SOUTH PAPUA - In order to support and increase the participation of vulnerable groups, the South Papua Provincial Government encourages mapping through a mapping workshop for vulnerable groups. They also made preparations for the 2026 pre-Musrenbang.
Assistant I for Government Affairs of the South Papua Provincial Government, Agustinus Joko Guritno, in a press release in Jayapura, Sunday, said vulnerable groups including women, children, and people with disabilities and the elderly (elderly) often are in the position that is most affected but also the least involved in the development process.
"This condition must be improved because every citizen has the same right to be heard, considered and involved in determining the direction of development," he said, quoted by ANTARA, Sunday, February 22.
According to Joko, this workshop activity is an effort by the local government to build a more inclusive and structured area.
He explained that mapping vulnerable groups through this activity became the basis for ensuring that the pre-Musrenbang thematic forum was not held ceremonially but became a meaningful information space.
"The presence of civil society organizations in this activity is also very important because they understand the reality and become a bridge between the government and the community," he said.
He added that his party appreciated the Regional Planning, Research and Innovation Agency (Bapperida), the Australia-Indonesia Partnership program, Synergy and Collaboration for Basic Service Acceleration (SKALA) which had encouraged the implementation of the activity.
He said that special autonomy funds (otsus) must be directed to answer the basic problems of vulnerable communities, including those who are still living in poverty.
"Thus, planning must touch and change their lives and development means bringing about real change," he said.
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