WVI for Economy Development
Indonesia is rich with natural resources. But do you know that there are still many people living under the poverty line?
Wahana Visi Indonesia seeks to improve the economic welfare of the family by discovering and maximizing the potential of the region. The economic welfare of the family becomes very important because poverty is one of the causes of many problems of children in Indonesia. A child can grow maximally, receive a quality education, or get his rights (no need to work and studying) if his family has good economic welfare.
WVI strengthens the economic sector in several ways, including:
1. Agricultural Development
To establish a new marketing method which enables farm products and farmers go directly to buyers, not to other farmers.
3,592 farmers in 20145,675 farmers in 201512 operational offices assisting the farmers
2. Accumulating Saving & Credit Association (ASCA)
ASCA is a kind of savings and loan that is open to everyone, easily accessible and organized in order to build a habit of saving.
- 60 ASCA Group
- 1,214 Members
- 2,022 Billion Rupiah as total assets in 2012-2015
"I have just joined ASCA for ten months, but I already receive the benefits. I am now accustomed to saving money, and eventually, I have my own business capital. " Minarsih (38), lives in Cilincing Flat, Jakarta
3. Financial training attended by 5,999 people in 30 operational offices (2015)
4. Youth Entrepreneur (Young Entrepreneur) followed by 1,034 adolescents in North Jakarta, East Jakarta, and Surabaya. A total of 98 adolescents who participate in this program have been in business and 95 adolescents receive the AKPINDO and LP3I scholarships.
