INDONESIA - Disaster Management Center (DMC) Team Dompet Dhuafa, Tuesday (24/3/2020), installed the Disinfection Chamber in the Polda Metro Jaya area, Jakarta.
“One is placed in front of the SDM building, and the other is in front of the Samsat blue building. This is an effort to block (prevent and block) Coronavirus for Polri personnel who are at the forefront of maintaining security in these conditions, "explained Guntur Subagja, Chief Information Officer of DMC. Dompet Dhuafa.
The installation of the sterilization booth was a form of attention from donors Dompet Dhuafa for Police personnel. This is a form of appreciation received by the Police from the public.
"Thank you for the attention of all the people who this time came through Dompet Dhuafa, namely the installation of a sterilization booth in the Polda Metro Jaya environment, "said Kombes Pol. Mardiyono, Head of the Polda Metro Jaya HR Bureau, after trying the tool directly.
Dompet Dhuafa plans to install 1.000 Disinfection Chambers in Jabodetabek. Its main targets are public facilities such as police headquarters, TNI, hospitals, offices to points that are widely accessed by the public. "We are targeting 1.000 disinfection chambers to install these devices at strategic points in the Jabodetabek area. Hopefully this will be a real step in preventing and warding off Corona, "added Guntur Subagja.
In the installation, Atiatul Muqtadir (influencer and also a young humanitarian activist who had served as president of BEM UGM) and dr. Tirta (entrepreneur and young humanitarian activist). They also campaigned for donations for the Disinfection Chamber together Dompet Dhuafa.
"With this tool, of course it is very helpful for people in Jabodetabek who are still doing their activities outside the home and using public transportation and facilities," said Atiatul Muqtadir, or who is familiarly called Fathuur.
Fathuur also invited the community to achieve the target Dompet Dhuafa in realizing 1.000 disinfection chambers. He invited the community to also donate.
Distribute the Hygine Kit to Ojol and the Merchant
The arrival of the Covid-19 or corona outbreak has paralyzed the economic movement of the community. For office workers, they can still get the opportunity to work from home or often known as Work From Home (WFH). They don't need to worry about reduced income.
But not for some professions that demand to continue to interact and earn a fortune. Most of them work in the informal sector, such as traders, motorcycle taxis, public transportation drivers, and so on. Therefore, Dompet Dhuafa initiated the Corona Blocking (Preventing) Program, by distributing hygine kits to these vulnerable groups. Those who are forced to keep going out to earn a living, of course, need more protection.
“Today, we distributed hygine kits to vulnerable groups. They cannot work from home. Because work forces them to keep interacting with other people, ”explained Roby Suryadi, Deputy Chair of the Covid-19 Response Dompet Dhuafa, Tuesday (24/3/2020).
Driven by Free Health Services (LKC) Dompet Dhuafa, the team distributed hygine kits in vulnerable places such as terminals, intersections and motorcycle taxi stands. The distribution of hygine kits includes masks, handsanitizers, hand washing soap, and also flyers for a healthy lifestyle during the corona outbreak. This becomes a starter pack for vulnerable groups to minimize the possibility of contracting the virus.
"This is to minimize the transmission of the virus, because they have to keep interacting with people," added Roby.
[DDHKNews / source: Dompet dhuafa]
