The Ministry of Social Affairs Distributes ATENSI and Assistive Devices in Central Sulawesi

SIGI (9 November 2021) - The Ministry of Social Affairs through Social Rehabilitation Center "Nipotowe" in Palu handed over ATENSI Aid to 1,519 people to beneficiaries in the Central Sulawesi region.

This aid was handed over at the "Nipotowe" Center in Palu, the symbolic handover of the aid to the beneficiaries was carried out together with members of Commission VIII DPR RI in the Electoral District of Central Sulawesi Province, Matindas J. Rumambi, S.Sos, the Head of the City and Regency Social Office throughout the province of Central Sulawesi, and the Head of the “Nipotowe” Center.

Syaiful Samad as the Head of the "Nipotowe" Center in Palu in his speech said that the assistance was intended for Social Welfare Service Recipient (PPKS) which had been recorded through the city and regency social office in Central Sulawesi.

"The PPKS data that we received through the "Nipotowe" Center in Palu in 2021 for the Central Sulawesi region was 1,519 people. The data comes from the City and Regency Social Office as well as from companions and Social Welfare Institutions (LKS),” he explained.

Syaiful explained that from the data on the beneficiaries, there were 631 people with disabilities, 216 victims of natural disasters, 65 Covid-19 attentions, 271 elderly people, 50 people living with HIV (ODHIV), and 14 case responses, and 276 orphans due to covid.

Furthermore, Syaiful said that the service area of ​​the "Nipotowe" Center was not only Central Sulawesi, but also included the province of West Sulawesi and parts of North Maluku Province, namely the Sula and Taliabu Islands with a target number of beneficiaries of 2,127 people.

"We hope that the local government through the City and Regency Social Office, so that cooperation and coordination related to PPKS data need to be improved so that more people are affordable and get benefits," said Syaiful.

In line with this, Matindas J. Rumambi who attended and witnessed the handing over of aid to PPKS at Nipotowe Center in Palu also appealed to local governments through the Social Office to be proactive in updating data.

“All PPKS data is currently based on DTKS data. PPKS data is the responsibility of local governments. However, there are still many regions that are less active in updating data,” said Matindas.