On March 5, 2021, Dr. Wantana Bopho - FSCT’s Supervisor Chairperson, Dr. Somnuk Boonyai – General Manager, Miss Pojana Warsikarat – Deputy General Manager in Executive and Management Group and staffs, totally 7 persons, participated in the Virtual Credit Union Exposure Program 2021: Credit Union Sauan Sibarrung (accredited ACCESS Branding in SILVER category) in Indonesia. The program was hosted by Association of Asian Confederation of Credit Unions (ACCU) and Credit Union Central of Indonesia (CUCO). It composed of approximately 70 participants from many countries such as Japan, Korea, Nepal, Thailand and etc.
Credit Union Sauan Sibarrung (CUSS) is located in Sulawesi, Indonesia. CUSS was established in 2006 with 83 members. It is as people's financial institution that present in the midst of society is such real manifestation and concern of Catholic Church towards the difficult problems that society faces today. It has a vision of becoming a firmed and trusted institution that empowers the life of Toraja community for member’s welfare. The mission carried out by CUSS is to improve the member’s quality of life in sustainable community base. Its core values are true life, wise, sharing, togetherness and brotherhood, hard-working, creative, faithful and environmentally friendly. In 2020, it has 37,426 individual members, total assets of 41 million USD.
Besides, CUSS also provides debit card, mobile application, mobile service car, market place (sMart CU) and education, especially on financial literacy, to its member. The financial literacy education is to build the financial discipline to the members. That is why CUSS has low delinquency, strong and sustainable.
