Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini made a Working Visit to Waropen Regency, Papua on Friday (22/7).

The visit was carried out with the agenda of handing over grant assistance for services at the XVIII session of the Synod of the Evangelical Christian Church (GKI) in Papua, Klasis GKI Waropen.

The assistance provided from the Ministry of Social Affairs amounted to a total of IDR4.7 billion. This assistance consists of 2000 units of Velbed, 2000 units of mattresses, 2000 blankets, 25 packages of public kitchen utensils, 50 units of tank profiles, 30,000 kg of rice, 25 MW PJUTS solar cells + 100 3 M poles, 100 units of SHS Solar cells, 1 package of learning school, 1000 tumblers and 2000 pillows. There is also assistance for service operations i.e 2 PC All in One computers, sports equipment and children's play equipment.

This grant assistance will be used for accommodation of congregations who attend from various places as visitors, processing/providing consumption of participants and congregation visitors, needs for health posts, security, accommodation water storage, consumption of participants and visitors, accommodation lighting to learning schools for isolated tribes.

During the trip to Waropen District, the Minister of Social Affairs transited in several areas. When he arrived in Biak, the Minister of Social Affairs saw the potential of SMEs to market local foods, such as sago, cassava and VCO oil.

Arriving in Serui, Yapen Islands, the Minister of Social Affairs visited one of the seaweed cultivation sites in Manabay tourist attraction. The Minister of Social Affairs had a dialogue with the farmers to find out their needs.

Based on the results of the dialogue, the Minister of Social Affairs will send assistance in the form of permanent tents according to the request of the farmers. This type of tent is to protect the seaweed from the rain when it is being dried / dried in the sun.

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