Jakarta – Residents of Kampung Nelayan in Muara Angke, North Jakarta, express their gratitude for the assistance of floating houses and stilt houses initiated by Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, Saturday (13/4).
One of the expressions of joy was revealed by Iwan Susilo. He said that the assistance of the house given to him was very decent and comfortable.
“Very comfortable, the house is good. If it were me, I wouldn’t be able to build a house like this. Even the cost for food is not there,” said Iwan.
A similar impression was also expressed by Delina. She mentioned that the assistance from Prabowo made the residents of Kampung Nelayan happy.
“Alhamdulillah, happy with the assistance of floating houses and stilt houses from Mr. Minister Prabowo for our residents,” said the woman in a pink hijab.
In addition to receiving assistance in the form of floating houses and stilt houses, residents of Kampung Nelayan also received Eid gifts in the form of school supplies for children.
“Thank you, Mr. Prabowo,” said the children in Kampung Nelayan while showing their black school bags.
Annisa, one of the residents, detailed the contents of the gift from Prabowo. She took out a number of school support items such as pencil boxes, books, and socks.
“The contents include pants, socks, coloring books, food containers, pencil case watches, lots of things,” explained Annisa.
A total of 16 floating houses and 12 stilt houses with a size of 9 square meters were given by the Ministry of Defense to 18 families or 80 individuals. This is an effort to improve the welfare of local residents who are often affected by flood, rob, and abrasion disasters.
In addition, green open spaces and public facilities such as desalination to convert seawater into freshwater that can be used by the residents of Kampung Nelayan were also arranged.
