Mensos Saifullah Yusuf Serahkan Bantuan Rp29 Miliar Lebih kepada Masyarakat Rentan dan Miskin di Kota Ambon
Ambon (October 3, 2024) -
Minister of Social Affairs Saifullah Yusuf (Gus Ipul) distributed assistance IDR29,884,920,800
to poor and vulnerable communities in Ambon City, Maluku Province, Thursday
(10/3/2024).
The assistance provided consisted
of PKH (Family Hope Program), basic food, orphan assistance (YAPI), and aid to
heirs of disaster victims. In addition,
there are also 121 Social Rehabilitation Assistance (ATENSI) packages in the
form of nutritional packages, 31 units of disability aids (wheelchairs, canes,
crutches, and walkers; 2 fishing fleets for fishermen groups, and disaster
preparedness buffer stock assistance.
It was directly symbolically
handed over by Gus Ipul to the Acting Governor of Maluku Sadali, at the Human
Resources Development Center (BPSDM) of Maluku Province.
"More than IDR 29 billion of
this is for Ambon City," said Gus Ipul in front of 70 beneficiaries.
Gus Ipul, is a mandate from the
President to the Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA) to improve social welfare, one
of them in Ambon. "Today we are witnessing in the form of social
rehabilitation assistance and also in the context of social empowerment,"
he said.
According to Gus Ipul, these MoSA
programs are aimed at communities that need support and facilitation from the
government.
Empowerment programs, said Gus
Ipul, can be carried out through mentoring, education, health, and assistive
device facilities for persons with disabilities. "When empowered, their
welfare will increase," said Gus Ipul.
Achazia Christabel Sopacua (5)
from Rumeseng Village, one of the beneficiaries of cerebral palsy wheelchair
assistance with her grandmother Yoseina (54), expressed her gratitude.
"Acha's wheelchair, which
used to be too small, now has a new wheelchair, thank you," said Yoseina
with emotion.
Gus Ipul emphasized that
President-elect Prabowo Subianto will continue to pay great attention to
improving social welfare. "That is stated in the vision and mission of Mr.
Prabowo-Gibran," he said.
Gus Ipul also emphasized the
Ambon City Regional Government needs to update data related to PBI submissions to
support the vision and mission of President-elect Prabowo Subianto.
On that occasion, Gus Ipul also spoke
with the beneficiaries of the Family Hope Program (PKH) assistance. Ariany (37) from Waelete Village, one of the beneficiaries
of PKH BPNT assistance, expressed her gratitude to Minister Gus Ipul for
visiting Maluku Province. "Thank you for the assistance, may you be even
more successful," said Ariany.
Acting Governor of Maluku
Province, Sadali, who was present at the handover of the assistance, expressed
his appreciation and gratitude to the Minister of Social Affairs for the
assistance for the people of Maluku. "Thank you to the Minister of Social
Affairs for meeting face-to-face with the beneficiaries in Ambon City," he
added. (*)