PANGKALPINANG -- Supporting and driving the community economy in operational areas is one of PT Timah Tbk's commitments. Members of the MIND ID mining industry holding through the Environmental Social Responsibility (TJSL) program empower communities around the mine.
The community empowerment program carried out by PT Timah Tbk adapts the concept of sustainable development goals (TPB) known in the world as Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In addition, the company's CSR program is aligned with Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG).
The empowerment program carried out by PT Timah Tbk is to provide stimulus to stimulate the community's economy, with the hope of opening up employment opportunities and becoming an economic source for communities around the mine.
PT Timah Tbk empowers the community with village potential, such as suction snail cultivation which is carried out with the Batu Tuan Fishermen's Group, Sawang Laut Village, West Kundur District, Karimun Regency.
This issuer with the code TINS ??also empowers the community on Setunak Island, Tulang Village, Selat Gelam District, Karimun Regency to support community food independence by cultivating mangrove crabs, involving women's groups in carrying out hydroponic farming.
PT Timah Tbk also empowers the Mapur indigenous community in Deniang Village, Bangka Regency. Apart from supporting traditional preservation, PT Timah Tbk also carries out training for the community such as ecoprint training and tour guide training to support the Gebong Memarong Traditional Village tourist area.
Apart from that, to increase fishermen's catches, PT Timah Tbk also often helps fishermen with facilities and infrastructure such as helping with fishing equipment such as outboard machines, nets, and fishermen's shelters.
TINS also supports the MSME sector in the company's operational areas, through the Micro Small Enterprise Funding (PUMK) program. As is known, MSMEs are one of the economic drivers of society. PT Timah Tbk provides capital for MSMEs to develop their businesses.
"The CSR program implemented by PT Timah Tbk is carried out consistently and sustainably so that it can provide direct benefits to the community," said the head of PT Timah Tbk's Corporate Communications Division, Anggi Siahaan.
The benefits of the PPM and CSR programs implemented by PT Timah Tbk have been felt by the community, as stated by the Chairman of Pokdakan Maju Bersama, Sawang Laut Village, West Kundur District, Zulkifli, who is a partner of PT Timah Tbk in carrying out suction snail cultivation.
"With this cultivation, we have a new economic source. Regarding marketing, suction snails have competitive prospects. This is because many local people are ready to buy suction snails," he said.
According to him, the suction snail cultivation program is very suitable because the cultivation location is right on the coast of Batu Tuan Beach. People around Kundur Barat District are also pleased to eat sucked snails.
Apart from its affordable price, sucked snails are also easy to process into various other foods. "In fact, sucked snails have become a mandatory ingredient in a typical Malay food called lendot," he said. (*)
