Culture Minister Delivers Post-Flood Recovery Assistance in Several Aceh Regions
Indonesia’s Minister of Culture, Fadli Zon, visited several locations in Aceh province affected by flooding during a recent working visit.
During his visit, he delivered assistance to residents near the Banuaraja Palace Site and Inspirasi Bangsa School, and inspected temporary shelters for flood-affected communities. Fadli praised the spirit of the local population and students who remained optimistic in their daily activities amid the recovery process. He noted that community solidarity and mutual cooperation represented important strengths enabling society to recover from this difficult situation.
“Seeing the spirit of the community, from parents to children, we are confident that we can recover, remain optimistic, and rehabilitate quickly and strongly,” Fadli stated in a written statement on Monday, 9 March 2026.
During the visit, Fadli symbolically handed over several recovery support packages. Assistance was delivered to residents near the Banuaraja Palace Site and Inspirasi Bangsa School, including symbolic presentations of rendang and support for temporary shelter facilities for flood-affected households.
This assistance forms part of the Ministry of Culture’s support to ensure that recovery processes in affected areas continue on a sustainable basis. Through this support, it is hoped that community activities, preservation of cultural heritage sites, and educational activities in the area can resume effectively and optimally.
Fadli emphasised that the people of Aceh Tamiang possess strong spirit and solidarity to recover from the disaster’s impact. He also conveyed that the central government, working alongside regional authorities, ministries and agencies, and various societal elements, will continue to collaborate in supporting the recovery process in these areas so that communities can rehabilitate quickly and robustly.
The Ministry of Culture will continue to accompany efforts to recover cultural heritage sites affected by the disaster whilst attending to the sustainability of community life in surrounding areas, which constitutes an important part of the cultural ecosystem. Through various preservation, recovery, and community empowerment programmes, it is hoped that cultural heritage will be preserved and can also improve community welfare as custodians and protectors of culture.
Present at the occasion were Aceh Deputy Governor Fadlullah and Aceh Tamiang Regent Armia Fahmi. Accompanying the Culture Minister were the Secretary of the Directorate General for Cultural Protection and Tradition, Wawan Yogaswara; Director of Cultural Heritage, I Made Dharma Suteja; Head of the Regional Cultural Preservation Centre I Aceh, Piet Rusdi; and Head of Regional Preservation Centre II Medan, Sukronedi.