Masarang Foundation http://masarang.or.id/, or Yayasan Masarang in Indonesian language, is an Indonesian non-profit organization. One of its programs, The Masarang Palm Sugar Factory, succeeded as one of the finalists of The World Challenge

The World Challenge

The World Challenge is a competition that was first hosted in 2005 by BBC and sponsored by Newsweek and Shell. It accepts projects from around the world that deal with social, environmental and community issues and uses business methods to try to improve upon those issues in the world.- The 2005...

 in 2007 http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk/html/project07_steaming.html.

History

Masarang Foundation was established on January 17, 2001, by Notary Act No. 175, and since January 22 nd, 2001, officially registered with the department of Justice in Tondano with registration number 02/YS/2001/PN.TDO. Masarang is based in Tomohon

Tomohon

Tomohon is a city in Sulawesi in Indonesia. It is a new city in the province of North Sulawesi , Indonesia. Initially, Tomohon was a part of the Minahasa regency in North Sulawesi. There was a time when the inhabitants felt the necessity of upgrading the status of their residence into an autonomic...

, North Sulawesi

North Sulawesi

North Sulawesi is a province of Indonesia. It is on the island of Sulawesi, and borders the province of Gorontalo to the west . The islands of Sangihe and Talaud form the northern part of the province, which border Davao del Sur in the Philippines.The capital and largest city in North Sulawesi is...

, Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

. With the motto "People, Planet, Profit", Masarang aims to achieve its goal to save the environment through the active role of the local people.

The Masarang Palm Sugar Factory

Masarang Foundation has several programs, including scholarships, palm farmer groups, although the foundation is most notably for the Masarang Palm Sugar Factory program, that uses waste steam from the power plant to heat the sugar palm sap http://www.pertamina.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2990&Itemid=675. The resulting high-quality product is now being successfully exported - with all profits going direct to the farmer's cooperative http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk/html/project07_steaming.html. The Masarang Palm Sugar Factory started its production after opening by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono AC , is an Indonesian politician and retired Army general officer who has been President of Indonesia since 2004....

in 14 January 2007 http://www.tomohononline.com/brt_kt_aren.htmhttp://www.presidensby.info/index.php/pidato/2007/01/14/576.htmlhttp://www.indonesia.go.id/id/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3156&Itemid=701.

External links

• http://masarang.or.id/
• http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk/html/otherpast2007.html
• http://www.ntt-online.org/2007/07/09/pemkab-endus-pengidap-hivaids/?p=4342
• http://www.pertamina.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2990&Itemid=675
• http://www.tomohononline.com/brt_kt_aren.htm
• http://www.presidensby.info/index.php/pidato/2007/01/14/576.html
• http://www.indonesia.go.id/id/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3156&Itemid=701
• http://www.sinarharapan.co.id/berita/0612/11/nus03.html

• http://www.kapanlagi.com/h/0000069527.html
• http://www.menkokesra.go.id/content/view/2625/39/
• http://www.endonesia.com/mod.php?mod=publisher&op=printarticle&artid=1010
• http://www.sinarharapan.co.id/berita/0612/04/nus02.html
• http://www.endonesia.com/mod.php?mod=publisher&op=viewarticle&cid=5&artid=1010
• http://www.ristek.go.id/index.php?mod=News&conf=v&id=1757
• http://triagrosukses.blogspot.com/
• http://worldwidebrotherhood.com/english/environment/
• http://www.dprdkutaikartanegara.go.id/bacawarta.php?id=787
• http://matheosmessakh.blogspot.com/2007/09/indonesia-palm-sugar-can-sweeten.html
• http://climatecrisis--whatdidyoudotoday.blogspot.com/
• http://jejakelana.blog.com/
• http://www.presidenri.go.id/index.php/galeri/album/2007/01/14/thumb/detail/455/2752/
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworld/worldstories/pressreleases/2007/06_june/world_challenge.shtml
• http://flickr.com/photos/26366492@N04/