Yanti is finishing a bag orders at his workshop, Pasar Minggu, Jakarta. While working Yanti also help their children do school work
Independence of women in building a business can be proved by the mother. One of them by processing plastic waste into products Trashion. Community care for the environment that most housewives have been running since 2007.
Heryanti Sima (40) which was familiarly called Yanti is the originator of the idea of plastic waste from household waste. By inviting the housewives who live in the area of Pasar Minggu, Yanti develop business opportunities as well as alternative environmental solutions.
Environmental issues are a concern to Yanti. Before the blaze idea of plastic processing into various products handbags, purses, umbrellas and other, earlier Yanti bringing the environment to be a winner Jakarta Green & Clean in 2007 and 2008. Yanti is a residential area full of greenery. Trees dominate the lane along the place of residence. More 'green' again with his famous Trashion products to other countries.
Business Trashion Yanti transmitted to the community housewife in a number of points in Jakarta. Currently there are about 60 people active partner of the community Trashion. The mother would be empowered with a simple skill. For Yanti, become an independent woman and mother in the family, requires a balance of roles.
The mothers can be pocketed from Rp 7,000 to make coin purse handmade from plastic waste material. To help the process of collecting raw materials and washing (clean plastic from the remaining soap), the mothers also get benefits from Rp 3,500 to Rp 5,000 per kilogram. This is the economic impact of household plastic waste.
Even so, the mothers who do business are often faced with domestic and family affairs. Yet this independence womenfolk could become an additional income or even a major in the family.
"Not a few mothers who finally halted its activities. There is also the difficulty to share time with family and finally prioritize the family rather than business," said Yanti told Compass Female.
Initial agreement with the family, especially her husband could be one form of balance. Yanti claimed that he was including a typical active women who can not just keep quiet. Creativity, ideas and encouraging mimpinyalah Yanti to empower themselves and their environment. In running the business Trashion example, Jackie often leave the family for three days.
"Invitation to provide experience and skills of recycling plastic waste comes from anywhere," said Yanti who claimed to have been shared with the mother in Makassar, Yogyakarta, Solo to Gorontalo to transmit Trashion.
Yanti share the tricks of balancing her role as mother and businessman.
Couples appreciate each other The issue became the main foundation appreciate couples in maintaining family harmony, especially when both are working. In this case, both husband and wife couple free to make choices. Knowing his wife is very active and creative, Nuryatim (43) Yanti freeing her husband from work. Condition, Yanti must bring their children.
This requirement is widely understood and communicated. Yanti chose business as the only chance for self-actualization with the freedom of time for families, especially children. This option is mutually agreed on the basis of mutual respect for couples. Shape is another award, both wife and husband, regardless of the high income respective results, agreed to be the money together.
Priority on family Duties outside the city makes Yanti often have to leave her three children. With initial commitments, do business and make family a top priority, making Yanti able to overcome this problem. The problem is often a trigger conflict admitted that his wife's business partner. According to Yanti, back to the individual consciousness. As a mother, although separated by distance a child, Jackie every morning to make sure his son was up and went to school. This activity does not necessarily become the demands of the husband and not be a burden for him. If the product order booming, and Yanti had to intervene to help employees, the children were invited to sit down with homework from school. Working while helping children learn.
Building trust Positioning himself as a businessman and mother and wife with right and good. That is, how to behave, speak, behave towards others in connection with business affairs of the major key. With this mental attitude Yanti feel confidence building within the family, children and husband.
"Family is providing support for my activities as a businessman. They do not sue me, do not ban my activities, that form of support," said Yanti.
By the way, Jackie dream can continue to develop business and achieve his dream, opening a gallery in Bali. According to him, Bali became the most effective place to promote local products to global markets. Empowerment and self-reliant, create employment and to force the mother to raise three children.
Source: Kompas.com
