Rp 3.4 billion for Padang street kids

Rp 3.4 billion for Padang street kids

PADANG: The Asian Development Bank will allocate Rp 3.4
billion this year to support the activities of 11 shelters for
street children in Padang, West Sumatra.

Head of Social Welfare Program at the provincial office of
social affairs Erliza Rupiah Riawati told Antara on Wednesday
that each shelter would receive Rp 313 million to be used for
scholarships, job training activities and a social workers'
honorarium.

She said, however, that the money has not been transferred,
pending complete auditing reports for the period of 1999/2000.
"If they complete their audit reports, the money will be
disbursed this month," she said.

She added that through the state budget last year, the
government had also channeled scholarships for 351 school
students, who respectively received Rp 35,000 for nine months.
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