Serbu: From a Thousand to Millions of Benefits for the Residents of Wates
The phrase "Little by little, gradually becomes a hill" is manifested in the Serbu movement (a thousand alms a day) carried out by residents of Wates Village, Bandung Kidul District. The program pioneered by the chairman and members of the PKK Inti Wates Village has been running since June 2020.
This was appreciated by the Chairman of the Bandung City PKK TP, Yunimar Mulyana. He conveyed that there was a lot that could be felt by the community through the Serbu program.
"It doesn't have to be something big, but small things can help the community in this village," said Yuni during a visit to Wates, Monday, October 10, 2022.
According to him, Rp1,000, which is often neglected, can actually be very useful if it is collected regularly.
"Never underestimate small things because this can be useful for others," he said.
He hopes that this spirit can spread to other urban villages in Bandung. Thus, more and more people will be helped by their welfare.
"If all people care like this, maybe there will be no more shortages. Stunting is also helped through this activity," he said.
Meanwhile, the Head of Assault and TP PKK Wates, Yati Rohyati explained, Serbu is an elaboration of the vision and mission of the City of Bandung, namely Superior, Comfortable, Prosperous, and Religious.
"Initially the attack was carried out by 16 core PKK members. Then, the surrounding community was touched to take part in the activity, so that by the end of September 206 members had participated in the raid activity," said Yati.
The results from Serbu are distributed every month to people exposed to COVID-19, sick elderly, disabled, foster residents, orphans and poor people, Scrooge of Linmas, PRSE (Socio-Economic Vulnerable Women), and DKM.
"This program makes it easier for people who want to donate even if it's only with small change. So that small, middle and upper class residents can participate," he said.
He hopes this program can help people in need. Especially people who do not receive social assistance from the government.
"With Serbu, a strong relationship can be established with residents who receive assistance every month," he added.
There are 7 RWs that are members of the Serbu di Wates program. As of October 10, 2022, as much as IDR 4.4 million has been collected from the public. Plus Rp. 1.7 million from other donors and Rp. 539,000 from PKK. (din)*
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