Omega Hotel Management (OHM) is the flagship operator of Alfaland Group spreads kindness in the holy month of Ramadan 1443 H by organizing a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity Indonesia.

The CSR program is a series of OHM Road to 9th Anniversary events by providing 100 food packages held in Kedung Dalem Village, Mauk, Tangerang.

Director of Operations OHM Aswin Drajat said, “OHM as a hotel operator is entering its 9th year, which is a special number that we hope will also present various special activities for all hotel guests, business partners, and the community around us.

“Praise the Lord, in this holy month of Ramadan, OHM has provided 100 food packages for the residents of this village, as a form of friendship which is expected not to stop here,” said OHM Director of Operations Aswin Drajat, in a written statement, Thursday. (28/4/2022)

Aswin said OHM’s collaboration with Habitat for Humanity Indonesia this year is more special through company CSR activities which differ from many years before. Data from Habitat for Humanity Indonesia shows that there are still many residents in Kedung Dalem Village who need community assistance, including sanitation needs with clean and proper toilets.

“OHM is engaged in the hospitality industry and always makes cleanliness the most important part of its services. Therefore, we feel called to collaborate with Habitat for Humanity to assist in constructing proper and clean toilet facilities in the homes of residents who currently still use latrines a lot for defecation and unsanitary daily sanitation activities,” said Aswin.

Alfaland Group President Director Hanto Djoko Susanto added, “As a company serving for Indonesia for 23 years, Alfaland Group is committed to achieving the company’s vision and mission in providing a better life and creating environmentally-friendly programs, and providing unforgettable customer experiences.

The toilet development program targeted by Alfaland Group Hospitality, namely OHM, is one of the steps to pursue the existing vision and mission and our contribution to the community.

To achieve the CSR target of building a toilet in Kedung Dalem Village, Mauk, Tangerang, OHM invites all employees, customers, business units, and business partners to raise donations actively from May to the end of September 2022.

Jeany Febriani, Corporate PR & Marcomm Manager of OHM, expressed his gratitude to all committees and partners who supported OHM’s CSR program, “On behalf of the management of Alfaland Group, including OHM, we thank you for all kinds of assistance and support from various parties who support the CSR program. This OHM,” he said.

Mayor of Cilegon, Helldy Agustian, accompanied by President Director of Krakatau Posco Kim Kwang Moo, inaugurated the Graha Posco Community Learning Center in Kubangsari Village Ciwandan District, Thursday, April 28, 2022.

The construction of this community learning center building is expected to fulfil the needs of the Cilegon City community, especially in terms of education, training, and professional skills to support economic independence towards a new, modern, and dignified Cilegon City.

The Mayor of Cilegon, Helldy Agustian, accompanied by the President Director of Krakatau Posco, Kim Kwang Moo, witnessed by Habitat Indonesia team and local residents, cut the ribbon and signed an inscription as the inauguration marked.

Habitat Indonesia and Posco provided a new building to advance education and skills training for residents to improve the social, economic, health, and educational lives of Cilegon residents. As a shareholder of Krakatau Posco, Posco partnered with Habitat for Humanity Indonesia to hold a Holistic Community Development program, Posco Steel Village.

The program is part of constructing various public facilities, such as settlements, education facilities, and support facilities. Habitat Indonesia began the construction three years ago and completed it in April 2022.

These developments include 25 new decent houses, 30 family toilets, three schools, 1 waste bank, 1 Graha Posco Community Learning Center Building, waste management training, and income generation training.

Habitat Indonesia built the facilities after carrying out a community-based approach and local government to ensure that assistance is delivered effectively and efficiently. This community development program successfully reached 550 people in Cilegon City who came from 2 sub-districts, namely Citangkil and Ciwandan, and three sub-districts, namely Samangraya, Tegalratu, and Kubangsari.

Cilegon Mayor Helldy Agustian appreciated the assistance from Krakatau Posco, which was in line with the Cilegon City Government’s program, especially in the field of education. Helly also expressed his hope to push improvement in development through togetherness in a conducive atmosphere.

“Krakatau Posco has completed several programs to support and improve the competence and skills of the young generation of Cilegon to compete in the labor market. With the construction of this Community Learning Center, it is hoped that the community will be able to maximize the existing functions and facilities and actively participate in the programs that are given properly, consistently so that the benefits can continue to be felt on an on going basis for several generations to come,” he said.

At the same time, President Director of Krakatau Posco, Kim Kwang Moo, expressed his gratitude to all parties who cooperated. The Steel Village project, which is part of the implementation of the Corporate Citizenship philosophy with the spirit of “With Posco,” can run well and is expected to bring benefits to the citizens of Cilegon City in a sustainable manner.

“This building is expected to fulfill its strategic role to make changes in people’s behavior to support sustainable development in Cilegon City. In the future, various trainings and community empowerment programs will be held here that are useful to face socio-economic challenges,” he added.

Meanwhile, the National Director of Habitat for Humanity Indonesia Susanto also expressed his gratitude to Krakatau Posco for entrusting Habitat as a partner in implementing the program.

“Thank you, Krakatau Posco, for entrusting Habitat Indonesia as a partner in implementing the program. Habitat is very open to collaborating with various parties to continue to create a prosperous life for families in need,” he said.

Commemorating Kartini Day and the 25^th anniversary of Habitat for Humanity Indonesia, Habitat would like to appreciate “the Kartinis” who have taken part, given their hearts and strive to support our mission to provide decent housing for low-income families in Indonesia.

Habitat Updates team spoke with three amazing women at Habitat Indonesia who have been at least working for five years or more there. They are Rahayu, an office girl; Lestari, a finance officer; and Lucy, HRD manager.

Rahayu, who is familiarly called Bu Yayuk, said that she has been working at Habitat for more than ten years. Bu Yayuk works because she wants to support her husband, whose occupation is an online motorcycle taxi driver. “You know how much a driver’s income is, while I have two children who must go to school. One at the junior high school and another at the university,” told Bu Yayuk. Bu Yayuk has a very high spirit. Even though she needs to be at the office the earliest before other employees arrive, to make sure the room is clean and tidy, Bu Yayuk doesn’t feel tired and burdened because she knows what and who she is doing all this for. “Even though my job is only as an office girl, I know that what I do is beneficial for me and supports Habitat’s mission. If the room is clean, the employees will feel comfortable working. If donors come, they will be happy too. If the donors are happy, perhaps they will want to donate again, right? hehe”, said Bu Yayuk.

A few weeks ago, Habitat Updates team received the happy news that Bu Yayuk’s daughter had graduated from a state university and has been accepted to work in one of the leading State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in Indonesia. “I am so glad. My daughter’s success today cannot be separated from Habitat’s role in allowing me to work so that I can send my children to college. My daughter got accepted at SOE today is the most rewarding gift for me.”

Like Bu Yayuk, Lestari and Lucy also have the same struggle. Even though they had to leave early in the morning because of the long distance between their homes and offices, they did not complain. Although they have to sit on crammed train, they use their time for quality things. “While riding the MRT, I listen to the radio, so I can know the current news. So no time is wasted,” said Lucy.

Lestari and Lucy know Habitat as a humanitarian organization that has helped many low-income communities to get decent housing. They are proud to be able to contribute to this great mission. “I believe that God’s plan is for me to work here. I am grateful that working at Habitat is not only for myself but to help the many people out there”, said Lestari.

Bu Yayuk, Lestari, and Lucy are determined to be enthusiastic about continuing their work and commitment in Habitat Indonesia “Even though we are women, we must also be like men. Work and contribute not only for the family but even more so for the nation,” said Lucy.

On this special day, Lestari encourages women to stay strong and don’t give up easily these days. “Happy Kartini Day to all the great women in this nation. Stay strong and have the passion for making an impact for people in need,” she concluded.

Until today, many regions in Indonesia still face the problem of stunting in children caused by poor nutrition or repeated infections. Children who suffer from stunting cannot grow and develop normally. The Asian Development Bank in 2020 reported that the prevalence of stunting in Indonesia was the second highest in Southeast Asia, reaching 36% or 8.2 million children. The Tangerang District Health Office in 2021 stated that there were more than 4,000 children under five years old (aged 0-59 months) in Tangerang District suffering from stunting, which caused by poor sanitation, availability of clean water and low public awareness for hygiene living. This condition threatens us to lose a healthy generation.

To prevent children stunting in Mauk Tangerang, Habitat for Humanity Indonesia in collaboration with Alleira Batik and The Sultan Hotel & Residence Jakarta held a Charity Fashion Show on March 23, 2022 at 15.00-17.00 WIB at Kudus Hall, The Sultan Hotel & Residence Jakarta. The fashion show, entitled “Fashion for Hope”, presented the spouses of ambassadors from friendly countries, members of the Women International Club, and socialites as fashion models featuring elegant batik clothing from the Alleira collection. Apart from enjoying the stunning appearances of the models on the runway, guests also had the opportunity to purchase Batik Alleira collection, where a portion of the sales proceeds will be used to build toilets and access to clean water in Mauk, Tangerang to prevent stunting there.

Not only can the Charity Fashion Show be enjoyed live by the invited guests present at the Kudus Hall, but the public can also enjoy the event which was broadcast live on Vidio. It is hoped that after this event is held, Indonesian batik lovers can contribute to supporting stunting prevention in Mauk, Tangerang by purchasing Alleira products which are also offered through e-catalog until April 20, 2022. This event is also expected to attract people’s love for batik which in 2009 It has been listed as a heritage of humanity by UNESCO. It is an ancestral cultural heritage that we should preserve.

“The heavy downpour that night caused flash flooding. I saw my things from the kitchen got washed away. My husband said: “leave” but I didn’t know where to run to. Because I was afraid ….”.

The people of East Nusa Tenggara still cry and feel deep sorrow due to the tropical cyclone that hit and destroyed their lives some time ago.

Quoted from BNPB data as of April 25, 2021. The tropical cyclone Seroja fatalities are 182 deaths, 184 injured, 54,000 houses damaged and 474,492 people affected by this disaster. The conditions.

in the midst of a pandemic add to the gravity of the already bad situation because evacuees live in refugee camps or houses with inadequate facilities that can threaten their physical and mental health.

After a long journey, the Habitat for Humanity Indonesia team arrived at Waiburak and Waiwerang village in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara province (NTT). Some residents said that the flood that hit them was so frightening.

“The heavy downpour that night caused flash flooding. I saw my things from the kitchen got washed away. My husband said: “leave” but I didn’t know where to run to. Because I was afraid to go to the beach, I ran to the mountains. I had surrendered if that was my end. After a while, I heard everyone started screaming looking for their separated families. At last, we looked for a safe place. I am sad that many people in this village have no place to live anymore.” Said Hasna, a Waiburak resident.

Andreas’ family is one of hundreds of other families who took refuge in huts in the middle of the plantation fields which are usually used to store their crops. It is just a small hut without walls and rooms. Three families live in a 2×2 meter hut without electricity, access to clean water and bathroom. Andreas’ family consists of 12 people and 8 of them are children aged 4 – 12 years.

For families in NTT who are affected by the disaster due to Tropical Cyclone Seroja, the life situation is still stressful and makes them suffer because they have to live in refugee camps or to their relatives’ homes, some of which even have more than 3 different families living in one house. This can create new problems because the living conditions are not ideal.

Thanks to the caring action of Habitat Friends, there are 121 families in Amakaka village, Kec. Lembata NTT can use the Emergency Shelter Kit, making it easier for them to prepare huts as their place of refuge safer and more comfortable while waiting for decent shelter for them.

Shelter is not just a building but a process of restoration for each family after what they have gone through. Together with Habitat for Humanity Indonesia, Habitat Friends are invited to take part in real actions to rebuild NTT.

The spread of Covid-19 is surging rapidly, especially due to the Omicron variety. On February 17th, 2022, the confirmed cases have reached more than five million cases, which means it increases 1.5 times each week. The daily cases broke the record with more than 64 thousand new cases in one day. There is a potential that the daily cases can go up to 100-150 thousand per day.

This situation forces medical workers to work extra hard every day because the number of patients increased drastically. Nonetheless, they hesitate to go back home no matter how exhausted they are because afraid of transmitting the virus to their families. Moreover, Omicron is extremely easy to be contracted.

Therefore, medical workers need a decent temporary shelter again to keep distancing between their families, a place where they can rest safely and comfortably before resuming their duty serving Covid-19 patients.

Dyani Kusumowardhani, Director of Medical, Nursing and Support Services from RSPI Sulianti Saroso said, “The medical workers need precision and extra energy while handling the Covid-19 patients. They must be feeling more exhausted than usual, so the temporary shelter facilities provided by Habitat for Humanity Indonesia are very helpful, especially for medical workers whose house is so far from the hospital.”

“If worst comes to worst, I hope only me get the virus, not my wife, child nor my families”, said Ilham Wiguna, a Covid-19 nurse at RSPI Sulianti Saroso. Ilham realizes the importance of a temporary shelter for him and his loved ones to minimize the spreading of Covid-19.

Habitat for Humanity Indonesia has initiated the temporary shelter for medical workers program since 2020. Habitat has helped more than 2,000 medical workers from twelve different designated hospitals in Jakarta, Tangerang, and Surabaya. This year, Habitat once again encourages our communities to donate and support the temporary shelter for medical workers who are fighting in the front line.

At virtual press conference on February 23, 2022, Susanto, National Director of Habitat for Humanity Indonesia said, “The surge in cases due to the new Omicron variant demands medical workers to work day and night serving patients and risk exposing themselves this fast-spreading virus. As part of our support to the government and medical staff in reducing the spread of Covid-19, we are re-activating the Temporary Shelter for Medical Workers (abbrev: TSPM) program to provide a decent temporary resting place (hotel room) for healthcare workers. We hope that all of us can show our support for this TSPM program during the third wave.”

Susanto believes that this temporary shelter program is very effective in slowing the spread of the virus as we place medical staff away from their families. “With hotel room as a temporary shelter, they can rest comfortably as well as self-quarantine at ease.” he added.

Meanwhile, Secretary of the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health, Republic of Indonesia, dr. Azhar Jaya, who was also present at the press conference said, “The health and safety of medical workers is our top priority because they as the front line have a high risk factor for contracting the virus. That’s we need prevention effort by providing temporary shelters. This is one way to protect ourselves, family, and the community, to give a safer environment against Covid-19.

Support for providing temporary shelter for healthcare workers in this 2nd year also comes from one of the well-known communication technology brands in Indonesia, namely PT World Innovative Telecommunication with its smartphone product called OPPO.

Patrick Owen, Chief Creative Officer of PT World Innovative Telecommunication (OPPO Indonesia) said, “OPPO is proud to cooperate with Habitat Indonesia Foundation to provide temporary shelter for medical workers. They are our front defense against Covid-19 and we need to take care of their well-being and health. This TSPM program also becomes a part of OPPO Find Health, where we used to create a program to support medical workers in 2021, collaborating with Angel Pieters, Aero Aswar, and Asmara Abigail.”

Angel Pieters as the Brand Ambassador of OPPO Indonesia showed her support for this TSPM program, “Of course as part of OPPO family I feel so proud and support this program done by OPPO Indonesia and Habitat Indonesia Foundation. Besides, as a human centric brand, OPPO always tries to create innovation for its users.” People who want to give support can visit dukunghabitat.org . You can find an easy way to donate through that web page. This program will start on the third week of February until end of March 2022. This program might continue based on the situation and needs that occur.

In Kasemben Kulon village, Wringinanom
sub-district, East Java province, there are still around 200 households
belonging to poor families with low monthly income and living in inadequate places. Most of the people in the village work in agriculture and ranch as day
laborers with an average income of IDR 30,000/day. The current pressing issue
is that they do not have proper defecation facilities, either personal toilet
or public toilets. They defecate using a facility called a ‘jumbleng’ – a simple toilet with bamboo skin stripped and
woven (gedhek) or a stretch of used cloth or tarpaulin as walls with self-dug
toilet hole without a septic tank, where when finished doing the business, the
hole is covered with wooden slats or tarpaulin.

One of the families from Kesamben Kulon
village, Mrs. Hermin, has been using the jumbleng toilet for 25 years because
she has no choice but to use this facility. Some time ago, his son had fallen
into the hole because it was raining at night and had little lighting and was
slippery. This mother had thought of making a proper bathroom but she couldn’t
do it because there was no money, this family still lacked for daily needs.

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Gunung Capital is an asset management company that focuses on infrastructure and construction collaborate with Habitat for Humanity Indonesia built a Posyandu in Kluwung, Kesambenkulon Village, Wringinanom, Gresik.

A Posyandu in Kluwung will give many benefits because even until the end of 2021, Kluwung still has not any Posyandu yet. Previously, when women and children wanted to get any health service, they could only meet the health cadres by using a small community center or directly going to a community health center.

Habitat Indonesia and Gunung Capital started to build that Posyandu in October 2021. Lima Supriyanti, Gunung Capital representative, said, “It was more difficult for women and children to get any health facility because of the pandemic, especially in before and after pregnant phase. Not all villages could use a digital era.”

Habitants in Kluwung felt such enthusiasm because Posyandu had solved their problem. They turned to help the Habitat team to build the Posyandu every day. That Posyandu finally finished in January 2022. On the second week of January, the habitants had used it when women and children wanted to check their health condition.

Eny and Amenik, the health cadres in Kluwung, said, “It was like a dream when finally we got this Posyandu. We felt safer, more comfortable, and more properly served the patients. A complete facility also helps us to serve women and children continuously here. They don’t have to go to community health centers anymore. They can get it here.”

Gunung Capital and Habitat Indonesia held a take-over event in hybrid located in Gunung Capital office at Sudirman, Jakarta.

Susanto, National Director Habitat for Humanity Indonesia who attended the take-over event on-site, said, “A big appreciation we give to Gunung Capital that willing to collaborate with Habitat Indonesia to build a Posyandu in Kluwung.”

Habitat Indonesia and Gunung Capital said that this Posyandu would serve more than one hundred women and children in Kluwung.

It will be used for women and children and as the first aid to serve the habitants in Kluwung during this pandemic to increase the growth and health life of Kluwung habitants.