The Indonesian Association of Islamic Economists (IAEI) together with PT Pegadaian announced the winner of The Gade Sociopreneurship Challenge (TGSC) 2024 competition on Monday (02/12), at The Gade Tower Ballroom, Jakarta. This award ceremony is the final series of TGSC 2024 events, themed “Young Generation Innovations Towards a Sustainable Future”, in educating the younger generation to answer social and environmental problems through entrepreneurship.
Eka Pebriansyah as Director of Network, Operations and Sales of PT Pegadaian, gave his impression of TGSC 2024. “Through The Gade Sociopreneurship Challenge, we want to provide opportunities for young people to contribute. We encourage them to create real solutions that have a direct impact on society and the environment, while strengthening the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in Indonesia,” Eka said.
Muhammad Fajrin Rasyid, Chairman of the Social Entrepreneurship Development and Community Empowerment Division of the Indonesian Islamic Economists Association (IAEI), was also pleased with the success of the TGSC event, which was initiated by PT Pegadaian in encouraging sustainable social entrepreneurship.
It is proven that TGSC 2024 was able to attract thousands of participants. A total of 810 teams with a total of 2,400 students from 104 universities, spread across 23 provinces and 60 cities / regencies, have competed with each other to become the best team. The ten finalist teams selected received intensive training to strengthen their knowledge in social entrepreneurship. With direct guidance from experts, the finalists learned about marketing strategies to sustainable business management. The finalists also had the opportunity to present their business proposals in front of the jury and invited guests. From technological innovations to innovations on local community empowerment, the guests were mesmerized by each business work displayed.
After the presentations, the three best teams managed to attract the attention of the jury. The three teams were Econella Team from the University of Indonesia as the first winner, Minatara Team from Gadjah Mada University as the second winner, and Sparkle Team from Hasanuddin University as the third winner. They took home awards and business funds to develop their businesses.
Team Econella, for example, made a bioadditive product made from leftover fragrant lemongrass and clove leaves. These raw materials, which are usually discarded by farmers, are developed into value-added products. This product has proven effective in improving the quality of diesel fuel while reducing fuel consumption by up to 25 percent. In fact, laboratory tests show that this product can reduce carbon emissions by 36 percent.
“We have produced this product in Pinrang, South Sulawesi. We hope this business can continue to grow and benefit more farmers,” said Imam Risky from the UI Faculty of Economics and Business, after receiving an award at the TGSC 2024 Awarding Ceremony.
It is hoped that TGSC will continue to support sustainable economic growth, community empowerment, and financial inclusion in Indonesia. Also, inviting Indonesia's young generation to bring real social change. Through their creativity and passion, the vision of Indonesia's sustainable economic future will be realized.
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