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        "id": 1848108,
        "msgid": "lansia-entrepreneur-programme-empowers-productive-ageing-population-1783515360",
        "date": "2026-07-08 18:55:19",
        "title": "Lansia Entrepreneur Programme Empowers Productive Ageing Population",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Ministry of Population and Family Development is promoting the Lansia Entrepreneur programme to keep the elderly productive and financially independent. The initiative, part of the broader Lansia Berdaya scheme, provides entrepreneurship training through community-based schools for the elderly. In Bekasi, the programme has already exceeded its target, with over 3,500 participants enrolled across 22 schools.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Population and Family Development\n(Kemendukbanglagga)\/BKKBN continues to empower residents to remain\nproductive in their old age, one of which is through the Elderly\nEntrepreneur or \u2018Lansia Entrepreneur\u2019 programme.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Bekasi on Wednesday, the Minister of Population and\nFamily Development, Wihaji, stated that the Elderly Entrepreneur\nprogramme is a family development initiative aimed at increasing family\nresilience to achieve a demographic dividend amidst the phenomenon of an\nageing population.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the Elderly Entrepreneur programme is part of the\nEmpowered Elderly Programme (Sidaya), implemented through the Elderly\nFamily Development (BKL) Schools. This programme encourages the elderly\nto continue creating, developing businesses, and increasing independence\nand welfare in their later years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe form of the Elderly Entrepreneur programme includes increasing\nthe capacity of the elderly through entrepreneurship training to develop\nabilities, interests, and hobbies, as well as entrepreneurship training\ninvolving ministries, agencies, and partners. Implementation is carried\nout in BKL and Elderly Schools within BKL groups,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Mayor of Bekasi, Tri Adhianto, stated that since 2022,\nthe target was for 3,000 elderly individuals to join the elderly\nschools, a target that has now been exceeded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe surge has been extraordinary; entering the third year,\napproximately 3,500 elderly individuals have become students, spanning\n22 elderly schools distributed across all sub-districts in Bekasi City,\u201d\nsaid Tri Adhianto.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Bekasi City Elderly Craft Activity, themed \u201cEmpowered,\nProductive, and Happy Elderly,\u201d held at GOR Bang Yan, served as a\nshowcase for all elderly schools in Bekasi City. The event featured\nexhibitions and performances of creations learned by the elderly during\ntheir schooling, including the production of traditional drinks,\neco-green batik, knitted fashion, and various snacks.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/lansia-entrepreneur-programme-empowers-productive-ageing-population-1783515360",
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