Maruf Batik, TWC's PKBL Partner Who Successfully Recovered from the Earthquake

Pelindo I group today, Thursday, February 22, 2018, visited the successful and successful PKBL Taman Wisata Candi fostered partner. The fostered partner visited was Maruf Batik located in Dusun Karang Gumuk, Jarum, Bayat, Klaten.

Suharjo Prasetyo, the owner of Maruf Batik, said, "At Maruf Batik, the specialty is that first we make batik furniture crafts. Batik furniture is various household accessories such as tables, chairs and cupboards that we make with large batik nuances. Second, we make a handicraft. It is small in size that we make with batik so that people think that a craft is not only plain and natural, so it looks more artistic and by seeing the art it can remember that batik is a legacy from our ancestors that has been passed down to us - all of us to maintain it, preserve it and to innovate it so that this batik can live, can follow the development of the times. "

"In addition, we also make batik cloth with natural colors. We do not use synthetic colors but natural colors such as leaves, tree saps that we use for coloring batik. We make furniture from the wood, we make handicrafts from the small pieces of wood and we make the sap and leaves for dyeing cloth," said Suharjo Prasetyo.

"I am very grateful to PKBL Taman Wisata Candi, I established this business since the earthquake in Jogja, I was encouraged, guided by PKBL Taman Wisata Candi. I received a loan with soft interest and guidance for outbound promotion so that I can improve my economy and of course the local community in our environment." added Suharjo Prasetyo.

For people who are interested in Maruf Batik products, they can visit the production house and showroom in Dusun Karang Gumuk Jarum, Bayat, Klaten, Central Java with telephone number 085725555181.