques into "Child-Friendly Mosques." This initiative, fully supported by the local government, aims to leverage mosques as strategic centers for educating and shaping the character of children and adolescents aged 0 to 18.

Ii Wasita, head of the Child-Friendly Mosque program in Kuningan, emphasized that a safe and nurturing mosque environment can cultivate a generation with noble character, capable of addressing contemporary social challenges. He believes these child-friendly spaces will offer a platform for positive, creative, innovative, recreational, and spiritual activities. The program is also seen as a preventive measure against issues like gadget addiction, bullying, brawls, drug abuse, and other deviant behaviors.

Key activities are already planned, including the socialization of child-friendly mosque standards on July 11, 2026, followed by the "Declaration of 100 Child-Friendly Mosques" on National Children's Day, July 23, 2026. Additionally, a "Mass Dawn Prayer of 54,000 Muslim Children" is scheduled for July 26, 2026, across all village and sub-district mosques in Kuningan.

The development of these child-friendly mosques is grounded in four core principles: the Quranic emphasis on mosques as safe havens, the Prophet Muhammad's compassionate treatment of children, support for Indonesia's Law No. 35 of 2014 on Child Protection, and the Indonesian Mosque Council's (DMI) strategic policies promoting Kuningan as a Child-Friendly Regency.

Bupati Kuningan, Dian Rachmat Yanuar, views the Child-Friendly Mosque program as a long-term investment in building civilization through youth character development. "Today, we are preparing civilization. Fifty years from now, perhaps those present today will no longer be here, but the children who are now toddlers will be the generation that determines the face of Kuningan Regency. Therefore, the best investment is not just building roads or buildings, but building their noble character," he stated.