Companies Owned By Conglomerates Eka Tjipta Widjaja To Anthony Salim And The Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Distribute Aid 35,000 Tons Of Rice

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JAKARTA - Entrepreneurs Care for the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) under the auspices of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) cooperated with the Buddhist Tzu Chi Indonesia Foundation to distribute donations in the form of 35,000 tons of rice.

The Coordinator of NKRI Cares for Entrepreneurs, G Sulistiyanto said that the rice assistance would be given to 7 million heads of families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Not only rice, he said, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry also provided other assistance such as oxygen concentrators to therapeutic drugs for COVID-19 patients.

"The donation allocated for the provision of assistance is around 35,000 tons of rice for 7 million families, oxygen concentrators, activation of vaccine centers, and distribution of medicines that are still difficult to obtain for COVID-19 patients," he said at the Rice Delivery Kickoff event, at the Tzu Chi Center. , Friday, July 23.

Sulistiyanto said that the handover of this assistance was carried out in line with the government's decision to extend the Implementation of Emergency Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM), which is currently changing to PPKM Level 4.

Furthermore, he said that the purpose of this donation was the same as the initiative from Entrepreneurs Caring for the Republic of Indonesia in March 2020 which departed from the solidarity and concern of the business community for the people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

"We hope that the donation value will gradually increase so that more people will be helped," he said.

On this occasion, the Chairperson of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Arsjad Rasjid, appreciated the efforts of Entrepreneurs Caring for the Republic of Indonesia who collaborated with the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation of Indonesia in distributing donations to heads of families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

"As the general chairman of Kadin, I would like to express my highest appreciation and appreciation to Entrepreneurs who care about the Republic of Indonesia and the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation who have returned to collect donations as a continuation of what was done in March last year," he said.

In the current conditions, Arsjad said it was very important to maintain solidarity and concern for others, even though the business sector was also trying to survive the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The details of the companies participating in this donation include Sinar Mas, Agung Sedayu Group, PT Astra International Tbk, Djarum Foundation, PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk, PT Barito Pacific Tbk, PT Intisource Bajasakti, First Resources Ltd, Putera Sampoerna Foundation. .

Then, PT Sampoerna Agro Tbk., Panin Group, Triputra Group, KPN Corp, Gan Konsulindo, PT Garudafood Putra Putri Jaya Tbk, PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk, Permata Hijau Group, PT Samudra Marine Indonesia and PT Jamu and Pharmaceutical Industries Sido Muncul Tbk .

"This support is a statement of the attitude of business actors in the 'War Against the Pandemic'. I hope that the assistance will not only strengthen people's resilience in the face of the pandemic, but also inspire other companies to join in," he said.

For your information, the initiative of Entrepreneurs Caring for the Republic of Indonesia, which began in March 2020, has succeeded in raising funds of more than Rp. 660 billion in the form of food for the community, along with health equipment such as ventilators, personal protective equipment, rapid test equipment, and masks for health workers and medical facilities. through coordination with the Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19.

Meanwhile, the assistance was spread to 358 institutions and 1,080 hospitals and health centers in Greater Jakarta, and 26 other provinces in Indonesia.