Malnourished infants need help
Malnourished infants need help
BOGOR (JP): Mayor R. Iswara Natanegara ordered all of the
town's six district chiefs and 68 village heads on Wednesday to
collect donations from businesspeople and high-ranking officials
in their respective areas to help the 2,224 malnourished infants
in the mayoralty.
According to the mayor, the ailing infants desperately need
food supplies for three consecutive months which would cost Rp
100,000 (US$14.30) per infant, or a total of Rp 222.4 million.
"The city budget to handle the case is so limited, so all of
you are expected to take immediate steps to mobilize all
potentials in your respective areas," Iswara told his senior
administration staff at a meeting on Wednesday.
He gave no details.
In official terminology in Indonesia, "mobilizing all
potentials" generally means to ask for financial back-up from
local businesspeople, entertainment spot owners and noted
figures.
Previously, Iswara told his low-echelon staff to help the
malnourished infants using whatever means they had.
"If you're still unable to do it yourself, then do it together
with your other colleagues.
"An infant, for example, could be jointly financed by three
officials, meaning that each official would only have to spend Rp
12,000 per month for a malnourished infant," the mayor said.
He also suggested that local businesspeople and noted figures
become foster parents to the infants. (24/bsr)
BOGOR (JP): Mayor R. Iswara Natanegara ordered all of the
town's six district chiefs and 68 village heads on Wednesday to
collect donations from businesspeople and high-ranking officials
in their respective areas to help the 2,224 malnourished infants
in the mayoralty.
According to the mayor, the ailing infants desperately need
food supplies for three consecutive months which would cost Rp
100,000 (US$14.30) per infant, or a total of Rp 222.4 million.
"The city budget to handle the case is so limited, so all of
you are expected to take immediate steps to mobilize all
potentials in your respective areas," Iswara told his senior
administration staff at a meeting on Wednesday.
He gave no details.
In official terminology in Indonesia, "mobilizing all
potentials" generally means to ask for financial back-up from
local businesspeople, entertainment spot owners and noted
figures.
Previously, Iswara told his low-echelon staff to help the
malnourished infants using whatever means they had.
"If you're still unable to do it yourself, then do it together
with your other colleagues.
"An infant, for example, could be jointly financed by three
officials, meaning that each official would only have to spend Rp
12,000 per month for a malnourished infant," the mayor said.
He also suggested that local businesspeople and noted figures
become foster parents to the infants. (24/bsr)