PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk and Pos Daya Delima VII: Program Desa Mitra (Village Partner Program): Community-Based Economic Empowerment Initiatives in Bantar Gebang, Bekasi, West Java

PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk (Indofood) and Pos Daya Delima VII (Pos Daya) cooperate in implementing a program called Village Partner Program, which aims at improving the welfare of Bantar Gebang citizens in Bekasi, West Java. Both organizations agreed to work together to implement the program from 2011 to 2015. 

Collaboration between these two organizations is based on common objectives of strengthening eco-nomic conditions of the families. Village Partner Program comprised of three main activities: (1) the empowerment of Early Childhood Education (ECD), (2) improvement of the health of children under five years old and expectant mothers, and (3) economic empowerment for underprivileged families.

The beneficiaries include 31 students of early childhood education (for every year); 225 children under five years old, and 25 expectant mothers, who use the integrated health post (Posyandu); and 14 families, who use the benefits of the entrepreneurial facilities. The evaluation on Pos Daya has shown satisfactory impact. The outcomes include zero number of children with poor nutrition, steady progress in practicing clean and healthy living behaviors, increased entrepreneurial activities, and no more disadvantaged citizens.