August Recap: Introducing our newest project, HARADepo!

This month got us incredibly enthusiastic — we have launched a new exciting project, managed another micro-finance disbursement in Bojonegoro, and more! Let’s jump right into it, shall we?

The launch of HARADepo

HARA is happy to announce the launch of HARADepo earlier this month! We are expanding our ecosystem through HARADepo, forming an inclusive and equitable marketplace. Currently, we are piloting these kiosks in the Bojonegoro area. These HARADepo kiosks are equipped with systems to help them digitize their sales transactions and inventory, which later opens the opportunity to procure working capital loans from HARA’s partnered banks. For a store be part of our affiliated kiosks, they need to manage a minimum of 100 HARA farmers.

Micro-finance disbursement from BTPN-Syariah

One of our partnered banks, BTPN-Syariah, alongside HARA, have successfully disbursed micro-finance to smallholder farmers in 15 villages in Bojonegoro, East Java using our updated loan application feature. This streamlined and seamless application process has resulted in over 200 happy smallholder farmers with almost IDR 800M micro-finance disbursed!

Featured in Ashoka’s Tech for Good

Ashoka Global, the world’s leading social entrepreneurs’ network, has just published a report on Technology for Good, and our very own CEO Regi is featured in it! The report discusses the various ways Ashoka’s members are driving the world’s transformation using technology, which accelerates infrastructures around the globe to best serve the good of all, now and long term. In the report, Regi shares how HARA connects farmers with players in the agriculture ecosystem through data.

Events

BCA Finhacks 2019

Imron Zuhri (CTO) was invited as a guest speaker at the Bank Central Asia (BCA) Finhacks 2019 event. BCA is the largest private bank in Indonesia. This event was part of BCA’s annual roadshows where IT practitioners gather to collaborate in creating innovative solutions, and this year’s theme is blockchain technology. Zuhri discussed the future of big data and blockchain and how blockchain is used at HARA to solve financial inclusion among smallholder farmers.

Blockchain for Social Impact Conference — Seoul, South Korea

Kakao, a leading South Korean internet company, initiated the Blockchain for Social Impact Conference in Seoul, South Korea. There, Regi was invited as a speaker, shared the impact blockchain has given to farmers at HARA and the importance of bringing the bottom of the pyramid to prosperity through technology.

IPB International Summer Course

HARA hosted Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) students for its International Summer Course: Sustainable Agrifood Management in Indonesia (SAMI) 2019 program. The students visited HARA’s head office to learn about the opportunity and challenges in utilizing technology to tackle the issue of financial inclusion for smallholder farmers in Indonesia.

Labschool Digilabs 2019: Inspiring Digipreneurs

A Junior High school in Jakarta organized an annual event called Digilabs, a series of seminars and workshops to educate students on how they can adopt technology as leverage for their future careers, self-development, and creativity. Yufita Eftiana, our strategic operations manager, shared her personal experiences and journey that led her to work with farmers at HARA.

Digilearn: Understanding Blockchain

Juwita (HARA Blockchain Engineer) shared her expertise about blockchain and her professional endeavor working at HARA towards social impact. Digilearn, created by Digital Capability Center (DCC), initiated by Indonesia’s Ministry of Industry, is a learning workshop who’s this year’s topic was “Understanding Blockchain”.

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