Distributing ATENSI Aid in Medan, DPR RI Supports MoSA Program

MEDAN (10 November 2021) - The Ministry of Social Affairs through the Directorate General of Social Rehabilitation with Commission VIII of the DPR RI, led by the Deputy Chairperson of Commission VIII of the DPR RI, TB. Ace Hasan Syadzily accompanied by the Director General of Social and Social Rehabilitation and the Secretary General of Social Rehabilitation made a specific working visit and symbolically handed over the Social Rehabilitation Assistance (ATENSI) totaling Rp. 1,233,700,000 at the Medan Governor's Office.

This assistance is given to vulnerable groups and affected by Covid-19, namely orphans, fatherless and motherless whose parents died due to Covid-19, people with disabilities, the elderly, and victims of drug abuse in Medan, North Sumatra.

This ATENSI support consists of ATENSI Savings assistance for 319 orphans, entrepreneurship assistance (grocery shop business) for 1 person, accessibility assistance (wheelchairs, and adaptive sticks) for 56 people, and basic needs assistance (groceries, nutrition, and self-care) for 327 people.

ATENSI Savings is worth Rp. 300 thousand per month for children not in school and Rp. 200 thousand per month for children already in school. The distribution and assessment process is carried out by the Ministry of Social Affairs Technical Implementation Unit, namely Social Rehabilitation Center “Bahagia” Medan and “Insyaf” Medan.

Muhammad Yafiz Batubara is 16 years old and is happy to receive the savings and will be used for school purposes, he aspires to be able to work at Google, he hopes.

In addition to social rehabilitation assistance for vulnerable people, TB. Ace Hasan Syadzily also assisted Beneficiary Families from the Directorate General of Social Protection and Security Program in the amount of Rp. 706,719,500, in the form of children's food, mattresses, blankets, family kid, kidsware, Red Mountain Tent (TGM), and Family Multipurpose Tent (TGSK)

"The Ministry of Social Affairs programs are humanitarian programs, very noble programs, paying attention to the poor and people in need, especially those affected by Covid-19, their education, their needs be our attention, so we, Members of Commission VIII DPR RI always support and approve the budget proposed by the Ministry of Social Affairs," said Ace.

Firman Siregar (34 years old) feels very helpful because he has been using ordinary sticks that are incomplete, for example, there are no soundholes and the sticks that are now given are very complete," he said.