As one of the organizations within SOEs, we take this action to continue to raise awareness among the public of the importance of expediting the recovery of the affected population.
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Volunteer Team from the State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Public Relations (PR) Forum held a series of trauma healing activities for victims of the earthquake in Cianjur, West Java, to alleviate the burden of local residents.

This series of activities, titled "SOEs PR Forum for Cianjur (Everyone is a Hero)," is held in Sukamulya Village, Cianjur, Head of the SOEs PR Forum Orzya Aestika Gunarto said in a statement, Monday.

"This activity is one of the forum's work programs as a form of compassion and empathy from all managers and members to victims of the earthquake that Cianjur residents experienced on November 2021," he explained.

The trauma healing series of activities began with storytelling for 226 children of Sukamulya Village in the age bracket of six to 12 years.


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The storytelling for children was conducted by a storyteller called Mr. PRET, who is a figure that has dedicated himself as the Indonesian children's friend.

The name Mr. PRET (Compassionate, Diligent, Enjoy, Piety) originated from his inspiration to tell stories to children while he was teaching at the Indonesia Natural School.

On the occasion, the women were also invited to a fun cooking activity.

At the forum, movies were also showcased along with Sukamulya's villagers. Films produced by the state-owned film funding company Perum Produksi Film Negara (PFN), titled "Petualangan Si Unyil" and "Kuambil Lagi Hatiku," were projected onto the screen.


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The PR Forum also invited Sukamulya villages with 2,188 household heads to watch the final match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup between France and Argentina.

In addition to providing a variety of trauma healing activities, the PR Forum delivered several necessities to the SOEs Disaster Task Force at the Lapangan Ciarma Command Post, Gunarto stated.

These include mattresses, plastic sheeting for temporary tents as well as food ingredients.

He expects that the aid can help the people in Sukamulya Village.

"As one of the organizations within SOEs, we take this action to continue to raise awareness among the public of the importance of expediting the recovery of the affected population," he remarked.


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