DDHK News, Indonesia - A group of women micro-entrepreneurs in Eretan Kulon and Eretan Wetan villages attended entrepreneurship training at the Hasanudin Jeretan Kulon Foundation School, Kandanghaur District, Indramayu, Tuesday (10/3).
The training is part of the Women Entrepreneur (PERWIRA) program from the Independent Society (MM) Dompet Dhuafa.
PERWIRA program has been running for eight months. A total of 76 business actors have joined as partners. The majority of partner businesses are fish sellers and fish processors, such as anchovies, jambal salted fish and rebon.
PERWIRA aims to increase income and change the way partners think. The reason is, their average business is relatively small, it hasn't changed from before. The focus program provides skills and motivation so that they are more creative and more motivated to develop their business not only to become and sell well but also to compete with factory-made products.
"This training is only one part, after this there will be more further trainings. That's why mothers have to be enthusiastic, we hope from the Independent Society Dompet Dhuafa after this training mother added more motivation, added enthusiasm for business and increased income, "said Leni Marlina, MM Program Supervisor. Dompet Dhuafa.
The training presented Zainal Abidin, Director of the Social Entrepreneur Academy Dompet Dhuafa. Bag Jay, as Zainal is familiarly called, delivered material about "even monkeys can make money".
"With this assistance and training, I am excited to do even better to increase my income and economy," said Liya, one of the participants.
Another benefit of this training is also to teach them to be able to prepare for the future, one of which is by saving money. (Dompetdhuafa.org). *
