Jakarta, Aug. 8 -- Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) on cooperation in community empowerment and poverty alleviation with three philanthropic institutions.

"We all take every step necessary in order to strengthen Indonesia and make it self-reliant," he remarked in Jakarta on Thursday (August 7).

He noted that the signing of the cooperation documents reflects the government's eagerness and willingness to view philanthropic entities as strategic partners in helping people achieve self-reliance.

According to Iskandar, this philanthropic initiative aligns with Presidential Instruction No. 8 of 2025 concerning the optimization of efforts against poverty and extre...