Astra Honors Six Inspirational Young People in the 13th SATU Indonesia Awards 2022

JAKARTA: The statue of the founder of Astra, William Soeryadjaya, welcomes young generations to the Catur Dharma Hall, Menara Astra, Jakarta. They are here to attend the 13th Semangat Astra Terpadu Untuk (SATU) Indonesia Awards 2022 awards ceremony, which took place on the anniversary of the Youth Pledge (10/28).

Astra President Director Djony Bunarto Tjondro and Astra Directors were also present at the ceremony.

“We hope that SATU Indonesia Awards can continue to ignite Indonesian youth’s spirit of moving and growing together to make more positive impacts on their communities. We believe that the young generations play an important role in accelerating Indonesia’s development,” said Astra President Director Djony Bunarto Tjondro in his remarks.

This year’s awards recipients at the national level are six inspirational figures who have made positive contributions to the nation and society in the five fields of health, education, environment, entrepreneurship, technology and group category representing the five fields.

They were chosen from a total of 13,459 people registered for the 13th SATU Indonesia Awards 2022 through several selection stages. The six winners are:

– Health Category

Justitia Avila Veda from West Java with the program “Friends of Victims of Sexual Violence”. Around June 2020, Veda offered to help consult on sexual violence cases through a tweet on her Twitter account. She and her colleagues then began to provide online consultations. They initiated the Lawyers’ Collective for Gender Justice (Kolektif Advokat untuk Keadilan Gender/KAKG). In addition to online consultations, KAKG also accompanies clients during trials anywhere in Indonesia. To date, Veda and her team have received more than 150 complaints, of which 80% are cases of technology-related violence. Their consulting services can be accessed through KAKG’s Instagram and TikTok accounts.

– Education Category

Bhrisco Jordy Dudi Padatu from West Papua with the program “A Guiding Light from Mansinam Island”. Through the Papua Future Project he founded in 2022, every week, children of Mansinam Island, West Papua, can learn various things such as reading, writing, arithmetic, digital technology and the impact of climate change in a fun way. Bhrisco was concerned by the gap in knowledge between city and remote children in West Papua. Mansinam Island only has one elementary school (SD). And because most of the teachers live in Manokwari, school usually starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 12 noon every day. Bhrisco hopes his program can reach more Papuan children.

– Environment Category

David Hidayat from West Sumatra with the program “Protector of Marine Life from Pesisir Selatan.” The damage to the coastal area in Sungai Pinang Village, Pesisir Selatan Regency, West Sumatra, costs the community a lot of local natural potential. Inspired to restore the nature of the area, David initiated ANDESPIN Dee West Sumatra. ANDESPIN is an acronym for Anak Desa Sungai Pinang or Children of Sungai Pinang Village. The program aims to encourage locals to replant coral reefs and mangroves, breed sea turtles and cultivate seaweed. Active since 2014, the total area conserved has reached 70% of the target. The local community began to benefit from this program. For example, it is now possible to catch mud crabs again in the area. Since 2020, David has succeeded in developing his batik and mangrove coffee business.

– Entrepreneurship Category

Alfira Oktaviani from Bengkulu & Yogyakarta with the program “Preserving Bengkulu Lantung Fabric”. Alfira is a “mompreneur” or mother-entrepreneur. Her love for fashion and art prompted her to learn ecoprint, which came to Indonesia in 2016. In 2018, she founded Semilir Ecoprint to introduce eco-friendly fashion that translates the shape and color of real leaves on fabric using direct contact. Through her products, Alfira explores the richness of Indonesian flora as a means to preserve nature and culture. With the help of several other women, she makes various kinds of accessories and crafts, such as bags, wallets and scarves. Her signature products are crafts made with Bengkulu’s lantung (Artocarpus altilis) bark sheets. Alfira wants to introduce the charm of lantung bark to the world.

– Technology Category

Paundra Noorbaskoro from East Java with the program “Technology-Based Eco-Friendly Shrimp Cultivator.” In 2018, Paundra and his three friends started a vaname shrimp farming business in Pacitan Regency, East Java, by utilizing unproductive land plots. After several failed attempts in the first few years, he took the initiative to use the Internet of Things (IoT) to control pond conditions and water quality in 2020. In early 2022, Paundra started to record and process pond data using an application he developed himself. He also built a smart farm village system equipped with a wastewater treatment plant (IPAL) in Pacitan and Trenggalek Regencies to control waste. Thanks to the data-based pond, his business is growing. Paundra currently operates 20 vaname shrimp culture ponds with a total area of 10,000 m2.

– Group Category

Alvinia Christiany from Jakarta Special Capital Region with the “Friends of Autism” (“Teman Autis”) program. Through Teman Autis, Alvinia and her team created an education forum to help parents and the general public care for children with autism. They want more people to realize that autism is not a disease but a special condition that requires specialized support and direction. Teman Autis currently has more than a hundred partners, which include clinics, therapy centers and schools. They also share information about autism through their website www.temanautis.com.

Each winner of the 13th SATU Indonesia Awards 2022 at the national level received an activity grant of Rp65 million and other assistance that can be merged with Astra’s sustainable social contributions, such as Kampung Berseri Astra and Desa Sejahtera Astra. In addition to the six national winners, there were also 66 provincial winners, bringing the current total number of SATU Indonesia Awards recipients to 565, consisting of 87 national-level recipients and 478 provincial-level recipients.

Eko Saputra Poceratu from Maluku with the “Digital Literature Guerrilla from Maluku” program came out as the most favorite finalist through voting at https://www.satu-indonesia.com/SIA2022vote/ from October 17-23, 2022, and received Rp10 million grant.

Judges for the 13th SATU Indonesia Awards 2022 are:

1. Prof. Nila Moeloek (Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia)

2. Prof. Emil Salim (Lecturer at the Environmental Science Postgraduate Program, University of Indonesia)

3. Prof. Fasli Jalal (Rector of YARSI University and Postgraduate Professor at Jakarta State University)

4. Ir. Tri Mumpuni (Founder of People-Centered Business and Economic Institute)

5. Onno W. Purbo Ph.D. (Information Technology Expert)

6. Arif Zulkifli (President Director of PT Tempo Inti Media Tbk)

7. Dian Sastrowardoyo (Artist)

8. Billy Boen (Young On Top Founder)

9. Boy Kelana Soebroto (Astra Head of Corporate Communications)

10. Diah Suran Febrianti (Astra Head of Environment & Social Responsibility)

Astra partnered with other organizations from different fields such as Tempo, Antara, Kumparan, IDN Times and Young On Top to find outstanding young people in the country.

Harmony in Collaboration

The series of awarding events of the 13th SATU Indonesia Awards 2022 with the theme “Collaborating in Harmony” took place on October 27-28, 2022, and presented a line-up of activities from the collaborations between SATU Indonesia Awards recipients and some of the nation’s inspirational figures.

The event kicked off with the opening of an Art Exhibition featuring disabled artists KitaOneUs, Astra Disability Connection Program Difabisa and Indonesian visual artist Revoluta S.

There was also a Live Illustration with ReplayRepliy, Live Experience Paint in Thrift with Hana Madness to increase public awareness regarding fashion waste and a Latte Art class titled “The Art of Silent Coffee” (“Seni Kopi Sunyi”) with deaf people from Kopi Tuli.

Meanwhile, the Young Entrepreneur Showcase series exhibited products made by SATU Indonesia Awards recipients in the Entrepreneurship category, MSMEs fostered by the Dharma Bhakti Astra Foundation and Astra Startup Challenge finalists and other local goods.

It was followed by inspirational talk sessions, “AstraTalks”, with public figures Ario Bayu, Adinda Thomas, creative industry activist Mochtar Sarman, the 2016 SATU Indonesia Awards Recipient in the Entrepreneurship Category Ahmad Sobirin, the 2017 SATU Indonesia Awards Recipient in the Entrepreneurship Category Anjani Sekar Arum and the 2019 SATU Indonesia Awards Recipient in the Entrepreneurship Category Nurman Frieka, and an acoustic performance from violinist Ava Victoria & Friends.

Rona Mentari and Arie Kriting, and collaborative performances from Indonesian musicians such as RAN with blind pianist Michael Anthony and Trio Drummer with Ayu Rika Putri added to the festivities.

The passion of Indonesia’s youth to make a positive contribution to society is in line with the Sustainable Development Goals and Astra’s mission to Prosper with the Nation.

For further information, please contact:
Boy Kelana Soebroto
Head of Corporate Communications
PT Astra International Tbk
Ph.021-508-43-888

About Astra:

PT Astra International Tbk was established in 1957 in Jakarta as a general trading company under the name Astra International Inc. In 1990, for the purpose of the company’s initial public offering (IPO), the name of the company changed to PT Astra International Tbk, followed by listing its shares on the Indonesia Stock Exchange under the ticker code ASII.

Astra has developed its business by implementing a business model based on synergies and diversification within seven business divisions: 1) Automotive, 2) Financial Services, 3) Heavy Equipment, Mining, Construction & Energy, 4) Agribusiness, 5) Infrastructure and Logistics, 6) Information Technology and 7) Property.

Astra Group conducts business operations in all parts of Indonesia under the management of more than 240 companies, including subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, and was supported by more than 188,000 employees, as of December 2021.

As one of the largest national business groups in Indonesia today, Astra has built a strong reputation through offering a range of quality products and services, taking into account the implementation of good corporate and environmental governance. Astra always aspires to be the pride of the nation that participates in efforts to improve the welfare of the Indonesian people.

Astra’s business activities strive to apply a balanced mix in the commercial aspects of business and non-business contributions through 9 foundations and a variety of sustainable social responsibility programmes, namely Astra Untuk Indonesia Sehat, Astra Untuk Indonesia Cerdas, Astra Untuk Indonesia Hijau and Astra Untuk Indonesia Kreatif.

Astra initiated the Semangat Astra Terpadu Untuk (SATU) Indonesia Awards programme, which has entered its eleventh year, and has given recognition awards to 493 young Indonesians, consisting of 81 national level recipients and 412 provincial level recipients in the fields of Health, Education, the Environment, Entrepreneurship and Technology, which are integrated with Astra’s wide range of community activities through 133 Kampung Berseri Astra and 930 Desa Sejahtera Astra initiatives in 34 provinces throughout Indonesia.

For further information, please visit www.astra.co.id & www.satu-indonesia.com, and follow Astra through Instagram (@satu_Indonesia), Youtube (SATU Indonesia), Facebook (Semangat Astra Terpadu) and Twitter (@satu_Indonesia).