Mensos Claims People's School Program to Cut the Chain of Poverty

Screenshot - Minister of Social Affairs (Mensos) Saifullah Yusuf

BANJARBARU - Social Minister (Mensos) Saifullah Yusuf said that People's Schools were built to cut the poverty chain.

The Integrated People's School was launched by President Prabowo, Monday, January 12 at the South Kalimantan Social Welfare Training Education Center (BBPPKS).

The Minister of Social Affairs explained that the Integrated People's School program aims to cut the chain of poverty and provide educational opportunities for children from families who are unable to afford it.

"The People's School program is an effort to cut the chain of poverty. Usually the children of people who are not able, children who are not able. We must dare to change. We must not give in to circumstances," said the Minister of Social Affairs as reported by ANTARA.

Gus Ipul explained that the People's School program has been running in 166 points in 34 provinces and 131 districts and cities, with a total of 15,954 students, 2,218 teachers, and 4,889 technology personnel.

"The children who enter the People's School come from families with very worrying conditions. 60 percent of their parents work as daily laborers, farmers, traders, and others," he continued.

According to him, the People's School program is one of the government's efforts to improve the quality of education in Indonesia, especially for children from families who are unable to afford it.

Gus Ipul hopes that this program can provide better educational opportunities for these children.

In addition, the Minister of Social Affairs emphasized that the People's School program should not have any bribes or bribes to be able to study at the People's School.

"The President's instructions are quite clear, there must be no bribes, there must be no bribes, to be able to go to school in this public school," he said.

"We hope that this program can provide great benefits to the community, especially for children from families who are unable to afford it," he said.

With the People's School program, the government wants to provide educational opportunities for children from families who are unable to afford it and cut the chain of poverty in Indonesia.

"We will work hard to improve the quality of education in Indonesia and provide better educational opportunities for children from families who cannot afford it," he concluded.

This People's School program is one example of the government's efforts to improve the quality of education in Indonesia and provide better educational opportunities for children from families who are unable to afford it.