150 Elderly in Pringsewu Lampung Receive ATENSI from MoSA
PRINGSEWU (March 2, 2023) - The Ministry of Social Affairs continues to
pay attention to the elderly so they can continue to be healthy and happy.
After previously elderly in Pekayon East Jakarta received ATENSI aid from
Social Affairs Minister Risma, on Wednesday (1/3) Handayani Center handed over
ATENSI aid to 150 Elderly Beneficiaries (PM) at LKS Amanah Bunda in Pringsewu
Regency, Lampung.
Head of Handayani Center represented by Acting
Head of the Administrative Subdivision, Meerada Saryati directed that ATENSI aid
provided must be following the results of the assessment that had been
carried out. Following these directives, the assistance distributed is
based on the needs of the elderly in the form of nutritional packages,
clothing, personal hygiene kits, accessibility support in the form of
wheelchairs, canes, foam mattresses, diapers, and shallot seeds for agricultural
business assistance with a total assistance value of IDR 118,065,000.
The handover of the assistance was carried out
at LKS Amanah Bunda Office and was also attended by the Head of Pringsewu
Social Office, Titik Puji Lestari who was accompanied by the Head of the Social
Rehabilitation Division Marison, the Social Rehabilitation Companions, and the beneficiaries
for the Elderly and his family. For the elderly who are unable to attend LKS,
some of the assistance will be delivered directly by Handayani Center officers
to their respective addresses.
Chairperson of LKS Amanah Bunda, Kartinah
expressed her gratitude for the assistance provided by the Ministry of Social
Affairs through Handayani Center. "Thank you for the assistance that has
been given and also for the cooperation that has been carried out in handling
the elderly in LKS Amanah Bunda work area, I hope this collaboration can
continue and the elderly can continue to be cared for," she said.
The Head of Pringsewu Social Office, Titik Puji Lestari hopes that the ATENSI aid provided will continue to other LKS in Pringsewu Regency.