Every child has the right to get proper education, whenever they live. We are committed to eradicate Indonesian children who illiterate, we implement the commitment into a few of education program in our site concession with build school. The last 17th of July was an inauguration of TK & SD Kukumid, that was the third school built by the company and always welcome to all of children surrounding community. Two previous school are TK & SD LOO BIA dan TK & SD ISAU has been operating with capacity more than 500 students.
This inauguration was attended by secretary of Department Education and Culture Merauke, head of DPMPTSP Merauke and local NGO Yasanto (Yayasan Santo Antonius). Kukumid school has 6 class for elementary and 2 class for kindergarten, full furnished desk, chair, completed by clean toilet, library room and playground. Other then that we provide supporting facilities such as school bus who can get the students safely.
During 2019 PT BIA has given scholarship to total 94 students from Kindergarten to University and other donation such as music equipment, drum band and others. All the education program are our effort to reach UN SDG Indicator 4 (Quality Education)