Two Siblings, Former Beneficiaries of "Margo Laras" Center, Receive Many Orders for Wrapped Rice

PATI (July 17, 2021) – Social Rehabilitation Center “Margo Laras” Pati today received very proud news that makes them very satisfied also. It’s about the former beneficiaries of Margo Laras, namely two brothers with mental disabilities from the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY), Ening and Endah have succeeded in starting a business of selling food.

Process and trying will not betray the results. The two siblings, who started a business of selling food, are now getting orders for packaged rice for the DIY Province Covid-19 Task Force. The Social Rehabilitation Assistance (ATENSI) program provided by Margo Laras is used to support productive economic businesses of selling food.

“Alhamdulillah, I hope that with their busy schedules, Ening and Endah will become more independent. Even the kelurahan also orders as many as 20 packs of rice every Tuesday and Friday, in addition to orders from the Covid-19 task force,” said the Disability Assistant and Sleman Mental Health Cadre, Rini when asked to give a virtual testimony.

Previously, Margo Laras Center (6/7/2021) had carried out termination and returning home of beneficiaries. They are picked up by their families or the Social Service of their area of ​​origin by complying with health protocols and showing the results of the 1x24 hour Antigen Swab.

Two siblings with mental disabilities from Yogyakarta, Ening and Endah, are former beneficiaries of Margo Laras Pati. Before joining the residential-based ATENSI program, they tend to withdraw from the social environment, lack communication, lack confidence, and have not been able to express their feelings.

With the touch of Margo Laras assistant officers through physical therapy, regular check-ups with a psychiatrist, psychosocial therapy, mental-spiritual therapy, and attending vocational training and entrepreneurship coaching, their confidence began to grow. For 4 months, even during the pandemic, their enthusiasm did not subside in participating in the practice of learning to work “batik” at the place of business, until they managed to get a certificate of graduation from social rehabilitation.