Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has asked the Jakarta branch of the\nIndonesian Red Cross (Palang Merah Indonesia, PMI) to stop specifying\ndonation amounts within the Bulan Dana PMI fundraising programme.\nPramono stressed that contributions must be given voluntarily and\nwithout coercion.<\/p>\n
The instruction followed a conversation between Pramono and the head\nof PMI Jakarta about reports of set donation figures circulating in\nneighbourhood units (RT) and schools.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have just, this morning, called the Chair of PMI Jakarta and the\nbureaucracy in Jakarta again to say that this is not allowed. So this\nmust be entirely voluntary,\u201d Pramono said in the Sudirman area of\nCentral Jakarta on Thursday (8 October 2026).<\/p>\n
Pramono said no fixed amount should be determined in collecting\ndonations for Bulan Dana PMI. He asked PMI Jakarta to swiftly draw up a\nrule making this explicit.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere must be no compulsion down to specific figures. Especially\nwithin the bureaucracy, where this has also been set, and I have asked\nthe Chair of PMI Jakarta to issue a rule on this immediately,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
He noted that Bulan Dana PMI is, in essence, a voluntary fundraising\nactivity. In his view, the public must be free to decide whether to\ngive.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo Bulan Dana PMI is wholly voluntary. Neither officials nor PMI\nitself may set the amount of any levy,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
Pramono pointed to reports of donation figures circulating among the\npublic. He asked that such practices stop, particularly where they\ncreate the impression that giving to PMI is an obligation.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, you may, or you may not, entirely voluntary,\u201d he said\nfirmly.<\/p>\n
He added that donations to PMI should come from public awareness of\nsupporting the humanitarian work the organisation carries out.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause this kind of thing has apparently been done in the past, as\nis happening now, and especially since figures have been reported among\nthe media, I have asked that this not be permitted,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Pramono also stressed that the rule applies across various settings,\nincluding schools and the bureaucracy of the Jakarta provincial\ngovernment.<\/p>\n
\u201cEspecially in schools, and especially within the bureaucracy,\u201d he\nadded.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Pramono said he had personally produced a campaign video for\nBulan Dana PMI. He emphasised, however, that the campaign must not be\ninterpreted as an obligation for the public to donate fixed sums.<\/p>\n
\u201cPersonally, I have actually already made a video for the campaign on\nBulan Dana PMI,\u201d Pramono said.<\/p>\n
He hopes PMI\u2019s fundraising will continue to emphasise the spirit of\nvolunteering and not turn into a levy.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo it is entirely up to people to do this from their hearts, because\nPMI is indeed the main spirit of PMI itself,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pramono-asks-pmi-not-to-set-donation-amounts-it-must-be-voluntary-1791442610", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }