Vice President Ma'ruf Amin Gives Social Assistance to Communities in Kendari City

KENDARI  (May 19, 2022)  - Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia KH. Ma'ruf Amin made a working visit to the Meohai Kendari Center on Thursday afternoon (19/05/2022). The visit agenda is to provide social assistance to the people of Kendari City.

Social assistance includes Social Rehabilitation Assistance (ATENSI) in wheelchairs for the elderly and hearing aids (ABD). Another assistance is the Family Hope Program (PKH) and Non-Cash Food Assistance (BPNT) from the Ministry of Social Affairs to the people of Kendari City.

Previously, the Vice President and his entourage laid the first stone for the Nusantara Industri Sejati Industrial Estate (NIS) in North Konawe Regency. After doing a visit to North Konawe, the Vice President and his entourage continued their journey to the Meohai Center Kendari.

The Vice President and his entourage arrived at the Meohai Center at 03:05 p.m. accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Hj. Wury Ma'ruf Amin. In addition to the Vice President, the Governor of Southeast Sulawesi H. Ali Mazi, the Director of BPJS Southeast Sulawesi and the Indonesian National Baznas were also present.

Some of the symbolic assistance handed over by the Vice President were residential ATENSI program in the form of make-up assistance packages for La Ode Muhammad Samson and Sarmila (persons with hearing-speech sensory disability) IDR 3,500,000,- each, Tailoring assistance packages for Ayuh Wanda (persons with hearing-speech sensory disability) IDR 3.500.000,-, Hearing Aid assistance (ABD) for Adit and Nurma IDR 2,500,000,- and assistance of 3 units of elderly wheelchairs to Dg. Amang, Kati and Jaenara.

The Family Hope Program (PKH) assistance was given to Siti Solikhah IDR 1.350.000,-, Fitriyani IDR 750.000, - and Nani Ariska IDR 975.000,-, BPNT in the form of a package of cooking oil to Nuriyanti and Leni Marlina. In addition, the National Health Insurance Contribution for the Healthy Indonesia Card (PBI JKN KIS) was also provided to Marlin and Asman. All of the assistance are from the MoSA.

The delivery of assistance was continued to BPJS Employment recipients and the delivery of assistance from the National Zakat Charity Agency (Baznas) in the form of Baznas Santripreneur, training costs, and business capital assistance. In his remarks, the Vice President expressed his great hope that the assistance provided would be useful.