SOUTH BANGKA – Through the Creative Youth Youth (Pepaya) community, PT Timah supports the creative youth community in Rias Village, Toboali District, South Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Province to empower the community's economy by utilizing used materials.
The Papaya Community, which was founded in 2014, consistently processes used goods into various products with economic value. Involving the youth of this community continues to exist today.
The products produced include decorative lamps made from paralon pipes left over from mining, miniature Vespas made from cans, and also combinations of light bulbs, as well as various other works.
Even though it has been around for a long time, this community has not been able to develop its business wings because it has experienced various obstacles. This is because they still rely on their abilities and have not received support from outside parties.
Seeing the potential of the Papaya Community, PT Timah, which is a member of the MIND ID Mining Industry Holding, is embracing the community to develop the Papaya community in processing used goods.
Chairman of the Papaya Community, Iwan Sanjaya, said that with the help of this workshop from PT Timah, they could be even more enthusiastic in producing various works.
“We are very happy. Because, we have been standing for so long, only today and this is the first time we have been touched. "After waiting for so long, it turns out there are also companies that support us," he said.
They appreciate the support and trust of PT Timah which has embraced them to develop the Papaya community
Iwan said that from the start they experienced capital constraints, making it difficult to carry out various activities. So far, they have only relied on self-help funds.
"This workshop construction assistance from PT Timah is one of our steps to develop this community even better," he said.
With support from PT Timah, he said that their enthusiasm was even stronger to return to entrepreneurship.
"After this, we will make a nameplate, so that our community and our work can be known to the wider public. "Hopefully with this assistance, we can become more independent and develop," said Iwan. (*)
