Advocacy efforts to access wheelchair assistance for Anggi Aprilia (4 years old) have been carried out by Pundi Sumatra since 2022. The little girl from the Asat and Bongkok couple has been paralyzed since Anggi experienced a high fever at the beginning of 2021, causing several febrile seizures and seizures.
Anggi was born normal, cheerful, and grew up healthy before experiencing the high fever. When Anggi first had a seizure, Anggi was treated for almost a month at Hanafi Hospital, Bungo Regency, Jambi Province. The doctor diagnosed Anggi as having a brain infection which could have been caused by microorganisms. While in the hospital, Anggi just lay there and her limbs slowly began to feel stiff and difficult to move. Since then, Anggi has started to become paralyzed and Bongkok has to carry the sweet girl wherever he goes.
Asat and Bongkok have taken all traditional treatments to restore Anggi's condition, but to date these efforts have not shown significant changes.
Selain mendampingi proses terapi rutin untuk Anggi, Pundi Sumatra juga melakukan upaya advokasi dalam mengakses bantuan alat bagi putri bapak Asat tersebut. Pada awalnya proses pengusulan bantuan alat ini diajukan ke Dinas Sosial Kabupaten Bungo, yang kemudian dilanjutkan dengan pengiriman data ke Balai Rehabilitasi Sosial Anak yang memerlukan Perlindungan Khusus “Alyatama” Jambi – UPT Kementrian Sosial di Provinsi Jambi.
After waiting for almost a year, the proposal was finally realized on Tuesday, August 8. The Bungo Regency Social Service was present in person to meet Anggi and her family. They handed over equipment in the form of a wheelchair. Bongkok was of course happy to receive this help. He felt happy because he could put Anggi in the wheelchair; when he is active. Because all this time, Anggi could only lie down or had to be carried when occasionally Hunchback took her to play outside the house.
"We still hope that one day Anggi will recover. Thank you to Mr. Samo, the official mother who gave our child a wheelchair. So it's not difficult for us to carry him all the time, Anggi can sit and watch the activities around him!"said Bongkok after signing the handover document for the aid.