Jakarta, September 5, 2019 - PT Aneka Tambang Tbk announced that the Company together with PT Asuransi Jasindo (Persero) (Jasindo) and PT Indofarma (Persero) Tbk (Indofarma) forming the 'SOEs Present to the Nation program' in Southeast Sulawesi Province, was held on August 18, 2019.
In 2019, the companies managed a series of activities, namely: the 74th Indonesia celebration ceremony, Fun Games, Fun Walk, Music Performance, Free Medical Treatment, and ANTAM's Fostered Partner Exhibition. In addition, the companies also support basic needs donation such as low-priced food supplies, house renovations, toilet facilities construction, clean water facilities, and educational fund. The program also runs Indonesia Recognition by Students Program (SMN 2019). SMN is a student exchange program from Southeast Sulawesi Province and Bangka Belitung Province.
ANTAM's President Director, Arie Prabowo Ariotedjo said:
"The SOEs Present for the Nation is an annual company program which initiates by the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs). This year, ANTAM appointed as the coordinator with Jasindo and Indofarma as the members. The SOEs synergy is expected to contribute the most suitable benefits for Indonesian society, especially in Southeast Sulawesi Province."
The Director of ANTAM, Jasindo, and Indofarma together with Kolaka Regency Government, ANTAM's employee and local communities attended the 74th Indonesia Independence Day ceremony on August 17, 2019, in Kolaka.
In addition, Pomalaa's students perform the exceptional marching band and Malulo traditional dances. Consequently, they continued a series of traditional fun games, namely tug of war, slippery pole climbing, marbles racing, eat crackers games, bottle pencils games, and chain clothes games at Pomalaa.
On August 18, 2018, around 3,000 people joined in Fun Walk and music performance. The Company affords 1 unit of a motorcycle as a grand prize and 37 pieces of Logam Mulia gold bar as door prize. Those prizes are worth Rp50 million endured in Mekongga Small and Medium Industry Center (SIKIM) in Kolaka Regency.
Furthermore, the Company distributed 4,000 low-priced food supplies worth Rp100,000, which sold for Rp25,000 in food bazaar for Rp25,000. The bags distributed to Kolaka Regency, namely Tikonu Village Wundulako Regency, Pondouwae and Puudongi Village Polinggona Regency, Mataosu Ujung Village Watubangga Regency, and Rano Sangia village Toari Regency.
The low-priced food packages are contained of rice, sugar, palm oil, flour, salt, sardines, and milk. The trading result will be delivered to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program to improve Islamic Boarding School facilities in Kolaka Regency.
Moreover, the Company also accommodated free medical treatment and exhibition for ANTAM's Foster Partners, such as handicrafts and various culinary products. Besides this, the Company also run community support programs, namely 10 locations of house renovation, 150 toilet facilities, clean water support, as well as educational fund support for elementary, middle, and high school students with a total of 120 recipients from Kolaka District.
RECOGNITION BY STUDENTS PROGRAM (SMN 2019)
Twenty-three students from Southeast Sulawesi performed the Malulo traditional dance at the Opening Ceremony of Recognition by Students Program (SMN 2019) in Pangkal Pinang, Bangka Belitung, on August 15, 2019.
ANTAM, Jasindo, and Indofarma accommodate 20 students, three of them were disabilities, to visit Bangka Belitung Province. Earlier, ANTAM's Director of Human Resources, Mr. Luki Setiawan Suardi had delivered a workshop about leadership to the students. Moreover, they also prepared with various skills such as traditional dance, journalistic training on August 13, 2019, in Kendari.
ANTAM's Director of Human Resources, Luki Setiawan Suardi, said:
"You are the preferred Nation's successors. Therefore you have to be gratified and maintain an excellent representation of your hometown while studying in Bangka Belitung. Hopefully, this program will run easily and increase the enjoyment of Indonesia diversity."
Contrary to them, 23 participants from Bangka Belitung arrived in Southeast Sulawesi on August 16, 2019. The students visited the mine area, smelter, and Power Plant in ANTAM's largest operations areas managing nickel mine and Indonesia's first ferronickel processing plant.
The students had followed the selection process on 25-26 July 2019. The Southeast Sulawesi Education Office select thousands of high achievement and disadvantaged students from 17 regent/cities in Southeast Sulawesi.
The participants studied several topics, namely entrepreneurship through ANTAM's Foster Partners, arts and culture, outbound & state defense (Bela Negara) training, scientific writing & e-commerce workshop, and also tourism in Kendari.
The series of SMN 2019 activities had operated until August 24, 2019 in Kendari. "Siswa Mengenal Nusantara" is one of SOEs Present for the Nation program which initiated by the Ministry of SOEs. The program intends to enhance the sense of pride and appreciation to Indonesia since a young age, especially in high school/vocational/extraordinary high school students.
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