Pioneered on four pillars which Empowering Women included as one of it, Martha Tilaar Group (MTG) is always committed in encourage women empowerment in Indonesia. One of its implementations is establishing collaboration with another Indonesia big company, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) Sinarmas. As active member in Indonesia Global Compact Network, this partnership focus in women empowerment to push Sustainable Development Goals on 2030.

As known, Dr.(H.C) Martha Tilaar who has just recognized by the UN Global Compact as one of SDG Pioneers 2018 always put her concerns in empowering women in Indonesia. Not only recognized for her effors in introducing Indonesia herbal to the world, utilizing natural resources through Martha Tilaar products, and doing preservation to aromatic and medicine plants by establishing Kampoeng Djamoe Organic (Organic Herbal Village), Dr. Martha also put her focus in women empowerment, so that those women could be more capable in their financial and social life. As well as MTG, APP through its Desa Makmur Peduli Api program that has been implemented  for these past 2 years, has educated the society arond the forest and give contribution to forest preservation.

Sharing same vision in empowering women, both companies agree to collaborate. They plan to empower and train women who live near the forest to preserve plants and become independent entrepreneur. Through this partnership, all women alsi will be trained to identify and proceed valuable local plants.  This collaboration also hoped to create entrepreneurship in the society and become alternative sustainable livelihood for these women and their family. Until 2020, this program will train and reach 1.000 women including Women Farmer Group in 5 area in Sumatra, Java, and Borneo.

From Women Empowerment to Accelerate Sustainable Development in Indonesia discussion panel that held in J.S Luwansa Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia Minister for Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Yohana Yembise through her representative deputy express her support for this partnership program. “To see the compexity of women issue, we are expecting our society will support, participate and involve in any kind of empowerment programs.  In term of this, we see that our society has done so many concrete and real action, including what Martha Tilaar has done in empowering its community. We are so proud that her activities acknowleged with prestigious recognition by the UN,” as quoted on Yohana’s keynote speech.

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