Spreading Healthy Smiles through the 13th SATU Indonesia Awards 2022

Spreading Healthy Smiles through the 13th SATU Indonesia Awards 2022

JAKARTA: There is a saying, “Experience is the best teacher”, which means people always learn from their experiences, both good and bad.

The phrase best describes the lives of two young people, Rahmad Maulizar and Jessica Mila. Rahmad is a recipient of the 2021 Semangat Astra Terpadu Untuk (SATU) Indonesia Awards from the health category, while Jessica is an artist and a film actress. Both Rahmad and Jessica learned from their pasts and decided to make a difference in their communities.

Through the event Inspiranation with the 13th SATU Indonesia Awards 2022, “Get Healthy Together Through Youth Innovation”, held virtually (15/4) with host Tarra Budiman, Rahmad shared his journey to give smiles to children with clefts in his hometown.

Rahmad himself had a cleft lip for 18 years before receiving free surgery in 2011. His newfound perfect smile gave him new hope in life. With Smile Train Indonesia, Rahmad dedicates himself to helping children get surgery to treat their clefts at Malahayati Hospital Banda Aceh so they too can smile again.

“After I knew how it felt to have a perfect smile, I wanted to give the same thing to people with cleft lip and cleft palate in Aceh,” said Rahmad about his current purpose in life.

Besides Rahmad, model and actress Jessica Mila also shared her story of supporting children with cancer through the #AnakKankerBisaSembuh campaign. Seeing her younger cousin did not receive the best treatment for their lymph node cancer, she felt compelled to help children with cancer get the attention and support they need.

Also present at the event as a speaker was Prof. Nila Moeloek, a lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia and a jury of the 13th SATU Indonesia Awards 2022. She hoped that Indonesia’s younger generation continue creating useful health innovations and making them accessible to everyone to improve the quality of Indonesian people.

“Let’s use this momentum to generate ideas for the betterment of society. Together we are stronger, and building the quality of our human capital starts with health,” said Prof. Nila Moeloek.

Bring Thousands of Children New Smiles and Hopes

Tasked with finding and providing assistance for patients with untreated cleft lip and cleft palate, Rahmad Maulizar is a social worker who gives new smiles and hopes to children with clefts in Aceh.

He enthusiastically drives a minibus to villages across Aceh Province to find underprivileged children with similar conditions he had before. He tirelessly encourages patients and their families to visit the hospital and receive free cleft surgeries from Smile Train Indonesia.

The persistence of the 1993-born man has paid off. As of mid-2019, Rahmad had helped more than 3,200 cleft lip and cleft palate patients get free treatments that changed their lives. According to Smile Train Indonesia’s records, an average of 40 patients every month were operated on by Dr. M. Jailani, SpBP-RE (K), Smile Train Indonesia’s plastic surgeon partner in Aceh Province. The number of beneficiaries significantly increased after Rahmad joined Smile Train Indonesia as a volunteer.

As a recipient of SATU Indonesia Awards from the health category, Rahmad is determined to bring more smiles to children with clefts in Aceh. He also believes that helping others in need is an obligation he is happy to fulfill.

SATU Indonesia Awards comes back this year to search for Indonesian young people who contribute to the community. Astra will present the awards to five young individuals and one group for their efforts in the five fields of Health, Education, Environment, Entrepreneurship, and Technology.

There will be awards for winners at the national and provincial levels. Each award recipient at the national level will receive an activity grant of Rp65 million and coaching support.

For more information and registration, please visit www.satu-indonesia.com. Registration is open until August 9, 2022.

Rahmad Maulizar’s spirit of giving smiles to children with clefts is in line with the Sustainable Development Goals and Astra’s mission to 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 divisions: 1) Automotive, 2) Financial Services, 3) Heavy Equipment, Mining, Construction & Energy, 4) Agribusiness, 5) Infrastructure and Logistics, 6) Information Technology and 7) Property.

Astra Group conducts business operations in all parts of Indonesia under the management of more than 240 companies, including subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, and was supported by more than 188,000 employees, as of December 2021.

As one of the largest national business groups in Indonesia today, Astra has built a strong reputation through offering a range of quality products and services, taking into account the implementation of good corporate 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.

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, namely 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 its eleventh year, and has given recognition awards to 493 young Indonesians, consisting of 81 national level recipients and 412 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 133 Kampung Berseri Astra and 930 Desa Sejahtera Astra initiatives 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).