Medan (ANTARA) \u2014 The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) of North Sumatra\nProvince has revived students\u2019 learning spirit by delivering educational\naid in Central Tapanuli Regency.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have distributed assistance for students including school\nuniforms, school kits, and hygiene packages at SMP Negeri 1 Tukka,\nCentral Tapanuli,\u201d said PMI North Sumatra Field Coordinator Ade\nYudiansyah in Central Tapanuli, North Sumatra, on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The step, he said, was taken following field assessments showing that\nmany students were forced to attend school wearing house clothes. This\noccurred because their uniforms and school supplies were damaged or\nswept away by the severe flooding in the area in late November 2025.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are not only focused on student needs such as notebooks and\nschool supplies. PMI is also attentive to the welfare of teaching\nstaff,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The aid distributed to teachers, he said, includes dignity\nkits\u2014emergency packages containing basic personal hygiene items.\n\u201cHygiene kits, and school cleaning supplies. Additional services include\nfree health checkups and vitamin distribution for both students and\nteachers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Beyond physical aid, he said, PMI North Sumatra volunteers also\nbrought cheer to the school environment through psychosocial support,\nhealth promotion, and hygiene promotion. \u201cThrough games and group\nsinging, students are encouraged to let go of their disaster trauma so\nthey can regain their enthusiasm for learning,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He also stressed that the education sector is a priority to ensure\nteaching and learning activities do not come to a halt, particularly in\nCentral Tapanuli. \u201cLearning must not stop simply because of issues with\nuniforms and school supplies. This is just the beginning\u2014we will\ncontinue similar activities at other disaster-affected schools,\u201d Ade\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The principal of SMP Negeri 1 Tukka, Hia, expressed appreciation for\nPMI North Sumatra\u2019s assistance and concern for the students, teachers,\nand the school. Although the school building was not directly damaged,\nhe said, many students were disaster victims affected at their own\nhomes.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndeed our school was not affected, but the students were directly\nimpacted. Previously, they had not received assistance from any party,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/north-sumatra-red-cross-revives-students-learning-spirit-in-central-tapanuli-1771199328", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }