Attending the Coordination Meeting for Social Welfare Development
On Wednesday, June 25, 2025, I, along with the Head of Social Rehabilitation and a Head of Social Rehabilitation Affairs, were assigned by the Head of the Pidie Regency Social Service to attend a Coordination Meeting for Social Welfare Development at the Rasamala Hotel, Banda Aceh.
We departed together with the Head of Social Rehabilitation Affairs using an official vehicle, while the Head of Social Rehabilitation Affairs had been in Banda Aceh since Monday because previously there were other activities in Banda Aceh.
We left Sigli at around 12.15 WIB, and first filled up the car with petrol at the Gintong gas station. In the middle of the journey, it was time for the Dzuhur prayer, so we stopped at the Saree Mosque to perform the Dzuhur prayer.
After performing the Dzuhur prayer, we continued our journey to Banda Aceh City, and thank God we arrived safely and without any obstacles, we arrived in Banda Aceh City at 15.00 WIB.
Upon our arrival at the Rasamala Hotel, we immediately checked in at the reception, and after getting the room we were going to occupy, we immediately went up to the 3rd floor of the hotel and immediately rested for a while.
After we rested for about 1 hour, I immediately took a shower and after that performed the Ashar prayer. And after that we decided to go out of the hotel to relax for a while at a coffee shop near the Rasamala Hotel.
After we had our coffee, it was already 18.00 WIB. We decided to go back to the hotel and wait for the Maghrib prayer. After performing the Maghrib prayer, we enjoyed dinner at Rumacafe on the 2nd floor of the Rasamala Hotel.
While we were enjoying dinner, suddenly a message came into the WhatsApp group stating that the opening of the meeting which was scheduled to be held on Thursday night had been postponed to Thursday morning.
because the opening of the meeting was postponed to Thursday morning, we decided to leave the hotel and go around the city of Banda Aceh by car. We stopped at Pemancar Cafe located in Punge Blang Cut, and after that we returned to the hotel at around 23.15 WIB.
Arriving at the hotel room, I immediately performed the Isha prayer and after that we rested before attending the meeting the next day, which was on Thursday.
I woke up at 06.15 WIB, and immediately performed the dawn prayer. And after that I took a shower and then we enjoyed breakfast in the lobby of the Rasamala Hotel before attending the meeting.
At 08.30 WIB we entered the Rasamala Hotel Hall on the 5th Floor, which was the place where we attended this Meeting Activity. And at 09.00 WIB the Coordination Meeting for Development in the Social Welfare Sector was finally opened by the Head of the Aceh Social Service.
After the opening of the meeting, we were given 15 minutes to enjoy coffee and cakes provided by the committee, and after that we returned to the Hall to attend the first session of the meeting with the theme "Optimizing Data Utilization for Planning and Implementing Targeted Social Welfare Programs".
We listened to some materials related to the theme, and after the presentation session by the speaker, we then entered the discussion session. There were quite a lot of things we discussed related to the theme.
Without realizing it, the clock had already shown 12.30 WIB, the first session had passed. It was time for us to take a break for prayer and a short rest. We then left the hall and immediately headed to the dining table to enjoy the lunch that had been prepared by the committee.
After finishing lunch we returned to the hotel room to take a shower and perform the Dzuhur prayer. At 14.15 WIB we returned to the Hall to continue the second session of the meeting.
In this second session meeting the theme was "Social Welfare Index". After the presentation of the material by the speaker, we continued our discussion by discussing the theme. We discussed it until 16.00 WIB.
After leaving the hall we enjoyed coffee and cakes that had been prepared by the committee, then we returned to the hotel room to perform the Asr prayer. At 16.30 we returned to the hall to attend the third session of the meeting, as well as the last session on this first day.
In this third session of the Meeting we discussed the theme "Handling for those in need of social welfare services". After the presentation of the material we continued the discussion related to the theme.
Without realizing it, the clock was already showing 18.00 WIB. The third and final session of the first day of the meeting had ended. Then we returned to our respective rooms to rest and shower and then we performed the Maghrib prayer.
After performing the Maghrib prayer, we immediately headed to the 2nd floor of the Rasamala Hotel, precisely to Rumacafe, to enjoy the dinner that had been prepared by the committee.
After enjoying dinner, we decided to leave the hotel and drive around Banda Aceh City, because we didn't have any meetings in the evening. We stopped at Lambhuk Kupi to enjoy a cup of coffee and relax for a while, Warkop Lambhuk Kupi is located in Lambhuk, Banda Aceh City.
At 23.30 WIB we returned to the hotel to rest, before going to bed I performed the Isha prayer first, and after that we went to sleep to prepare our energy to attend the meeting on the second day the next day.
That's my story this time, thank you.
Regards @nazaroel