
Better Living in Malahing
Malahing is a village in the middle of the sea in the city of Bontang which inhabited 50 heads of family, as well as the majority community Malahing doing activities as seaweed farmers and the majority Malahing community are vulnerable communities under the line Poverty so that the company sees the condition of people in Malahing need to get more attention in terms of economic progress, social and environment.
Starting from 2005 the company established Elementary school, place of worship and Posyandu for the community around the company so that in the year 2013 community there has begun to have rapid progress with some developments such as society formed Interfacing social entities to grow together, positive social togetherness takes place in Malahing to help individuals build themselves better because of caring, teaching ways to share, giving and accepting each other, The formation of 3 groups of seaweed cultivation (Sipatuo 1, Sipatuo 2 and Aram Jaya) and formed the Joint business group processed seaweed “success Mandiri” by the mothers, and a new business group of empowerment of the net plug the Nets Siranrang.
So that the impact of the Program provided by the company makes the citizens of Malahing now more advanced, more beautiful environment and economic aspects of increasing the income of farmers of seaweed and open new employment, social aspects of improved skills Aquaculture and dairy farming and togetherness in group organizations as well as environmental aspects to maintain marine and coastal ecosystems.