Indonesia, Dec. 13 -- Abdul Mungid, a resident of Banyumas District in Central Java, smiled with relief as he gripped the handlebars of an electric pedicab he had just received from President Prabowo Subianto. The vehicle offers new hope to the elderly man, who has spent decades earning a living as a pedicab driver.

At the courtyard of a historic building in Purwokerto, the capital of Banyumas District, Mungid sat among hundreds of fellow drivers, many visibly delighted. Some quietly admired their new vehicles, while others gently touched the pedicabs that will now support their daily livelihoods.

Through the National Solidarity Movement (GSN) Foundation he founded, President Prabowo donated 280 electric pedicabs to elderly drivers in B...