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    "data": {
        "id": 1777024,
        "msgid": "badung-lacks-shelter-as-new-project-targets-2027-completion-1780298307",
        "date": "2026-06-01 11:57:56",
        "title": "Badung Lacks Shelter as New Project Targets 2027 Completion",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_BALI",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Badung Regency is advancing plans to build a shelter for vulnerable communities, targeting completion by 2027. Three districts have been identified as potential sites based on prior feasibility studies. Despite the absence of such a facility, strong social cohesion in the region has mitigated major issues, though officials stress the need for improved social protection infrastructure.",
        "content": "<p>Badung Regency Government is finalising plans to build a shelter. The\nfacility is intended to strengthen temporary social protection for\nvulnerable communities before further intervention.<\/p>\n<p>Badung has lacked such a shelter, often leading to suboptimal\nhandling of social cases on the ground. The facility is also deemed\ncrucial for accommodating various social issues, including family\nconflicts and other emergencies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing the regent\u2019s instructions, we are progressing with\nbuilding shelters. These shelters may also function as empowerment\nhouses,\u201d said Badung Social Affairs Office Head I Gde Eka Sudarwitha on\nMonday (1\/6\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>The Social Affairs Office, along with relevant agencies, is currently\nassessing several strategic locations for the facility. Although funding\nis allocated, site selection still requires thorough surveys and\ndetailed studies.<\/p>\n<p>The construction locations will be determined based on feasibility\nstudies conducted by Badung\u2019s Housing, Settlement, and Land Office\n(Perkim). Initial mapping identified three districts meeting the\ncriteria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2018 and 2019, Perkim conducted feasibility studies with\nallocated budgets. Areas in Petang, Abiansemal, and Mengwi districts\nwere identified as suitable for the proposed shelters,\u201d Sudarwitha\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Badung\u2019s Social Affairs Office is now focusing on implementing all\ntechnical recommendations from the feasibility study. Next steps include\nadjusting designs and building sizes to meet on-ground needs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe simply need to proceed with the feasibility study outcomes,\nincluding the size and building model, which are already established.\nThe next step is to construct the shelters,\u201d added the former Badung\nCulture Office head.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the absence of shelters has not caused major issues in\nhandling social problems in Badung, attributed to strong familial ties\nand social cohesion in the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe acknowledge that social life and cohesion in Badung Regency or\nBali province differ from other regions, with strong familial bonds\nensuring no one is left homeless. Social support, guardianship, and care\nwithin families remain robust,\u201d Sudarwitha concluded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/badung-lacks-shelter-as-new-project-targets-2027-completion-1780298307",
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