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    "data": {
        "id": 2061458,
        "msgid": "students-relieved-to-receive-diplomas-through-diploma-release-programme-1793278350",
        "date": "2026-10-29 18:42:34",
        "title": "Students Relieved to Receive Diplomas Through Diploma Release Programme",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "North Jakarta has funded the release of 683 students\u2019 diplomas that had been withheld over unpaid school fees, using Rp1.17 billion from the local Baznas\/Bazis. Beneficiaries say having their certificates will ease their access to employment and further education, as the programme seeks to safeguard graduates\u2019 rights to official proof of completion.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2013 Intan Mayundaya, a graduate of SMK Wiyata Mandala\nBakti, is relieved to have finally received her diploma, which had been\nwithheld by her school because of financial difficulties.<\/p>\n<p>Intan is one of 683 beneficiaries of the second phase of the 2026\nDiploma Release Programme from the North Jakarta Education Sub-agency\narea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really happy to receive assistance through this diploma release\nprogramme,\u201d Intan said in Jakarta on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>She said many of her former classmates had also been unable to\ncollect their diplomas because they had not paid their school fees in\nfull. \u201cNow the government is helping us so we can get our diplomas,\u201d she\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Intan said the programme was a great help to graduates facing similar\ndifficulties. With her diploma now in her possession, she feels more at\nease about pursuing her career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPreviously, I applied for jobs using a certificate of graduation.\nThank God, I can now get my diploma,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The North Jakarta City Administration has paid to release 683\nstudents\u2019 diplomas from various levels of education through the second\nphase of the 2026 programme, allocating Rp1.17 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The funding came from the National Zakat Agency (Baznas)\/North\nJakarta Zakat Agency (Bazis) to assist residents and students facing\nfinancial hardship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe diploma release programme reflects the Jakarta Provincial\nGovernment\u2019s commitment to ensuring that people can exercise their right\nto education and obtain valid graduation documents,\u201d North Jakarta Mayor\nHendra Hidayat said in Jakarta on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>He said diplomas play an important role in a person\u2019s future, both\nfor pursuing higher education and as a requirement for entering the\nworkforce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA diploma is not merely a piece of paper, but proof of a person\u2019s\neffort and learning, and a foundation for further education or entering\nthe world of work,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/students-relieved-to-receive-diplomas-through-diploma-release-programme-1793278350",
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