The Solidarity Basket COVID-19 Shows The Culture Of Mutual Cooperation Of The Indonesian Community

Solidarity basket (Photo: Special)

JAKARTA - Recently, Deputy Minister of Villages, Disadvantaged Areas and Transmigration (Wamendes PDTT) Budi Arie Setiadi received a number of solidarity basket photos in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The solidarity basket is in the form of packages of basic necessities, such as groceries. Then, there are also packages that are accompanied by antiseptics such as hand sanitizers and masks.

Budi gave an example of this solidarity basket aid. In Canggu Village, North Kuta District, Bali, there is a middle-aged mother who puts packets of instant noodles and sugar in front of her house.

The package is put in an open basket. On top of the basket is a sheet of paper that says, "Please take only what you need. Set it aside for others to get to it."

"This is one example. I hear initiatives like those emerging from all over," said Budi Arie to reporters, Sunday, April 5.

Solidarity basket assistance, as explained by Budi Arie, shows that our society has a cultural sediment of mutual cooperation. This social capital is always there every time a disaster occurs in an area.

"I remember, during the big earthquake in Yogyakarta, my village in Rejodani, Sleman, made a public kitchen to help the brothers affected by the disaster in Bantul. This was done voluntarily," he said.

Government spokesman for the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and for the community also agreed with the handling of COVID-19 Achmad Yurianto. In the form of a cash donation.

Yuri said, as of today, the amount of contributions from the community for handling COVID-19 has reached IDR 82.5 billion. This contribution is recorded in the accounts of the Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19 and the volunteer team.

"There have been more than 82.5 billion funds received from donations from all citizens of the country, donations from all over the world, donations from all the tolerances that have emerged regarding the reality of this condition," said Yuri.

Yuri said that this donation would be distributed appropriately and responsibly. The use of donations will be reported openly on the portal page covid19.go.id and bnpb.go.id.