The 4th ATENSI Creation Center Inaugurated in Ciungwanara Bogor, Ministry of Social Affairs’ Products will Go International
Writer :
Humas Ditjen Rehabilitasi Sosial
Translator :
Karlina Irsalyana
BOGOR
(12 June 2021) - Minister of Social
Affairs, Tri Rismaharini inaugurated the ATENSI Creation Center (SKA)
Ciungwanara Bogor. This is the 4th ATENSI Creation Center which was inaugurated
after the Pangudi Luhur Bekasi, Kartini Temanggung and Antasena Magelang.
The purpose of developing the ATENSI Creation
Center is to improve the entrepreneurial and vocational abilities of
beneficiaries, create job opportunities for beneficiaries, increase the level
of social welfare of beneficiaries from the poorest/marginalized/abandoned
groups,
The ATENSI Creation Center is intended for
beneficiaries of the Social Rehabilitation Center such as persons with
disabilities, homeless people, beggars, scavengers, abandoned children,
neglected elderly people, victims of human trafficking, and victims of layoffs.
In addition, the ATENSI Creation Center is also intended for beneficiaries of
PKH, Prokus, and Kube, Social Welfare Institutions (LKS), the Business World
(BUMN and Private), and the general public.
"Initially, I initiated the ATENSI
Creation Center for the beneficiaries, but I saw that many of our brothers and
sisters were still lacking, for example, PKH and BPNT recipients. If you have a
business, please market it here," explained Risma in her speech.
ATENSI Ciungwanara Bogor Creation Center
consists of Inclusion Area, Tricycle Motor Assembly, Occupational Therapy,
Vocational Training, Art Therapy, Handycraft Center, Hijab Ciwitan, Fashion,
Culinary Center, Convection, Grocery Store, Urban Farming, Betta Fish
Cultivation, Sports Center, Libraries, and Computer Training.
"We empower the beneficiaries. We will
market the products through the ATENSI Creation Center. If feasible, we will
help with licensing and certification of the products and we will bring them
out (international level). We provide opportunities for people with
disabilities to be empowered," said the Minister of Social Affairs.
In this ATENSI Creation Center, beneficiaries
are provided with coaching and training according to their needs and potential
which is carried out by the Ciungwanara Disability Center and the Inten Soeweno
Vocational Center provides multifunctional services for people with
disabilities and other PPKS.
In this inauguration, the
Ministry of Social Affairs also gave awards to two figures who contributed to
the social rehabilitation of persons with disabilities. They are Endang Kusuma
Inten Soeweno who received an award for Respect, Protection, and Fulfillment of
the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Christine Ismuranty, Founder of
Kainara who received an award for Providing Gluten Free Nutrition for People
with Autism.
The Regent of Bogor, Ade
Yasin said that his party felt the benefits of the existence of the Ciungwanara
Center and the Bogor Inten Suweno Vocational Center. "The existence of the
Center here is very useful because many have spawned successful people with
disabilities. We are grateful for the assistance provided by the Ministry of
Social Affairs to the people of Bogor Regency and the development of the ATENSI
Creation Center. Hopefully, it will help more people in Bogor Regency,
especially for wheelchair assistance," he explained.
The same thing was conveyed
by the Deputy Chairman of Commission VIII of the House of Representatives, Diah
Pitaloka. "I see extraordinary changes from the Ministry of Social
Affairs. One of them is the Social Rehabilitation Center. The Ministry of
Social Affairs is promoting a combination of a humanist approach and
innovation. Hopefully, with the inauguration of this SKA, it can become a
portal of enthusiasm for achieving international standards.
It is important that our
cooperation is built to provide greater benefits for the residents of Bogor
Regency," she explained.
In this activity, the
Minister of Social Affairs also assists Social Rehabilitation
Assistance (ATENSI), namely: Nutritional assistance to 4 elderly people, Cake-making
entrepreneurship assistance for Sudrasih, a 74-year-old elderly from Cimandala,
Sukaraja District, Entrepreneurship ATENSI assistance in the form of a grocery
shop to 5 people with intellectual disabilities, ATENSI Entrepreneurship
Assistance for Amulet from Sukabumi is Rp. 16 million, ATENSI assistance in the
form of prosthetic legs for Ahmad Rosyid, a student from Banten who also works
part-time as a waitress at a cafe, ATENSI assistance for assistive devices in
the form of wheelchair accessibility support for people with cerebral palsy
disabilities, Delivery of 2 packages of smart vests and sticks from Kartini
Temanggung Center for 3 people with disabilities, Delivery of assistive devices
in the form of three-wheeled motorcycles for grocery stalls to Saparman.
The Minister of Social
Affairs also invited them to see the three-wheeled motorcycle workshop at the
Inten Soeweno Vocational Center is located next to the Bogor Ciungwanara Center.
The Minister of Social Affairs saw firsthand the manufacture of three-wheeled
motorcycles by persons with disabilities.
"After assembling this
motorbike, we will continue so that people with disabilities can also produce
other items such as metal flower pots, plate holders, and so on," said the
Minister of Social Affairs.
The event was attended by
Deputy Chairperson of Commission VIII DPR RI, Diah Pitaloka, Regent of Bogor
Regency, Ade Yasin, Echelon I and II of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Special
Advisor of the Minister of Social Affairs, Directors of PT. Viar, the family of
Mrs. Endang Kusuma Inten Soeweno and the Founder of Kainara Healthy Food,
Christine Ismuranty.
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