1. Female Entrepreneurs In INDONESIA A Contribution To Building The Nation Woman to Woman. By: Marisa Ardani

2. Small Enterprises 3. Female Entrepreneurs Support The Nation A recent study shows that SMEs account for 57% of Indonesias GDP and employ more than 96% of its workforce Women own approximately 23% of SMEs in Indonesia and growth of women owned SMEs is relatively high at 8% annually 4. Why should we support? 60% of small enterprises in Indonesia are female operated 3,9 million women in Indonesia have Rp. 0 income Female entrepreneurs help national economic growth Female entrepreneurs give better protection to themselves, kids & family 5. How Can We Help These Women Entrepreneurs? MEKAR Exchange is an initiative of Putera Sampoerna Foundation We provide access to lenders for micro borrowers. We are a peer-to-peer micro lending platform that connects the micro borrowers (through the trusted cooperatives) to public and institutional lenders We create financial benefit and have a positive social impact www.mekar.biz 6. For the Lives and Future of the Women By supporting female entrepreneurs you are: - Protecting their lives & future - Protecting their kids - Supporting the national economy - Supporting the sustainability of domestic products 7. A Success Story Warung Maesaroh Loan Amount : Rp 4.500.000 Maesaroh is a female entrepreneur who has earned a loan of Rp. 4.500.000 through the MEKAR Exchange. With the loan, she was able to expand her business by buying more products that could meet the market needs. Consequently, her business profit increased by as much as 30%. With that profit, she was able to buy her children textbooks at school. 8. A Success Story Pengrajin Rotan Amount : Rp 6.000.000 Ibu Aisah has earned the loan through the MEKAR Exhange Rp 6.000.000. She was able to hire two more employees to fill the market demands so that she was able to increased the profits as much as 45% for the family sustainability. 9. A Sample Case from Woman Entrepreneurs In West Java There are 20. 932. 126 women lives in the west java 35% of Small Enterprises in West Java are female operated. 39% of female entrepreneurs in West Java contribute to the sustainability of domestic product.