BANDUNG (December 13, 2021) – Social Rehabilitation Center “Soeharso” Surakarta
in collaboration with the Bandung Social Welfare Education and Training Center,
organized Vocational Guidance and Entrepreneurship for Skin Skills in Bandung.
This activity is a continuation of the previous
activity of Crocodile Skin Skills Vocational Guidance which was held in
Jayapura City, from 21 to 30 November 2021. The activity in Bandung was
attended by 84 (eighty-four) participants consisting of 26 (twenty-six)
participants of Social Welfare Service Recipients from Papua and as many as 58
(fifty-eight) delegates from the Ministry of Social Affairs.
The opening of the activity was opened directly by
the Minister of Social Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, Tri Rismaharini, and accompanied by Acting Director-General of Social Rehabilitation, Harry
Hikmat, and Special Staff of the Minister of Social Affairs Luhur Budjiarso.
Social Minister Risma said in her speech that this
activity is MoSA's commitment to the Papuan people. "This activity is not
the last activity, it is the beginning of a series of training that will be
intended for the Papuan people, in the future, there will be more vocational
guidance and business assistance for the Papuan people", said Social
Minister Risma.
"I am sure that all of my friends are capable,
not only consumers but also producers. PPKS from Papua was deliberately brought
to Bandung not only to learn techniques but also to learn elements of
creativity, art, and marketing," continued Risma.
Furthermore, the Minister of Social Affairs hopes
that Papuan friends will take advantage of the opportunity, don't waste it, to get provisions for future livelihoods so that we have meaning for
ourselves, our families, and others.
On that occasion, the Minister of Social Affairs
handed over symbolic ATENSI support of Rp. 740.000.000,- which consists of a
training fee package of Rp. 610,000,000,- and a self-reliance aid package of
Rp. 130,000,000.-. Individual assistance was given symbolically to Luther
Fiwey, PPKS representative from ICCI Sentani Jayapura City, each PPKS from
Papua received ATENSI support of Rp. 5.000.000,- which is intended for 26
(twenty-six) participants from Papua.