REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA \u2013 The Inotek Foundation, together with the\nIndonesia Setara Foundation (YIS) and the Kebumen Regency Government,\nheld the Golden Village Programme 2025 at the Lajer Village Hall,\nKademangan Hamlet, Ambal, Kebumen Regency, Central Java. The event,\nattended by dozens of residents, included workshops on spinning raw\nmaterials from banana fronds to weaving them into handicrafts.<\/p>\n
During the session, Siswanto, a successful entrepreneur in\nhandicrafts made from banana frond materials, was present. This civil\nservant from Alian Sub-district, Kebumen, demonstrated that banana frond\nwaste has high economic value. Amid his busy schedule, Siswanto manages\na side business as a coordinator and collector of dried banana frond raw\nmaterials.<\/p>\n
In the motivational session, he shared his inspiring story of\nstarting the banana frond handicraft business and achieving additional\nincome surpassing Kebumen\u2019s UMR. These profits now support his daily\nneeds and his children\u2019s education costs.<\/p>\n
Following the sharing session, the activities continued with a\nWorkshop on Cost of Goods Sold Calculation and Financial Management.\nThis was followed by a Workshop on Photography and AI Optimisation for\nProducing Professional Product Photos, as well as a Workshop on Social\nMedia Optimisation for Marketing.<\/p>\n
YIS Founder, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, explained that the event is a\ncontinuation of the practice of spinning banana frond fibres. The\nworkshop materials cover the introduction to raw materials, techniques\nfor cutting dried fronds, to procedures for using spinning tools.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/golden-village-programme-2025-turning-waste-into-profit-1776174649", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }