TABANAN (August 22, 2021) - The Ministry of Social Affairs through Social Rehabilitation Center “Mahatmiya” Bali responded to the case of the Konelia Elshaddai Foundation which is a house for persons with visual sensory disabilities, orphans, and underprivileged children who had gone viral on social media some time ago due to difficulties surviving in the midst of Covid-19 pandemic.

 

At the direction of the Minister of Social Affairs, Tri Rismaharini, Mahatmiya Center visited the Konelia Elshaddai Foundation to verify the truth of the news.

 

Head of Mahatmiya, Sutiono, Head of Subdivision of Administration, Syahrunnadlir, and Head of Section for Social Rehabilitation Services, Herlin Wahyuni ​​Hidayat immediately went down to the Foundation which handles 19 Social Welfare Service Recipients (PPKS), namely 5 persons with visual sensory disabilities, 4 orphans, and 11 poor children.

 

From the rapid assessment carried out, so far the foundation has relied on donations from the surrounding community. However, since the pandemic, public donations have begun to decline and have been exacerbated by the implementation of the Java-Bali emergency Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM).

 

This causes the massage therapist at the foundation to be unable to accept clients and the client is afraid to get a massage. This condition creates a prolonged dilemma for both parties.

"Contributions from the community have ceased to exist since PPKM, we survive with the remnants of existing donations," explained the Head of the Foundation, Ginting.

During this visit, Mahatmiya provided basic food assistance in the form of 1 box of instant noodles, 1 box of coffee, 6 liters of cooking oil, 60 chicken eggs, and 24 kg of rice. The next day, it was followed up with the provision of basic necessities to every beneficiary in the foundation.

Within a month the Foundation needs 50 kg of rice, 10 liters of cooking oil, 10 kg of sugar, 5 kg of instant coffee, 300 chicken eggs, 3 boxes of noodles, 1 box of sardines, 6 boxes of masks, 6 boxes of tea bags, 5 bottles of soy sauce, 5 bottles of tomato sauce, 10 kg of detergent, 19 pieces of toothpaste, 19 pieces of soap, and a payment of 250 thousand rupiahs for water, 750 thousand rupiahs for electricity and 350 thousand rupiahs for internet.