Photo: Photo with representatives management of PT TSE-B with the scholarship recipients in Digoel, Papua, on Saturday (12/6)
BOVEN DIGOEL – PT Tunas Sawa Erma-B (TSE-B), a part of TSE Group, distributed scholarships worth of Rp 331 million to 302 children of landowners in Boven Digoel, Papua, Saturday (12/6). The fund distribution was carried out alongside the provision of masks to a number of people who haven’t owned one.
The General Manager of TSE-B, Sunman Kim said that the scholarship distribution was provided to the landowners’ children who are studying at elementary school level to college level. He hoped that the education assistance given by the company can help them achieve their goals. “That way, the children can build a better Papua,” Kim expressed in his speech.
Improving the quality of human resources (SDM) in Papua has long been a priority of TSE Group’s social contribution to society. Throughout 2020, TSE Group’s contribution in scholarship assistance for students living in the company’s operational area in Boven Digoel and Merauke, Papua, reached Rp 955 million, an increase compared to that in the previous year, namely Rp 681 million.
The trend of the increasing contribution value shows that the company’s attention to education continues to rise. This year, TSE Group will also increase the quota of recipients for university scholarship at the Stiper Agricultural Institute (Instiper) Yogyakarta. The scholarship selection can now be applied to by children in Boven Digoel and Merauke regions, where it was previously only intended for children of customary rights owners.
The expansion of the scope of scholarship recipients is expected to help improve the skills of the young generation in Papua. As a further result, they will be able to secure a decent job and income so their welfare and that of the local community can be guaranteed.
The Head of the Education and Culture Office of Boven Digoel, Matias Kainon, who was also present at the event, hoped that TSE Group could continue to expand its contribution toward the education sector. “The aid toward the community around the company can be maintained and increased. That way, more children will feel the impact,” he said.
The scholarship provision is one of several social responsibility programs of TSE Group in education sector. The value of TSE Group’s contribution to this sector reached Rp 4.1 billion last year.
In addition to providing scholarships, TSE Group is actively involved in building educational infrastructure, purchasing educational equipment, and providing school transportation facilities. Approximately 42 school buildings and 14 school buses have been provided for students in the remote areas of Papua.
TSE Group also pays great attention to teachers in remote areas. This can be seen from the provision of teacher subsidies reaching Rp 2.4 billion in 2020, an increase from that provided in 2019, which was Rp 1.7 billion.
The contribution given by TSE Group is part of the company’s concern and service toward the community’s welfare while also serves as a way to strengthen the relationship and ties between the company and the community. (*)
