Protection of children and women is the responsibility of parents, families, and the surrounding community. The protection given to children is a guarantee so that children can live, grow, develop and also be able to socialize in their surrounding environment. There are still many cases and violations with victims of children and women, including trafficking, violence, sexual harassment, and various other violations. The worse is, many of the cases were committed by people close to the victims and even their family members.

Therefore, the Multiplication of Stube HEMAT Bengkulu through the activist in Doloksanggul, Humbang Hasundutan (Humbahas), North Sumatra held a visit to Sopo Baca Haminjon in Pandumaan Village, Humbahas to discuss the importance of protecting children and women in Humbahas, as well as observing the literacy of children in Humbahas (Sunday, 30/01/2021). 'Sopo' means a small house, while 'Haminjon' is a hundred years old endemic plant of Batak land that has been handed down from generation to generation for families to manage for its sap by tapping it into rubber fuel.

Agustina Pandiangan, a women and children activist and the founder of Sopo Baca Haminjon, explained that a conversation or discussion about the protection of women and children is so important and urgent. Sopo was established to prove that village children can read, care about the environment, and are free to learn.  “Discussions on the protection of women and children are very important considering that from year to year the cases of violations against women and children continue to increase. Moreover, this kind of discussion has not been carried out in many regions," said Agustina. "Cases of violence against children and women are relatively fewer compared to other regions and we hope that there will be no more in Humbang Hasundutan. However,  the counted case is what’s revealed in the public news, what about the cases that are still hidden from the media?” asked Agus.

Therefore, the discussions about the protection of women and children are very important, as early protection so that such cases will not occur, as well as providing education for the community, especially children and women,  to anticipate violence against them. At the end of the meeting, stationeries such as notebooks, pencils, pens, erasers, sharpeners, and reading books were distributed to complete the collection and reading at Sopo Baca Haminjon. ***