Ministry of Social Affairs Distributes ATENSI for Gorontalo Province, Social Minister: Show the World We Can Do It

Writer :

Humas Ditjen Rehabilitasi Sosial

Editor :

Intan Qonita N

Translator :

Karlina Irsalyana

GORONTALO (30 September 2021) - The Ministry of Social Affairs continues to work on handling vulnerable residents in Gorontalo City. This is done through the Social Rehabilitation Assistance Support (ATENSI) which was symbolically handed over by the Minister of Social Affairs, Tri Rismaharini, worth a total of Rp. 694,377,000,-. The handover of ATENSI assistance was the Minister of Social Affairs accompanied by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Harry Hikmat, who was present at Angelota, Jalan Sultan Hassanuddin, Biawao City Selatan, Gorontalo.

This ATENSI support will be distributed to beneficiaries in several regencies in Gorontalo, such as North Gorontalo, Boalemo, Bone Bolango, and Pohuwatu.

The beneficiaries consist of children, the elderly, victims of drug abuse as well as persons with social deviance issues, and victims of human trafficking.

ATENSI support consists of accessibility assistance for 48 people, entrepreneurship assistance for 74 people, basic needs assistance for 321 people, and assistance for orphans, fatherless, and motherless for 31 children.

Accessibility assistance is provided in the form of hearing aids, talking cell phones, wheelchairs, walkers, crutch, and pyramid sticks. Then entrepreneurship assistance in the form of sewing equipment, pulses, stalls, bricks, laundry, food, and drinks. The basic needs assistance provided was in the form of necessities, blankets, and daily necessities.

Furthermore, assistance for orphans whose parents died due to Covid-19 in the form of a savings account is worth Rp. 200 thousand / month for school-age children, and for children who are not yet in school, it is worth Rp. 300 thousand per month.

This ATENSI support came from the social rehabilitation centers of the Ministry of Social Affairs, namely "Tumou Tou" Manado, “Pangurangi” Takalar, "Minaula" and "Meohai" Kendari.

Not only assisting, but Social Minister Risma also provides spiritual motivation and encouragement to all beneficiaries to keep working hard for a better life. The Minister of Social Affairs also advised especially for orphans that the social assistance provided is for the benefit of their school so that they become successful children in the future.

"You must not give up, you must try your best if we are still strong, we will breakthrough that limit, if we fail we have to rise again, nothing is impossible," said Risma.

"Let's show the world that you can, there's no reason for us not to progress, there's no reason for us not to succeed, let's say we CAN DO IT," said Risma who was so enthusiastic to motivate all beneficiaries.

Member of Commission VIII of the House of Representatives, Idah Syahidah Rusli, who is a member of the Golkar Party, thanked the Minister of Social Affairs for her visit to Gorontalo who had provided social assistance to the people of Gorontalo. Idah Syahidah also advised all beneficiaries to use the social assistance provided as well as possible and to keep working hard.

"Today the people of Gorontalo are very happy, where for the past 2 days the Minister of Social Affairs has assisted communities affected by floods and today also assisted children and parents with problems," said Idah.

"You have to be enthusiastic about working because the assistance provided can be used as capital to earn more income," said Idah.

Not only that but also DPD RI Committee III member Rahmijati Jahja also added that he was proud that the Minister of Social Affairs was present amid the community providing some assistance for victims affected by floods and orphans in Gorontalo Province.

"On behalf of all the people of Gorontalo, I express my gratitude to the Minister of Social Affairs. Hopefully, Indonesia will grow and be strong and rise from COVID-19", said Rahmi.

On this occasion, Deputy Governor Idris Rahim appreciated the Ministry of Social Affairs for successfully matching data on the Family Hope Program (PKH), Cash Social Assistance (BST), and Non-Cash Food Assistance (BPNT) to help the poor.

"Of course I thank you because the success of the Ministry of Social Affairs in helping the poor is very dependent on data, so it must be data success, the success of the people, and the third is the success of the administration," concluded Idris.

"I am of course very impressed with the leadership of the Minister of Social Affairs Risma and she will succeed in leading the Ministry of Social Affairs," he added

Faisal Hakim (17th), a beneficiary who received ATENSI support for orphans. He hopes that this assistance can reduce his tuition fees, which this year he is entering as a student at one of the universities in Gorontalo City. "After getting this assistance, it can ease the burden for my mother to pay the tuition fees, books, and others," said Faisal.

2021-10-03
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