"We gave this appreciation so that other families in East Kalimantan would follow the example of building the right household as demonstrated by the married couple," East Kalimantan Deputy Governor Farid Wadjdy said in Samarinda on Sunday.
He also hoped the couple who had received the appreciation would even strengthen their harmony in building a family and later raising their children.
Then the exemplary married couples Hj Normalasari and H Rajudin Abdurrachman from Berau came in second, and Hj Noor Aini and PM Madda from West Kutai third.
Istiqomah and Ibnu Chotib from Samarinda are the hopefuls I, and H Achmad Manguluang and Hj Siti Mardiah from Paser third, and Hj Srie Ningsih and Suparmin third hopefuls.
The other couples are Herawati and Yusransyah from Malinau, Hj Susilawati Arief and H Fachruddin Nata from Kuati Kartanegara, Hj Nurbaya and H Syadri Umar from Penajam Paser Utara, and many other couples, received Rp1 million each.
He said to build small, happy and prosperous couples there are four pillars that need to be developed and promoted, namely a strong belief in religion, the young to respect older people, and seniors caring for the young, careful in spending money, polite, getting along with others well and always introspective.
On top of that, four things which will contribute to building a happy family, namely loyalty between husband and wife, religious, and good children, sound social environment, and sharing one`s good luck.
It is not so easy to attain such family. In that context the East Kalimantan provincial administration will this year give proper attention to problems facing resilient families, by allocating funds for procuring supplies and preparations of future married couples through the Women`s Empowerment and Family Planning for the time being still limited to Samarinda city.
He said every resident of East Kalimantan must try to develop the area, not only with regard to personnel and exterior well-being, but integral development covering moral, mental and spiritual aspects as well.(*)
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Editor: Jafar M Sidik
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