Community
Improving lives in 13 villages with more than 20,000 people through local job creation, clean water, mobile health clinics, educational support, and income generation for thousands of community members.
The PLUM Project is designed to deliver meaningful and lasting benefits to local communities living around the project area in Central Kalimantan. Working closely with 13 villages in the project zone, the initiative places community well-being at the center of its conservation and restoration efforts.
More than 20,000 people live in these villages, many of whom rely on agriculture, fishing, and natural resources for their livelihoods. The project actively supports these communities by improving income opportunities, strengthening local capacity, and enhancing access to essential services.
Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
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Climate
42 million tons of CO₂ impact, combining 37.5M tCO₂e in avoided emissions and 4.5M tCO₂e in removals through reforestation and wetland restoration.
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Community
Improving lives in 13 villages through local job creation, clean water, mobile health clinics, educational support, and income generation for thousands of community members.
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Biodiversity
Habitat for 365+ species, including 31 IUCN Red List species with 23,665 ha now better managed for conservation.
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Project Philosophy
Working Together, From the Start
Across 13 villages, teams spent time understanding what communities needed, what already existed, and where support could make a meaningful difference.
Working together, the PLUM Project community programs were co-developed across four key pillars:
(1) Sustainable Livelihoods
(2) Education
(3) Clean Water & Sanitation
(4) Healthcare
Project Pillars
Community Impacts
Location :
Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Improve livelihoods :
2,100 people
Provide training and skills development :
Over 2,300 community members
The project contributes to improved quality of life by enhancing access to:
Clean water and sanitation, reaching approximately 14,400 people
Overall community well-being, with nearly 16,500 people expected to experience positive impacts
Impacts
Driving measurable impact through carbon reduction, ecosystem restoration, and stronger, healthier communities.
Over the life of the project :
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Avoids 37.5 million tons of carbon emissions.
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Removes 4.5 million tons of carbon from the atmosphere.
Over 2,000 community members will be gaining new skills and are expected to experience better livelihoods over the project period.
Measurable improvements in health services for 12,000 people.
Enhanced education access for 2,200 students.
PLUM carbon credits will be generated across 3 types:
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Wetland Restoration & Conservation (WRC)
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Afforestation, Reforestation & Revegetation (ARR)
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Avoided Planned Deforestation (APD)
More than 67 annual local job creations.
Better water quality for more than 14,000 people.
In total, over the life of the project, 16,500 people will see measurable improvements in well-being.
Before, our toilet was by the river, and we often felt scared and uncomfortable, especially at night. Now, having it inside makes us feel much safer and more at ease.
Tuti Handayani
Toilet Beneficiaries
We are very grateful for PT PUM’s support. This opportunity has inspired us to start a business that can empower the women and mothers in our PKK group, providing additional income to support their families and helping our village move forward together.
The Women's Group (PKK)
Local Snack Production
So the background to collaboration with PT PUM is from an awareness that education cannot be developed alone only by schools. It needs collaboration with the government, it needs collaboration with the community and PUM is part of society that has special of concern for the environment.
Saiful Rohman
Head of Junior High School 3, Katingan Kuala
Voices from Our Community
Project Pillars
Project Pillars
Sustainable Livelihoods
PLUM project teams take a hands-on approach to support community businesses. We provide training and workshops to advance cultivation, processing, product development and packaging.
In one example, we work with coffee farmers to improve how coffee is grown, harvested, and processed, and continue our support to packaging and market access.
In another program, the project supports community-based snack production by helping local entrepreneurs transform agricultural products into value-added goods. Training in processing, packaging, branding, and marketing enables producers to improve product quality and access new markets, creating sustainable income opportunities for local families while strengthening the rural economy.
To learn more about our Sustainable Livelihoods initiatives. Please review our SDG Summary Report, with particular attention to SDGs 1, 2, 9, 10, and 12.
Education
The PLUM Project helps with the education through two parallel programmes: an Environmental Education Programme that enriches what is taught in local schools, and a broader school-support initiative that reduces the financial and logistical barriers that prevent children from progressing.
"The project contributes to education for sustainable development through the implementation of an environmental education programme at high schools alongside scholarships, teacher support, and internship opportunities that open pathways for the next generation."
To learn more about our education initiatives. Please review our SDG Summary Report, with particular attention to SDGs 4 and 10.
Clean Water & Sanitation
Access to safe water is a fundamental challenge across the 13 project villages. The most common source for drinking and cooking is collected rainwater, while river and canal water is widely used for bathing and washing. A small share of households rely on costly refill drinking water. Sanitation conditions are equally pressing roughly one in four households currently has no toilet with a septic tank, and open defecation in rivers and canals remains common.
The project uses a participatory approach: community members first identify priority areas and preferred solutions, and the project then funds and supports the implementation of those solutions. Whether that means new boreholes, improved rainwater harvesting, water filtration, or household sanitation infrastructure.
To learn more about our clean water and sanitation initiatives. Please review our SDG Summary Report, with particular attention to SDGs 3 and 6.
Healthcare
The PLUM Project working in close partnership with local health workers, Dompet Dhuafa, and existing Posyandu (community health post) networks. Rather than replacing local services, the project seeks to strengthen them equipping health workers, educating families, and using mobile clinics to establish health baselines and identify the most pressing needs in each village.
"The mobile health clinics are not intended to replace local health services, but to establish the health baseline, monitor conditions, and identify common diseases helping to shape responsive, community-informed health activities in each of the 13 villages."
To learn more about our healthcare initiatives. Please review our SDG Summary Report, with particular attention to SDG 3.
Women at the Center of Change
Across these four pillars and related initiatives, the inclusion and empowerment of women is central.
Through targeted support, they are building livelihoods, participating in training, and contributing to decisions that shape their communities.
To learn more about our women initiatives. Please review our SDG Summary Report, with particular attention to SDG 5.
Before, our toilet was by the river, and we often felt scared and uncomfortable, especially at night. Now, having it inside makes us feel much safer and more at ease.
Tuti Handayani
Toilet Beneficiaries
We are very grateful for PT PUM’s support. This opportunity has inspired us to start a business that can empower the women and mothers in our PKK group, providing additional income to support their families and helping our village move forward together.
The Women's Group (PKK)
Local Snack Production
So the background to collaboration with PT PUM is from an awareness that education cannot be developed alone only by schools. It needs collaboration with the government, it needs collaboration with the community and PUM is part of society that has special of concern for the environment.
Saiful Rohman
Head of Junior High School 3, Katingan Kuala