Author: Herawati Dewi

More Books for Students

Every month Goldteak provides funds for CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) programs, mostly used to buy story books, student encyclopedias, books on social science. The program has been implemented since 2009 and it influences well to the students, for their knowledge and life experience.

The students were very pleased with the books given by Goldteak, because they had never gone to the bookstore or to the library, because Sukabumi does not have a National Library that could be visited by the community especially school students.

Students usually take turns reading each other for every new book given. The books are for students who are still in elementary level, but the book s can be read by anyone because the books are about social knowledge.

“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free” (Frederick Douglass)

Cibening News From The Field

Dry Leaves in Drought Season

Post author By Herawati Dewi
Post date September 30, 2019
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The height of summer is in October, natural signs are very visible in Teak plantation, we can see the leaves dry and fall out, the ground is covered with dry leaves and the soil is no longer visible. Trees have bare trunks and look brownish, only branches and twigs at the top are still green. Nature makes them strong with much sun light.

During the dry season, the air smells of dry leaves and the wind blows with humid air. Not like in Spring, the air is fresh and the wind blows gently.

We need to bring a bottle of water when we check around the plantation, go up and down the hill makes us thirsty & sweaty.

The Durian tree looks healthy with flower buds clustered. Expecting strong before the rain will knock down lush fruit.

In the rainy or summer season, Goldteak plantations are well maintained and cared for, workers sweep dry leaves and clear weeds that interfere with tree growth.

“One day of rain far surpasses a whole year of drought” (Malawian proverb)

Cibening Kunjungan Lapangan

Mata Air di Kebun

Musim Kemarau datang lebih awal dan diprediksi akan lebih panjang. Simpanan air di sumur-sumur mulai berkurang banyak, dan ada beberapa yang mulai kering.

Para pekerja mencari titik-titik mata air sambil mereka membersihkan daun kering.
Perkebunan Jati akan terlihat kecoklatan karena daun-daun mengering dan berjatuhan menutupi tanah disekitar pohon Jati.

Hari terasa panjang dengan suhu yang lebih panas dari biasa, setiap pekerja selalu membawa botol minum beserta mereka ketika berkeliling kebun untuk membersihkan daun-daun kering yang menyebar di seluruh kebun.

Ada dua sumber mata air baru yang ditemukan diatas bukit, airnya tidak banyak tetapi bisa dipakai untuk memasak, selain itu ada juga satu sumur baru yang memiliki cukup banyak air.

Cibening News From The Field

Water Springs in Kebun

The Dry Season arrives earlier and is predicted to be longer. Water reserves in the wells begin to decrease, and there are some that start to dry.

Workers look for spring points as they clean dry leaves.
Teak plantations will look brown because the leaves cover the ground around the teak trees.

The day feels long with temperatures hotter than usual, each worker always carries a drinking bottle while checking around to clean the dry leaves that are spread throughout the garden.

There are two new water spring found uphill, the water is not much but can be collected for drinking and the other one is new well which has more water.

Pengembangan GoldTeak

Murid Kelas Satu

Tahun ini SD Cibeureum menerima murid baru untuk kelas satu sebanyak tujuh orang, tiga anak perempuan dan empat anak laki-laki. Umur mereka enam dan tujuh tahun. Desa Cibening tidak punya Taman Kanak-Kanak, mereka langsung belajar di Sekolah Dasar.

Tugas guru kelas satu sedikit lebih berat dibandingkan guru kelas dua, karena guru harus mengenalkan angka dan huruf diwaktu bersamaan. Belajar menulis dan menggambar adalah tantangan yang berbeda, murid-murid hanya tergantung dengan pelajaran yang diberikan oleh sekolah, biasanya orang tua hanya menemani anak-anak mereka belajar.

Sebelum mereka bersekolah di SD Cibeureum, mereka biasanya ikut dengan saudara mereka, membaca buku cerita di teras sekolah. Bagi mereka, buku cerita itu menarik, banyak cerita berbedayang bisa membuat mereka gembira. Membaca buku dan pergi ke sekolah untuk bertemu teman adalah hal yang paling menarik bagi murid-murid kelas satu.

Expanding Gold Teak

First Grade Students

This year SD Cibeureum has seven new students for grade one, three girls and four boys. They are six and seven years old. Cibening village does not have a kindergarten, they go to elementary school directly without having an experience in Kindergarten.

Teaching first grade students is a little harder than teaching second grade students, because he/she has to introduce numbers and letters at the same time while the students want to play more. Learning to write and draw is a different challenge, students only depend on the lessons given by the school, parents only accompany them to do their homework at home because although the parents are not illiterate but basically they just Primary School graduates.

Before they go to SD Cibeureum, they used to join their brothers or sisters, reading story books at the school porch. For them, story books are interesting, many different stories make them happy, reading books and going to school to meet friends are the most interesting things for them.

Bumisari News From The Field

Edu, Guardian in Bumisari Site

Post author By Herawati Dewi
Post date July 31, 2019
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It has been almost six years since Edu has worked for Goldteak plantation as a gardener, he works by himself at Kebun. He is married and has got two daughters, Siti Noerhasanah and Siti Rahmawati, with his wife, Erna, they live in the village near the plantation, every morning he goes to the plantation on foot.

The site manager, Zaini, visits Edu once a month to inspect his work and hand in his salary. As a guardian, his job is to clean dry leaves to prevent fires. In the summer there is often a fire due to a pile of dry leaves and twigs scattered. He also cleans branches that are too tight because they can reduce sunlight to the ground.

It’s hot season now,, he also ensures that there is enough space around the land to limit Goldteak’s border with someone else’ land, to avoid moving the hotspot if the next land fires.

Expanding Gold Teak

SD Cibeureum’s Teachers

There are only three teachers who teach at Cibeureum Elementary School, they have to teach for six classes or six grades. One of them is Civil Servant (PNS/Pegawai Negeri Sipil) and two are honorary staffs/teachers. The PNS teacher is Pak Asep and the honorary teachers are Ms. Nina and Mr. Heri.

Because the number of rooms are limited, every two classes are combined in one room. Mr. Dedi as Principal does not come regularly, Pak Asep as a PNS teacher always helps pak Dedi to take care of the school administration.

The dedication of the teachers in teaching is extraordinary, they always work hard to help students learn and practice school activities without complaining. There is one thing that the honorary teachers expecting that the government will appoint them as civil servants so their welfare will be better.

Cibening Kunjungan Lapangan

Manajer & Penjaga Kebun

Sampai saat ini ada 12 orang pekerja yang menjaga kebun Goldteak di desa Cibening dan seorang yang menjaga kebun Goldteak di desa Bumisari.
Semua pekerja sudah menikah dan memiliki anak-anak:

1. Zaini Lutvi & istrinya Rahmah Sobariah memiliki empat anak laki-laki, Rama, Adli, Abyan & Alvin.
2. Parid & istrinya Papa memiliki sembilan orang anak, sebagian sudah berumah tangga, yang masih tinggal dengan mereka ada tiga, Upi, Fitri & Piras.
3. Budi/Embut & istrinya Tati memiliki tiga orang anak laki-laki, Hendrik, Acep & Maulana.
4. Kusnadi & istrinya Cucu memiliki empat anak laki-laki, Lukman, Dimas, Putra & Hafis.
5. Ajat & istrinya Isam memiliki seorang anak perempuan, Rena.
6. Aji & istrinya Inang memiliki dua orang anak, Ela& Ega.
7. Ater & istrinya Anis memiliki dua orang anak, Dadan & Seni& Yanti.
8. Maman & istrinya Yati memiliki hanya seorang anak perempuan, Susi.
9. Kudil/Deni & istrinya Elas memiliki satu orang anak perempuan, Tina.
10. Caci & istrinya Iis memiliki empat orang anak, Aryandi, Lisna, Sela & Seli.
11. Bana & istrinya Sopi memiliki seorang anak perempuan, Nabila.
12. Sidem/Beben & istrinya Lati memiliki dua orang anak, Rita & Akbar.
13. Deni Haryadi & istrinya Neng Rosdiana memiliki dua anak perempuan, Dini, Delita & Agis.

(gambar sesuai urutan)

Cibening News From The Field

Manager & Guardians in Cibening Site

Post author By Herawati Dewi
Post date June 30, 2019
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Until now there are 12 workers who are guarding the Goldteak plantation in Cibening village and one who is guarding in Bumisari village. All workers are married and have children:

1. Zaini Lutvi & his wife Rahmah Sobariah have four sons; Rama, Adli, Abyan & Alvin.
2. Parid & his wife Papa have nine children, some are married, three of whom still live with them, Upi, Fitri & Piras.
3. Budi/Embut & his wife Tati have three sons, Hendrik, Acep & Maulana.
4. Kusnadi & his wife Cucu have four sons; Lukman, Dimas, Putra & Hafis.
5. Ajat & his wife Isam have one daughter, Rena.
6. Aji & his wife Inang have two children, Ela& Ega.
7. Ater & his wife Anis have two children, Dadan, Seni & Yanti.
8. Maman & his wife Yati have only a daughter, Susi.
9. Kudil/Deni & his wife Elas have one daughter, Tina.
10. Caci & his wife Iis have four children, Aryandi, Lisna, Sela & Seli.
11. Bana & his wife Sopi have one daughter, Nabila.
12. Sidem/Beben & his wife Lati have two children, Rita & Akbar.
13. Deni Haryadi & his wife Neng Rosdiana have two daughters, Dini, Delita & Agis.

(pictures based on list)