• Attains IDR 215 Billion Asset
• The best National Rural Bank

Tanaoba Lais Manekat GMIT Rural Bank is a business unit established and developed by TLM-GMIT Foundation to serve clients’ need of small and medium enteIDRrise capital loan to increase congregation and society’s welfare.

BPR TLM has been established by TLM Foundation since 1 February 2008, as a media of congregation’s economy empowerment. It is located in Ahmad Yani Street No. 43, Oeba village, Kelapa Lima sub-district, Municipal of Kupang, Province of East Nusa Tenggara. It has 1 branch office in Baubau, Kupang Regency and 1 cashier office in Naikoten, Kupang Municipal.

Executive director of TLM Bank, Robert Fanggidae, through its secretary explained that in its development, the bank has undergone significant growth, especially asset growth. By 31 December 2017, the bank has successfully achieved IDR. 215 Billion, while total of disbursed credit is IDR 189 Billion, saving is IDR 53 billion, Deposit is IDR 136 billion, capital deposit is IDR 12 billion, profit is 4.9 billion, NPL is 2,38% with total client 12,458 people. This number will keep increasing.

Robert who familiarly called Pak Bobi said that TLM Rural Bank since its establishment until now has been implementing a good management and service, so since year of 2011 to 2017, it is successfully predicated as of one of the best National Rural Bank for seven times in a row  with “VERY GOOD” from INFO BANK  magazine. This achievement need to be appreciated to make it as a motivation for TLM Rural Bank Management in serving society.

To maintain the achievement, TLM Rural Bank keeps working on improvement and innovation to improve service, to adjust with market competition that gets higher over time. For that matter, TLM Rural Bank plans to be more enterprising in enhancing its credit quality, adding deposit capital and improving human resources quality. “We are doing all of these because transformation is a must, not a choice. The enhancement of human resources quality is a priority”. Said Robert.

TLM Rural Bank has created work field for 84 staff who work every business hour serving the society. They are recruited from various education backgrounds and then being well trained about their job desk to make them professional in serving congregation and society. This is one of institution contribution in providing employment that can decrease unemployment rate in Province of NTT

While about credit improvement provided, what has been running becomes TLM Bank success indicator in general. TLM Rural Bank works hard, scrutinizes market opportunity, and innovates in designing its products such suppress loan interest to 0,83% flat per month, raise interest rate of future saving/deposit to 8,75 so it can compete in society.

TLM Bank Credit Director, Yeremia Nappoe in a meeting in his room explained that for this month (March), TLM Bank give promo of consumptive loan for civil servants, they have opportunity to access the loan with simple requirements and fast process.

“We give them competitive interest (0,83% per month) with a fast process, maximal 1 day for disbursement. They just  need to complete administrative requirements, civil servant decree letter as warranty, while  private company employees have to provide additional warranty like land certificate or BPKB (certificate of vehicles ownership). We can take over clients’ loan for those who already have loan in other microfinance company if they could fulfill the requirements. Loan time period starts from 5 to 20 years; depend of their remaining work time as civil servants.” Explained Yerry.

Futhermore, Yerry stated that everyone can be TLM Bank client, whether saving or loan client as long as they can fulfill applicable terms and conditions. This is a chance; it depends on whoever wants to take it.

“Aside from to uplift TLM BANK quality service to the society the puIDRose of this consumptive credit offering for society is to stimulate weary market share in this early year to increase our credit and debit growth” He said.

As one of TLM Rural Bank leaders, Yerry hopes that in the future, they can succeed TLM Banks as a bank that more advanced and have better quality in serving, especially the quality of human resources, strong management and better credit quality with all TLM stakeholders.

Training on how to make (Competency Village Regulation)

In Amarasi sub-district office, TLM Foundation with its Transformation division conducted socialization and training on village authority according to Village Law Number 6, Year 2014 for village heads, BPD (Village Deliberation Agency), village experts and village counselors of Amarasi sub-districts, Kupang Regency, they are 8 villages with 18 participants that participated in the training.

Training took place in 6 March 2018, consists of 3 sessions, they are; material presentation, discussion and practice of making PerDes (village regulation) guided by TLM foundation trainers. The training is the follow up of FORKOMDES Regency level implemented in Kupang Regency in November of 2017 with FORKOMDES members in Kupang Regency as targets. ”we started with Amarasi sub-district, from West Amarasi to East Amarasi this week with a purpose that village heads, BPD, village officials and village community to have awareness of their power so they can have initiative start arrange and determine PerDes Kewenangan Desa (Competency Village Regulation)”, explain Freand Teddy Neno, the main spokesperson in the training.

Rozali Hussein, CEO of YTLM also attended the opening of the training, stated that this activity comes from desire of the heart to serve those who work for village government. “village development is the authority of village according to President Jokowi’s mandate that slogan “building village” has changed into “village that builds”, for that reason, village has to have enough knowledge to fulfill the slogan”. Rozali added, “to improve the economy welfare of village community, village has to try to increase its income through BUMDES development,” explained Rozali in his welcome speech.

In that opportunity, Sub-district head of Amarasi, Alexander O. Matte expressed his gratitude to YTLM which has contributed in helping government, especially village government in Amarasi sub-district area. The obstacles they have been facing for all this time is the lack of knowledge of village heads and village apparatus on village law causes desynchronized in implementing law and other authorities among village heads and regional government.

“The training conducted by TLM is not incidental, it is the plan of God. We need to be thankful and supportive. This is really great and helpful for sub-district government, particularly village government. We hope that this training is the beginning introduction and an entrance, not an exit, so in the future we will still have a good cooperation and regular communication with TLM to help us”, said Alexander.

in the sideline of the training, one of participants, Nelson F. Boemau, village head of Oesena said that he is so happy and appreciates the training because it is really usefyl for them as the leaders of village community. “ we are of course so glad with this kind of training because it wakes our awareness of our rights and power as the leader in village in contriving PerDes Kewenangan, our human resource has not been maximized yet and it causes the lack of understanding on what we need to do. So with this training, we can cooperate well with village apparatus, BPD and sub-village official to implement applicable mandate of law.”

Similar training will also be conducted in East Amarasi sub-district on  8 March  2018 and will be ended in West Amarasi sub-district on 9 March 2018. Total of village that involved in the training for one week is 19 of 3 sub-districts that invited by YTLM. YTLM with the village heads is planning to conduct a follow up activity in upcoming May with BUMDES determination.

YTLM-GMIT has conducted training and mentoring on Village Law Number 6 implementation in 4 regencies of NTT, they are Rote Ndao, TTS (South Central Timor), East Sumba and Kupang since Mei 2017. This is a contribution of YTLM as a Non Governmental Organization to government and NTT community in improving the welfare started from village.

The location of productive garden is 400m lower that water source. So, to irrigate water from source to the garden, TLM foundation and productive garden members use gravitate system. TLM provides pipe (HDPE) and several water tanks in garden area. This system will save operational fee.

Materials and tools provided by TLM are:

1.Pipes

2.Pipe accessories

3.Water tanks material.

All the process if the water project involved local community. (22 members of productive garden were involved). This project can fulfill 0,7 acre productive garden water need. Aside from that, TLM also help in irrigating water from source to people around it to fulfill drinking water need. To make it more effective, TLM also procure hydroelectricity, electricity meter, electricity substation around the spring. This project is really helpful for Nekmese people.

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Pembuatan saluran pipa dari mata air ke kebun produktif

Pembuatan bak suply dan bak penampung di kebun produktif

Pembuatan saluran pipa didalam kebun produktif

Pembuatan bak suply dan bak penampung di kebun produktif

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