After their travel from Yogyakarta and transited in Denpasar, finally Bung Pet and Elis, their nicknames, were out of the Nam Air plane’s door and setting foot on Sumba. "Welcome to Sumba!" said Yulius Anawaru, one team of Stube-HEMAT Sumba when he met Petrus Maure and Elisabet Novia Listiawati in Airport Umbu Mehang Kunda, Waingapu.
Surely, this was their first opportunity to come and set foot on the land of Sumba, known as Marapu Island. Apriyanto Hangga, team of Stube-HEMAT Sumba caught a shocked expression from the two participants of exploring Stube HEMAT Sumba through their facial expression when they were out of the airport and looked around the road to Stube-HEMAT Sumba secretary. Who were they and what were they going to do in Sumba? The two were the participants of Exploring Sumba held by Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta. They would be in Sumba for thirty days and share their knowledge and skills to students and young people of Sumba.
Arriving at the secretariat of Stube-HEMAT Sumba located in Payeti, Waingapu, Rev. Dominggus Umbu Deta, S.Th., the coordinator of Stube-HEMAT Sumba revealed that Exploring Sumba program was a very beneficial program and it supported programs in Stube-HEMAT Sumba, for example, agriculture program, journalism and computer multimedia. In some programs, both team and participants were limited in its understanding, so the participants of Exploring Sumba were truly helpful for Stube-HEMAT Sumba.
"For the participants of Exploring Sumba, would share knowledge as much as possible, even though in a limited time, within the next few days, the objectives of some programs can be achieved", Rev. Domi hoped. He also reminded them that there would be challenges in Exploring Sumba because the students had different disciplines, so the response and understanding of each participant was also diverse. So, each program presented in a joint learning process certainly would take times because it may be acceptable if the work program can be followed well by participants. "The previous participants of Exploring Stube HEMAT Sumba was also faced the same challenge", he said.
Petrus Maure planned to have computer training specifically how to design using CorelDraw and Photoshop, while Elis was eager to socialize and assist how to optimize house yard with medicinal families plant based on sustainable agriculture. They both stayed in Yulius Anawaru’s house, team of Stube-HEMAT Sumba located in Wanggawatu, District of Kambera, East Sumba. (TRU)