Carry out the Instructions of the Minister of Social Affairs, Public Kitchens of MoSA Fulfill the Food and Nutritional Needs of the Community

Writer :

Koesworo Setiawan

Translator :

Karlina Irsalyana

JAKARTA (July 10, 2021) - In line with the instructions of the Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini to activate public kitchens, the Center as a technical implementing unit (UPT) within MoSA is immediately in action. The management of the public kitchen is open and synergizes with other relevant agencies in the task areas of each UPT.

Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini stated, that ready-to-eat food is distributed to meet the food needs of health workers, PPKM guard officers, both TNI, Polri, and Satpol PP around DKI and the buffer zone of the Capital City of DKI Jakarta, and in the task areas of each UPT above.

In Jakarta, the public kitchen of MoSA is centered in the Convention Building of the Main National Heroes Cemetery (TMPNU) Kalibata, Jakarta. Yesterday, Minister Risma checked the operational readiness of public kitchens in helping the needs of ready-to-eat food for health workers. Social Minister hands-on operation by asking about the readiness of cooking ingredients such as vegetables and meat.

The Minister also seemed to participate in processing the ingredients into a large skillet. If yesterday the public kitchen of TMPNU Kalibata produced an average of 10 thousand boxes of ready-to-eat food and 10 thousand boiled eggs every day, today's production has increased. Data from the Directorate of Social Protection for Natural Disaster Victims (PSKBA), the public kitchen of TMPNU Kalibata has reached 15 thousand boxes of ready-to-eat food per day.

MoSA has established 4 (four) public kitchens, namely at MoSA’s Head Office in Salemba, TMPNU Kalibata, Surabaya City, Bandung City and Surakarta City. On the instructions of the Minister of Social Affairs, the Director General of Protection and Social Security, Pepen Nazaruddin, through the Director of PSKBA Syafii Nasution, established public kitchens in three cities, namely Bogor, Yogyakarta, and Denpasar.

The location of MoSA’s public kitchen in Surakarta is located at the Prof. DR. Soeharso Center, in Yogyakarta at the Regional III Center for Social Welfare Education and Training (BBPPKS), and in Bogor Regency, it is located at Ciung Wanara Center. In Bandung, it is located at Wyata Guna Center, and in Denpasar, it is located at Mahatmiya Center. As for Surabaya, MoSA’s public kitchen is located in the courtyard area of the Surabaya Convention Hall, Jalan Arif Rahman Hakim with distribution areas in Surabaya, Bangkalan, Gresik, and Sidoarjo.

Thus, MoSA has operated seven public kitchens to support government policies in the Implementation of Emergency Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM).

MoSA's public kitchen in Surakarta (Solo) is supported by 12 personnel and can produce and distribute 1,880 packages of boiled eggs (3,760 eggs).

The operation of the public kitchen is equipped with 1 unit of the red and white tent, 1 unit of public kitchen truck, 1 unit of Rescue Tactical Unit (RTU), and 1 unit of operational vehicle for Prof. Dr. Soeharso.

Eggs are distributed to five sub-districts in Solo, namely Serengan District 360 packages (720 items), Laweyan District 99 packages (198 items), Kliwon Market District 280 packages (560 items), Banjarsari District 530 packages (1,060 items), Jebres District 291 packages (582 grains). Eggs were also distributed in 40 packages (80 eggs) for cleaning staff and 30 packages (60 eggs) for the Regional Disaster Management Agency.

In synergy with the Klaten Regency Government, MoSA also helps distribute 4,097 boiled eggs for health workers, volunteers, and centralized self-isolated residents.

In DI Yogyakarta Province, the Head of BBPPKS Yogyakarta Murhardjani stated, that the Public Kitchen Command Post was built at BBPPKS Purwomartani Campus, Kalasan District, Sleman Regency with the support of 1 unit of Field Public Kitchen truck.

“Starting today (Saturday, 10/07) 1,000 boiled eggs are produced. The Public Kitchen Command Post is operated by joint personnel from the DI Yogyakarta Social Office, BBPPKS Yogyakarta, BBPPKS Yogyakarta and Tagana DI Yogyakarta,” said Murhardjani (10/07).

In addition to providing nutritional support in the form of eggs, BBPPKS Yogyakarta also functions as the Jalan Veteran Umbulharjo Campus as a COVID isolation shelter with mild symptoms and OTG. "This shelter is fully under the operational control of the DI Yogyakarta Social Office," she said.

From Bogor Regency, the Head of Ciung Wanara Center, Siti Sari Rumayanti, stated that she had established and operated a public kitchen with a production capacity of 1000 cooked eggs per day or for 500 people. "The distribution of eggs is for additional nutrition for health workers in Bogor area. We sent 200 health workers (400 items) at Ciawi Hospital, Leuwiliang Hospital as many as 300 items (150 packages), and Cileungsi Hospital 300 items (150 packages)," said Siti Sari (10/07).

The central government has established an Emergency PPKM policy for Java-Bali. Following the central government's assignment, MoSA handles the field of social protection. The distribution of ready-to-eat food and cooked eggs as additional nutrition is part of MoSA's support in implementing social protection policies.

In addition, MoSA also distributes social assistance to increase people's purchasing power during Emergency PPKM. Namely by distributing three types of social assistance, namely the Family Hope Program (PKH), Non-Cash Food Assistance (BPNT) / Basic Food Cards, and Cash Social Assistance (BST). MoSA in collaboration with Bulog also distributed 10 kg of rice to KPM PKH and KPM BST, which were intended to meet the basic needs of people affected by the pandemic.

2021-07-10
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