Jakarta, April 23 -- Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Arifah Fauzi emphasized the need to strengthen collaboration between the government and community organizations to create a safe, just, and equitable environment for women and children.

"We visited the Aisyiyah Central Management to foster cooperation and synergy because we see that Aisyiyah has extraordinary potential to join hands with the ministry in addressing issues in society," Fauzi noted in the ministry's statement here on Tuesday.

The ministry and Aisyiyah, an Islamic NGO focused on women's empowerment, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on May 19, 2023, to enhance women's capacity, family resilience, and child protection.

Meanwhile, Minister Fauzi ...