Astra’s Desa Sejahtera Supports Decent Housing in Garut

Astra has conducted a key handover ceremony for decent housing units (RLH) and launched EcoBiz at Desa Sejahtera Astra in Pakenjeng District, Garut Regency, West Java, on Thursday (28 May 2026). The event forms part of Astra’s commitment to delivering sustainable social contributions through the development of decent housing and strengthening the local entrepreneurship ecosystem. Attendees included the Director of Housing and Settlement Financing System Development at the Ministry of Public Works and Housing (PKP) RI, R. Haryo Bekti Martoyoedo; Garut Regent Abdusy Syakur Amin; Secretary of the West Java Provincial Housing and Settlement Agency, Isma Andini Prihati; Head of the Agromaritime Development and Innopreneurship Acceleration Agency at IPB, Handian Purwawangsa; Astra’s Chief of Corporate Affairs, Boy Kelana Soebroto; and Chairman of the Astra Foundation - Dharma Bhakti Astra Foundation, Rahmat Samulo. During the event, Astra symbolically handed over house keys to beneficiaries of the decent housing program and broke ground for new homes for the community under the Desa Sejahtera Astra program in Garut. ‘Astra’s decent housing program is part of the company’s commitment to improving community quality of life through safer, healthier, and more comfortable housing. Astra hopes each house built becomes a space for dreams, hopes, and togetherness, while delivering tangible benefits for today’s society and Indonesia’s future,’ said Astra’s Chief of Corporate Affairs, Boy Kelana Soebroto. In 2025, Astra supported the construction of decent housing for carbon forest farmers in the Desa Sejahtera Astra area. To date, 250 decent housing units have been built, comprising 165 in Banyumas Regency and 85 in Garut Regency. The handover in Garut covered four villages: Telaga Wangi, Marga Mulya, Jayamekar, and Cikandang. As part of strengthening the local economic ecosystem, Astra launched EcoBiz Desa Sejahtera Astra Garut, an integrated coffee processing hub connecting farmers, cooperatives, and buyers. The initiative involves approximately 3,000 farmers across over 1,500 hectares of land, with production capacity reaching hundreds of tons of green coffee beans. EcoBiz will serve as a learning centre, educational tourism site, and platform for cross-sector collaboration. Astra’s Desa Sejahtera program in Garut currently covers 10 partner villages integrated with carbon forest and decent housing initiatives. Through the programme, Astra has reached over 4,000 residents, boosted local incomes by 328%, and created new employment opportunities. The programme’s coffee products have also successfully entered European export markets.