PKH Success Motivates KPM Children to Study To Win Scholarships

SUKABUMI (July 6, 2021) – The Ministry of Social Affairs through the Family Hope Program (PKH) can improve welfare for Beneficiary Families (KPM), one of which is in the field of education.

In PKH there is an Enhanced Family Ability Meeting (P2K2) by PKH companions to educate each KPM so that their children do not drop out of school and motivate them to continue to college.

KPM PKH Nuryenti, 38, with her daughter Seli Nurlatifah as the eldest of two children, is a resident of Kp. Cibuntu RT. 012/ RW. 005, Loji Village, Simpenan District, Sukabumi Regency.

Nuryeti's daily activities as a housewife and her husband, Uwoh, 46 years old, farm laborer and craftsman, are sold to fishermen for IDR 15,000.

When she received PKH, Seli was in class XII of Simpenan State 1 Senior High School, Sukabumi Regency in the final semester, and during her high school years, she achieved academic and non-academic achievements through competitions held by the school.

"While at school, you can get class rankings, poetry, and speech competitions. In semester 1, class XII will be ranked 2nd and in the final semester (two) will be ranked 2nd and general 2nd rank (all class XII)," said Seli, Sunday (27/6/2021).

Seli is currently sitting in the 6th semester at the State Islamic University (UIN) Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin, Banten at the Faculty of Islamic Economics and Business, Islamic Banking Study Program. Entering UIN is through the National Academic Achievement Selection of State Islamic Religious Universities (SPAN-PTKIN).

At the beginning of college, Seli was charged IDR 3,785,000 and took several tests to reduce tuition fees, and finally, she graduated and got it.

“When I started college, I took the Koran and computer-related tests. When it was announced, Alhamdulillah, I graduated and so the tuition fee was IDR 400 thousand including the cost per semester,” said Seli.

Seli's goal for the family is to provide welfare in the form of helping her parents and paying for her sister's education.

"In the future, Seli wants to help her parents, pay for the health insurance of her parents, pay for school tuition fees for her siblings, and her father will not be tired of working anymore," said Seli.