Jakarta Vice Governor, Ahmad Riza Patria (Ariza) attended handover event for staple food assistance from PT. MRT Jakarta regarding its support towards Large-scale Social Collaboration (KSBB) program which facilitated by Jakarta Government. This event was held at SDN 01 Gandaria Selatan on Monday (6/15) afternoon.

It can also inspire other parties to participate through KSBB program

In this chance, PT. MRT Jakarta distributed 1,181 staple food packages for residents in three urban villages of Cilandak Sub-district, South Jakarta.

"We are here in this afternoon to give appreciation for PT. MRT Jakarta for their assistance in form of staple food for residents in need. This assistance is given related to the transitional PSBB implementation," Ariza said, as quoted from Jakarta PPID Press Release.

He assessed, KSBB program facilitates companies, including regional-owned enterprises (BUMD), and public who want to distribute their assistance to those in need. Assistance will be distributed through aggregator of several humanitarian agencies such as BAZNAS BAZIS DKI Jakarta, Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT), PMI DKI Jakarta, Human Initiative, Dompet Dhuafa, and Rumah Zakat.

"Even though Jakarta Government has distributed staple food assistance for 2.4 million families, but we still need assistance from BUMD, private sides, and all residents. It is a form of our concern to the others as a nation," he added.

He mentioned that assistance from BUMD, such as PT. MRT Jakarta, will be distributed continuously in other areas in Jakarta which affected by socio-economic issues.

"It can also inspire other parties to participate through KSBB program," he added.

This event was also attended by PT. MRT Jakarta President Director, William Sabandar and South Jakata Vice Mayor, Isnawa Adji.