Track: Sustainable Management

Abstract

This study aims to determine; (1) the existence of the South Jakarta and Depok Violin Groups, (2) the factors that encourage the formation of violin groups, and (3) the strategies of street children in violin groups to survive on the streets and maintain their economic resources. To answer these questions, research is conducted using qualitative research methods. The unit of analysis in this study is the Violin group spread across the South Jakarta and Depok Region by selecting 15 informants who genuinely master the problem being studied. Data collection techniques carried out by in-depth interviews and participatory observation for two months and continued with data triangulation. The results of data collection were analyzed using steps; (1) data reduction, (2) data analysis using narrative descriptive analysis, (3) concluding. The findings obtained from this study, two factors are forming the violin group, (1) Proximity, (2) Similarity, similarity of interests, and similarity of fate. Besides, there are violin group strategies in survival and maintaining their economic resources on the road, namely (1) Division of workspace and time, (2) Complying with applicable rules and norms, and (3) Role of groups as judges and protectors.