PNM helps fund school for Mekaar customer's child in Bantul
Aid is being directed to repairs at SMP Taman Dewasa 2 Dlingo, where bamboo craftsman Sulastri's child studies.
PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM) is providing aid to repair facilities at SMP Taman Dewasa 2 Dlingo in Mangunan, Dlingo, Bantul, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, the school where the child of Mekaar customer Sulastri studies. Sulastri, a bamboo craftsman from Dlingo, has been a PNM Mekaar customer since 2021 and runs a business to support her family's finances while keeping her child's education on track. PNM Director of Operations and Institutional Relations Lalu Dodot Patria Ary said empowerment of women microentrepreneurs does not stop at capital and business development, but also involves family welfare and the social environment. PNM said strengthening the economy of women UMKM entrepreneurs can increase the chance that children receive a decent education.