Press Release

Residents who are the member of Posdaya (Family Empowerment Post) and SIBA (Center of Industrial Bukit Asam), PT Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk held a creativity training to make various kinds of snacks. Through CSR work unit, this program was held in order to improve the product quality and snacks packaging from the production of Lawang Kidul household business.

At the beginning, the goal was to improve the economic income for communities around the PTBA Company. 18 women who are Posdaya members, Partners, SIBA and the Union of Bukit Asam Employees Wife (PERISKA-BA) participated in manufacturing snacks training. The training was conducted for 3 days, starting on 26th of September, 2014, located in Training and Education Center Building (PUSDIKLAT) PTBA.

The training was opened by Mr. Saparmin as the Assistant Manager of Bina Mitra, accompanied by Mr. Teguh Budi Santosa as the CSR Manager of Planning and Regional Development. On the occasion, he stated that the purpose of this training is to make the participants improve their knowledge and skills in processing snacks, create added value and competitiveness of snack food products by utilizing the potential of local food. The trainers, Fitri Zahmawati, Prihastuti, and Mutiara Nugrahheni, came from Yogyakarta State University.

Training began with the delivering materials of processed snacks and drinks, followed by materials of technical processing of 14 kinds of snacks, technical ways of packaging products and producing right way food production, and also how to get licensing certification.

One of the participants, Mrs. Sukarti, represents PERISKA-BA mentioned that she was very lucky to be able to get involved in this useful training. “Thank you, PTBA CSR. We are very lucky, because not everyone can join this training. We hope that we can create many more varied products and we will share this knowledge to other Posdaya members,” said Mrs. Sukarti.

The trainer of making processed snacks, Fitri Zahmawati, revealed the motivations of the participants who were very enthusiastic during the 3 days training. “I am very pleased to see the spirit of the participants in this 3-day training. I think they already gain 80% of the training program. I hope that in the future women can take advantage of local potentials in Tanjung Enim,” stated Mrs. Fitri.

The Manager of the Partnership and Environmental Development, Hasbi Alhamdy, also hoped the same way. “This training is to optimize human empowerment in economic field in order to achieve the vision and mission of PTBA CSR. Hopefully, after this training, the groups that have been trained can be more advanced in their business of various types of products and also advanced in marketing them,” said Hasbi Alhamdy.