The Community Link #JadiNyata program represents Bank management’s aspiration to have a program that encourage active community involvement to collaborate in addressing environmental, economic, and social (EES) issues in Indonesia. In 2023, Bank once again conducted the #JadiNyata program, attended by 405 participants with 3 winners for the best ideas, namely:
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Amanda Prita (Dit Reveille)
South Tangerang, Banten
Focusing on the reconstruction/processing of plastic waste into furniture by involving communities in every step of the business process. -
Irfan Nur Ikhsan (Tanigo)
Majalengka, West Java
The conceptual idea is Zero Waste Agriculture for Talas Beneng, with a focus on utilizing every part of the Talas Beneng plant to create economically valuable products while empowering farming communities. -
Betsy Yolanda (Nutrils)
Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan
The conceptual idea revolves around the utilization of paper waste and activated charcoal as nutrient hydrogel cellulose through processing paper and activated charcoal waste into gel fertilizer or growing media. This innovative approach can last until harvest time and has high water retention capabilities, proving highly beneficial for agricultural land.
In 2023, Bank provided mentoring and development support to the three winners of the Community Link #JadiNyata Program in 2022, resulting in the following progress:
- Ananda Dzikmah AZ (Conutcos) – Gowa, South Sulawesi Ananda Dzikmah successfully transformed coconut into various processed products, including serundeng, packaged coconut water beverages, coconut flour, and more, under the brand name Conutcos. Conutcos products are available on e-commerce platforms and social media such as Instagram. Through Bank’s support, there has been an increase in production capacity and the empowerment of the local community, specifically to woman.
- Khomsin (Arthup) – Blitar, East Jawa Khomsin empowers people with mental illness in Bacem Village by processing their artistic works such as drawings/paintings into artistic T-shirts under the brand Arthup. Additionally, Arthup will expand the processed art into tote bags and other products while increasing brand awareness through art exhibitions, offline promotions, and utilizing utilization social media. Currently, Arthup’s products are available on e-commerce platforms.
- Gabriel Sebastian (Ecoplast) – Majalengka, West Java Gabriel Sebastian utilizes straws as a substitute for single-use plastic or Styrofoam under the brand Ecoplast. Through this innovation, Ecoplast empowers the local community, especially women and rice farmers. Currently, Ecoplast products are available on e-commerce platforms and social media.
