President Prabowo Subianto has emphasised the government\u2019s commitment\nto building People\u2019s Schools as a primary strategy to break the\nintergenerational chain of poverty. The programme is specifically\ndesigned to target children from the most vulnerable families across\nIndonesia.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe strategy is that we must break the circle of poverty,\u201d said\nPresident Prabowo during his address at the Annual Session of the MPR\nand the Joint Session of the DPR and DPD in Jakarta on Friday\n(14\/8).<\/p>\n
Prabowo stressed that children from underprivileged families should\nnot inherit their parents\u2019 economic circumstances. Through People\u2019s\nSchools, the state is intervening by providing boarding education\nfacilities, decent housing, nutritious food, computer access, and a safe\nlearning environment.<\/p>\n
This measure is described as a concrete implementation of the mandate\nof Article 34 of the 1945 Constitution concerning the state\u2019s obligation\nto care for the poor and abandoned children. To date, 93 permanent\nPeople\u2019s Schools are in operation. The government is targeting the\nconstruction of 182 schools so that every regency has at least one\nPeople\u2019s School unit.<\/p>\n
In his speech, the President recounted the inspiring story of\nMuhammad Rizki Pratama (12), a People\u2019s School student who had\npreviously dropped out of school and worked selling fish tens of\nkilometres away. Rizki, who initially struggled with reading and\narithmetic, now has the opportunity to shape his future through a proper\neducation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no more valuable investment than restoring a child\u2019s\nfuture,\u201d Prabowo asserted.<\/p>\n
The success of the programme is beginning to show through the\nachievements of its students. Seven People\u2019s School students in Makassar\nwon the 15th National Olympiad of Indonesia in various science and\nsocial fields. In addition, Ismi Ulfaidah from Polewali Mandar People\u2019s\nSchool was successfully selected as a member of the national\nPaskibraka.<\/p>\n
The President assessed that these achievements prove that economic\nlimitations are not a barrier to excellence if the state is present to\nprovide proper facilities and guidance. He assured that the programme\nwill continue to be expanded to reach all corners of the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo Indonesian child will be left behind,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prabowo-sekolah-rakyat-key-to-breaking-poverty-chain-1786706416", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }