MoSA Assistance and Empowerment: Stimulus Out of the Poverty Line

SERANG (5 March 2022) - The Ministry of Social Affairs together with the Chairman of Commission VIII DPR RI, Yandri Susanto, symbolically handed over ATENSI, PKH, and BPNT aid worth a total of Rp. 62,688,887,280 in several areas (Serang City, Serang Regency, and Cilegon City). This assistance was handed over at the Ba'i Mahdi Soleh Ma'mun Islamic Boarding School.

This assistance was given to beneficiaries in Serang Regency worth Rp. 43,423,675,000, in Serang City for Rp. 12,196,012,280 and in Cilegon City for Rp. 7,069,200,000.

"I would like to thank Mr. Yandri Susanto, Chairman of Commission VIII DPR RI because he supported the Ministry of Social Affairs in distributing aid in Cilegon City, Serang Regency, and Serang City," said Idit Supriadi Priatna, Secretary of the Directorate General of Social Rehabilitation.

Idit also hopes that the assistance distributed is truly felt by the beneficiaries. "We will continue to further assess the needs of the beneficiaries so that we can realize them," he said.

Yandri welcomed the proof of the Ministry of Social Affairs’ commitment. "Minister of Social Affairs Mrs. Tri Rismaharini and her staff have committed to helping the community, and today it is proven by the distribution of assistance to the community in Serang Regency, Serang City, and Cilegon City," he explained.

Yandri also advised that this assistance should also be an encouragement and a stimulus for the beneficiaries because this assistance is accompanied by empowerment so that the beneficiaries can get out of the poverty line.

The ATENSI program provided during the Recess Work Visit of the Chairperson of Commission VIII DPR RI in Serang was in the form of basic needs assistance, entrepreneurship assistance (sewing business, massage, selling credit, and starter packs, selling packaged drinks), accessibility assistance (wheelchairs for the elderly and persons with disabilities, adaptive stick) and ATENSI Savings for orphans, fatherless, and motherless.

The various ATENSI programs are managed by several Technical Implementation Units (UPT) belonging to the Ministry of Social Affairs, namely the Bogor "Galih Pakuan" Center, Jakarta "Handayani" Center, and Jakarta "Panasea" Center.

Siti Nurcahya, one of the recipients of entrepreneurship assistance in the form of tools and materials for making drinks and snacks, said she was happy to be allowed to start a business. His mother run the business and he helped his mother to sell while attending school.