Poso refugees to get Rp 67 billion

Poso refugees to get Rp 67 billion

PALU, Central Sulawesi: The Ministry of Social Affairs has
donated Rp 67 billion to promote humanitarian activities designed
to improve the lives of 55,000 refugees, the victims of the
sectarian conflict in Poso.

"The funds were disbursed by the central government earlier
this month," said the director of the Central Sulawesi Office of
the Ministry of Social Affairs, Andi Azikin Suyuti, here on
Saturday.

The money would be spent on food supplies, business investment
and infrastructure construction. Suyuti said each family would
receive Rp 2.5 million to help establish a new source of
livelihood.

According to Andi, the targets of the humanitarian aid are
refugees currently living in the regencies of Palu, Poso,
Morowali and Donggala.

Data from his office showed that 22,022 refugee families, or
98,456 people, had returned to their hometowns .

More than 100,000 residents were displaced following three
years of sectarian conflict in Poso. - Antara