Putera Sampoerna Foundation
FounderPutera Sampoerna
TypeCharity
Location
  • Sampoerna Strategic Square North Tower Lantai 27, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 45, Jakarta, Indonesia
Websitewww.sampoernafoundation.org

Putera Sampoerna Foundation (PSF) is a social business institution in Indonesia, founded by tobacco heir Putera Sampoerna.[1] PSF is a consultant for, and operator of, corporate social responsibility programs. The Foundation has 4 focuses of influence: ""quality education for high-achieving, but underprivileged students, job creation through entrepreneurship development programs, public enlightenment through the empowerment of women, and the distribution of aid and relief programs for compassionate and disaster relief."[2]

History

In 2001, tobacco heir Putera Sampoerna established the Putera Sampoerna Foundation (PSF). PSF is chaired by Michelle Sampoerna.

As of a 2012 press release, PSF has disbursed more than 34,600 scholarships, organized workshops for more than 19,000 teachers and headmasters, and adopted 23 public schools and 5 Islamic elementary schools (madrasah).[2]

Putera Sampoerna Foundation established Sampoerna Academy (an international boarding high school), the Sampoerna School of Education, and the Sampoerna School of Business.

Ethical concerns have been raised about the foundation for its ties to the tobacco industry.[3][4][5] The Foundation receives charity funds from Philip Morris International, which owns Sampoerna.[3]

Business units

PSF has several business units: Koperasi Siswa Bangsa, Sampoerna Academies, School Development Outreach, Sahabat Wanita, Bait Al-Kamil, and MEKAR. The largest unit, constituting roughly one-half of all foundation personnel, is the foundation's university entitled Universitas Siswa Bangsa Internasional.

References

  1. ↑ "Home".
  2. 1 2 "The leadership journey: Becoming Indonesia's future leader". Sampoerna Foundation.
  3. 1 2 Tandilittin, H.; Luetge, C. (2015). "CSR activity of tobacco companies in Indonesia: Is it a genuine social responsibility?". Online Journal of Health Ethics. 11 (1). doi:10.18785/ojhe.1101.03.
  4. ↑ Hurt, RD; Ebbert, JO; Achadi, A; Croghan, IT (May 2012). "Roadmap to a tobacco epidemic: transnational tobacco companies invade Indonesia". Tobacco Control. 21 (3): 306–12. doi:10.1136/tc.2010.036814. PMC 3914664. PMID 21852413.
  5. ↑ Tandilittin, H (2006). "What should the government do to stop epidemic of smoking among teenagers in Indonesia". Asian Culture and History. 8 (1): 140–154. doi:10.5539/ach.v8n1p140.
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