Indonesian govt to disburse US$2.1mil in disaster aid for educators

A middle school student and her teacher from Medang at a muddy corridor as piles of uprooted trees swept away by a flash flood remain at Darul Mukhlisin Islamic Boarding School and its attached mosque in Aceh Tamiang, Northern Sumatra, on Dec 14, 2025. - AFP

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education will distribute Rp32.8 billion (around US$2.1 million) in disaster allowances for educators and non-teaching education personnel in East Java and three disaster-hit provinces in Sumatra, reported Antara news agency.

Minister Abdul Mu'ti said on Saturday that the funds will be disbursed in stages through February 2026 to ensure educational activities continue amid ongoing emergencies.