UNDIP PSDKU Batang Receives a Visit from PUPUK (Indonesian UMKM Development Organization)

 The PUPUK organization (Association for the Improvement of Small Businesses) Tuesday 19 September 2023 visited UNDIP PSDKU Batang. PUPUK is a non-profit, independent and non-political organization that positions itself as an organization that operates in the field of development. Small business. PUPUK was founded to answer the need for integrated UK development activities in all economic lines. The initial establishment of PUPUK was through the Small Industry Improvement program, PIK-KADIN West Java, which began in 1979. Following the birth of KELOMPENCAPIR which was a farmer development program in the New Order era, PUPUK was established for the development of small businesses. Ropinov Saputro, S.E., M.M. Vocational School lecturer Homebase PSDKU Batang, welcomed the visit of 2 small business assistants with the theme of Social Forestry from PUPUK, namely Nurhasanah and Muhamad Dopir. In its presentation, PUPUK explained its track record of assisting small businesses, which has been implemented for decades.

Tahun 2023 ini, melalui kerja sama dengan Kemendagri, PUPUK memperoleh CSR dari Ford Foundation yang digunakan untuk pendampingan dengan tema “Perhutanan Sosial” di 3 provinsi salah satunya adalah provinsi Jawa Tengah di Kabupaten Batang. PUPUK juga menjelaskan Kabupaten Batang merupakan daerah pertama di pulau Jawa yang menjadi kelolaan PUPUK. Selain Ford Foundation, di tahun 2023 ini, pengembangan PUPUK di salah satu desa di Kabupaten Batang yaitu Desa Tombo, mendapatkan dukungan CSR dari PLTU Kabupaten Batang.

Providing assistance to the community requires a lot of collaboration with various parties. This assistance was carried out to form the competence of the Social Forestry Business Group (KUPS) in 3 villages, namely Tombo Village, Silurah Village, and Islamic Boarding School Village, Batang Regency. PUPUK has collaborated with various related parties, apart from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ford Foundation, and PLTU, PSDKU has also collaborated with Perhutani Region IV Forestry Service Branch and BPSJ (Jamu Saintification Service Center) Pekalongan City. Now, PUPUK intends to collaborate with Diponegoro University academics, especially at UNDIP PSDKU Batang, to build the competence of the assisted groups, which is ultimately expected to improve the economy of the assisted groups.

Ropinov Saputro, S.E., M.M. menyatakan bahwa UNDIP PSDKU Batang siap berkolaborasi dengan PUPUK untuk mengembangkan kelompok-kelompok usaha tersebut. Dukungan yang dapat dikolaborasikan adalah pengajaran bidang tertentu demi meningkatkan kompetensi, dan juga penggunaan fasilitas infrastruktur, seperti ruang kelas dan laboratorium. “Tentunya kerja sama ini harus diawali dengan MOU dan/atau perjanjian kerja sama, dimana salah satu poin perjanjian yang bersifat wajib adalah, pendampingan ini menjadi media pembelajaran bagi mahasiswa UNDIP. Media pembelajaran ini lebih spesifiknya dalam bentuk magang maupun penelitian/pengambilan data. Dengan begini, setiap kegiatan dosen/akademisi di luar kampus akan selalu menjadi kegiatan mahasiswa di luar kampus, sesuai konsep Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka”. Tutup Ropinov. (rpv)