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To mark World Cleanup Day 2025, Harita Nickel employees partnered with the residents of Kawasi Village, Obi District, South Halmahera, in a joint cleanup initiative. Held on Saturday (September 20), the program underscored the company’s commitment to environmental preservation and community collaboration.
Employees from various business units, together with representatives of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), the National Police (Polri), and local residents, walked along the main road linking the company’s operational area with Kawasi Village. Along the way, participants collected scattered waste, with a focus on plastic debris.
Ledrik Langkodi, Head of General Affairs at the Kawasi Village Government, emphasized the importance of regular collaboration between the company and the community. “With regular programs like this, community awareness will increase, and participation in maintaining the environment will expand,” he stated.
Local resident Nurja (50), who also joined the activity, expressed appreciation. She noted that the joint effort between employees and the community demonstrated the company’s tangible role in encouraging environmental awareness. “We are also very grateful for the health education and checkups provided for mothers and children. Health is a priceless gift that must be preserved,” she added.
Separately, Harita Nickel’s Community Affairs General Manager, Dindin Makinudin, explained that the cleanup was part of a series of World Cleanup Day programs themed “Towards a Clean Indonesia 2029,” which began on September 10, 2025. Activities included community cleanliness competitions in Kawasi’s old and new settlements, food package distribution, health education and checkups for mothers and children, and concluded with the joint cleanup.
World Cleanup Day Activities Expand to South Obi
Harita Nickel employees and residents of Gambaru, Fluk, and Ocimaloleo joined forces to clean up coastal areas as part of the World Cleanup Day commemoration.
Similar clean-up activities were also carried out in other villages across South Obi Subdistrict, namely Ocimaloleo, Fluk, and Gambaru. Hundreds of residents, together with employees of PT Gane Tambang Sentosa, a Harita Nickel business unit, joined hands to clean their surroundings, particularly residential areas and village roads.
In total, the series of World Cleanup Day 2025 activities organized by Harita Nickel and the surrounding communities successfully collected eight tons of waste, with participation from more than 500 residents. This achievement reflects a tangible contribution to environmental cleanliness and the growing collective awareness on Obi Island.
The program was further reinforced by Harita Nickel’s Community Development and Empowerment (PPM) initiatives, which included the distribution of 380 food packages, as well as health education and checkups attended by 38 parents and 49 students.
Through these initiatives, Harita Nickel reaffirmed its commitment to supporting community health and environmental cleanliness, both of which are key components of the company’s PPM program. Harita Nickel also recorded a Community Satisfaction Index (IKM) score of 89 in 2024, with an average Social Return on Investment (SROI) of 2.62.