West Kalimantan Governor Sutarmidji: Don't Be Afraid To Send Your Children To School

Governor of West Kalimantan, Sutarmidji and Regent of Sambas, Satono, in Kota Lama Hamlet, Ratu Sepudak Village, Galing District, Sambas Regency (ANTARA/Dedi)

PONTIANAK - The Governor of West Kalimantan, Sutarmidji, during the Ramadhan 1443 H Safari, invited and motivated people in Sambas Regency to support their children's education to realize a New Progressive Sambas and increase the Human Development Index (IPM) in the area.

"Don't be afraid to send your children to school anywhere. Don't worry about what your children will become, the important thing is to provide education for your children. Currently, the two districts in West Kalimantan no longer have very underdeveloped villages, namely Sambas Regency and North Kayong. education is easy to reach," he said in Sambas, Monday.

Sutarmidji said that he, who is currently the Governor of West Kalimantan, was also not born into a conglomerate family. Since childhood he has been selling cakes to help his parents. Until his seventh semester of college he was selling newspapers and magazines.

"What does that mean, since I was not from a conglomerate family. Early in the morning before school I sold cakes. Half an hour before going to school, my mother didn't sell well, my mother told me to go home, meaning that my parents prioritized education," he said. Meanwhile, the Regent Satono said that the Sambas Regency Government is trying its best to create an educated young generation. Even now, the Sambas District Education Office is designing a Progressive School.

"Our commitment is to improve the education sector, both religious education and formal education. One of the efforts is to design a Progressive School. Later when it is ready we will launch it. This cannot be separated from the role of the West Kalimantan Provincial Government as well, where the Provincial Government is building a Vocational High School in Sambas, in order to boost education sector," he explained.