Batam, 11 Desember 2023 – PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Internasional or Telin together with Batam International University or UIB organized Women Empowerment through Hygiene & Sanitation Training for Homestay Managers in Kampung Tua Nongsa, Sambau Village (Kampung Tua Teluk Mata Ikan, Bakau Serip, Kampung Terih, and Nongsa Pantai) which was attended by 38 women in 4 Kampung Tua Nongsa, Sambau-Batam Village.
As part of the ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) pillar, this activity is expected to be the beginning as a form of Telin and UIB's contribution to the coastal area community so that they have additional skills for the future. Through this training, the surrounding community is expected to be able to make Kampung Tua Nongsa as a Tourism Village area that can provide benefits again and attract tourists both domestic and international to visit this tourism village.
Kampung Tua Nongsa has natural tourism potential with a diversity of flora and fauna, including as a location for mangrove conservation, education, and beach tourism which focuses on special interest tour packages for nature tourism, cultural tourism (Culture tourism and Ecotourism), and various other tours. This Village Tourism Village carries the principle of "Friendly Tourism" based on Community Based Tourism by involving the empowerment of the surrounding community in its management. The tourism services of Kampung Tua Nongsa Tourism Village are focused on fulfilling tourists' deepest interests in the beauty of natural landscapes with all interesting and unique aesthetic phenomena, socio-cultural activities of the community which are reflected in the system of customs, cultural patterns, and local wisdom as well as tourists' interest in village/rural community life on the coast of Nongsa sea in Batam city.
In the area, various facilities have been built to support tourism, such as art and cultural stages, Mangrove Tracking, seafood restaurants, selfie areas, souvenir shops, tool rental shops, and equipped with art performance stages and wifi areas. Not only tourist support facilities, this tourist village is also equipped with facilities to support tourist comfort, such as public bathrooms and prayer rooms.
Due to the various potentials that exist, Telin together with UIB created an ongoing program to improve the quality of cleanliness of tourist comfort support facilities, one of which is by providing Hygiene and Sanitation training for Nongsa Tourism Village Homestay managers.
"This activity is a series of Christmas and New Year 2023 activities that are routinely carried out by Telin every two periods in one year, namely at Christmas and New Year and Ramadan Eid al-Fitr in each of our Network Area offices in Indonesia and our global offices outside Indonesia. Through the ESG pillar #TelinforCommunity, we hope to continue to strengthen our commitment to improve the quality of life of our stakeholders, in this case coastal communities, especially women, through sustainable training so that they can provide more skills to help provide additional income to their families," said Budi Satria Dharma Purba, CEO of Telin.
Ecotourism here also has a beautiful white sand beach destination, its existence on the coast of the Nongsa area, Batam makes this Ecotourism has advantages in the view of the scenery that faces directly to neighboring countries namely Singapore and Malaysia. This ecotourism carries a friendly tourist attraction with the preservation of its mangrove forest which is actualized in a special interest tour package that is guided by the values of natural, environmental, social, community and educational benefits.
This is considered very important for the sustainability of the surrounding biodiversity because it is the basis for the formation of the marine ecosystem food chain, and can prevent disasters and coastal abrasion.
UIB as a representative of academia strongly supports various programs in realizing UN-SDGs, especially in sustainable development programs in Indonesia. The contributions made by UIB include assistance in preparing a master plan for the development of an area (village / sub-district), assistance in improving village governance, to assistance in increasing the capacity of human resources for the development of tourism villages, especially in entrepreneurship, hospitality, attractions, and hygiene and sanitation competencies. Various activities that have been initiated by the UIB academic community to develop tourism villages are strongly supported by industry / DUDI partners, one of which is TELIN (PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International) which is committed to strengthening the implementation of ESG initiatives. Today's activity is focused on Women Empowerment as an effort to improve the quality of human resources through Hygiene & Sanitation Training for Tourism Village Homestay Managers in Kampung Tua Nongsa - Sambau Village. Women empowerment through homestay hygiene and sanitation training.
"This activity is important in the process of developing a sustainable tourism village. Homestay managers are equipped with the knowledge and skills to maintain personal hygiene, cleanliness of the house / homestay facilities and environmental cleanliness. This is an effort to increase the number of visitors/tourists in the tourism village," continued Dr. Iskandar Itan, Rector of UIB.
About Telin
Telin was established in 2007 to provide premium international carrier voice, data services, and comprehensive business solutions tailored to the unique needs of wholesale, enterprise, digital player, and retail customers. Telin operates in Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, Malaysia, Taiwan, the United States, East Timor, the United Arab Emirates, and Myanmar, and also has representatives in the United Kingdom (UK), the Philippines, and India.
Telin's infrastructure extends to cover 250,140 kilometers of submarine cable system length, operating 58 Points of Presence, 10 global offices, and more than 19 Tier II to Tier IV Data Centers in strategic locations, including Singapore, Hong Kong, Timor Leste, and Indonesia.
For more information about Telin, visit www.telin.net.
About UIB
Batam International University (UIB) was established in 2000 based on the Decree of the Minister of National Education of the Republic of Indonesia Number 160/D/O/2000. UIB is a private university managed by Yayasan Marga Tionghoa Indonesia (YMTI) as a form of concern for education for the people in Batam and its surroundings.
In 2019, UIB as an institution achieved Accreditation B and was included in the Top 5% of Universities in Indonesia. In addition, UIB also won first place as the best private university by LLDIKTI (Private Higher Education Service Institution) Region X. As for performance and community service, UIB is included in the Excellent cluster.For more information about Batam International University, visit www.uib.ac.id