Govt readies new fraud-proof mechanism for basic food aid distribution 29th December 2020
Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini (second from right) observes the Social Welfare Institution (LKS) that handles people with disabilities in Ponorogo, East Java, on Sunday (27/12/2020) (ANTARA / HO.Humas Ditjen Rehsos) Jakarta (ANTARA) - Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini spoke of the government having formulated a new-fangled mechanism for distributing basic food aid in 2021 that can prevent fraud. We will distribute basic necessities. In February, we will update a mechanism for distributing basic food aid that is easier, Rismaharini stated during a virtual press conference after a limited meeting at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, on Tuesday.
Social Affairs Ministry launches social entrepreneurship program 28th December 2020
Illustration - A family of graduated beneficiaries of the Family Hope Program (PKH) in Buleleng District, Bali. ANTARA/Made Adnyana/sh
Prokus is aimed at empowering people through business approaches. Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Social Affairs Ministry has launched the Social Entrepreneurship Program (Prokus) targeting graduated beneficiaries of the Family Hope Program (PKH) to assist them in keeping their businesses afloat. Prokus is aimed at empowering people through business approaches, the ministry s Director General of Social Empowerment, Edi Suharto, noted in a statement here on Sunday.
The first strategy is the B-for-S business approach to address the social risk, while the second is the B plus S approach, a business and social integration for the people’s empowerment.