Family-Based School: Contextualizing Parenting & Keeping Children Healthy in the New Normal

Family-Based School: Contextualizing Parenting & Keeping Children Healthy in the New Normal

JAKARTA: Astra today held a webinar on family-based education themed “Contextualizing Parenting & Keeping Children Healthy in the New Normal” in collaboration with other parties, among others the Ministry of Women Empowerment and Children Protection, the Executive Office of the President of Indonesia, and the Organization for the Solidarity to Advance Indonesia Ministerial Cabinet (OASE).

The virtual event celebrated National Children’s Day on July 23, 2020. The Indonesian Pediatric Society and the Association of Indonesian Early Childhood Education Teachers and Education Personnel (HIMPAUDI) also took part in the webinar.

Moeldoko, Chairpersons of the President’s Executive Office, and Erni Guntarti Tjahjo Kumolo and OASE, respectively, attended the webinar alongside around 1,000 participants from all corners of Indonesia, including Aceh, North Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, West Papua, and East Nusa Tenggara Timur.

“Children are the investment of a nation’s future. As the future generation, children determine the quality of a nation. With adequate nutrition and good education, our children will be able to realize their aspirations,” said Moeldoko in his opening remarks in the webinar.

Moeldoko added that the government has prepared a variety of health, environment, education, and protection instruments to create an enabling environment for growth for children. Multi-stakeholder collaboration is crucial in this environment – the government, private sector, parents, and the public play equally important roles.

“Astra is aware that the company’s growth also depends on the growth of society. Therefore, Astra has always been strongly committed to social empowerment through our sustainable social contribution programs,” said Chief of Corporate Affairs Astra Riza Deliansyah.

During the webinar, Astra encouraged all participants to partake in the efforts of realizing the golden Indonesia 2045, as a superior, advanced, and competitive nation.

As part of the National Children’s Day commemoration, Astra held a virtual coloring competition from July 6 to 15, 2020, participated by 450 children. The competition aimed to raise awareness on children’s health in the new normal era, encompassing clinical and mental health, parenting, and children’s character building.

Astra’s spirit in celebrating the National Children’s Day is aligned with the mission of prosper with the nation.

For further information, please contact:

Boy Kelana Soebroto

Head of Corporate Communications

PT Astra International Tbk

Ph. 021-508-43-888

About Astra:

PT Astra International Tbk was established in 1957 in Jakarta as a general trading company under the name Astra International Inc. In 1990, for the purpose of the company’s initial public offering (IPO), the name of the company changed to PT Astra International Tbk, followed by listing its shares on the Indonesia Stock Exchange under the ticker code ASII.

Astra has developed its business by implementing a business model based on synergies and diversification within seven business segments, consisting of: 1) Automotive, 2) Financial Services, 3) Heavy Equipment, Mining, Construction & Energy, 4) Agribusiness, 5) Infrastructure and Logistics, 6) Information Technology and 7) Property.

Astra conducts business operations in all parts of Indonesia under the management of more than 235 subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates companies, and was supported by more than 194.359 employees, as of June 2020.

As one of the largest national business groups today, Astra has built a strong reputation through offering a range of quality products and services, taking into account the implementation of good corporate governance and environmental governance. Astra always aspires to be the pride of the nation that participates in efforts to improve the welfare of the Indonesian people.

Therefore, Astra's business activities strive to apply a balanced mix in the commercial aspects of business and non-business contributions through 9 foundations and a variety of sustainable social responsibility programmes Astra Untuk Indonesia Sehat, Astra Untuk Indonesia Cerdas, Astra Untuk Indonesia Hijau and Astra Untuk Indonesia Kreatif.

Astra initiated the Semangat Astra Terpadu Untuk (SATU) Indonesia Awards programme, which has entered a decade this year, and has given recognition awards to 305 young Indonesians, consisting of 59 national level recipients and 246 provincial level recipients in the fields of Health, Education, the Environment, Entrepreneurship and Technology, which are integrated with Astra’s wide range of community activities through 87 Kampung Berseri Astra and 645 Desa Sejahtera Astra initiated in 34 provinces throughout Indonesia.

For further information, please visit www.astra.co.id & www.satu-indonesia.com, and follow Astra through Instagram (@SATU_Indonesia), Youtube (SATU Indonesia), Facebook (Semangat Astra Terpadu) and Twitter (@SATU_Indonesia).