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ACTNews, BANDAR LAMPUNG - Florentino Napitupulu, Owner of Hitado Coffee, was
very proud of the National Movement for Food Alms Gathering initiated by Aksi
Cepat Tanggap Lampung launched on Saturday (8/7). According to Florentino, the movement
that let the beneficiaries take whatever they need and the donors give what
they have as much as possible can inspire people to work together to help those
in need. He has committed to giving some cups of his coffee every week through
the Food Alms shelves.
"I hope
that this movement can continue so that the needy can benefit from what others
have,” said Florentino. He promised to talk to his church to support the Not
only that, he promised to communicate with the church where he worshiped to
support the National Movement for the Food Charity Granary in Lampung.
Senen, a
scavenger who collects scraps to make ends meet, was among the beneficiaries of
ACT Lampung Food Alms program. He was grateful that there are still many
generous people in Lampung who care about the poor.
"On Fridays,
people often give me food, but not on other days. I thank the generous donors
who have given their aid through ACT,” said Senen who lives in Teluk Betung.
This father of
four pushed his cart every day for five kilometers. He added, the price of
scraps has fallen drastically since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. He
now earns only IDR 50,000 a day at most.
ACT Lampung
Branch Manager, Dian Eka Wahyuni, explained that the National Movement for Food
Alms Gathering intends to invite the public to work together to support the poor
whose livelihood has been severely deteriorating since the pandemic.
"ACT
Lampung invites people to help one another. People can fill the shelves at the
Food Alms Gathering Point with basic needs like drinking water, vegetables,
health supplements, and others,” said Dian.
In the future, the
shelves will be placed on a number of locations that will be the Food Alms
Gathering Point.
"More Food
Alms Gathering Points will be set up in several other areas that are eligible
for food assistance. We will invite mosques and schools to take part," continued
Dian.
She added that
the food alms aim not only to support the poor in facing the pandemic, but also
in facing the drought and food shortages usually afflicts people in a number of
areas in Lampung. []
