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. I don’t even have money for meals,” said Iwan.
A similar impression was also conveyed by Delina. She mentioned that the assistance from Prabowo made the residents of Kampung Nelayan happy.
“Alhamdulillah, we are happy with the assistance of floating houses and stilt houses from Mr. 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, the 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 black school bags.
Annisa, one of the residents, detailed the contents of the gift from Prabowo. She took out a number of school supplies for children such as pencil boxes, books, and socks.
“The contents include pants, socks, coloring books, food containers, watches, pencil boxes, and many more,” explained Annisa.
A total of 16 floating houses and 12 stilt houses with a size of 9 square meters were provided by the Ministry of Defense for 18 Heads of Families or 80 individuals. This is an effort to improve the welfare of the local residents who are often affected by flood waves and abrasion.
In addition, green open spaces and public facilities such as desalination of seawater into fresh water that can be used by the residents of Kampung Nelayan were also developed.
