Social activities need more funds

JAKARTA (JP): The city's Social Welfare Activities Coordinating Agency is badly in need of funds to finance its social programs.

Suhud Pribadi, vice chairman of the agency, said that his agency is seeking funds through donations and corporate sponsorship.

"More funds are badly needed to enable the agency to help 600 foundations which deal with social activities," said Suhud, as quoted by Antara.

"When the Social Philanthropic Lottery with Prizes was still allowed by the government, the agency got millions of rupiah in donations every year," he said, adding that after it the lottery was banned, the agency had been forced to improve its fund- raising activities to compensate for the "lost" donations.

Suhud said that, in cooperation with the Institute of the Indonesia-China Economic, Social and Cultural Cooperation, the agency will hold a cultural performance on Sept. 25, featuring a dance troupe from Fujian province in China. (hhr)