Putera Sampoerna Foundation

Change we need in mankind

In support of the Ministry of National Education’s initiative “Sekolah Bertaraf Internasional”, secondary or high school education through Sampoerna Academy.
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PSF as a Social Business

The Putera Sampoerna Foundation is far more than a charitable organization. It began in 2001 by offering scholarships to academically gifted students from the most disadvantaged families in Indonesia, and has distributed more than 34,000 scholarships since.
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First World vs Emerging - Attitude

My last posting titled “Indonesia: A History of Missed Opportunities?” discusses an interesting observation on why as a country we are rich, but as a people we are still poor, through the lens of institutional economics...

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First World vs Emerging - Attitude

My last posting titled “Indonesia: A History of Missed Opportunities?” discusses an interesting observation on why as a country we are rich, but as a people we are still poor, through the lens of institutional economics...

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PSF as a Social Business

The Putera Sampoerna Foundation is far more than a charitable organization. It began in 2001 by offering scholarships to academically gifted students from the most disadvantaged families in Indonesia, and has distributed more than 34,000 scholarships since.

Find out more >>

Change we need in mankind

In support of the Ministry of National Education’s initiative “Sekolah Bertaraf Internasional”, secondary or high school education through Sampoerna Academy.

Find out more >>

Education

education

Education is a luxury for many of Indonesia’s 230 million people. Each year 1.5 million young people are unable to continue their education due to financial difficulties, and only 18 percent of those who graduate from high school have the means to pursue higher education, according to the Ministry of Education in 2009. The education sector also is critically under-funded

Women's Empowerment

women's empowerment

Indonesia ranked 94^th out of 157 countries in the United Nations Development Program’s Gender Empowerment Index as of 2009. Indonesian women lack the same access to education as men, and suffer from wage discrimination. Meanwhile, Indonesia’s mortality rate among mothers is one of the highest in ASEAN, with 10,200 mothers dying each year

Entrepreneurship

entrepreneurship

The creativity, resourcefulness and innovativeness of the Indonesian people makes the country fertile ground for entrepreneurship. Based on Ministry of Cooperative and Small and Medium Enterprises, 2009, Small to medium-sized enterprises in Indonesia account for more than 90 percent of all jobs outside the agricultural

Disaster Relief

disaster relief

Indonesia’s location on the Pacific “ring of fire” makes it prone to natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions. The Putera Sampoerna Foundation was one of the first organizations to arrive in Aceh province after the 2004 tsunami to provide tents, supplies and equipment so schools could continue to operate.