MoSA Distributes ATENSI Support for 46 Children with Disabilities

JAKARTA (25 September 2021) - The Ministry of Social Affairs through Social Rehabilitation Center “Melati” Jakarta distributed assistance for Social Rehabilitation Assistance (ATENSI) to 46 Beneficiaries (PM) of the Social Rehabilitation Service Unit for Children with Disabilities (ULRS APD) of “Melati” Jakarta.

The handover of aid was carried out directly by the Head of Melati Center, Romal Uli Jaya Sinaga on Friday (24/9).

PMs who receive ATENSI support are children with disabilities from various disabilities, both physical, sensory, mental, intellectual, and multiple.

Previously, a needs assessment had been carried out by ULRS APD officers to 46 PMs to determine the right recommendations in determining ATENSI support so that the crisis experienced by each PM could be overcome by optimizing the available resources.

In his speech, Romal said that the ATENSI support distributed by "Melati" Center was a form of government attention, in this case to children with disabilities.

“Hopefully the ATENSI support provided is following the needs and can be useful for children. We hope that the ATENSI support that we are currently providing can be optimized to support the efforts of nurturing and caring for children so that their growth and development can run well. Furthermore, we will continue to carry out integrated monitoring and evaluation as a supporting system for families,” said Romal.

The majority of ATENSI support provided was in the form of accessibility support in the form of therapeutic tools/media for children with disabilities that were easy to use at home. This is because of the unfinished situation of the Covid-19 pandemic and children with disabilities being one of the vulnerable groups exposed to Covid-19. By doing independent therapy at home, children become safer and can still be stimulated in their development.

In addition to therapeutic tools, nutrition and medicine are also given to PM to support the body's immunity for children with disabilities.

There is ATENSI support for families in the form of parental entrepreneurship assistance. This assistance is provided to support independent family-owned businesses so that they can be optimized to improve the welfare of the families of children with disabilities.