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Ministry of Social Affairs Handles Three Orphans Living in the Forest
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LOMBOK (12 May 2021) - The Ministry of
Social Affairs through the "Paramita" Center in Mataram responded to
the case of 3 (three) orphans living in the middle of the Batulayar forest.
The Head of the Center, I Ketut Supena,
accompanied by Social and Public Relations Counselors and the West Nusa
Tenggara Province Child Support Social Worker Supervisor, led the case response
activities.
The residence of the three orphans was not
easy to reach. At least 30 minutes, the team had to pass to arrive at a
location approximately 1 km from the village road. This is the way that the
orphaned children go to gain knowledge at school.
"The results of the assessment that we
have conducted show that children have never been touched by any assistance,
starting from the Family Hope Program (PKH), Non-Cash Food Assistance (BPNT),
Healthy Indonesia Card (KIS), Smart Indonesia Card (KIP). This is one of our
jobs to solve social problems for these kids," said Supena.
The three children are PM (girl - 13 years),
NA (girl - 9 years), and AA (boy - 3 years). The three children had been
abandoned by their biological mother less than a year ago, while their
biological father also passed away 3 months ago.
The current condition of the three children is
living with their siblings. The economic condition of these households can be
said to be lacking, even electricity for lighting their homes has to stay with
their neighbors by paying Rp 20 thousand.
Babah (not his real name), the three children's sibling, said that he did not have a permanent job. "So to
support my younger siblings, I only work odd jobs on projects, if any," he
said.
The living conditions of the children are also
not suitable for habitation, this is because the accessibility of the Toilet
(MCK) is not available in the house. At least they have to walk to a water
source that is quite far from the house where they live.