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MoSA Quick Response to the Elderly in Nusa Penida
NUSA PENIDA (September 9, 2022) - The Ministry of Social Affairs through "Mahatmiya"
Bali Center responded quickly to information on Wayan Gulem (68 years), the
elderly whose news had gone viral on Youtube on September 2, 2022. The response
to this case was the direction of the Minister of Social Affairs Tri
Rismaharini to immediately follow up as needed.
"Coordinate with relevant agencies and
complete assessments, ensure that the elderly have their rights, and plan
appropriate interventions in ATENSI services," said Sumarno Sri Wibowo,
Head of "Mahatmiya" Bali Center when assigning Mahatmiya Team to
immediately respond to cases and assess needs towards the elderly in Br Adegan,
Ped Village, Nusa Penida District, Klungkung Regency.
According to the direction of the Minister of
Social Affairs and the Head of Mahatmiya Center, on September 9, 2022, the Team
then coordinated with Klungkung District Social Office. Accompanied by TKSK
Nusa Penida, Mahatmiya Team carried out case responses and assessments of the
needs of the elderly directly in the hut where he lived.
Wayan Gulem was an elderly person who lives in a
rickety hut in his own heritage garden with an area of approximately half a
hectare. He had 6 siblings, 4 of whom were not married and lived together in a
4x5 m2 room. But in the end 2 of the unmarried died. And Wayan Gulem's
grandfather decided to live in a hut in his garden measuring approximately 1x2
m2. Currently, the condition of the hut was very poor, the roof was made of
wooden branches and covered with leaves. Sleeps using twigs arranged and
covered with used sacks with his pet chickens. The elderly did not have
household furniture such as mattresses, clothes, eating utensils, and cookware and
did not have a bathroom. In his daily life, the elderly took care of chickens
and looked for feed for 2 cows from the inheritance he raised.