The Ramadan Togetherness Program Continues, Bank Mandiri Sends 75 Free Homecoming Buses

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JAKARTA - PT Bank Mandiri Tbk is again conducting the Ramadan togetherness program ahead of Eid 1443 H. This time the company has prepared a total of 75 buses for around 4,000 travelers for the free homecoming activity carried out with a number of stakeholders, including the Ministry of Religion, Ministry of State Secretariat, Ministry of SOEs, TNI Headquarters and the Executive Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU).

The free homecoming activity involving Bank Mandiri's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program will take place on April 25-29 2022 with destination areas in Java and South Sumatra and Lampung.

According to Bank Mandiri Director of Institutional Relations Rohan Hafas, this free homecoming initiative is in line with the Safe Homecoming and Healthy Homecoming campaign promoted by the government. Therefore, in its implementation later, prospective travelers are also still required to pass the COVID-19 vaccine screening.

"After being hindered by the COVID-19 pandemic for the past two years, we hope that this free homecoming activity can present the right momentum for the community and our customers to satisfy their longing to physically stay in touch with their families at home. Of course, while maintaining health protocols, because of the pandemic this is not over yet," said Rohan, on the sidelines of releasing participants from the Ministry of Religion's free homecoming at Lapangan Banteng, Jakarta, Monday, April 25.

In this free homecoming activity of the Ministry of Religion, Bank Mandiri dispatched 10 buses with a capacity of 48 seats for people in the Greater Jakarta area coordinated by the ministry.

"In practice, the registration process for each Free Homecoming activity involving Bank Mandiri is carried out in a hybrid manner, which is adjusted by the policies of each organizer," said Rohan.

Not only free homecoming, he continued, Bank Mandiri's shared program of togetherness in the month of Ramadan has also been realized through the distribution of compensation for orphans and distribution of food parcels to people throughout Indonesia.

"For that, we involve Mandirians in 12 regional offices of Bank Mandiri so that distribution can be fast, equitable and on target," he said.

In the donation activity for orphans, Bank Mandiri gave donations and Ramadan gifts to 28,028 orphans and poor people as well as around 280 foundations throughout Indonesia worth a total of Rp7.7 billion.

In this social action, every orphan and poor person received a Ramadan gift in the form of pocket money worth IDR 250,000. Not only that, Bank Mandiri also provided gifts to the foundation that houses the orphans and poor people in the form of cash assistance of Rp. 2,500,000 per foundation.

Meanwhile, food parcels distributed to the public during this year's Ramadan reached 100,000 packages worth more than Rp. 10 billion. The basic food packages include rice, cooking oil, tea sugar, coffee and instant noodles with a value per package ranging from Rp. 100,000 to Rp. 250,000.