Delightful Moment of the Delivery of Basic Food Assistance in Medan

MEDAN (June 3, 2020) - The Medan "Insyaf" Social Rehabilitation Center of Drug Abuse Victims (BRSKPN) continues to distribute Basic Food Assistance in Medan City, this time in collaboration with the Medan Mandatory Report Recipient Institution (IPWL) Nazar Foundation. Separately, the team from the Medan "Insyaf" Center also distributed Basic Food Assistance in Tanjung Rejo Village, Medan Sunggal Subdistrict.

Sulaiman, the Head of the Medan "Insyaf" Drug Abuse Victim Rehabilitation Center, revealed that the distribution of social assistance for basic food is a continuation of the social assistance delivery that has been carried out.

"Previously, we had distributed social assistance in three locations, namely Sampe Cita Village, Lau Bakeri Village, and Medan "Bunga Teratai" Witness and Victim Protection Agencies (LPSK). The COVID-19 pandemic condition has had a tremendous impact, especially for people who work In the informal sector. I hope the Basic Food Assistance can ease the burden on the community," said Sulaiman.

Currently, 189 packages of Basic Food Assistance will be distributed, 99 packages to the Medan IPWL Nazar Foundation and 90 packages to the Tanjung Rejo Village respectively.

Meanwhile, Poltak Marbun, Head of IPWL Nazar Foundation, expressed his gratitude to the Ministry of Social Affairs for entrusting the foundation to distribute the Basic Food Assistance. "The food will be distributed to the community and victims of drug abuse who are affected by COVID-19," he said.

A happy smile emanates from a recipient of Basic Food Assistance, Diman Siburian, who has been working as a construction worker. "It has been difficult for 3 months to find a job because of the Corona Virus. I have to scavenge in order to eat, if not so, my three children wouldn't have been able to eat," he said.

While opening the contents of the package containing 2 packages of biscuit bread for his youngest child, Diman thanked the Ministry of Social Affairs for this basic food assistance. "I will immediately give these breads to my youngest child. He must be happy because I have not been able to buy snacks for him for a long time," he said.

The distribution of basic food assistance programs in the two locations went smoothly and in an orderly manner, in accordance with the health protocol for handling COVID-19.