Profil Mother Yosephine Sokoy

" Taft Women from Papua "


Capitalize the fund of Rp 250 thousand and 38 packs of sago flour, has now spread its wings to various parts of Papua. In Timika never doing , although because of the trust affairs to his agent he was forced to stop with the rest of millions of rupiah. Yosephine Sokoy, perhaps the only strong female entrepreneurs in the Land of Sentani Papuans.

HE started his business in 1996. The parents in the Netherlands held the funds of Rp 250 thousand. His business was named Meer Sentani, Lake Sentani meaning. That kind of money used to buy sago. Previously, he was running a little business. With additional funding, he could add some sago zak again. Work a little and offered to shops. They want to, then any dititip sago flour.
Of the three stores to four. Of the four began to climb continues. The first time, the crude itself for nearly six months. After that, helped by children from the hinterland who maintained as many as four people. They came to school from Wamena to Sentani. They accepted and Yosephine teach them how the cleaning process sago flour. They want to work.
The first production time was around 200 kg in a week. The price per kg to Rp 7,500. Total USD 1.5 million. Inclusion of as much as it is still profitable. At that time, Yosephine also bought a plastic commonly used to wrap the sugar, then affixed with a typed label itself. Sago Flour''they write''.
''I stick with glue, just take it to the store,''he said, laughing Yosephine recall activities.
He tried very slowly. His efforts began to rise. Finally, he saw no chance of selling cakes at the store. Begin it offers to the stores.
''Many are also rivals, but I want to try. Try four stores in Mega Abepura with the Agro. In one week, I have a cake out. I am delighted to have the money, then I went back to buy the oven again,''Yosephine light.He kept trying to improve its business. It was approaching Christmas. Orders started to flood. Yosephine themselves overwhelmed dealing with some of its workers. He also summoned his brothers, including his mother a teacher who came. He asked for strength. Yosephine mix the dough, printing workers, fuel, and packaging. That happened in 1998.
He tried, proved correct. Sell his business. Sold well. Yosephine get money USD 10 million from the cake for Christmas. Start to make cake, in October. Hundreds of jars made and entered into the store. December he had harvested USD 10 million. From this fund, he later bought for sago flour, and bake. Power is his own family. It's just that everything is working as a civil servant, they were gone. Yosephine not have the energy. He began the road to hook the two widows in Sentani. The other one, her husband was gone, so three people. Yosephine offer them if you want to work processing sago, later taught. Finally, they want to. They worked for four years.
Once they learn, Yosephine provide capital to Rp 250 thousand per person. Sago flour processed product is sold to Yosephine. But about a year, they go out of business. Low capital expenditures and needs for their kitchen.
''They feel ashamed and resigned. I offered the mother was so willing to work for me. But they sometimes come, sometimes not. Sentani people hard. When children from the hinterland still survived until now as many as four people,''said 56-year-old woman was.
For one month, the third child of eight siblings can get 27 zak sago in a state of wet and dirty. Zak a gross weight of 86 kg. If processed until they are clean, the result is approximately 28 kg or 25 kg net. A total of 7 kg-shaped dirt. Number of results depending on the results of a ball. If the water is clean, a good result. If the water that the filter is less good, the results were ugly.
After the power is not there, Yosephine stopped making cakes. Now just concentrate more on the flour. Actually the store is still requested, but was unable Yosephine because there is no power.
Collegiate Vocational High School (SMK) V Dock in 1975 it has a principle to live honestly. He would discipline their workers. Work on time. Should not be 'long hand'. This principle may be the fruit of living with strangers for 38 years. The workers must not violate existing rules. Sentani people in casual employment if at all. If the outback children already understand the rules at the company's sago. They come to work on time. They work very well.
In fact, women in Papua have the will. Women who had served for Education and Skills Working Group, Chairman of the PKK in this Jayapura District, said many of his ideas can not walk.

Engine Problem

In 2000, Yosephine see TV show, in Riau have sophisticated machinery to process sago. Her mind was thinking, when I can have that sophisticated machinery. He then makes a proposal. Once a proposal came in, a team from the Department of Industry and Trade visited Jayapura business location. Decision, could be assisted. So, dibantulah machine now, never operated.
In 2000 also, there are training sago. Coaches from Bogor. His name Prof.Indra. He gave lessons on how to clean sago. He is also interested in the business that developed''Meer''Sentani.
Prof. Indra gave an example where the foundation, if there is a time machine. So, the house where the machine now, Yosephine himself awake. In fact, there are no machines. Only the strong will of this course is to encourage women to work.
Cornerstone was unemployed for three years. Trade and Industry then come to see and can help deliver the machine. Built his house first, following the engine. Only, not in accordance with the existing foundation. Even four years parked on the side of the fence machine, still in the container, awaiting installation. Yosephine do not know how to install it. Seventeen times covered with a tent that does not rust.
Suggested her husband came to the workshop Yosephine Sinar Sakti. Marthen garage owner's name, a friend of her husband. He agreed and will come to the house Yosephine. Even able to bring the equipment and manpower and machinery to enter the house that was built. Only two engines that came in, one other machine does not miss the place. Yes, idle outside.
The machine that was installed did not get used up. Child's spouse was never offered to farmers Perindag USD 75 million order to provide the manpower and equipment so they can operate on less machine. You see, Sinar Sakti been able to move the machine and can walk. Finally, the business of processing sago was walking with the existing traditional. Machine remains idle.
If this machine road, sago products can be controlled Papua. Yosephine campaign already flour. Behavior at all. Therefore, there is no flour Papuans who work like him. Now the markets are no longer able to serve production manually. Therefore, production is highly dependent on the sun's heat.
''We are chasing the sun. One day can reach 100 kg of dry sago. If it rains, sago had lifted and inserted back into the water so as not to change color. He must be quick-drying,''he said.
By using manual labor, sago starch production could reach 400 kg a month. When the sun is good, in a month could reach 800 kg. But, especially Sentani, Papua, generally, do not know the season. Rain can fall every time.
Problem marketing really is not that difficult. There are some shops, in a month could be three times the message. Three stores (Mega Mall Saga, and Agro) current. The others, one month there were two times or one time.
Costs USD 275 million worth of machinery that is not the way it was, maybe there needs to be re conversation with Disperindag. That is, the status of the machine. Whether in the form of grants or revolving credit. If grants, meant to be donated. If, in the form of revolving credit, meaning there needs to be agreement in the sharing system.
According to one of Jayapura Regency Government officials, the problem probably stems from the machine stagnant absence of system operation. This means that in the operation. If the machine results in the form of revolving credit, the machine clearly belongs to local government, private sector and the operation performed.
Consequently, so in particular there is a grace period of repayment funds. If you have paid off, the machine will belong to parties that operate them. Funds that have been submitted (in the form of periodic payments, per month or per quarter) can be rotated to other community groups or longer. That's roughly the usual rules for a form of assistance which is a revolving fund.
Batik School

Yosephine later expanded its business by producing batik Papua typical. To launch the effort, he first studied in the Great Hall of Batik in Yogyakarta for a month. He came back and went to buy half of the necessary tools of making batik. Whether it's seal, screen, and printing it.
Two containers of batik equipment, such as brass molds lying around the house. Rex, her husband could see the rest of batik equipment that lay outside the house and worried about the rust and become scrap metal. However Yosephine remain strong. He can make it shiny brass mold again, having learned his skills in Java. Because of that,''Yosephine week truce''(non-standard speech) with her husband.
Having fallen into the villages, Yosephine found four children who had worked in batik business in the region Abepura. They are invited to work batik. Not long buyers come. They buy the results of the work by hand. Yosephine long realized, less bright colors. Wrong, but buyers remain tastes. Orders come from Sorong. Raja Ampat regency officer uniform message to 600 employees.
Not satisfied with the results of his own mold, Yosephine fly again to Java. He brought the motif and come in Solo Batik Keris. He was invited for cooperation. Batik Keris Yosephine asked to keep the motive was carrying did not fall into the hands of others. Finally, the cooperation established. So, Papuan batik motifs were printed in Solo and is now ready 48 coli with a motif of five colors.
From batik he could be USD 12 million per month net. Sometimes there is USD $ 9 million. Depending on the buyer. Production is sent from the Solo 7800 m of cloth five colors for a motive.
Batik and some forms of Papua crafts displayed at booth 6 x 5 m area, right next to the couple's porch-Yosephine Rex. That's where the batik-batik Papua with a number of different motifs were displayed. Batik business remains current and is often visited by guests. (M. Dahlan Abubakar)