Then in July, Mandala Foundation embarked on a new CSR initiative to provided aid and assistance to 300 local families in locations around Mandala Eco-Village. Together with the Islamic Relief Indonesia Foundation, up to IDR 1.2 million per month was pledged to cover the basic needs of underprivileged families.
This was followed in August and September by the “Hunger Prevention Program,” which delivered financial support to 300 orphaned or neglected children, the “Fostering Multi-stakeholder Alliance for Pro Poor and Gender Sensitive Low Carbon Development & Climate Resilience Program,” which benefited 150 people, and the “Free Cataract Surgery Program,” which was supported by Fred Hollow Foundation and Rumah Sakit Mata NTB eye hospital and provided critical eyecare to 100 visually-impaired people in rural communities.
Also in September, Invest Islands headed to Phuket to attend PHIST, Southeast Asia’s biggest responsible travel and hospitality forum, which tackled the region’s key sustainability topics and supported the green recovery of tourism following the global pandemic.
Land degradation was at the top of the agenda in October, as Invest Islands Foundation teamed up with Gugah Nurani Indonesia to launch the “Regenerative Agriculture Farming Center,” which works with young people to reduce bad farming practices, reverse soil degradation and create long-term income for all residents. It also joined forces with Indonesian Islamic Relief Foundation and Ecolab to establish the “Lombok Eco-Hub,” which will address the issue of waste management.
Invest Islands headed to Singapore in October to attend its first Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP) and present Gran Meliá Lombok to savvy investors from across the region. Delegates were given the latest project updates, including the fact that 65% of work had been completed on the stunning Kayma and Inspiral villas, and that the main road has now been paved.
It also revealed details of the clubhouse, which will feature a restaurant, sea-facing bar, upmarket retail outlets, a fitness centre, spa village, co-working space, events pavilion, ocean club and freeform flowing pools with waterfalls and rippling streams.
Kevin Deisser, CEO & co-founder of Invest Islands (right) at the Jakarta Property Expo
November was an important month for Lombok, as the Indonesian round of the FIM Superbike World Championship attracted 45,000 spectators to the island’s Mandalika International Circuit. This high- octane event will return in March, before the main MotoGP series heads to Lombok in October 2023.
