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Providing Assistance to the Orphan Victims of COVID-19, Commission VIII DPR RI Appreciates MoSA
LOMBOK (23 November 2021) - Head of the Social Welfare Education and
Research and Social Counseling Agency, Hartono Laras, explained that the Ministry
of Social Affairs provided Social Rehabilitation Assistance (ATENSI) support of
Rp. 611,142,000 to 368 beneficiaries.
The assistance consisted of accessibility
assistance for 28 beneficiaries of Rp 34,500,000 from Social Rehabilitation
Center “Efata” Kupang. From Social Rehabilitation Center “Mahatmiya” Tabanan
with a total of 146 beneficiaries, Rp. 298,100,000.
As for Social Rehabilitation Center “Naibonat” Kupang, the assistance of Rp 7,500,000 for five beneficiaries. Meanwhile, at Social
Rehabilitation Center “Paramita” Mataram, assistance was worth Rp. 271,042,000
for 189 beneficiaries.
"Earlier, assistance related to ATENSI program
consisted of accessibility assistance, basic needs assistance, and attention
for orphans, fatherless and motherless whose parents died due to
Covid-19," said Hartono at IAHN Gde Pudja Mataram City, Lombok. , NTB,
Tuesday (11/23/2021).
While the Chairman of the Special Visiting Team for
Commission VIII of the House, Rachmat Hidayat, expressed his appreciation to
the Ministry of Social Affairs for handing over social empowerment assistance
to the beneficiaries.
"This is assistance for orphans whose parents
left because of Covid-19 by the Minister of Social Affairs. We are grateful to
be able to help these children, it's already extraordinary. To use it as best
we can for education, not only for eating but continuing their education,"
said Rachmat.
Kadek Lisa Sugiani, a resident of Medaeng, West
Mataram, Lombok, accompanied her three children who received aid because her
husband died from Covid-19 some time ago.
"This is savings assistance for children's
needs. Later for school fees. My husband is a private employee while doing a
small business. After my husband died, I automatically replaced him. With this
assistance, I was greatly helped. Hopefully, in the future this assistance can
send this child to a high level of education," said Kadek.
In line with Kadek, Purniwati, the Head of LKS
Dharma Laksana, said that her children received school supplies from the Ministry
of Social Affairs.
Because the LKS is in the same location as the
secondary school.