Ministry of Forestry Planted Mangrove in Pagung Bontang, East Kalimantan

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1 Edition 26 th /V/March - April 2012 Communication Media of PT Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk Fostered Community Ministry of Forestry Planted Mangrove in Pagung Bontang, East Kalimantan Police Personnel Involved 4 The Malaysian UMS Learned about in Agroforestry and Environment 7 Training Processed Oyster Mushroom in Jorong 9 Water Refill in Damai Seberang Village Bubuhan - Edition 26 th /V/March - April

2 Foreword Cover Story Somchai Khaodee Mine Head PT Kitadin Embalut BUBUHAN comes from the Kutai and Banjar language meaning friendship, partnership, and companionship. The name BUBUHAN reflects the CD ITM Tbk. spirit to always appreciated and learn from the local wisdom within the community. Supervisor - Pongsak Thongampai Advisor - Leksono Poeranto Person in Liability - Tri Harjono Editor in Chief - Rudy Prabowo Managing Editor - Arista Stari Contributors CDO Indominco, CDO Kitadin, CDO Trubaindo, CDO Jorong, CDO Bharinto Reporter Jauhari Umar, Hanana Fajar, Emir Wicaksana Design CoratCoret Design Dear Fellow Bubuhan, This 26 th edition of Bubuhan (March- April) is the second published Bubuhan in Community Development (CD) Department has entered the last part of the first quarter in implementing some of the yearly programs that has been planned and budgeted by RKAB. Besides the programs, CD has also been giving support for other programs, one of them is Mangrove Plantation in Bontang Lestari Village of PT Indominco Mandiri. The program was initiated by the Ministry of Forestry, conducted in order to preserve Greetings, The Community Development (CD) program of PT Kitadin Embalut (KTD EMB) from the last couple of years have gained positive response from various parties such as the government and the company s fostered community groups. This does not just happened, the full support of the CDO team, community and also the role of the Community Consultative Committee (CCC) become important part of program. There are 4 pillars that has become the CD priority program they are community, economic, education, public health, and infrastructure developments. The efforts should be able to communicate clearly to the community about the company s long term objectives. It surely needs hard work in achieving the objectives, knowing that KTD EMB mining operates so near the multi ethnic residential that also has different educational levels. But KTD EMB has developed and continued to improvise their leading program such as Integrated Agriculture, Fisheries, Cattle, and Oyster Mushroom. Many parties such as the government, college students from Indonesia and around the world, companies, students, farmers, and researchers have come to do a study comparison and analysis of the place. Everything that has been done by KTD EMB nowadays is based on the efforts to embody Banpu Spirit values, Vision and Mission of the company s CSR. The KTD EMB CD programs are expected to increase knowledge, good work ethic, and also improving sustainable economic outcome for the community surrounds the mining area. The CD activities on each site were published in a magazine and distributed to the community. We hope through this Bubuhan magazine every party would be able to gain information about the development of the programs and gain many benefits from the activities that have been done on each of PT Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk. subsidiaries sites. Warm Regards, Somchai Khaodee the environment, especially in Bontang City. Besides the programs, CD had also conducted the CDO Forum in Bandung, last February. In the forum, every CDO from each sites presented 2011 and 2012 Action Plan, they also shared about the programs and other things that needed input and support from CD Jakarta and Bangkok. Best Practice visits to various cities were also being conducted, the CDOs are expected to gained knowledge and manage to implement it in their own From the Editorial sites. Bubuhan always showed and introduced the stakeholders and internal also external parties about the programs and anything that is going around in the CD Department, especially in each sites. For that we never stopped trying on giving pictures and facts so the fellow Bubuhan could follow and monitor on how and what the CD has been doing in empowering the community in order to create independent community. Ministry of Forestry Planted Mangrove in Pagung Bontang, East Kalimantan Police Personnel Involved Friday (13/4), Tribun- Minister of Forestry, Zulkifli Hasan, together with East Kalimantan Police Chief, Inspector General of Police Bambang Widaryatmo, planted mangrove in Pagung, Bontang Lestari Village, Bontang City. The activity was led by PT Indominco Mandiri (IMM), it was a big event because it has involved police personnel and the citizen of Bontang Lestari. The Minister of Forestry assisted by IMM President, Leksono Poeranto, Bontang Mayor, Adi Darma, also the overall Muspida Bontang, started the plantation at 1.20 pm local time. In his speech, the Minister of Forestry stated a high appreciation towards IMM that has shown their commitment in preserving the coastal environment. According to him, the mangrove plantation with participants is ideal because it was participated by all elements of society, government, police departments, and the company. Tree plantation should become a culture, said Zulkifli Hasan, as he confessed that it was his first time in Bontang. He also gives his appreciation to the East Kalimantan Police Chief, Inspector General of Police Bambang Widaryatmo, who managed to make of their personnel participated in planting mangrove in Bontang. I saluted the police involvement in planting mangrove. If it had been registered at first it would have entered MURI. He said. The Minister of Forestry hoped the activities would continue to be conducted and most importantly all of the trees that has been planted will received a proper treatment. Separately, the Director of IMM, Leksono Poeranto said that the Total trees planted by IMM : rubber trees 2010 : trees 2011 : trees 2012 : trees total : trees mangrove plantation in Bontang area is a true commitment from the company in preserving the environment. Preserving the mangrove forest counts as an important step remembering most of Bontang area is a coast. Mangrove forest has become a place for the sea ecosystem to grow and develop and it has high economic value, said Leksono. He really hoped that the coast conservation program would bring benefits for Bontang City, especially the community that had their life depending on the sea. This program is a continuation from the previous program, this year we will plant 40 thousand mangrove seeds, he stated. Leksono also promised to conduct a post-planting care so all of the mangrove would grow as expected. It was explained that all of the mangrove planting and caring activity will be done by the community surround Pagung, Bontang Lestari. As a form of participation and empowering the community, he explained. (East Kalimantan Tribun, April 14 th 2012) Indominco Mandiri Plants Trees The IMM commitment in preserving the coastal environment should set an example towards the others. For the last 4 years, the mining company that operated in 3 areas (Bontang, East Kukar and Kukar) had already started participating in the tree plantation. We have begun planting trees since 2009, and now the trees have come up to trees, said the IMM External Relations, Vice President Assistant, H.M. Nasution, after the mangrove plantation in Pagung Bontang Lestari by Minister of Forestry, Zulkifli Hasan, last Friday (13/4). According to him, the tree plantation for the coast areas purely came from the company s responsibility in preserving the East Kalimantan environment. Which is why all of the Bakau seeds that we are using came from the community. By that, the community would also be empowered, he said. In 2012, IMM will plant mangroves in Bontang Lestari Village. Mangrove will be planted on a 40 ha involving the community s participation from seeding, planting to post-planting care process. 2 Bubuhan - Edition 3

3 Our News Fostered News The Malaysian UMS Learned about Kitadin Embalut Agroforestry and Environment TO BE AN EDUCATION CENTER COMPARATIVE STUDY Batalang Sejahtera Cooperation to Banjarmasin On April 2nd 2012, PT Kitadin Embalut (KTD EMB) was visited by the University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) and University Mulawarman (Unmul) to have a comparative study about the area. The activity is to see the connection between agroforestry with the environment, especially in a used coal mining area at KTD EMB. The UMS Delegation, The Dean of School Forestry Between Nations Faculty led by Dr. Normah Raffie Awang Besar and Post-Graduate Program Director Unmul. Prof. Dr. Abubakar Lahjie, MAgr. welcomed by the External Relations Manager, Tjatur HS. Tjatur also said that KTD EMB position in the mining also involved in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, related to the increasing and empowering the environment. Besides wanting to move forward, off course the top management have the same spirit, to be involved in the CSR activity. We all need to have good innovation to develop the environment. Tjatur stated. Regarding to the policy, Community Development Officer (CDO), managed to develop many programs adjusted to the KTD EMB condition. Fishery as the first program, maybe the first time conducted in East Kalimantan. Why we decided to take the program? Because of its chemical elements that are perfect for fish cultivation in the used mining pond, he said. Later on, Tjatur continued, his party has also developed an area-post mining land for agriculture and livestock, by releasing 300 cows. And all of the programs happened in 4 villages in ring 1, Embalut Village, Kertabuana Village, and Bangun Rejo Village, almost 90 percent of the KTD EMB community programs manage to make the community involved in it. This year, for the economic development, creating breakthrough ideas are needed to increase the economic source for the community. But in the previous yearly program, we were more focused on increasing the infrastructure area. In the future we want to be an education center, ended Tjatur HS. (East Kalimantan Post, April 6 th 2012) It s not about how big or small the business is but the will to start and develop the business. Learning to think smart and have great passion to work hard is the fighting spirits of the creator and management of Batalang Sejahtera Cooperation led by Mr. Suwanto. Facilitated by PT Jorong Barutama Greston (JBG) through the Community Development (CD) Department and assisted by Dr. H.M. Riza Firdaus, SE, MM as the LKM consultant from UNLAM (Lambung Mangkurat University) Banjarmasin, the caretaker and management of Desa Batalang Cooperation has done comparative study to the Ukhuwah Cooperation in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan. Ukhuwah Cooperation is Cooperation under the Ukhuwah Foundation. It started in 2009, and now it has 400 million rupiah turnover with total benefit a year of 200 million rupiah. Adding the knowledge and opening the horizon of thinking in running the cooperation is one of the purpose in conducting this comparative study, Ir. Arief Guno said (CD Coordinator of JBG) who also helped in facilitating the visit. The visit happened on Saturday, April 28 th One of the main agenda in the visit is a discussion session with the business development leader of Ukhuwah Foundation, Heri Siswanto. Not only provided with cooperation management system and business development, he also motivates the participants with various success stories. It s not about how big or small the business is but the will to start and develop the business. A strong motivation that comes from the speaker in the end of discussion session. (Erna Puji Purwanti CDO JBG) 4 Bubuhan - Edition 5

4 Humanities Fostered News A company has responsibility in developing its operational area. This concept is strongly held by PT Indominco Mandiri (IMM). Throughout the year, many programs of community empowerment have been conducted. IMM has also commit in protecting the mining area with environmental preservation program, one of them is by planting mangrove. From 2011 to April 2012, various community empowerment programs have successfully been conducted by the IMM. But this does not meant that IMM will let them manage it by their own. IMM keeps up the updates and also did not stop in giving training. Among the community empowerment programs that was being held, some of them THE MINING COMMITMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION PT Indominco Mandiri that operates in Bontang area, East Kalimantan are giving trainings for the Indominco Mandiri Tailor Association (APIM), giving training and introduction to the Forage (HPT) and Cattle Feed Plant (TPT), urges the community in doing business by performing Home Industry Team Indominco Mandiri (HITIM), giving entertainment for the community in important moments such as Mothers Day by inviting Seto Mulyadi formerly known as Kak Seto, and also seaweed farmers training. (Radar Sangatta, April 13 th 2012) Who is not familiar with a mushroom that have general characteristic; a body like fruit, white and cream, and its head form a half circle just like an oyster with its center slightly concave. That is right; its name is Oyster Mushroom. This mushroom commonly known as King Oyster Mushroom started being cultivated by the Oyster Mushroom Group in Jorong, under the fostered or training by Ir. Arief Guno, Community Development Officer of PT Jorong Barutama Greston (JBG). After JBG successfully creates an Oyster Mushroom entrepreneur group led by Basuki, through this cultivation training a couple months ago, now it is time for the women s group in Jorong that was given the training in making various kind of processed food made from Oyster Mushroom. The training was held for 2 days in Wednesday- Thursday, 2-3 May 2012, the fostered group was very enthusiastic. The training instructor was brought by JBG from Lambung Mangkurat University (UNLAM) Banjarbaru. TRAINING Processed Oyster Mushroom in Jorong The instructor team was assisting and directing the fostered group in making various kind of processed food made from Oyster Mushroom. The processed foods are crispy, jelly candy, nugget, pempek, arem-arem and meat balls. Besides the processed food, the fostered group also had given training on how to pack the food so they know how to pack it the right way and make it interesting. I want to introduce to the community that the people could make various kind of mushroom that has high economic value and has good potential in business, said Dra. Eny Dwi Pujawati, M.Si, assisted by Ir. Budi Sutiya, MP as an instructor in this training who came from UNLAM Banjarbaru. The training is expected to push the fostered group into becoming an entrepreneur that has creative ideas in the future. (Erna Puji Purwanti CDO JBG) 6 Bubuhan - Edition 7

5 COMPARATIVE STUDY Asam-Asam & Sungai Baru MFI to Sei. Danau-Batulicin Weeks before, the Batalang Micro Finance Institute (MFI) has conducted a comparative study, now it is time for Asam-Asam Village MFI and Simpang Empat Sungai Baru MFI to do the same thing. On Saturday, May 5th 2012, both of the MFI that were being facilitated by PT Jorong Barutama Greston (JBG) through the Community Development (CD) Department has visited the BMT Al Falah located in Sungai Danau, Satui Sub-District. Not too different from the previous visit, this comparative study was made to increase the knowledge and insight of MFI management in developing the institution, said Ir. Arief Guno (CD-JBG). As a growing microfinance institution, both of the MFI located in 2 JBG fostered villages need to learn from the Fostered News success story of Baitul Maal Wat Tamwil (BMT) Al-Falah. BMT Al-Falah is under the supervision of BMT Province, also have had a Managerial Skill Training for the MFI Management, directly trained and instructed by Drs. H. Agus Salim Matondang, MM, as the speaker or expert as well as Chairman and Founder of South Kalimantan BMT. At this time, BMT Al-Falah has had a turnover of 3 billion rupiah from initial capital of 200 thousand rupiah. As the BMT Manager, M. Abdul Rajak acts as the speaker in this visit. In the discussion process, he stated that it is important to have a reliable MFI Management, in organizing, basic skill in financial management, owns good mentality and high commitment in developing the institution in the future. Never stop to learn and get to know stories and experiences with other senior level people, because that will help us develop ideas and creativities in elaborating the MFI, said the Manager of BMT Al-Falah, who has been in the Micro Finance world for 10 years. (Erna Puji Purwanti CDO JBG) WATER REFILL In Damai Seberang Village Started in 2008 and 2009, Pokja Damai Seberang Village together with the community proposed a clean water with gravitation system located about 2 km from the Village, a small hill named Tolakng Solo became the source of clean water for Damai Seberang Village. And in the 2011 Pokja meeting program, the community proposed 3 priority programs: Economy: 1. Cage and Seed Fish Procurement 2. Rubber Seed Procurement Health: Water Refill Procurement. Having this water refill procurement was the main priority of Health for All Free medication is a routine activity implemented for the fostered villages surround the mining area. The previous event on April 24 th 2012 implemented in the Separi Village one of the fostered village of PT Kitadin Embalut. The activity was attended by 184 people, from children, adult to elderly, women and men. Most of the people complained about their high blood pressure or hypertension, these kinds of diseases commonly affects many adult patients, and intestinal worms and flu to children. The community positively welcomed this activity remembering how hard it is to access healthcare, because there is only 1 sub health facility and 1 midwife as for the access to the nearest hospital is very far. The community expected that this kind of activity would continue to be conducted in the area not only by giving free medical care but also giving supplementary food for children and health education also providing knowledge about women s health given the lack information received by the community. (Lia Indrawati-CDO KTD EMB) Our News the program because it would bring great help for the community located in Damai Seberang Village to have clean water by using gravity system of clean water through the Community Development program in 2008 and An idea rises from the community regarding the clean water program; it just feels incomplete to have clean water if it could not be used as a sterile drinking water. And so that is how the water refill program was proposed and the community feels that it has been very helpful especially during special occasions. For water, normally the community has to cross the river and went to the Kampung Damai City, especially in events such as funerals, weddings, traditional events and others, but not anymore. This program has managed to help the local community that has 92 households and 330 people living there. Now more than half of the residents depend their clean water on the water refill and their burden become lighter. To help the operational cost of electricity and ultraviolet, the water refill is charged 3000 IDR per gallon. Before the water refill exists, the community has to buy clean water from the neighbor village with the price 6000 IDR this includes crossing the water using ces / ketinting. The community finds the water refill existence very useful to them, it can help reduce their burden and it is safe to drink without any special treatment (Such as water medication or drug/ Alum). (Jones Silas-CDO TCM) 8 Bubuhan - Edition 9

6 Fostered News Opinion Independence is one of the main objectives in the empowerment program. In empowering the community, there are certain things that inevitable, such as how the fostered group can be very dependent towards the company, particularly regarding to the market condition. After being success in a couple of fostered group focusing in small business development, PT Jorong Barutama Greston (JBG) participated in opening market access for the fostered group by sending them to DEKRANASDA (National Crafts Council in the Region), Pelaihari. The fostered groups that participated in this event were; Sasirangan group (Karang Rejo), Oyster Mushroom Cultivation (Jorong), and processed Banana (Asam-Asam) each was being represented by its own leader, they are Mrs. Lilis, Mr. Basuki and Mr. Rusdiansyah. The visit was being conducted in April 19 th 2012, the purpose was to open market access for the fostered products. Besides all that, the visit also made to add knowledge and insight for the fostered group about DEKRANASDA Leverage Point of JBG Fostered Business Group Marketing Success various kinds and specification of top products that were being sold in DEKRANASDA, as expressed by Ir. Arief Guno (CD-JBG) as the guide in this visit. The fostered group manage to have a discussion session with the DEKRANASDA showroom manager, Anis Supriadi and also the Department of Industry, Commerce and Cooperatives (DISPERINDAGKOP) staffs regarding the products of SME s and its marketing prospects. DEKRANASDA Pelaihari District for under the supervicion of Hj. Hayatun Fardah Rudy Arifin, with Hj. Jumini Adriansyah, S.Pd as the chairman, and adviser of the Tanah Laut Regent, also the DPRD Chairman abd Tanah Laut Area Secretary. DISPERINDAGKOP ready to cooperate with JBG fostered group in marketing the processed products of the fostered group and also open access so that the fostered group will be able to involve in the government s exhibitions, they will also be able to promote their products to province stage for awareness. DEKRANASDA is expected to be one of the leverage point of JBG fostered group in developing their business also in performing the group s independency so it would be more sustainable with or without JBG s existence. (Erna Puji Purwanti CDO JBG) Can you tell us about yourself? I was a traveler and then stayed in Asam-Asam Village in I was born in Kebumen, Middle Java, 55 years ago, June 9 th 1957 to be exact. I am a farmer and a breeder. What do you think about the Comdev program especially in agriculture and animal husbandry? Thank God, there are many benefits we can take since the existence of JBG s ComDev program, and the community also feels very thankful, as if we have received help. Especially in economy. Our economical stage has begun to increase and everyone received its benefit. We will continue to fight in increasing the economy through the ComDev Program, because we have felt its benefit for the last 2 years for the goat husbandry. Mr. JUMADI, Fostered Farmer PT Jorong Barutama Greston Even though we still face many obstacles, but we consider it as the beginning of success. Can you tell us about the situation before the peanut planting and goat husbandry program exist? Not many of us planted peanut before and goat farming. Maybe it was because the lack of information about it, everytime we try to plant peanut, the result did not go very well. But with this program, the community started to feel the results. Because the program does not only give seed and asks the people to manage it but it started with training. So the community understands how to maintain, noticed any obstacles that they will be facing and how to handle it. The people manage to do it well with satisfying result. What are the obstacles that you feel now? The obstacle would be, for peanut there are whie spots on the leafs, borek and when it starts to grow the challenges add on with pig and rat pest. Besides pests problem, we have other obstacle which is no workman. Implementing manual development is very hard for us to do. For that, we really hope in the future we will receive help such as heavy equipments for the cultivation. What do you think about Comdev JBG? Thank The Lord, right now we are greatly helped by the existence of ComDev programs, because we have received great knowledge in agriculture and animal husbandry and we also have started to feel the result. What about the community s response about ComDev? So far so good, they feel much helped. Any input for Comdev or what you expected in the future? We really hope that ComDev in the future would give help to us such as heavy equipment to develop the land. And as the people s representative I hope that the help would be increased, because there are still many of us that need help like this to gain our knowledge and experience for the future. (Interviewed by Risdian - CDO JBG) 10 Bubuhan - Edition 11

7 Planting Mangrove in Pagung Mamuju Traditional Dance as an opening act for Mangrove Plantation Event. 2. Symbolic gift for ships help to the teachers located at the coastal. 3. Minister of Forestry, Zulkifli Hasan plants Mangrove. 4. With the coastal Fishermen after the handover of Mangrove seed by the Minister of Forestry symbolically. 5. Director of PT Indominco Mandiri, Leksono Poeranto plants Mangrove. 6. The participants are conducting simultaneous planting of mangrove in the planting site. 7. The Minister of Forestry, Mr. Zulkifli Hasan, enjoying fresh coconut with Police Chief of East Kalimantan, Inspector General of Police Bambang Widaryatmo. 12 Bubuhan - Edition 26th /V/March - April 2012