Norway's Ambassador Bjorn Blokhus attended an inauguration ceremony Saturday in the Aceh provincial capital Banda Aceh for a new employers' association building, signing a plaque to mark the occasion.
Witnessing the signing were provincial secretary Husni Bahari Tob, Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) chairman Sofyan Wanandi, the chairman of Apindo's Aceh chapter, M. Dahlan, and the project manager for the building, Asbjorn Rosseth.
Also attending the ceremony were senior Apindo and Aceh administration officials and businesspeople.
Rosseth said the building was constructed with US$4 million in financial aid from the Confederation of Norwegian Business and Industry (NHO), with the goal of empowering small and medium enterprises affected by the 2004 tsunami.
NHO also has financed a series of training programs for small-scale businesswomen in the province, and has provided equipment such as sewing and cooking machines to empower home and handicraft industries.
Sofyan and Dahlan expressed their gratitude to the Norwegian government for its financial and moral support for Aceh, especially the local business community, following the devastating tsunami.
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