Dance morning has lifted up, asylum seekers look queues in front of the security post sized three meters for their lunch. The feeling of worrying about the faces that have not taken turns. The wicked wind blows into the former Kodim Building, Kalideres, West Jakarta which is now used as a temporary refugee place for 1.081 foreigners asylum seekers from seven countries experiencing conflicts. A glance looks children throw a typical smile they asyik play balls around the building page.
Asylum seekers have lived in Indonesia for many years. They must soak the sense of wanting to go home to the water and hold the rindu meet the brother. Some of them accidentally store food goods as home reminders, friends and friends. Of course, the item becomes very valuable beyond what they have now.
Husband wife Muhammad Abdullah Alwadiye (33) and Ekkhlas Abbas (30) for example. A pair of Sudanese origin who has three months living in Indonesia has a must-be object in the form of a wedding ring that he brought from his home country. The ring is so the only valuable items left and become a rindu drug if it is reminded of his house in Sudan. Muhammad and Ekkhlas is currently mid waiting for the birth of the liver fruit.
Asylum seekers from Sudan Muhammad Abdullah Alwadiye (left) and Ekkhlas Abbas (right) with her wedding ring in Jakarta.
The seekers of Iraq Rasha asylum with sneakers in temporary shelters in Kalideres, Jakarta.
Meanwhile, in the hallway corner of the building, there is a woman of Iraq who has lived in Indonesia for four years called Rasha (31). The disappointment to the state that has conflicts and families become one of Rasha’s foundations leave Iraq. To fill daily activities, this woman always uses white-colored sneakers. According to him, the shoes as a penwar of rindu and accompanying his innateness in Indonesia.
On the second floor, one of the rooms filled with one family from Afghanistan named Abdul Zabi (29) and Nazifa (22). They have been in Indonesia. Aghanistan’s signature bread that always sent his relatives to everyday friends to treat disabilities in the country that experienced the conflict.
As inside the tent, there are two children of the Sudanese nationality who love to play the ukulele. The music array of four guitars can soak the trauma flavor in the children of the asylum seekers located in the shelter. The songs of Sudan are played as a landing melodi rindu villages.
The children of Sudanese asylum seekers with ukulele in the temporary shelter in Kalideres, Jakarta.
The search for asylum origin of Afghanistan Abdul Zabi (left) and Nazifa (right) with typical bread from Afghanistan in Jakarta.
Another thing with Muhammad Eshaq (17), the asylum seekers from Sudan who have lived in Indonesia for seven months. Berbekal football shoes, she is looking for money by playing with the surroundings. The more he scored the goal, the more Rupiah he got. For him, playing the ball into a entertainer to forget about a sedentary of life.
In contrast to asylum seekers from Sudan, Iraq, and Afghanistan. The black man of the origin of Somalia called Syakir (24) that has six years in Indonesia it looks very cheerful without living load. With the style of perlente she always smiles to show one of his silver-balized teeth. It is only smiled when asked about the teeth. But from the smile, there is a beautiful memori of the silver teeth.
Now, thousands of asylum seekers can only expect to UNHCR to immediately provide protection, worthy residence, and freedom. For them, wherever the berlabuh place, the rindu remains the last century.
The seeker of the origin of Sudan Muhammad Eshaq with ball shoes in the temporary shelter in Kalideres, Jakarta.
Syakir’s asylum seekers, Syakir with silver teeth at temporary shelters in Kalideres, Jakarta.
Photo and Text : Rivan Awal Lingga