Coordinating Minister For Airlangga Invites Young Generation To Contribute To Economic Recovery

JAKARTA - The government continues to encourage the interest of the young generation in the country to contribute to the national economic recovery. Various supports are given so that they become independent entrepreneurs.

Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto also invited the younger generation to become social entrepreneurs who empower the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Social entrepreneurs are not only profit-oriented, but also carry out various roles to empower the community," said Coordinating Minister Airlangga in an official statement received in Jakarta, Sunday, September 26.

"This support can be used to improve and expand access to financing for productive businesses, assist and maintain the business continuity of micro business actors facing the impact of the pandemic, develop competence, increase productivity and competitiveness, and develop entrepreneurship," he said.

Airlangga said the COVID-19 pandemic had caused various impacts on the socio-economic life of the community. During the pandemic, the ratio of the working population to the total working age population decreased compared to before the pandemic occurred. This makes open unemployment and poverty a challenge that must be overcome immediately.

"To overcome the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Government continues to implement the National Economic Recovery (PEN) program as an instrument for handling health and economic recovery, which includes aspects of health, social protection, support for MSMEs and corporations, support for priority programs, and incentives. effort," he said

Furthermore, Airlangga said that handling COVID-19 and national economic recovery required the participation and participation of the entire community, including youths and Karang Taruna cadres throughout Indonesia.

Youth and youth cadres of Karang Taruna are expected to participate as volunteers and play a broad role, such as becoming health workers, helping campaigns and inviting the community to participate in vaccination activities to the implementation of 3M.

“Karang Taruna is expected to be able to participate in actualizing its role in overcoming various problems currently being faced by the Indonesian people. Hopefully, Karang Taruna can play a major role in efforts to prevent COVID-19 and the National Economic Recovery," he said.