01 October 2024
Throughout the first semester of 2024, Harita Nickel successfully held a number of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs in the field of education for communities in South Halmahera Regency, North Maluku.
The following is a summary of Harita Nickel's education-related CSR programs, implemented during semester 1 of 2024.
PELITA is Harita Nickel's effort to improve the technical, or ‘hard’, skills of community members living in the vicinity of the operational area, specifically related to the operation of heavy equipment. After successfully producing 14 graduates in the previous year, Harita Nickel is now running the second iteration of the PELITA program, which comprises 28 new trainees.
Participants in this program are trained to operate overhead cranes and will then sit the Operator's License (SIO) certification exam. Participants not only learn how to operate heavy equipment, but also gain legally recognized certification that will allow them to do so in a professional capacity.
Harita Nickel holds a number of educational activities under the ‘Harita Mengajar’ umbrella, which enables Harita Nickel employees to share their skills and experience with communities around the mining area.
As per June 2024, a total of five Harita Mengajar activities had been held, involving 729 student participants. The details of these activities are as follows:
● Mandarin Class at SMA Tunas Muda and SMP Loji Permai, Kawasi Village
● Commemoration of World Environment Day
● Occupational Health and Safety (K3) Seminar
● Commemoration of World Children's Book Day
● Introduction to solar panels as an alternative, environmentally friendly energy source
Several schools on Obi have insufficient teaching staff due to the challenges associated with accessing the island. In response to this issue, Harita Nickel provides monthly incentives for 71 assistant teachers, who teach at schools around the operational area.
Working in collaboration with the Ternate City Vocational and Productivity Training Center (BPVP), Harita Nickel has also held a number of training activities related to sewing and textiles for residents living and working in the vicinity of the company's operational area.
During these sessions, participants can develop the skills needed to repair damaged clothes effectively, while also learning to make their own clothing or even set up an independent business providing sewing services.
Harita Nickel has also provided support to students at the New Settlement Middle and High Schools in Kawasi Village, in the form of laptops, projectors, printers, and other computer laboratory equipment.
Harita Nickel has also rolled out the Smart Literacy and Writing (Ceria) program in six schools surrounding the company's operational area. Through this program, the company has provided around 200 high-quality books to students, thereby supporting the development of an active learning environment that improves literacy and sparks students' interest in reading.
Education plays a pivotal role in community empowerment. By focusing attention on this particular area, the company intends to increase access to education, build positive relationships with communities living around the operational area, and ultimately have a positive impact on community development.
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