Jakarta: Sponsors and partners of the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters and Habitat for Humanity Indonesia will focus its charity initiatives towards building homes for victims of the recent floods in the country.


“2013 has seen severe flooding in Jakarta and other cities of Indonesia, causing much damage. With this in mind, we feel our charity efforts should be turned to helping flood victims and helping selected families get their feet back on the ground with our assistance. Professional Golf Tournaments like the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters provide a great platform to raise funds to help people in need and CIMB Niaga is very happy to be associated with an event that has made giving back part of its agenda since its inauguration in 2011,” said Gatot Subagio, Head of Corporate Communications of PT Bank CIMB Niaga Tbk (Title Sponsor).


Gatot also explained that CIMB Niaga has been providing aid to flood victims in areas such as Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang, Bekasi and other flood-affected areas in West Sulawesi, West Java, Central Java, and Banten since 2012. Assistance is given in the form of basic necessities such as food, medicine, supplies for women and babies as well as sanitary equipment aimed to ease the burden of the residents in the various areas. Our aid is distributed through the flood-aid posts which are specially built to serve the area.

With a strong family of sponsors and partners, the Asian Tour and PGA Indonesia (Indonesian Professional Golf Association) affiliated professional golf tournament will take place at Royale Jakarta Golf Club from May 2 to 5. The star studded field includes big hitters Ernie Els, John Daly, Darren Clarke, Michael Campbell and Simon Dyson.


The charity drive for the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters 2013 will include all ticket sales proceeds being donated directly to effort as well as the auctioning of sports memorabilia and direct donations from sponsors and partners.


"We are excited to once again be part of the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters initiative that builds homes and builds lives for families in need in Indonesia. We have managed to serve 25 families over the past two years through the efforts of this great international golf event and look forward to helping victims of flooding for 2013. All the sponsors and partners of the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters should be commended for their efforts to give back to the community through the event. Habitat for Humanity is proud to be part of an event that demonstrates — with actions more than words — alleviating poverty in Indonesia one home at a time," said James Tumbuan, National Director, Habitat for Humanity Indonesia.


Asian Tour Executive Chairman Kyi Hla Han said: “We fully support such initiatives to assist the victims of the Indonesian floods. Professional golf is not only about entertaining fans and television audiences but also impacting the lives of people in countries which we visit every year.”

The CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters will have widespread exposure via a strong local media platform and the Asian Tour’s global television platform, which reaches out to over 200 countries and 650 million households on the Live, Highlights, Asian Tour Golf Show and Golfing World. Indonesia’s premier news channel, Metro TV, will also be broadcasting the event locally for 10 hours live and will be airing additional shows and features related to the event and the positive impact to the golf industry and overall economy of Indonesia.

Partners include Title Sponsor CIMB Niaga, Salonpas by Hisamitsu (Main Partner), BMW (Official Car), Navigat Energy (Main Partner), Telkomsel (Official Communications Partner), Sari Pan Pacific Hotel Jakarta (Official Hotel), Rolex (Official Time Keeper), SvingGolf (Official Apparel) and San Miguel (Official Beer).