The Indonesian Inspiration for Building Foundation (YIIM) together with PT Insight Investments Management (INSIGHT) (INSIGHT) are always committed to supporting the strengthening of community independence through a series of inclusive and sustainable empowerment initiatives.

, JAKARTA – The corona virus or covid-19 pandemic that is still hitting Indonesia has triggered various problems in society.

Many workers lost their jobs due to mass layoffs (PHK).

Likewise with the fate of the prosperous community which is increasingly deteriorating due to a number of limitations.

Regarding this matter, the Indonesian Inspiration for Building Foundation (YIIM) together with PT Insight Investment Management revealed that the Chairman of the YIIM Management, Chrisbiantoro, held training for underprivileged communities.

In addition, those who get good grades are awarded business equipment.

“Along with entrepreneurship training, starting from July to November 2020, we provided business equipment assistance to alumni,” said Chrisbiantoro in a written broadcast on Friday (13/11/2020).

“Assistance is provided to alumni who meet the criteria according to the trainer’s recommendations and assessment scores during training,” he added.

He further explained that business equipment assistance provided to alumni included Barista alumni, culinary training alumni, cleaning service training alumni and AC freon filling.

Apart from that, assistance is provided to clothing screen printing training alumni.

The background of the recipients of business equipment assistance before attending the training consisted of residents of the Correctional Center (Bapas) (Bapas), underprivileged people, employees who had been laid off and casual workers.

“Entrepreneurship grant assistance is not in the form of money, but business tools, such as AC cleaning equipment, coffee business equipment, screen printing, culinary cooking equipment and hair shaving equipment,” explained Chrisbiantoro.

The handover of business equipment assistance was carried out at the YIIM Office, Gran Wijaya Center Complex Block F/62B, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta on Friday (13/11/2020).

To date, entrepreneurship training held by YIIM and PT Insight Investment Management has trained hundreds of underprivileged people.

Among other things, there are 70 barista training people in the category of four people starting an entrepreneur, five certified professional baristas, nine trained baristas and 52 baristas with basic skills.

Meanwhile, in the culinary and various cake training, there were 47 participants who were housewives.

Meanwhile, there are seven people in barber training, three people in clothing screen printing training and seven people in AC service training.

“The entrepreneurial alumni are already running businesses and are spread across several areas in Jakarta, Bogor, Bekasi and Depok,” said Chrisbiantoro.

“The spirit of economic empowerment developed by YIIM and PT Insight is social entrepreneurship which is a combination of benefit and profit. Every profit generated must have an impact on society, especially among entrepreneurial alumni,” he explained.

Not only holding training, YIIM and PT Insight Investment Management also distributed social assistance, including 79 orphaned and poor students at the Daarut Tarbiyah Nusantara Islamic Boarding School, Kapuk Muara, Penjaringan, North Jakarta.

At the same time, assistance amounting to IDR 100 million was also provided for the construction of the Ar Risale Mosque on Jalan Sidomoro gang III, Tangkerang Timur Village, Tenayan Raya District, Pekanbaru, Riau Province.

“We are proud to be able to contribute to stimulating the economy, especially small businesses, hopefully in the future we can create more entrepreneurs who will have a positive impact on the national economy,” Dwi Laksmi Anggita Sari, representative of PT Insight Investment Management.

“We are consistently guided by the spirit of sustainable development goals, especially stimulating the economic sector through community empowerment, hopefully this can ease the burden on affected communities,” he added.

This article was published on Wartakotalive with the title Lighten the Burden, YIIM and PT Insight Distribute Social Assistance to Communities Affected by Covid-19, https://wartakota.tribunnews.com/2020/11/13/ringankan-beban-yiim-dan-pt-insight-salurkan-help-social-to-community-affected-covid-19?page=3 .

Through this synergy and initiative, the Indonesian Inspiration for Building Foundation (YIIM) hopes that the programs implemented can provide real benefits, open up wider opportunities for independence for participants, and actively contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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