Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Social Affairs has established People's School

Jakarta – The Ministry of Transmigration (Kemenrans) and the Ministry of Social Affairs (Ministry of Social Affairs) are working together to offer people’s schools in the transmigration area. This program was directly initiated by President Prabowo Subianto as an attempt to expand access to education for poor families, especially in the most important, disadvantaged and outer regions (3T). Mentrans Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanagara said the concept of food schools in people’s schools is very suitable for being applied in transmigration areas such as Papua, which still faces the low challenges of access to education. “We really appreciate the presence of people’s schools. This is what our community needs in the transmigration area, especially in Papua where poverty is still high,” IFTITAH said in his statement, Thursday (7/8/2025). Browse to continue with the content, he revealed that the People’s School pilot project in Papua Mountains will be started, especially in Wamena and Yahukimo. In addition, the expansion plan is also being investigated to the Eastern Sumba region. IFTITAH added, the concept of transmigration is now not only focused on the transfer of the population, but also on the development of economic and investment -based areas. One is collaboration with PT MSM that develops the sugarcane industry in an area of 16,000 hectares. “The workforce already exists, we just have to prepare education and skills. It is part of the construction of a complete economic ecosystem in the transmigration area,” he explained. Meanwhile, social minister Saifullah Yusuf emphasized that people’s schools are a form of government policy to provide proper education to children from poor families. Based on BPS data, there are still about 3 million children in Indonesia who have not yet received optimal education. “The president gives directions that the state opens the largest possible access to children from poor families to receive education with optimal facilities,” said the man known that Gus Ipul is known. There are currently 63 people’s active schools that are active. The target, that number will increase to 100 schools on August 15, 2025 and reach schools in early September, with a total capacity of more than 15,000 students. Each student receives nutritious food three times a day and follows AI technology-based talent assessment to identify their respective potential quickly and accurately. The meeting of these two ministries, says Gus Ipul, is proof of the importance of cross -sector synergy to support fair development. Education is seen as the most important key in poverty and the creation of excellent human resources towards the vision of Indonesia EMAS 2045. “We hope that this synergy will answer the challenges of poverty and education in an integrated way. People’s schools are a miniature -integrated poverty alleviation that oversees the younger generation. Also watch the video “Kemendikdasmen target the revival of 13 thousand schools this year” here: (PRF/EGA)