Karang Taruna is a forum for the development of nonpartisan youth generation, which grows on the basis of awareness and sense of social responsibility from, by and for the community, especially the younger generation in the village / kelurahan or similar social community, which is mainly engaged in social welfare. As a youth social organization, Karang Taruna is a forum for fostering and developing as well as empowering the young generation in an effort to develop Social Welfare Services activities and productive economic efforts by utilizing all available potentials in the environment both human and natural resources that already exist. As a youth organization, Karang Taruna is guided by the Basic Guidelines and Household Guidelines (PD / PRT) which has also been regulated on the governing structure and tenure in each region from the Village to the National level. All of this is a form of organizational regeneration for the sake of continuing organization and the development of Karang Taruna members both in the present and in the future.
Karang Taruna consists of young generations ranging from 13 - 45 years old, hereinafter referred to as the citizens of Karang Taruna (WKT) and the limits of Karang Taruna is 17 to 45 years old.
Karang Taruna was established with the aim of providing guidance and empowerment to the young generation, for example in the field of organizational, economic, sports, skills, advocacy, religious and artistic.