"Appreciation Day" in Makassar, a Form of Appreciation from the Ministry of Social Affairs for PKH Human Resources

MAKASSAR (25 November 2019) - Minister of Social Affairs, Juliari P. Batubara appreciated the performance of human resources (HR) and local government in the Family Hope Program (PKH) through the 2019 PKH Appreciation Day event in Makassar, South Sulawesi (Sulsel).

The Director General of Social Protection and Security, Harry Hikmat, representing the Minister of Social Affairs, officially opened the event, which was packaged in the form of a PKH Appreciation Day 2019 Talkshow and Familiarity Night, Monday (25/11) evening.

Harry said the PKH Appreciation Day event was called an event to provide motivation to all actors who have been involved in implementing PKH.

"This is all done so that the dedication that has been given by the related parties for the benefit of the program so far can really get attention so that it can be maintained and also developed further", said Harry.

The Family Hope Program (PKH) is a national priority program that needs the support of many parties. For this reason, this activity was created to be able to evaluate and ensure that support from various parties can grow and continue to develop.

Through this Appreciation Day, Harry continued, it is hoped that it can provide benefits, not only for the facilitators, but also for all PKH officials for their dedication to this program.

"That's why, on the night of the peak of Appreciation Day, we will present working partners. Likewise, stakeholders such as Governors, Regents, and Mayors from a number of regions, who have been giving more attention from other provinces and districts, were also presented," said Harry in a statement. in front of hundreds of attendees.

Among the series of events, performance exposure and judging became the core agenda. There are several assessment categories that will be awarded including PKH facilitator initiatives in providing assistance, applicator competence in data processing, to the coordination function of each coordinator, both at the district, city, provincial, and even regional levels.

"The key in judging and those who are guaranteed to get appreciation are those who have seriously succeeded in showing that PKH has an impact on increasing the welfare level of the families they have been assisting or achieving independent prosperous graduation", said Harry.

This, said Harry, was shown by the existence of clear evidence of a number of achievements from PKH families who graduated, so that they were more prosperous and no longer dependent on government assistance.

"That is part of the key point that we want to see together later in the series of Appreciation Day events for Family Hope Program," he concluded.

The opening ceremony was warm and full of intimacy because the entire event was interspersed with joyful singing and laughter from all the participants who attended filled the room.

The event was even more festive with the presence of four PKH ambassadors from Medan, Vivi Wijaya, then Bali, Putu Ayu Sada Devi Pradnyadari, and West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Sri Km. Maya Dian Lestari, as well as Jakarta, Stephanie Cecillia who were able to warm the atmosphere.

On the opening night, there were 300 participants from 34 elements of the Provincial Social Service, PKH Facilitators, District Coordinators (Korkab), City Coordinators (Korkot), Regional Coordinators (Korwil/Korreg), Database Administrators (APD) Province / Regency, Social Worker Supervisor, and KPM Family Hope Program and KPM with achievements.

For information, this Appreciation Day is the third time after the previous years were held in Surabaya and Cibubur. Meanwhile in 2019, Makassar was chosen to host the event.

This event lasts for four days, from 25 to 28 November 2019, with a climax on 27 November 2019 which will be attended by the Minister of Social Affairs, Juliari P. Batubara.