Habema's Rosita Helped The Economy Of Kumlagupa Residents

INTAN JAYA - One of the military units under the command of the Indonesian Armed Forces Operational Command HABEMA, the Task Forces of the Raider Infantry Battalion 509/Balawara Yudha Kostrad, is currently conducting mobile security at the border of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, especially in Intan Jaya Regency, Papua Tengah Province. On Sunday, 1 September 2024, the 509 Task Forces, especially the Holomama Post led by First Lieutenant Wanianto, conducted the “ROSITA” (Buy up Farming Products) belonging to residents from the Kumlagupa Village, Sugapa District, who sold the farming products to the HABEMA Soldiers.

The Commander of 509 Task Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Dian Dessiawan Setyadi, has emphasized to the Soldiers that activities to help people’s difficulties in their assigned areas are the priority in the main tasks of securing the area. Therefore, on Sunday morning, the Soldiers took advantage of their routine security duty by helping residents’ economy by selling their farming products.

During the Rosita program, the Soldiers could interact and communicate with the residents. The Soldiers, despite their own financial constraints, used their own pocket money to buy and use the products for daily food. This personal sacrifice of the Soldiers to help the residents' economy is a testament to their commitment. The sellers were happy because the Soldiers bought their products. Mrs. Maria Japugau, one of the sellers, was delighted with her revenue that morning and said, "Thank you, Commander 509. God bless."

Upon receiving the program report, the HABEMA Commanding General, Brigadier General Lucky Avianto, expressed his pride, saying, "The initiative of the 509 Task Forces to buy up the farming products belonging to residents from Kumlagupa Village is a shining example of the TNI's effort to help the people's economy to support the acceleration of development in the Papua region." This positive response from the military leadership not only reassures the event's success but also underscores its significant and positive impact on the community, fostering a sense of hope for the future.

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Dansatgas Media HABEMA, Letkol Arh Yogi Nugroho