Bali officials hand over documents for 110 neglected children in Denpasar

Denpasar — — The Bali provincial government has handed over civil-registration documents for 110 children classified as neglected in a ceremony at Gedung Wanita Nari Graha in Denpasar, according to local reports and the provincial prosecutor’s office. The event took place on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, and was tied to a wider child-protection effort known as PASTI in Denpasar.

The programme name PASTI was described by local media as an acronym for Perwalian Anak Sinergi Terpadu dan Inklusif, a coordinated child-guardianship initiative involving the Denpasar municipal government and the city prosecutor’s office. In coverage of the August launch, the city administration said the programme was designed to help children in vulnerable conditions gain access to legal and administrative protection.

At the September handover, officials said the documents were intended to secure the legal identity of children who had lacked civil-registration papers. Reports identified the documents as population-administration records, including birth-related identity papers, but did not provide a full breakdown of each document type.

Local media also reported that Bali Governor Wayan Koster used the event to push for faster data collection on neglected children across the province. The handover was presented as a step toward ensuring that children without family support can obtain access to public services that often require official identity documents.

The prosecutor’s office has said the initiative relies on legal assistance from prosecutors to help social services process the paperwork needed for children’s identity documents. Officials in Denpasar have framed the programme as a joint administrative and legal support mechanism rather than a one-off document distribution.

The September 18 event marked a public presentation of that effort in Bali’s capital, with the focus on children whose identity documents had not been completed before the handover.

Key facts

• Date: Sept. 18, 2026
• Venue: Gedung Wanita Nari Graha, Denpasar
• Programme: PASTI
• Target group: Children classified as neglected
• Documents: Civil-registration and population-administration papers

Note: This article has been corrected to reflect the event as a Bali provincial handover involving 110 children, not solely a Denpasar municipal programme launch.

Sources

• Tribun Bali
• NusaBali
• Bali Post