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INDOFOOD AGRI RESOURCES LTD
SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2014
CLEFT LIP SURGERIES
Cleft lip is a common medical condition affecting many
children in Indonesia. A lot of families are too poor to pay
for a simple operation that can transform their children’s
lives. As our children are the future of Indonesia, IndoAgri
has decided to fully sponsor the cleft lip surgeries for
at least 1,000 children in Indonesia. Parents or legal
guardians of these children can approach the estate
management or contact Reni (+6282111018729) or
Dina (+6281219678831) for assistance. The public
is encouraged to share the programme with the
parents and legal guardians of children with cleft
palates. Details of the programme are available at
.
ENCOURAGING ENTERPRISE
IndoAgri operates 20 Rumah Pintar, or smart houses, in
our oil palm plantations in North Sumatra, Riau, South
Sumatra, West Kalimantan, East Kalimantan and South
Sulawesi. Each smart house has a craft centre that
also serves as a community centre for the locals. It is
a place where the locals can come together to sell their
homemade products and learn new skills.
One of the crafts taught at the Rumah Pintar is the
weaving of palm sticks into useful household items, like
baskets, plates, lamp shades and brooms, which are
popular with the locals. To improve the quality of the
handicrafts, the centre engaged craft artisans to teach
the students new techniques and popular designs.
In 2014, we received the Adicipta Lokatara Madya Award
from the United Indonesian Cabinet Wives Solidarity
(SIKIB) in recognition of our efforts to empower the local
community at the smart houses.
THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL SMILE
Dara was born on 24 December 2013, just an
hour shy of becoming a Christmas baby. She
was welcomed into this world by midwife Neneh
Kuswati.
The experienced midwife, who had delivered
countless babies over 35 years, immediately
noticed that Dara was special. The baby was
born with a cleft lip. When the newborn was
subsequently abandoned by her parents, Neneh
decided to care for Dara and raise the baby as
her own legally adopted daughter.
Neneh’s selfless act inspired IndoAgri to step
forward to help out the family. We approached
the Sumber Waras Hospital in Jakarta to perform
a cleft lip surgery on Dara so that she could grow
up into a confident and healthy young girl.
A two
-
stage operation was performed on Dara.
The first step was to repair the cleft lip, and later
at one
-
and
-
a
-
half years old, she will undergo
the second stage to correct the oral cavity. The
two
-
hour surgery was successful and brought a
bright smile to both Dara and her new mother’s
faces as they eagerly await the second operation
in 2015.
Dara’s surgery was part of the IndoAgri Sehati
Cleft Lip Programme that was established in
mid 2014. The operation was performed by
Dr Arend Ponggawa, Sp.B, Sp.BP-RE, an aesthetic
plastic surgeon and our consulting doctor for this
programme.
