University students hopefully can stimulate villagers to take a turn from a spectator into exhibition

 

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, By Prof Dr Haryono Suyono, former minister of people’s welfare and poverty alleviation RI.

 

About 6,000 students from The Universitas Gajah Mada (UGM) in the seventh semester, on June 23, 2018, went to villages throughout Indonesia. They were released by PDTT Village Minister Eko Prio Sandjojo accompanied Bay Rector of Universitas Gajah Mada Prof. Dr. Panut Mulyono, complete with Vice Rectors, hundreds of honorary invitations including Secretary General Anwar Sanusi, Director General Taufik Majid, Expert Team Haryono Suyono, Jimmy Gani, Avialiani, Dana Avrizal, Bibid Samad, Abdullah Kamil, Wawan, and Para Mita from the Ministry of Village. Yes, this is because UGM is a university that is very thick as a bearer of the Pancasila nation’s ideology that has been strong and has been a driving force for KKN in the village for a long time.

 

The release of students this year was also attended by regents, deputy regents or representatives of regional governments who accepted the students. On that occasion, the rector of Panut Mulyono stated that the commitment of the Universitas Gajah Mada to send students to the villages brought innovation and provided opportunities for the absorption of local aspirations and wisdom as the provision of students in the future. The release carried out in the open field also listened to the messages of the Minister of the Village who enthusiastically assured the attention of the Jokowi government to the development of villages and rural communities by providing hundreds of millions of rupiah in direct funds to the villages.

 

The Village Minister asked students, inviting the community and village officials to work together to use village funds to support development by working systematically, seriously and hard at building villages and their communities. Mainly encouraging the role of village communities to actively participate in development. Because, the success of village development and its people can improve welfare and bring Indonesia to become the number 4 country in the world by 2050.

 

Like the KKN of various other universities, the KKN organized by UGM initially began activities by identifying problems faced by the village communities visited. This is of course a foundation for developing various solutions offered to the community in the village. At the same time, because UGM was included in a university with extensive experience in Community Service Study, students supported by hundreds of accompanying lecturers brought and offered various innovations in the results of the study to be implemented so as to raise the level of the village community.

 

The presence of PDTT Village Minister Eko Prio Sandjojo, who after his speech immediately blended in with thousands of students, making the atmosphere even more intense. This is because the minister invites guests to mingle with students who patiently orderly stand up in the increasingly warm weather. The students scrambled to shake hands with the material and honorable guests who blended while brandishing their cellphones each taking a very happy moment. The hot air became cool because of the festive atmosphere but remained orderly because the students did not expect the Minister to be accompanied by the chancellor, vice chancellor and guests to mingle with the students outside the prescribed scenario.

 

The atmosphere increased the enthusiasm and trust that the government was keen to give trust to village officials by providing very large funds to build facilities and infrastructure for socio-economic activities in the village. At the same time implementing the four priorities for health, education and village community development in developing an independent economy so that each family can become a healthy, prosperous and independent family, and progress rapidly to catch up so far. And that, it seems reflected as the hope of students who will jump into villages and transmigration areas outside Java.

 

It is appropriate to provide supplies to students who will stay in the village for more than one month. The students are also expected to stimulate the village community to change from a passive role as a development audience to become active actors in developing villages and communities in their villages. The active role of the community has accelerated development, such as the experience of cultural change, many of which have become new cultures, have a small number of children, but have a high quality in which the community takes an extraordinarily high role.

 

Furthermore, the presence of the Village Minister was used to formalize “VonTrip” an innovation in building tourism at the rural level. Vontrip is a platform for volunteer tourism activities based on community learning and empowerment activities (PPM) by the UGM academic community. This platform was first launched in bulk and planned as an educational and community service activity through tourism and facilitating the distribution of sponsors’ assistance to help the community or regional government display local excellence.

 

In the past, during the development of Posdaya in the villages, tourism village development had been carried out where local uniqueness was used as an attraction to bring local and international tourists. The arrival of tourists in the village was entertained with simple “tononan” and strange and interesting competition activities for “kioa people”.

 

For example, a race to plant rice should be carried out by going backwards but the conditions of the paddy are neat, must be completed in an orderly and orderly manner because the rice must thrive and produce abundant crops. Errors in sticking rice stalks cause rice not to grow optimally.

Another competition is how to move a buffalo or cow working on the land, it is not easy, because the control for the buffalo that is pulled too hard will result in the buffalo or cow being angry and unwilling to move. A habit carried out by villagers everyday but for young people in the city can be a very interesting spectacle and farming practice.

 

Also described, if students get to the village, they will see the development of superior programs in villages such as Bumdes, namely the development of Village-Owned Enterprises. An effort to equate economic development at the village level that will attract the attention of students to participate in developing attractive future investments.

 

The development will give birth to online trading activities which for students are a new business area as a modern business development without production sites that are widespread in the village so that it does not need to be owned in a certain area. Smart students will see this as a new opportunity in the future to have a modern agricultural production network and the results of local wisdom that can be packaged in the modern business of the future.

 

In various districts students will begin to see inter-village cultivation in the form of Prukades, a superior product between villages with a modern processing system where rice fields are removed because rice fields are cultivated with modern systems and planted with corporate agricultural systems that produce products for export and large walks. There campus innovation is very challenging to advance modern agriculture in Indonesia.

(Source: https://republika.co.id/berita/kolom/wacana/18/07/25/pcev7b396-kkn-gajah-mada-bangun-desa-dengan-inovasi-modern; translator: Harun Ardiansyah)

Biak (Antaranews Papua) – A total of 30 students from the University of Gajah Mada (UGM) Yogyakarta conducted a real work class (KKN) and a 40-day community service program in Biak Numfor District, Papua.

 

The Acting Regent of Biak, Herry Ario Naap after receiving UGM students at Biak on Monday, said KKN was part of the University’s Tri Dharma program that students must do.

 

“I hope that 30 UGM students who do KKN must be able to understand the culture of the local community, so this is important so that it can support the success of students,” he said.

 

Herry Naap hopes that the UGM student KKN can map all the problems that exist at the location and can provide solutions to all problems faced by the community in accordance with the fields of knowledge obtained during their studies.

 

The UGM Community Service Program, according to Herry Naap, is one of the structured KKN programs and one location will receive KKN students each year.

 

The UGM Community Service Program, he added, has had a standard “grand design” to be developed in each region. That way, despite changing students every year, the development program continues to succeed and have an impact on society.

 

“Students as potential leaders must understand all the potentials and problems that exist in the community, I hope that while doing KKN in Biak Numfor it can provide a real contribution to the district government, local communities where KKN is,” he said

 

KKN UGM student representative, Muhammad Ibnu Adhi Cahaya acknowledged the implementation of Community Service Program to implement a service program in the Biak Numfor Regency community.

 

“Students participating in KKN will help the government in developing MSMEs, tourism, fisheries, infrastructure, community services,” he said.

 

Three locations of KKN 30 UGM Yogyakarta students, including Binyeri and Samber villages, Yendidori district and Padaido / Aimando villages.

 

Binyeri Village, located about 23 kilometers west of Biak City. The village which has a population of 426 people with 98 families is a fishing village that supplies the most fish to the Biak Market.

(Source: https://papua.antaranews.com/berita/468229/30-mahasiswa-ugm-yogyakarta-kkn-di-biak; translator: Harun Ardiansyah)

HarianNusa.com, Mataram – West Lombok Regent H. Fauzan Khalid with Chairperson of West Lombok DPRD Imam Kafali received a visit from Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) Yogyakarta students. The students accompanied by Bagek Polak Village Chief Amir Amarain Putra were accepted in the regent’s office on Monday (07/02/2018).

 

It is planned that 29 UGM students from various departments will carry out the KKN program in Bageq Polak Village, Labuapi Sub-District. For this reason, the arrival of dozens of students is to ask for direction before carrying out KKN activities.

 

Abdi as the student group leader said that Bagek Polak village has good natural resources and the livelihoods of its citizens are quite good.

 

“This village besides having good relations with UGM, it also has good natural resource potential as well as good livelihoods for its citizens,” said Abdi.

 

Meanwhile, Head of Bagek Polak Village Head Amir Amarain Putra strongly supports the work plan which is a priority program of UGM KKN students, moreover according to him his village has a harmonious relationship with UGM.

 

“I am very supportive of this program of student friends, plus we with UGM already have a good relationship,” he said. (f3)

(Source: https://hariannusa.com/2018/07/02/puluhan-mahasiswa-ugm-kkn-lombok-barat/; translator: Harun Ardiansyah)

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded Indonesia’s gross domestic product (GDP) per capita has continued to increase in the last 15 years. Per capita GDP in 2000 was only Rp. 6.78 million, while in 2015 it increased to Rp. 45.18 million. This proves that the income of the Indonesian people is increasing. However, this increase did not seem to be balanced with good financial management. It is proven by data from BPS which shows that from 2003 marginal propensity to save (MPS) tended to fall.

 

MPS is the desire of the community to save because of an increase in income. On the other hand, marginal propensity to consume (MPS) tends to increase.

 

Then, if the ratio to saving to GDP compared to other countries is also low. Indonesia only has a ratio of saving GDP of 31%. This number is still inferior compared to neighboring countries, namely the Philippines, which has a ratio of 46%. Meanwhile, other neighboring countries, namely Singapore, have a ratio of 49%, which is the same as the ratio held by China.

 

Responding to the lack of a saving ratio of Indonesia’s GDP, the Financial Services Authority (OJK) campaigned for the “Let’s Save Money” movement. The slogan carried by the Ayo Saving movement is “Let’s Save for a Prosperous Future”. This movement aims to improve the culture of saving Indonesian people in various financial services products and support the financing of national development.

 

Next, to support the movement “Let’s Save” UGM KKN-PPM Team Batang Hari unit, Rawa Pitu, Lampung socialized the importance of saving from an early age. This activity was held at SD Batang 1 Hari on 4 August 2018. The socialization of the importance of saving from an early age began with the screening of animated videos on the benefits of saving money.

 

The animated video tells the desire of a child to save because of his desire to vacation in Disneyland. The saving process starts from an early age, that is, from elementary school to adulthood. After accumulating a lot, the child plans to use his savings for a vacation. However, one day the child saw a friend who was not in school because of lack of funds. As a result, his savings were given to his friend so he could continue to school.

 

From this video, it can be concluded that saving does not have to be for yourself, but to help each other human beings.

The activity continued with listening to the stories of the children about their saving experience. From the reasons for buying school equipment such as bags, shoes or books to reasons to help parents. This activity also teaches children to dare to express their opinions in public. They become aware of the atmosphere when speaking in front of talking when sitting in the line.

 

Then, children are invited to color the pictures that can be bought from the savings. The pictures include shoes and balls, cars and airplanes. At the end of the event, piggy banks were distributed to each child to practice saving culture. This socialization is the initial stage to teach children to avoid consumptive culture. Children are expected to be good at managing their finances from an early age.

 

Author and photo:

KKN-PPM UGM Team in Batang Hari unit, Rawa Pitu, Lampung

 

(Source: https://muda.kompas.id/2018/08/05/mahasiswa-ugm-sosialisasi-gerakan-ayo-menabung/; translator: Harun Ardiansyah)

“Tabik pun!” That’s the opening word that is commonly spoken by Lampung people when holding official meetings. Lampung is a fairly developed province in western Indonesia which is famous for its Way Kambas National Park. Located about 3 hours from Way Kambas National Park, there are settlements where the majority of the residents are farmers. This settlement is Rawa Pitu, one of the Districts which is a transmigration area in Lampung.

 

The absence of health workers in the field of dental and oral health is a problem that must be faced by the community of Rawa Pitu Subdistrict, Tulang Bawang Regency, Lampung Province. Therefore the community must travel far enough to get dental and oral care.

 

The absence of health workers in the field of dental and oral health, especially dentists, in Rawa Pitu has an impact on the low level of knowledge and awareness of the public about dental and oral health. This is evidenced by the number of people who suffer from pulpitis and cavities according to the data from the Rawa Pitu Health Center.

 

Departing from these conditions, dentistry students from UGM held socializations on dental and oral health for the Rawa Pitu community. Counseling was delivered in the form of knowledge about the general condition of the oral cavity, steps to brush teeth properly and correctly, and oral cavity diseases that need attention. In addition to conducting counseling, students also provide opportunities for residents to consult on dental and oral problems suffered.

 

This counseling is held at every POSYANDU Batang Hari Village from July 1 to 11 2018. Counseling is given relating to the condition of the teeth and mouth in infants under five, pregnant women, and the elderly. These three groups have different oral cycles compared to the average person so they need special attention.

 

Dental and oral health counseling was also given in Prolanis monthly routine on Thursday, August 2, 2018 which was attended by elderly people suffering from hypertension and diabetes mellitus as well as Rawa Pitu. This activity begins with an examination of blood pressure, blood sugar levels, and body weight of the elderly. After that, continued with counseling on dental and oral health in patients with hypertension and sweetness. This activity was ended with joint elderly exercise and drug distribution

Not only POSYANDU and Prolanis, counseling was also held in elementary schools. On Tuesday, July 17 2018 at SD Negeri 1 Sumber Agung and Friday, August 3, 2018 at SD Negeri 1 Atap Batang Hari. Counseling conducted in the Elementary School was covered with educational songs so that students were interested in participating in the counseling series. In this activity the students were invited to practice brushing teeth together in the school field. Not to forget, in this activity a free dental check-up was conducted and free milk distribution for students who dared to examine their teeth.

This counseling is the initial stage in increasing the knowledge and awareness of the Rawa Pitu community on the importance of maintaining dental and oral health. The hope is that citizens can make efforts to prevent dental and oral diseases so that they can avoid severe dental and oral diseases.

(Source: https://muda.kompas.id/2018/08/05/mahasiswa-ugm-kampanyekan-kesehatan-gigi-untuk-warga-desa/; translator: Harun Ardiansyah)

A sea breeze blows through the skin of Eli Akim, one of the fishermen in Binyeri village, Biak Numfor district, Papua. Middle-aged men almost every night do molo-molo, one of the names of the Biak community to catch fish using arrows.

 

When sea water began to install dozens of small boats with engines, or Jhonson in the Biak language began leaving the land of Samber and Binyeri. The fishermen are ready to lower their nets and fishing eyes to bring home tens of kilograms of fresh fish. There are no tiger trawlers or fish explosive bombs in their boats, there are only a few rice and side dishes that they bring to eat when hungry arrives. The fishermen there still use traditional techniques in catching fish, therefore the ecosystem around the Biak sea is still maintained so the number of fish is still abundant and abundant.

 

Samber and Binyeri villages are now known as the villages of fishermen. Every day this village supplies tens of kilograms of fresh fish to meet the needs of fish in the markets of the city of Biak. There were ten groups of fishermen scattered in the two villages and one group of fishermen usually contained ten people. Samber and Binyeri villages were basically one village and were divided into two villages in 2013.

 

Thirty KKN-PPM UGM students were deployed to Samber and Binyeri villages. And one of their main programs is to teach the processing of natural resources. With marine products that are quite abundant, it is unfortunate if seafood is only sold to the market. Moreover, the price of fish is fairly volatile in the market, so other methods are needed to increase the selling price of marine products obtained. UGM KKN students together with the Biak City Fisheries Service tried to develop this sector in an effort to process fish into shredded meat.

 

Basically, in the village of Samber and Binyeri there has been one abon processing entrepreneur group, the Abon Aski Byak group. However, this group has not been able to run optimally because of managerial problems. They had vacuumed for two months and did not yet have a standard operational procedure (SOP) in product processing.

KKN students together with the local Fisheries Service tried to fix the matter by holding several socialization related to management systems and entrepreneurship and making SOPs.

 

SOPs made include production and sanitation (cleanliness). Cleanliness is the most important factor in this case to create high quality products. A good product is a product that can maintain quality from the production process to marketing. In addition to the production process and SOP, UGM KKN students also helped in marketing the abon through traditional markets to modern markets.

 

The existence of this activity is expected to improve the quality and creativity of the community to produce other products from marine products, so that the people of Samber and Binyeri are ready and able to compete in the market. Jou Suba!

(Source: https://muda.kompas.id/2018/07/28/tim-kkn-ugm-benahi-pengolahan-hasil-laut-di-biak-numfor/; translator: Harun Ardiansyah)

The Festival Anak Dawuhan (FAD) is an annual event held in Dawuhan Village, Sirampog District, Brebes Regency, Central Java, to celebrate National Children’s Day which is commemorated on July 23. This year, FAD took the theme “I and My Dreams” took place in the Semangkung field. FAD is held in collaboration with the UGM 2018 Community Service Program, the Dawuhan Children Forum (FORADA), and the Dawuhan Youth Organization. The implementation of FAD is a form of concern for children as the successor of the nation in the future.

 

FAD 2018 is divided into five main events, namely socialization of motivation to elementary school children, outbound competitions for grade 4 – 6 elementary school, coloring and drawing competitions for grade 1 – 3 elementary school students, volleyball competitions for junior high school students, and the creation stage as the closing of the FAD 2018 series of events.

 

Participants who participated in the FAD 2018 core event on Sunday (7/22/2018) were no less crowded than the previous year. FAD 2018 managed to attract the attention of more than 400 children in the village of Dawuhan.

Outbound participants totaling approximately 400 children were divided into 10 teams. Five game posts were prepared as the arena for each team’s match. The first game post was a ping-pong relay, each group was given 1 ping-pong ball and 10 pieces of bamboo that had been cleaved. In this game, all team members must arrange the movement of ping-pong balls through a split bamboo relay.

 

After reaching the finish line, the task of the participants is to put a ping pong ball into a plastic cup. The participant’s hand is not allowed to touch the ping pong ball. Don’t let the ping pong ball fall, if it falls it is declared a failure or must repeat again from the beginning. The team that reaches the finish is declared the winner first. Teamwork is needed in this game.

The second game post is dribbling a balloon using the stomach. Each team member was asked to pair up. After all pairing together, they must bring the balloon to the finish line using the stomach and keeping it from erupting and falling. Just like the provisions of the previous game post, participants who can bring the balloon to the finish line first become the winner. This game trains children’s agility.

 

Chained Hula Hoops

The third game is a chained hula hoops. Each group forms a large circle and holds hands. Hula hoop must be moved from the first participant to the last participant in a clockwise direction with the hand still holding. This game aims to stimulate a child’s gross motor skills.

 

Concentration Training

 

The next game post presents a game that trains children’s concentration. The opposite word is the name of this game post. In this game, each child in the group must do the opposite of what the guide said. When the guide says left, the participant must make a leap to the right as well as other reverse words such as up and down, and back and forth.

 

Participants who make a wrong move must get out of line. In addition, the game continues with adding instructions that when the guide says “one” then the participant must kick the right foot and when the guide says “two” then the participant must kick the left foot. The winner of this game is a group that can retain the most team members.

In this last post, it is guaranteed that all participants will not come out dry. Therefore, this post is called a waterproof post. Participants must bring water until the finish line uses a bottle that has been perforated. The team that managed to bring the most water was the winner.

 

Enthusiastic participants

 

On the other hand, coloring and drawing competitions at FAD 2018 did not lose the attention of the participants. The number of participants who participated in the coloring and drawing competition was unexpected. Participants in the coloring and drawing contest were grade 1 – 3 students at Dawuhan 01 Elementary School, Dawuhan 02 Elementary School, Dawuhan 03 Elementary School, and Shiratal Mustaqim Islamic Elementary School.

 

At 8 o’clock, participants gathered at Semangkung Square to attend the opening of FAD 2018. Participants were seen carrying study tables, colored pencils, stationery, and picture books. Coloring and drawing competition for FAD 2018 carries the theme of ideals. Participants are given the opportunity to color and draw various kinds of professions and the ideals they want to achieve. The door prize distribution added to the excitement of the event.

 

Volleyball Competition

 

FAD 2018 also presents a volleyball competition between junior high school students. The volleyball competition is held from 09.00 to 15.00. Despite playing in the hot sun, it did not dampen the spirit of the volleyball contestants to win the championship. Volleyball participants were very enthusiastic, this can be seen from the number of teams that registered and the enthusiasm of the supporters of each school that clashed with each other.

 

The volleyball competition was attended by 7 male teams and 5 women’s teams from 4 schools, namely Sirampog Junior High School (1 male team), Sirampog 4 Junior High School (1 male team), Sirampog 3 Muhammadiyah Middle School (2 female teams and 2 male teams), MTs Ma’arif NU 5 Sirampog (3 male teams and 3 women’s teams).

 

The men’s final match brought together volleyball teams from SMPN 3 Sirampog with Muhammadiyah 3 Middle School (team A). The match that took place during the two sets was won by the Sirampog Junior High School 3 team with a final score of 25-8 and 25-19. The struggle for third place brought together the MTs Ma’arif NU 5 team with SMP Muhammadiyah 3 (team B).

 

This match went on fiercely until the match lasted for 3 sets, which was won by the MTs Ma’arif NU 5 team with a final score of 25-8, 19-25, and 15-13. The women’s final match which presents A and B teams from Muhammadiyah 3 Middle School is also no less exciting. This match was won by team A with a final score of 27-25.

The previous celebrations was not only filled with various competitions, but also a cultural event featuring the Kaligiri Children’s Forum (Foragi). Foragi performed the Yamko Rambe Yamko and Ronggeng dances. Not to forget, the committee distributed door prizes to active participants and could answer questions raised by the MC.

 

In order to welcome National Children’s Day which fell on July 23, the participants also supported the campaign “Children Must Be Free from Violence and Bullying”. The hand stamp on the white cloth was used as a symbol of the participants’ support for the campaign.

 

The FAD event series was closed by throwing coloring powder simultaneously. According to Rara (11), a FAD participant, the activities held at FAD 2018 are new and exciting things for the children of Dawuhan village.

 

(Source: https://muda.kompas.id/2018/07/30/kemeriahan-perayaan-hari-anak-nasional-di-desa-dawuhan/; translator: Harun Ardiansyah)

Using water that is brownish red for consumption, especially bathing, washing, and toileting (MCK) may never be imagined by most people who are accustomed to using clear water to meet their daily needs. But this is a fact that can easily be found in people who live on peat land. One of them is in Rasau Jaya District, Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan.

Although the community is accustomed to using peat water, but basically based on water quality standard parameters, peat water does not meet the requirements of clean water quality standards because it contains a variety of organic substances which cause water to be acidic, cloudy and smelly. If consumed directly, peat water can cause several diseases, including gastrointestinal, skin, eye, cholera, and dysentery. This condition makes peat water need special processing before it is ready for consumption.

Responding to these problems, the KKN-PPM students Unit KB-006 Universitas Gadjah Mada 2018 socialized and built a model of water purification facilities at the UPT KTM Rasau Jaya Office. The effort was carried out with the device and the community of Rasau Jaya 1 Village, Rasau Jaya 2, Rasau Jaya 3, with guidance from PT. Amerta Wening Indonesia on July 23-30 2018. The program of information dissemination and counseling to make facilities went smoothly. Residents also welcomed enthusiastically. A total of 32 people attended the socialization event.

 

In simple terms, the water treatment process is carried out using poly-aluminum chloride (PAC) media and pH adjuster in a coagulation bath to precipitate impurities. The effort was perfected by the installation of filters containing silica sand and activated carbon to produce clear water.

 

Water purification technology is actually not new to the community, but the high cost of installation often makes them reluctant to treat peat water before consumption

 

Water purification technology is actually not new to the community, but the high cost of installation often makes them reluctant to treat peat water before consumption. They prefer to consume peat water directly.

 

To provide a solution to this problem, KKN-PPM UGM students present water distribution technology using manifolds to save the cost of making and installing water purification facilities up to a third of the usual price (around Rp. 9 million to Rp. 1.5 million – Rp. 2 million).

 

The media used for water purification such as sea shells, palm fiber, PAC, pH adjusters, silica sand, chlorine and activated carbon are also easily available in the surrounding environment at affordable prices. With these facilities, the water produced will have a pH level that is neutral, odorless and colorless so it is safe to use.

With the socialization and construction of water purification facilities organized by the KKN-PPM UGM 2018  team, it is expected that the Rasau Jaya community will be able to build inexpensive water purification facilities in their respective places to minimize the risk of disease due to direct use of peat water.

 

Water Purification Process

 

Peat water pumped from the well is flowed towards the first tank containing broken shells and palm fiber. The function of shellfish and palm fiber fractions to eliminate iron and manganese which makes water rust. Before entering the tank, running water is also given chlorine to kill bacteria.

 

After passing through the first tank, the water is then flowed to the reservoir to be carried out by the coagulation process (clumping and deposition of impurities). In a tub of coagulation, water is given a PAC solution and pH adjuster manually to neutralize the acid level in the water and precipitate the impurities contained in the water. This process takes about 30 minutes for a tank measuring 1 cubic (1000 liters) of water.

 

Processed water is then separated from the sediment by flowing into the clean water storage tank while passing through a filter tube containing silica sand and activated carbon. The function of both media is to remove the smell and brownish red color on the water. While the sediment containing dirt is flowed into the sewer. The water that has been drained into the clean water storage tank is then ready for use.

 

 

(Source: https://muda.kompas.id/2018/07/31/mahasiswa-ajari-warga-bangun-fasilitas-pemurnian-air-di-rasau-jaya/; translator: Harun Ardiansyah)

 

There is nothing tempting from the hallway. Maybe not if our sensibility rises on a pair of dazzling shelves there. In its strength, it passed the time while overshadowing a multitude of books, in the afternoon, again there were almost no people gathered to celebrate the presence of the elements of the Kaligatuk library, Srimulyo Village, Bantul Regency.

 

Let’s call that a terrible moment, but this is not only because of the continuous lonely that engulfs the reading room. Deeper, this is all about the impotence of the vision of the space, as idealized by Supriyanto, the Head of the Kaligatuk Village who gave birth to the library.

 

Supri, as he is usually called, tells the story, this library is a result of his self-esteem over the future of the children of Kaligatuk along with the massive dynamics of communication technology. The feeling peaked in August 2017, when he and the Student Community Service of Yogyakarta State University (KKN UNY) team agreed to establish the Kaligatuk library.

 

“At first we were coordinating with UNY Community Service. We have hopes, we want to hold a place for reading for children. “Let the children not only be involved in mobile phones,” Supri said.

 

“The majority of children here plays with cellphones. That was actually not exactly right for me. Even those who have not (entered) elementary school often also have cell phones that have parents”

 

Supri’s reason was not excessive in establishing the library, because, his observations showed, the use of cellphones or devices among the children of the Kaligatuk did indeed begin to enter the alert level. “The majority of children here plays with cellphones. That was actually not exactly right for me. Even those who have not (entered) elementary school often also have cell phones that have parents. Even though I have conveyed (to their parents), be careful to provide facilities to children, including mobile phones, “he continued Supri.

 

The establishment of the Kaligatuk library by Supri then became a wonder to save children from drowning in enjoying the latest technology. This library, according to Supri, can help control the behavior of children so that they are not consumed by the wildness of relationships that play in the activities of playing gadgets, whether using social media or virtual games.

This matter, of course Supri’s concern is not without any reasons. According to him, the existence of facilities such as mobile devices, especially vulnerable, threatens the thinking of children to be precocious. As a result, when they miss the proper phase, they are not too mature when they start living in the phase that they are facing today.

 

Therefore, the function of the books presented in the Kaligatuk library here is not as tragic as simply to divert children’s hobbies from playing gadgets to reading. Implicitly, Supri wanted to read books, especially through the libraries they manage, to guide the phase of children’s psychological development in the right direction.

 

Need more books

 

Supri admitted that after one year had passed, the Kaligatuk library had not shown significant movement. The limitations of the book collection are one of the main ones. He was frank, from the many books that were owned by the Kaligatuk Hamlet library, the themes that were available were new for children, making the number of visitors to the library minimal.

 

Most of the books were the legacy of last year’s UNY KKN team. This condition, continued Supri, was inseparable from the absence of the management structure of the library. “I honestly have not thought about the formation of the board. Now I still want to focus first on increasing collections, ”explained the 43-year-old man. This reason then made the library still managed privately by Supri, even though it was originally an asset belonging to the Kaligatuk.

 

Seeing the shortcomings, Supri continued to try to increase the number of books in the Kaligatuk library. Through the various stakeholder networks that he has, such as the KKN team from a number of campuses which each year occupy Kaligatuk, Supri invited them to contribute to donating books worth reading to the built library.

 

“This is the general theme that is still small (in number). Now we hope for the provision of other theme books such as history and general insight, “he explained. “In addition, with the many options, then children can be challenged, I have to read this, I have to read it,” Supri added.

 

Supri’s business did not only arrive there. At present he is starting to establish communication with the Kaligatuk Elementary School. Through the relationship, Supri hopes that in the future the student learning activities at the school can be held several times in the hamlet library. In addition to enlivening the “beat of life” of the Kaligatuk library, Supri wants the nuances of education for children to evolve.

 

“Yes, at least we invite them to want to be close to the library and books. How can they be interested in coming here, to be able to relax, while learning. After all, it’s always available here too, “said Supri, smiling.

 

(Source: https://muda.kompas.id/2018/08/01/asa-untuk-perpustakaan-kaligatuk-kabupaten-bantul/; translator: Harun Ardiansyah)

 

Did you know that five years ago the government set July 27 as National River Day? The celebration contained in Government Regulation no. 38 of 2011 concerning the River is a way for the government to encourage and motivate people to care about the river. Because the river conditions in Indonesia have reached a very alarming point.

 

Research by the Directorate General of Pollution Control and Environmental Damage on 100 rivers in 33 provinces from 2013 – 2015 shows that 52 Indonesian rivers have heavy pollution levels. In addition, as many as 20 rivers have moderate-to-heavy pollution levels, and 7 rivers have mild pollution. Only 21 rivers meet the quality standards, and even then they have mild pollution levels.

More sadly, one of the areas with heavily polluted rivers is the Progo River, the Krasak River, the Sudu River, the Opak River, the Serang River, and the Tinalah River which is part of the Winongo River. All the rivers are in the Special Region of Yogyakarta.

 

Departing from concerns about the poor condition of the river in DI Yogyakarta, the UGM KKN team Donotirto Bantul Unit and UPN KKN team in collaboration with the Winongo Asri Communication Forum (FKWA) held an event to celebrate National River Day. The event was held on Saturday (07/28/2018) at Donotirto Village Hall, Bantul. It is indeed late a day from the National River day on July 27. But on the consideration of the participants’ willingness, this year’s event was postponed to 28 July.

 

National river daily bed by other environmental days hits

 

As a committee, our UGM KKN students have been preparing for the event since 06.30. The team consisting of 26 students worked together to prepare the location of the event. From folding flyers and posters to be shared with participants, arranging chairs, cleaning the area, installing billboards, and much more. Fortunately, the venue was ready before the participants began arriving at 8:00.

For this event, we invited Bantul and DIY government agencies, villagers around the Winongo river, members of the youth organization, and communities concerned with the river and the environment. Each participant who came to get merchandise from FKWA, in the form of shirts for participants of the workshop, hats, and bags for participants in the river stream.

 

The event began an hour later, and was opened by Endang, Chair of FKWA. In his remarks, Endang questioned the rarely heard echoes of National River Day because it was buried by other environmental days that first hit. In fact, the river plays a very crucial role in human life because of its role as the only provider of fresh water. Unfortunately, humans often ina insult ’rivers by dumping trash and waste into rivers instead of glorifying them.

 

On that occasion, there was also the Deputy Regent of Bantul, Abdul Halim Muslih and Bambang Sugiarta, Head of the DIY PSDA Department of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. In his remarks, Abdul Halim revealed the fate of es apes ’Bantul as the downstream owner of the Winongo river. As the last part of the river flow before going to sea, Bantul gets a lot of waste and pollution from the Sleman area and the City of Yogyakarta. This condition made Abdul encourage the people of Bantul to want to clean and maintain the quality of the river.

 

After the remarks, the event was continued with a gathering and river flow. The workshop is intended for residents, hamlet heads, and government agencies. While the river flow for members of the youth and the community caring for nature.

 

Torture the river

 

The workshop program was divided into two sessions. The first session was started by the Deputy Regent of Bantul. He stated, Bantul produced 600 tons of garbage. Unfortunately, only 200 tons can be processed properly so the rest goes into the river.

 

In the sharing session the Head of the Great Hall of the Opak River Serayu, Tri Bayu Aji reminded about the importance of rivers for human life. However, humans even torture the river by using river bodies for their own purposes. The ‘torture’ most often carried out by the community is the use of river bodies and garbage disposal.

 

According to Tri Bayu, for the prevention of river damage and pollution, it is necessary to educate the public to dispose of garbage in its place and urge residents who live on the banks of the river to back down their homes so that more water can be stored in the river.

 

Bambang Sugiarta, a waste-related problem, said that six major rivers in Yogyakarta had been contaminated with ecoli bacteria from solid waste and household and industrial wastewater.

 

Program of Stop Littering Irresponsibly that the government has been planned isn’t treated because of the septic flow of citizen tanks still flow to the river

 

In the question and answer session, Pugiyanto, the head of the UKKT said that residents always clean the river, but unfortunately there is no access to dispose of the trash. The same problem was also expressed by Oak Fajri, Head of Metuk Hamlet, Kretek. In addition, the program to stop open defecation that has been declared by the government has not been implemented because the flow of citizen septic tanks still flows into the river.

 

For the BAB issue, Ilham said the Bantul government was still implementing a privatization program. While for the waste program, Bambang said there are two waste management systems. Instead of the problem of dirt and household waste, the most worrying is that medical waste and factories are far more dangerous for river biota.

 

While about the building, Tri Bayu replied that the riverbank land could actually be used as a building, but not a permanent building. Large annual tree planting is prohibited.

The meeting session was closed with the idea of ​​forming a river task force team tasked with maintaining the cleanliness of the river. However, to really be able to maintain the condition of the river, it takes effort and synergy between the community and the government.

 

River flow

 

While the residents took part in the discussion, members of the youth organization and the natural care community joined the river stream program. In this program, participants around the Winongo river were guided by UGM KKN-UPN students. This program aims to introduce and open the eyes of participants about the condition of their rivers.

 

While walking along the river, participants were given education about the condition of the river through three posts. Posts 1 and 4 are biolithic posts administered by Indonesian Wild Water volunteer friends. In this post, participants were invited to look for river biota and then match them with local biota leaflets to identify river pollution levels. From the search for participants it was shown that the local biota was far less because it had been displaced by migrant biota.

The trail is continued to posts 2 and 3, namely the ecological post. There participants get an explanation of the relationship of each component in the food chain to form a river ecosystem. Then finally, posts 5 and 6 were filled by two members of the UGM KKN, Bondan and Metta. In this post participants get an explanation of the destructive power of water, the characteristics of water, the nature of water, the components of water pollutants, and much more.

 

After completing the river, the participants returned to the Donotirto Village Hall for a discussion of the results of river flow. From the results of river flow and this discussion, it is expected that the community, especially in young people, will maintain the condition of the river so that its condition is better.

 

Let’s take care of the condition and health of our river!

(Source: https://muda.kompas.id/2018/08/01/menyelamatan-sungai-menjaga-masa-depan-bangsa/; translator: Harun Ardiansyah)