Social activities need more funds

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)