Social Assistance is Present for the Advanced and Prosperous Indonesia

SURABAYA (February 19th 2020) - The Ministry of Social Affairs through the Directorate of Poverty Handling for Region I held a socialization program for Poverty Handling for Region I in 2020. The activity entitled "Present Social Assistance for Advanced & Prosperous Indonesia" was attended by 192 participants consisting of Heads Social Services and Heads of Poverty Handling in provinces and districts / cities in Region I (Sumatra and West Java).

This activity aims to build understanding and the same steps for parties involved in the implementation of the Joint Business Group (KUBE) program, Social Rehabilitation of Unfit for Living Houses (RS-RTLH), and Environmental Infrastructure (Sarling) as conveyed by the Director of Poverty Handling Region I, A. M. Asnandar at a hotel in Surabaya (19/02).

It was conveyed that the target realization for the distribution of Regular Social Assistance for the Year 2020 Directorate of Poverty Handling Region I is for the KUBE Program with a total of 45,000 KPM, 6,000 units of RS-RTLH, and 25 units of Sarling in 11 Provinces of 181 Districts in Region I. "I am very optimistic about the implementation of this social assistance in 2020 will be successful because of the support and involvement of stakeholders and implementers from all parties. "

The same thing was also conveyed by the Senior Advisor of the Minister for Social Welfare Technology, Harry Z. Soeratin. He expressed his optimism that this program would continue to increase. "The poverty alleviation program continues to be improved, at this time there is no longer the term BPNT but it has been transformed into the Staple Food Program, because the term staple food is better known to the public and groceries are everywhere," he explained.

Regarding the regular program for poverty handling, namely KUBE, it was stated that KUBE is currently in the process of being refined, so that the output of the KUBE can last in the long term. "Ensuring that KUBE can act as inside bait to get support from other parties, including the RS-RTLH and Sarling programs," said the Senior Advisor to the Minister for Social Welfare Technology.

"Especially for Sarling, there are additional group meetings for the construction of public bathing, washing, and toilet facilities (MCK). Regional requirements are more on personal requirements than groups. In the future, NGOs will meet," he added.

This outreach activity is not only for introducing old and new programs, but is the most effective communication platform for exchanging information, so that it can be sustainable and can be felt by KPM and program implementers.

At the end of his direction, the Senior Advisor of the Minister for Social Welfare Technology conveyed the message of the Minister of Social Affairs that "Currently, the era of empowerment is not an era of raising hands, but through a process of efforts to be active in empowering the community so that there is a cycle of economic activity, even though it is small, it can run well. It does not rule out the possibility that regions can cooperate with economic actors in their respective regions, and once again data is very important for the success of a program," he said.