BALI - Beginning in 2015, Angkasa Pura Airports Branch of I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport Bali again distributed Partnership Program and Community Development (PKBL) first stage of 529 million IDR. This assistance symbolically handed over by Co General Manager I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, I Gusti Ngurah Ardita, in the Angkasa Pura Airports office, Monday (30/3) yesterday.
"This activity is part and routine work program of I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport since 1992 which aims to provide more benefits to the community. The distribution of CSR today is at the first time we did in 2015," said Ardita.
Partnership aid is budgeted at 465 million IDR, was given to 11 entrepreneurs categories of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are becoming trained partners Angkasa Pura Airports are derived from five cities and districts, Denpasar, Badung, Tabanan, Gianyar and Klungkung.
Community Development assistance in the form of scholarship funds budgeted 64 million IDR. Scholarships were awarded to 130 outstanding students in four junior high schools, i.e. SMP 1 Kuta. SMP Angkasa, SMP 6 Denpasar and SMP Ganesha.
Community empowerment and improving quality of life, said Ardita. has become a particular concern I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport. "We are fully committed and continue to encourage the growth of entrepreneurship," he said.
Encouraging entrepreneurship is realized through the provision of assistance to small businesses. Provide mentoring, training to help the marketing of products trained partners. "We also have a distribution of grants program, which aims at improving quality of life" he said.
Through the partnership program, Angkasa Pura Airports hope to contribute positively to the development of SMEs. The most important with this fresh funding SME entrepreneurs can continue to develop their business and they are able to be strong and independent entrepreneurs who in turn will create a chain effect on the local economy, including employment
"Besides handed loans, we are also awarded scholarships to 130 outstanding students. We want to directly provide support, benefits and influence on public education forces reel Bali consistently and sustainably," he said.
In Bali itself, Angkasa Pura Airports also has built area of 10,500 m2 school complex that functioned for kindergarten, elementary school and junior high school that location is still in the airport environment. [DSS / Source: Bali Post]
