Tuesday (22/3/2022) evening, Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini visited the GKI Synod Office in Papua.
On the sidelines of his visit, the Minister of Social Affairs handed over materials for basic food stalls, a generator, one unit of Mitsubishi triton DC HDX 4x4 MT, as well as assistance of 2 units of Mitsubishi Colt diesel Fe 71 L worth IDR 1,204,000,000.
Furthermore, basic necessities for the contents of kiosks, production houses for agricultural and plantation products are Rp. 188,761,000.
The assistance submitted will be distributed to cooperatives developed by each class.
Klasis itself is a term used to describe a level of ministry in the Protestant Christian Church.
Its level is similar to that of the Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church.
Klasis is below under the Synod and directly serves the congregations in each church.
After handing over the aid, Social Minister Tri Rismaharini said that the aid was for the basic needs of the community.
"Why are we cooperating with the GKI in Papua, we can't provide goods but we can help with the means of transportation," said Minister Tri Rismaharini to the media crew, Tuesday (22/3/2022) night.
Later, said Minister Tri Rismaharini, GKI could help spread the welfare of the community to classes, especially to increase people's income and welfare through cooperatives that were developed.
"So, not only do we help empower the community but we can lift the market," he said.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Chair of the GKI Synod in Papua, Pastor Hiskia Rollo, admitted that he was grateful that the Minister of Social Affairs could visit and provide assistance.
He said that the assistance given would be distributed to the class for the welfare of the members of the congregation through cooperative efforts that have been running so far.
The distribution of each aid submitted uses transportation assistance from the Minister of Social Affairs.
"The Minister of Social Affairs asked two regions to be piloted, namely Sarmi Regency and Mamberamo Raya Regency," he said.
SOURCE : https://papua.tribunnews.com/2022/03/22/mensos-tri-rismaharini-salurkan-bantuan-untuk-gki-sinode-di-tanah-papua
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