As A Pilot For Persons With Disabilities, The People's School At The Mahatmiya Tabanan Center Will Soon Be Built

Deputy Minister of Public Works (PU) Diana Kusumastuti reviewed the planned location of the People's School at Mahatmiya Center, Tabanan Regency, Bali Province, Thursday, May 1.

The Sentra Mahatmiya People's School is one of the pilot projects designed to open access to education for children from poor families, including people with visually impaired disabilities.

The proposed education level is at the junior high school level. With the dormitory concept, this school not only guarantees access to education, but also includes health services, skills training and a quality learning environment.

The plan is for the Mahatmiya Tabanan Center to stand on an area of 6,235 square meters, with a building area of 4,025 square meters. Later the People's School building will consist of two classrooms with 25 students per class.

The main facilities include classrooms, teacher rooms, male and female dormitories, public toilets, dining rooms, religious and health buildings, libraries, official houses to places of worship and ceremonial fields.

"Education is the right of all citizens and countries to be present to ensure that access is available fairly, including for our brothers and sisters with special needs," Diana said as quoted from her written statement, Friday, May 2.

Diana also emphasized the importance of synergy between agencies, especially with the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) as the manager of the Mahatmiya Center. Cross-sectoral cooperation is considered important to create an educational environment that is integrated with the function of social rehabilitation.

In addition to the function of education, Diana said, the Mahatmiya Center also plays a role in providing curative, rehabilitative, promotive social guidance, namely physical, mental and social education.

"Sentra Mahatmiya also provides skills training, socialization and further guidance for people with visual impairments to be able to be independent and play an active role in community life," he said.

Meanwhile, Secretary of the Directorate General of Strategic Infrastructure of the Ministry of Public Works, Essy Asiah, said that currently a number of existing buildings are in the rehabilitation stage.

The scope of work includes changing ceilings, painting walls, repairing doors and windows frames, as well as improving sanitation infrastructure and accessibility.

"The Ministry of Public Works is committed to completing construction work on time, while maintaining the quality of the building. We also ensure that the buildings built will meet the needs of the beneficiaries, so that they are right on purpose and on target," he concluded.