PT. Lahai Coal, a Central Kalimantan-based subsidiary company of BHP Billiton engaged in coal mining, is committed to society empowerment in its mining area. The company has initiated community-based activities, even when its current mining operation is still at explorative stage.
“We are working hard so as to bring the benefit to the local society and economy through our investment programs in the development of social-economy, education, basic infrastructure, health and sanitation sectors,” explained Bob Kurniawan, the company’s Superintendent for Public Relation and Development to Majalah TAMBANG.
Among the community development programs his company has been involved in since year 2005 is the establishment of 42 self-reliance groups in the villages across its mining area at Central Kalimantan’s Murung Raya regency. The groups’ types of activities are varied, from basic groceries supply to credit and saving service.
The company has also actively involved in the local education sector. Since 2005, it has spent as much as 742 million rupiahs through scolarship programs for approximately 550 students, from elementary to university level. It is also in cooperation with The Sampoerna Foundation in a training program for teachers and principals of the region’s elementary schools. In the health sector it initiated programs on medical and healthcare services.
The company had also invested in the region’s clean water infratructure, in the one which is built at Pande Siron village. The installation had provided clean water for the region’s surrounding villages. “We want to firstly give in as much as possible for the benefit of the local society, before we start gaining profit from our operations here,” concluded Mr. Kurniawan to our reporter.
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