Jakarta, Aug. 6 -- Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar emphasized that empowering youth is the most effective way to shape the future of the Indonesian nation.

"Our primary task is empowerment, and the most effective empowerment is through the youth. (It is) because their resilience is crucial for our future," he remarked in Jakarta on Tuesday.

He stated that youth empowerment efforts are consistent with Presidential Instruction No. 8 of 2025, which mandates non-governmental participation in poverty alleviation.

These empowerment efforts also aim to leverage the demographic bonus to achieve the vision of Golden Indonesia 2045.

Hence, Iskandar also urged all parties to collaborate in overcoming all c...