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        "id": 1705486,
        "msgid": "gus-ipul-urges-regional-heads-to-help-recruit-students-for-peoples-schools-1777360498",
        "date": "2026-04-28 12:58:59",
        "title": "Gus Ipul Urges Regional Heads to Help Recruit Students for People's Schools",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf, known as Gus Ipul, has emphasised the crucial role of local governments in supporting the People's Schools programme, aimed at breaking the cycle of poverty through education for underprivileged children who are out of school or at risk of dropping out. He highlighted that over 4 million children are affected, according to BPS data, and called for active involvement from governors, regents, and mayors in providing land, selecting school heads, and recruiting students to meet the presidential target of one permanent school per district. This initiative forms part of a three-pronged government strategy to combat poverty, alongside social assistance and empowerment programmes, with local leaders from regions like Lombok Timur, Sumenep, and Pasaman Barat reporting progress in preparations.",
        "content": "<p>Indonesia\u2019s Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf (Gus Ipul) has\nstressed the importance of local governments (Pemda) in ensuring the\nsuccess of the People\u2019s Schools programme as the primary strategy to\nbreak the chain of poverty through education. Gus Ipul emphasised that\nPeople\u2019s Schools represent a key intervention for children from\nextremely poor families who have not yet attended school, have dropped\nout, or are at risk of dropping out. \u201cPeople\u2019s Schools are for those who\nhave been invisible (the invisible people), even though they are around\nus. They cannot eat properly and cannot even afford to collect their\ndiplomas,\u201d said Gus Ipul in a written statement on Tuesday (28\/4\/2026).\n\u201cThis is what we must reach out to,\u201d he added. This was conveyed during\nan audience with several regional heads, including the Regent of East\nLombok Haerul Warisin, the Regent of Sumenep Achmad Fauzi Wongsojudo,\nthe Regent of West Pasaman Yulianto, as well as the Deputy Regent of\nPegunungan Bintang Arnold Nam, and other regional apparatus officials.\nBased on data from Indonesia\u2019s Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the\nnumber of children not attending school, yet to attend school, or at\nrisk of dropping out exceeds 4 million and continues to grow each year,\nparticularly among junior high school graduates who do not proceed to\nsenior high school. Gus Ipul explained that People\u2019s Schools are part of\nthe government\u2019s third strategy in poverty alleviation, namely breaking\nthe transmission of poverty through education. The other two strategies\nare reducing expenditure burdens through social assistance and\nincreasing income through empowerment. To that end, he urged governors,\nregents, and mayors to actively support the programme, particularly in\nproviding at least 7 hectares of land as a requirement for building the\nschool with a boarding school concept. \u201cThe President\u2019s target is for\nevery district\/city to have at least one People\u2019s School with a\npermanent building. This year, the target is 30,000 students, and next\nyear 100,000 students,\u201d explained Gus Ipul. Gus Ipul asserted that local\ngovernments have a central role in the entire process, from providing\nland, proposing school heads from Civil Servants (ASN), student\nrecruitment, to overseeing implementation. \u201cIf not addressed now, the\nnumber of out-of-school children will continue to increase. This is our\ncollective responsibility,\u201d Gus Ipul emphasised. On the other hand, Gus\nIpul also highlighted the importance of improving social data as the\nfoundation of policies. Gus Ipul exemplified that through the\ndigitalisation of social assistance based on the National Socio-Economic\nSingle Data (DTSEN), the government has significantly reduced errors in\naid distribution. During the audience, several regions reported their\nprogress and efforts. The West Pasaman Regency Government (Pemkab),\nrepresented by Regent Yulianto, reported that the land provision process\nis nearly complete and is targeted to soon enter the construction phase.\nMeanwhile, Klaten Regency Government through the Head of Social Services\nPuspo Enggar Hastuti conveyed the readiness of the land, even though it\nrequired reallocating other construction plans to support People\u2019s\nSchools. From eastern Indonesia, Deputy Regent of Pegunungan Bintang\nArnold Nam stated his region\u2019s readiness to support the People\u2019s Schools\nprogramme, including strengthening field social companions. As for\nSumenep Regency, Regent Achmad Fauzi Wongsojudo attended with regional\napparatus officials to ensure cross-sectoral readiness in supporting the\nprogramme.<\/p>",
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