PEKALONGAN REGENCY (November 3, 2021) - The Ministry of Social Affairs through the Directorate General of Social Rehabilitation with members of Commission VIII House of Representatives (DPR RI) continues to assist in fulfilling children's rights by providing Social Rehabilitation Assistance (ATENSI) aid in the framework of a specific working visit of Commission VIII DPR RI in Pekalongan Regency Central Java Province.

 

This time, ATENSI aid was provided by the Acting Director General of Social Rehabilitation, represented by the Secretary of the Directorate General of Social Rehabilitation, Idit Supriadi Priatna, and members of Commission VIII DPR RI TB. Ace Hasan Syadzily and his entourage in the Hall of the Regent's Office of Pekalongan Regency, Central Java, Jalan Alun-Alun Utara No. 1 Kajen.

 

This ATENSI aid was given to 80 orphans, fatherless and motherless in the form of ATENSI savings and aid for 44 people with disabilities in the form of accessibility aids, 162 basic needs assistance, 219 entrepreneurship assistance, and business development assistance for KPM Graduation PKH 2 people, with total assistance of Rp837,403,350,00.

 

ATENSI Savings is worth Rp300,000,00 per month for children not yet in school and Rp200,000,00 per month for children already in school. Assistance for children with disabilities is provided according to the results of the assessment, namely in the form of wheelchairs, crutches, hearing aids, Adaptive Guide Sticks (TPA), screen printing work tools, livestock, businesses selling fruit juice, as well as providing non-formal education (courses). The distribution and assessment process is carried out by the Ministry of Social Affairs’ Technical Implementation Unit: Social Rehabilitation Center “Kartini” Temanggung and Baturraden.

 

This working visit is the first specific visit to ensure that various Ministry of Social Affairs programs are deployed in Pekalongan Regency, besides that the assistance can be realized properly, on target, and following the updated Integrated Social Welfare Data (DTKS), "said TB. Ace Hasan Syadzily.

 

Ace also added that the Ministry of Social Affairs has many programs that are directly related to the community, for example, the Family Hope Program (PKH), Non-Cash Food Assistance (BPNT), and also Social Rehabilitation Assistance (ATENSI), especially assistance for orphans. We will make laws for orphans"', said Ace.

 

Fadiah Arafiq, the Regent of Pekalongan Regency, also hopes for assistance from the Ministry of Social Affairs to assist the poor in Pekalongan Regency.

 

"The breakthrough that we are doing now is to give a label to every house of our community that has received assistance so that the assistance is not double and it is hoped that the assistance will be right on target", Faida Arafiq hoped.

Based on data submitted to the Ministry of Social Affairs as of November 1, 2021, 38,360 children became orphans due to Covid-19. From all these data, the number of children who have been given Social Rehabilitation Assistance (ATENSI) support through the Social Rehabilitation Center amounted to 13,255.

Ro'ati (51 years old) from Pulo Village, Rembang District, Rembang Regency, Central Java, has been running a laundry business for 2 (two) years with a daily income of Rp. 180 thousand or 30 kg of clothes she received.

"I am very grateful and very happy to get help in the form of a washing machine, hopefully, this assistance can increase income in the laundry business that has been running so far and the business is growing and income is increasing", Ro'ati hoped.

In addition, Sadiah (35 years old), the mother of Putri Roza Barokah (3 years old) expressed her gratitude and thanks for the help given to her child, hopefully, it can be useful and will be used for the needs of her children.

“I hope that I want to take care of my children well so that they become pious children and later can help parents according to the message of the deceased so that I can take care of my children well," said Sadiah.

It is different with Mrs. Nurjati (37 years) mother of Nur Fariza (9 years old) who was born by C-section and when she was 9 months old she had a high fever and was immediately taken to the hospital. She was in 7 hours of coma that cause neurological disorders in the back of the head which at this time she can only cry if hungry or thirsty, if she has been given food and drink it will be quiet and play alone.

"I am very grateful to get the help of a wheelchair so that it can be used to play, can go out of the house and I hope that God will give healing to my child and if not I will continue to care for him until the end of his life", she hoped sadly.

This specific working visit was attended by the Deputy Chairman of Commission VIII DPR RI TB. Ace Hasan Syadzily and members of Commission VIII DPR RI, Regent of Pekalongan Fadia Arafiq, Head of Central Java District Attorney's Office Abun Hasbulloh Syambas, Pekalongan Police Chief Fajar Satria, Secretary of Directorate General of Social Rehabilitation, Head of Social Rehabilitation Center “Kartini” Temanggung and “Baturraden” and other invitees.