Jakarta – Residents of Kampung Nelayan in Muara Angke, North Jakarta, expressed their gratitude for the assistance of floating houses and stilt houses initiated by Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto, Saturday (13/4).
One of the expressions of joy was expressed by Iwan Susilo. He said that the assistance of the house given to him was very decent and comfortable.
“Very comfortable, the house is nice. If it were me, I wouldn’t be able to build a house like this. (Even) for meals, there is no budget,” said Iwan.
A similar impression was also expressed by Delina. She mentioned that the assistance from Prabowo made the residents of Kampung Nelayan happy.
“Alhamdulillah, happy with the assistance of floating houses and stilt houses from Minister Prabowo for our residents,” said the woman in a pink hijab.
In addition to receiving assistance in the form of floating houses and stilt houses, residents of Kampung Nelayan also received Eid gifts in the form of learning tools for children.
“Thank you, Mr. Prabowo,” said the children in Kampung Nelayan while showing off their black school bags.
Annisa, one of the residents, detailed the contents of the gift from Prabowo. She took out a number of school supporting items such as pencil boxes, books, and socks.
“The contents include trousers, socks, drawing books, food containers, watch pencil boxes, there are many items,” explained Annisa.
A total of 16 floating houses and 12 stilt houses measuring 9 square meters were provided by the Ministry of Defense for 18 households or 80 individuals. This is an effort to improve the welfare of local residents who are often affected by flood, rob, and abrasion disasters.
In addition, the arrangement of green open spaces and public facilities such as desalination to convert seawater into fresh water that can be used by residents of Kampung Nelayan is also carried out.