First Lady feeds Jakarta's poor

First Lady feeds Jakarta's poor

JAKARTA (JP): First Lady Shinta Nuriyah Abdurrahman personally
delivered food packages to 400 workers at the Tanjung Priok bus
station and 3,000 residents of a low-cost apartment block in
Cilincing, North Jakarta, early on Saturday morning.

The packages, containing rice, chicken, vegetables and fruit,
were delivered in time for sahur, the predawn meal before Muslims
began their daily fast during Ramadhan.

At the same time, 120 volunteers delivered 6,600 food packages
to poor people in other areas in the city, including Semper and
Muara Baru, North Jakarta.

Nine non-governmental organizations took part in the program
to feed the poor, which was initiated by the First Lady to spread
the Ramadhan spirit.

"I also hope that through this activity, there will be more
unity among the people," she said after delivering the packages
to the apartment dwellers in Cilincing.

She took the opportunity to speak with people at the apartment
block and the bus station, asking them about their lives and
urging them to live together in peace and harmony.

Most of the residents at the apartment block in Cilincing are
part-time workers at the nearby Tanjung Priok port. They usually
work once a week, whenever a ship is berthed, earning a meager Rp
20,000 for their labor. (04)