JAYAPURA – The Jayapura City Government continues to strengthen social protection efforts for people in need through the distribution of basic material assistance to 210 families and the provision of grant funds to seven Social Welfare Institutions (LKS).
The distribution of assistance through the Jayapura City Social Service is one of the local government’s steps to help meet the basic needs of the beneficiary’s family as well as support the continuity of social services carried out by public welfare institutions.
The Mayor of Jayapura, Abisai Rollo, said that the basic aid was distributed to the families of social service needs spread across five districts in Jayapura City. Meanwhile, seven LKS each received a grant of Rp10 million to support their social activities and services.
According to Rollo, the determination of the recipient of the assistance is carried out based on data collected through RT/RW, the village, and the Social Service. The data collection process is expected to help ensure that assistance is given to people who really need it.
“We hope that the basic material assistance provided can be properly utilized to meet daily basic needs,” he said.
In addition to helping beneficiary families, the government also pays attention to the role of social welfare institutions that have been providing services to the community. Support through grant funds is expected to help institutions carry out social activities according to their respective needs and programs.
Acting Head of the Jayapura City Social Service, Matius Pawara, explained that the distribution of assistance has two main goals, namely to ease the economic burden of beneficiary families and increase the capacity of social welfare institutions in providing services to the community.
“The assistance of the basic material package is given to 210 families in need of social services. The grant funds were given to seven LKS, each of which is Rp10 million to support social activities and services carried out by the institution,” he said.
Matius added, the determination of seven LKS as grant recipients is carried out by considering the activity of the institution and the implementation of activities reported to the Social Service. Thus, the provision of support not only considers the existence of the institution, but also its activities in carrying out social services.
He explained that grant assistance is not given to all institutions every year. The distribution also takes into account the history of previous assistance and the level of activity of the institution so that government support can be directed to LKS who are still carrying out social service activities.
“Not all institutions receive grant assistance every year. Distribution is carried out by considering the history of previous assistance and institutional activities, so that government support can be directed to LKS who are still actively running social services,” he said.
Through the basic material assistance program and grant funds, the Jayapura City Government hopes that the basic needs of families who need social services can be helped, while social welfare institutions are increasingly able to carry out their roles. The synergy of local governments and social institutions is expected to strengthen services for people in need in Jayapura City.
