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        "msgid": "pnm-provides-evidence-of-womens-empowerment-triggering-cascading-impact-1773301992",
        "date": "2026-03-12 13:55:09",
        "title": "PNM Provides Evidence of Women's Empowerment Triggering Cascading Impact",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "bisnis",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM) has demonstrated that women's empowerment in the ultra-micro sector generates cascading economic and social benefits across individual, family and community levels. Through programmes like PNM Mekaar and ULaMM, which have reached 22.9 million customers organised in approximately 909,000 women's groups across 36 provinces, PNM not only provides capital but also training and character development, fostering grassroots female leadership and economic independence.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2013 The efforts by PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM) to\nempower underprivileged women have generated impact not only on\nimproving the economic circumstances of individual customers, but also\ncreating broader social change at family and community levels.<\/p>\n<p>Women\u2019s empowerment in the ultra-micro sector is essentially a\nprocess of igniting small lanterns amid communities. These lanterns\nserve as symbols of hope and strength for women to improve the lives of\ntheir families.<\/p>\n<p>Since its establishment in 1999, PNM has committed to providing\nfinancing access and mentoring for ultra-micro entrepreneurs,\nparticularly underprivileged women. Through services such as PNM Mekaar\nand ULaMM, the company not only distributes business capital, but also\nprovides training, mentoring and character development in business\ndisciplines such as punctuality, honesty and hard work.<\/p>\n<p>To date, the PNM Mekaar programme has reached more than 22.9 million\ncustomers organised in approximately 909,000 women\u2019s groups throughout\nIndonesia. This service operates in 36 provinces, 451 regencies and\nmunicipalities, and 6,165 subdistricts, making PNM one of the largest\nfinancial inclusion drivers in the ultra-micro segment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe impact of empowerment is not merely measured by figures. Women\nwho previously struggled merely to survive now begin to act as economic\ndrivers for their families and even communities,\u201d said PNM Company\nSecretary L. Dodot Patria Ary during PNM\u2019s Iftar gathering with media\nentitled \u201cLanterns in Meaning\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Through this empowerment process, PNM has witnessed the emergence of\ngrassroots female leadership. In each Mekaar group, there is a group\nleader who drives other members. They learn to organise meetings,\nmaintain group discipline, and ensure all members develop together. This\nrole indirectly shapes female leadership at community level. Group\nleaders become not only drivers of small enterprises, but also role\nmodels who foster solidarity, mutual cooperation and economic\nindependence in their surroundings.<\/p>\n<p>This empowerment impact is strengthened by the emergence of the\nUltra-Micro Holding ecosystem that integrates PNM, BRI and Pegadaian\nservices. Through this ecosystem, customers have opportunities to\nupgrade their status through access to a broader range of financial\nservices.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pnm-provides-evidence-of-womens-empowerment-triggering-cascading-impact-1773301992",
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