HEROES
(Heart For Refugees)
SCORP CIMSA UPH
When the country itself is unable to guarantee the safety and comfort of its citizens, becoming a refugee in another, tends to be used as an escape.
Hence, their protection and social benefits are now the responsibility of the international community, including Indonesia.
The unsettling conditions of the current pandemic are being experienced nationwide by everyone in Indonesia, which includes the foreign refugees that are currently residing in Indonesia, moreover, many of these refugees live off by depending on financial support from relatives and friends as well as social organizations.
The halt of the numerous supports that are normally distributed has caused the refugees to rely purely on the benefits given by social organizations, in which are very limited, thus, are unable to cover all the costs for each refugee.
In addition to that, refugees are unable to provide their basic needs due to their inability to obtain a work permit.
Surprisingly, the lack of care and attention of the Indonesian citizens are not the only problems that has arisen. The Indonesia's National COVID-19 Response System has not specifically mention refugees in their service system guidelines; hence, the refugees are placed in a highly vulnerable position compared to the rest of the local population.
Reflecting on this problem, on the 28th of September 2021 - October 1st 2021, SCORP CIMSA UPH held an air campaign with a tagline called HEROES (Hearts for Refugees).
This campaign aims to educate the public regarding the condition of refugees in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, and also to inform about the rights and obligations of refugees and their realization in Indonesia.
HEROES is not only about educating people but also increasing public and members of the SCORP CIMSA UPH awareness about the health conditions, the rights, and the situation of refugees in the midst of a pandemic in Indonesia.
So that, through HEROES, we may change the lives of the numerous refugees living in Indonesia. Through awareness we may save precious lives. Discrimination in the health sector is never tolerated and will never be.