Monday, 30 December 2013
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by adminstube
Sunday School and Sermon Ministry in GKJ Sentolo
(Follow-up Action of Sustainable Development Training)
On Sunday, December 22, 2013, some members of the Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta perform a Follow-Up. The follow-up is a part of training activities and done independently. Students can do this individually, in groups, or in collaboration with community and local group. This follow-up activities are conducted in GKJ Sentolo, Kulonprogo.
A group of students consisiting of Windy, Eva, Elis, Vicky, Fajar, Yohanes, and Yanto did the activities in GKJ Sentolo, in which Yanto is one of its member. The follow-up group has planned to visit four churches. The aim of the program is proclaiming that people should be independent and look back their local food to have food soverignity. Further, people are expected to learn the importance of environmental sustainability and ecological balance.
Reality shows us that human as the "ruler" of the earth, has been out of the track as a natural balance-keeper. They keep building concretes and searching for profit as much as possible. Every business does yield profit but people take it for themselves, while many natural resources and communities around have become the victims.
The material of an early December training has encouraged students to be optimistic, for everyone is still able to obtain economic benefits without destroying the nature. It can be when people are developing a new understanding and having a modern consideration on environmental aspects.
Everyone should be aware that Indonesian ancestors have done the balance. They derived economic benefits and social benefits. Protecting natural and environment will bring us to have cleaner air, improved varieties, fresh water, pest-free, and qualified natural products as comodity. The ancestors have been learned it however it is ignored by thier next generations.
Now, students are motivated to teach again the richness of our tradition and how to obtain it. It may be achieved by economy, culture independence and self-sufficiency by using local products. The follow-up group was managed into two teams to share the understanding. The first team shared the idea among the Sunday school pupils by coloring pictures, while the other team served Sunday sermon at church of Jangkang. Pastor Gogod encouraged students for doing such services and it may be developed and modified through many methods so that people can understand it easily.
Serving church is a first step for the next wider range. It expected that more and more people understand that development and man’s work should consider the harmony and integrity of God’s creations. Keep spirit telling for people’s independence! ***
Friday, 13 December 2013
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by adminstube
Development? For Whom?
Stube-HEMAT finds out that the development problem as one of national issues must be solved, especially related with the recent development of young generation. So, a training of Sustainable Development with the theme "Development? For Whom?“ was held. Located at Wisma Martha Yogyakarta, Nov 29 – Dec 1, 2013, the training was attended by 30 students from various background, covering Theology, Psychology, Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Education, etc.
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| Francis Wahono |
Francis Wahono as one of the facilitators said that nation-building should essentially be reconstructed based on the diversity characteristics of Indonesia utilizing its local wisdom.
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| Agus Prasetyo, Ph.D. |
The concept of sustainable development is expected to rearrange the road of an ideal development as described by Agus Prasetya Ph.D (lecturer of Graduate School of Sustainable Development, UGM). He delivered a session of the understanding of vision and ideal concept of sustainable development.
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| Andreas Subiyono |
"The history of Indonesia development with its components should be studied further seriously, " said Andreas Subiyono, the Chairman of SHEEP Indonesia. He argued, "Bad lifestyle brought negative impact to the history of Indonesian development, such as environmental degradation, social inequality, economic crisis and many others negative impacts.”
The participants are invited joining exposure activities in NGO Cindelaras (an economic NGO, located in Condongcatur, Sleman), WALHI (an environmental NGO, located in Kotagede, Yogyakarta) and Forum Komunikasi Winongo Asri (a communication forum for the residents of Winongo River banks, Tegalrejo). They discussed methods of community assistance due to the development responses.
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| Exposure in FKWA and Oleg Yohan |
Oleg Yohan, a member of FKWA board said that FKWA was formed to convert the public paradigm about Winongo river, from "back yard" to "front yard." It is intended to promote the concept of hygiene and environmental sustainability in Winongo river region, toward the vision of Winongo river as a tourist area in 2030.
Tri Agus from Bappeda province of DIY (Bappeda – Regional Planning Board) explained the government policies on pro-people development. Further explaination said that actually people are welcome to participate in overseeing a process of development.
At the end of the training, participants are grouped in some action plan groups. They formulated action plans, such as sharing group and and teaching team. Sharing group consisting of Anna, Reski, Windy and friends will share the concept of sustainable development to churches in Yogyakarta, and will have re-greening action in critical area. Teaching team consisted of Frans, Putry, and Ina. They plan to teach about the concept of sustainable development with an early age as the target group. This aimed to introduce and establish values of care about sustainable development among young people.
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| Group Discussion |
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| Group Discussion |
"It is very impressive and fun joining this training, because it gives new knowledge besides my study background. For the long term, this concept is very useful because it can be applied when I go back and build up my home area," said Maria Trifosa, one of the participants, a student majoring economics from Sanata Dharma University.***
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