PUNCAK - The Task Forces of the Raider Infantry Battalion 323/Buaya Putih Kostrad, one of the military units under the command of the Indonesian Armed Forces Operational Command (KOOPS TNI) in Papua, is currently carrying out mobile security at the border of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, especially in the Puncak Regency area, Papua Tengah Province. On Thursday, 18 July 2024.
The 323 Task Forces, especially the Mayuberi Post led by First Lieutenant Yudo, invited children from Mayuberi Village, North Ilaga District, to participate in a Territorial activity entitled "Smart Papua". This activity is implemented by delivering additional learning material to Elementary School-age children who live near the Post.
In his emphasis on the Soldiers, the Commander of the 323 Task Force, Lieutenant Colonel Tri Wiratno, conveyed the importance of the Task Forces' attention to the basic needs of the community around the Post. Therefore, the Mayuberi Post has been observing developments in its area since its duties began. The education factor for elementary school-age children is one of the important things in the basic necessities of the people in the Mayuberi Village. Based on this attention, on Thursday morning, 1LT Yudo invited elementary school-age children around the Post to take part in additional learning activities delivered directly by the Soldiers.
Before the lesson process began, Lettu Inf Yudo expressed his appreciation for the enthusiasm of the children who flocked to the Mayuberi Post to take additional lessons. On that occasion, the Post Leader also distributed several free school supplies to all the children present, including books and stationery. After the lesson, a child studying, named Lukas Murib, said "Thank you, Om Tentara (Soldier), we can study at Post 323. God bless."
"The initiative of the 323 Task Forces to hold the Smart Papua at the Mayuberi Post, is an effort by the TNI to provide basic necessities services, especially education for school-age children, to support the acceleration of development in the Papua region, " said the KOOPS TNI Commanding General, Brigadier General Lucky Avianto, upon receiving the program report.