PALMOILMAGAZINE, JAKARTA – This year, the Musim Mas Group, an integrated palm oil plantation company, initiated the Training-of-Trainers (ToT) for the Nutrition and Health Training Cadres – Women Smallholders Program. Specifically designed for female smallholders and the wives of smallholders previously enrolled in the Women Smallholders Program, the aim was to empower them as trainers within their communities. This initiative is part of Musim Mas’ commitment to enhancing the livelihoods of independent smallholders.
The training took place from January 9 to 11, 2024, in Pekanbaru, Riau Province. Thirty carefully selected participants from the Districts of Pelalawan, Rokan Hilir, and Rokan Hulu attended. Participants were chosen based on their involvement in the Women Smallholders Program and their dedication to adopting a healthy lifestyle.
These trained cadres will subsequently conduct training sessions for female smallholders and the wives of smallholders within associations established by Musim Mas, collaborating with local communities under the guidance of the Musim Mas field team.
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According to Project Leader Women Smallholders Program – Musim Mas, Linda Wati, the female’s roles in plantations particularly palm oil, would significantly deliver impacts. They are in charge on not only the domestic work but also play their roles in plantation cultivation and social activity in the society.
“After successfully delivering training for more than 500 female smallholders and smallholders’ wives in the first Women Smallholders Program last year, we would make the program sustainably and deliver impacts for others,” she said, as in the official statement to Palmoilmagazine.com , Friday (26/1/2024).
The trainer cadres got real advantages from healthy life style they do. This would be the motivation for them to share knowledge and insight for other female in their communities.
One participant, Rizka from District of Pelalawan said that she wants to be trainer cadre that cares about the other female to realize healthy life style. “By joining nutrition trainings and family health that Musim Mas conducted, I got better changes in my family,” Rizka said.
The program was also supported by academy from Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU). The training-of-trainers were trained by Dr. Fotarisman Zaluchu, S.K.M, M.P.H, and Dr. Putri C. Eyanoer, MS.Epi, Ph.D. They had training support tools, such as, properties, games, modules, and health calendars.
Dr. Fotarisman Zaluchu said that the initiatives of Musim Mas to change female in palm oil was very inspirational by presenting trainings-of-trainers.
This year, Musim Mas planned to continue Women Smallholders program by focusing on nutrient training and family health, develop new training modules, including financial literacy and housing business chance to empower female smallholders in wider aspects. (T2)
