JAYAPURA (22
November 2021) - The Ministry of Social Affairs through Social
Rehabilitation Center Prof. Dr. Soeharso Surakarta held a Social Rehabilitation
Assistance (ATENSI) Support for Vocational Guidance and Entrepreneurship for
Crocodile Tanning Skills. The activity was held at the Jayapura Center for
Social Welfare Education and Training (BBPPKS) on 21 – 30 November 2021.
The purpose
of this activity is to provide initial training for participants to be able to
process crocodile skin into a profitable commodity for improving the welfare of
the community.
The activity
was attended by 31 people who are in the Social Welfare Service Recipient
(PPKS) category in the provinces of Papua and West Papua. Participants will
gain theoretical and practical knowledge from resource persons consisting of
the Social Office, Population, Women's Empowerment and Child Protection of
Papua Province, Department of Industry, Cooperatives, MSMEs, and Papua Province
Manpower, BBPPKS Jayapura, Indonesia Cross-Cultural Institute (ICCI), and
Practitioners in the field of crocodile skin processing.
The Head of Soeharso
Center Surakarta Juena said that please take this training seriously so that
you can apply the knowledge gained so that it can be applied in the community
where you live. Regarding the sales process, promotions will be assisted by the
Center, and after participating in this training, all participants will be
given a set of crocodile skin tanning business tools so that they can start a
business by applying the knowledge gained during the training, Juena stressed.
Juena emphasized
that the best participants will be invited to share or discuss as well as
exchange experiences in training activities that will be held in Bandung and as
a motivator for the training participants.
He
continued, Juena said that regarding the activities carried out at Soeharso Center
Surakarta, which currently provides social rehabilitation services for persons
with disabilities and other Social Welfare Service Recipients (PPKS), and is
currently producing Tricycle Chairs and developing ATENSI Creation Centers
(SKA).
“Hopefully,
this training can provide great benefits, become economically independent, and
this can be a very good livelihood. This can be a business and it can be the
work of all of you," said Juena Br. Sitepu, Head of Soeharso Center Surakarta,
at the opening which was held today (22/11).