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Ahmad Luthfi Offers Tuition and Rent Aid to NTT Students in Central Java

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Central Java Governor Ahmad Luthfi offered tuition and rent assistance, along with basic necessities, to students from East Nusa Tenggara affected by an earthquake.
  • The aid includes 172 social safety-net food packages worth 250,000 rupiah each, while coordination continues to seek additional tuition and housing support.
  • Student representatives said some families remain in evacuation shelters and that aid has struggled to reach remote areas.

Central Java Governor Ahmad Luthfi told students from earthquake-hit East Nusa Tenggara that they could regard him as a parent while studying in the province. During a visit to their boarding house in Semarang, he offered help with tuition, rent and daily necessities.

The assistance responds to the difficulties facing students whose families remain in affected areas. Some parents are still living in evacuation shelters, local economies have been disrupted, and certain communities have yet to receive aid. Luthfi said he had instructed the education department, the provincial charity agency Baznas and Bank Jateng to coordinate with universities.

You are my children here. I also feel the shortcomings and concerns of the students and people of East Nusa Tenggara. Students and university students in Central Java are my responsibility.

· Ahmad LuthfiThe Central Java governor addressed NTT students during a visit to their accommodation in Semarang.

The plan includes seeking tuition reductions or covering tuition costs, as well as paying rent for one to three months. Luthfi also asked the students to tell their parents that they had someone looking after them in Central Java.

Tell your parents back home that here in Central Java you already have someone looking after you.

· Ahmad LuthfiLuthfi reassured students whose families remain affected by the disaster.

Maria Riani Nake, a student at Untag Semarang, cried during the discussion as she recalled the situation facing her parents and family. She remains in Semarang with her older and younger siblings, and said she felt moved that the governor considered her a child.

Another student, Alfonsius Joivan Sar from South Elar in East Manggarai, said his hometown was difficult to reach. Much of the assistance sent from elsewhere has struggled to get there, while his family remains at an evacuation post because their house is not yet fit to live in. Student groups in Semarang have identified 172 affected students from Manggarai Raya, Nagekeo, Ngada, Ende and Maumere, although the figure could rise as registration continues. The initial food aid totals about 43 million rupiah.

I was moved because I was considered a child by the Central Java governor.

· Maria Riani NakeThe Untag Semarang student described her reaction to Luthfi’s support.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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