UN official visits slums

UN official visits slums

JAKARTA: The United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
Resident Representative C. Jan Kamp visited two slum projects in
Tambora, West Jakarta, and Cipinang, East Jakarta, to monitor the
activities of the UN Volunteers deployed to help improve the
environment and living conditions of urban slum communities
through enhancing community participation.

Accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Manpower, Kamp
visited the apartment complex in the Tambora subdistrict. He was
greeted by a group of preschool students and residents.

The preschool, set up in August last year, is one of the
programs which the UN Volunteers have successfully established.

The volunteers have also helped mobilized the community in
self-help development activities, such as sewing and cooking,
setting up a library, basic English courses and income generating
activities for women groups. (sim)