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"Wyata Guna"Center Public Kitchen to Supply Thousands of Food Portions for Residents Affected by Covid-19
BANDUNG (July 14, 2021) - The Ministry of
Social Affairs through Wyata Guna Social Rehabilitation Center in Bandung is
part of the Public Kitchen organized by the Ministry of Social Affairs aimed at
supporting the fulfillment of food needs for people affected by COVID-19.
The public kitchen, which has been
operating since 03.00 AM, provides eggs and ready-to-eat food. Under a tent
bearing the Ministry of Social Affairs logo, employees of Wyata Guna Center of
Bandung, Disaster Preparedness Cadets (Tagana), and employees of the West Java
Social Service shared the task of preparing ready-to-eat food. Some are in
charge of chopping potatoes, boiling eggs, cutting beef, washing rice, and
cooking rice, not to mention making spices.
Inside the hall, thousands of food boxes
that are still in sheet form are glued into ready-to-use food boxes by the
staff of Wyata Guna Bandung.
After the food is ready to be served,
another team packs it into the box which is then assembled in bags. Pickup
vehicles, boxcars, and medium-sized trucks docked to the soup kitchen ready to
receive bags of food. In a matter of minutes, all vehicles are fully charged.
Total eggs distributed today amounted to
6,384 eggs, 3,190 egg packs, and 2,276 boxes of ready-to-eat food distributed
to hospitals, Social Welfare Institutions (LKS), communities, self-isolated
residents, police, community protection, urban villages, and orphanages.