'Being Empowered to Empower' is the spirit of Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta to encourage students who are studying in Yogyakarta to have certain skills and to share the skills with people around them. Being equipped with some experiences gained from Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta, I am, Kresensia Risna Efrieno, shared the experience to others. Starting from practicing at Stube HEMAT, next I accompanied the women to make Catfish Floss at Wastini’s house, a resident of RT 08, Ngaliyan Village, Nglipar district, Gunungkidul Regency (Sunday, November 26, 2023). The network with the community was formed when I studied Campus Field  Study (KKN) in August 2023.

Gunungkidul itself is one of the districts in the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) with the capital in Wonosari. Even though the name is 'Gunung or hill’, Gunungkidul is known as a barren area and often experiences drought, especially during the dry season. Most of the Gunungkidul area is hilly, but it has beaches as tourist attractions in the DIY region. Gunungkidul consists of 18 districts, one of which is Nglipar with the majority of the population are farmers and livestock raisers.

One of the potential fisheries in Ngaliyan Village is catfish done by residents using tarpaulin ponds. However, fewer people know how to process catfish into a new product that can become an alternative culinary delight. I started the activity by sharing my experience to make catfish floss at Stube HEMAT, as well as introducing institution that pays attention to community empowerment, conveyed by Trustha Rembaka, S.Th., the coordinator of Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta.

The women looked enthusiastic and curious, starting from preparing the spices, tools, and materials needed. In this practice, they used three catfish weighing 3,5 kgs. Starting with the process of steaming the catfish, followed by separating its meat from the bones and grinding the spices. Other participants seemed to be actively sharing their experiences of making meat floss. One shared about her process of making beef floss and one another revealed the benefits of catfish bones which can be processed into chips. While trying the taste of the fish mixture that has been mixed with spices, they tried to adjust the taste according to the desired taste.

The atmosphere became livelier when the frying process was completed and entered the draining process using a spinner. "Wow, the floss color is really shiny," said several participants who saw the catfish floss coming out of the spinner. Some of them immediately tasted and commented. "It tastes like real meat," said one participant who tasted it several times. Three catfish produced 1,2 kg of catfish floss and distributed to each participant. Through the process, they think about the sustainability of making catfish floss to become a culinary product that can be marketed. In the closing session, Trustha Rembaka gave an example of calculating the capital needed to make catfish floss.

It is hoped that making catfish floss will be the first step for women in Ngaliyan Village to continue marketing catfish floss as an alternative culinary delight to increase family income. Let us be proud to process local food and to be creative to market it. ***

Yellow pumpkin with the Latin name Cucurbita moschata is a woody plant commonly found in Indonesia. This plant has bell-shaped yellow flowers with dark green and yellow-brown fruit. The nutritional content of 100 grams of pumpkin is 93.69 g water, 20 g calories (Cal) energy, 0.72 g protein, 0.07 g fat, 4.9 g carbohydrates, 1.1 g fiber, 15 milligrams calcium (mg), iron 0.57 mg, magnesium 9 mg, phosphorus 30 mg and potassium 230 mg. Generally, pumpkin is consumed as a mixture of compote, pudding, cake, and soup using the process of steaming, boiling, sautéing, grilling, and roasting.

Yellow pumpkin is one of the answers to the Local Food Initiative: Processing Yellow Pumpkin into various products at the Sekretariat of Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta (Saturday, 16/09/2023). The training invited several students from various regional backgrounds and majors to enrich their knowledge about local food, getting to know pumpkin and its derivative products as a variety of culinary products.

Trustha Rembaka, S.Th, coordinator of Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta explored students' insights about processing pumpkin in their own regions. Most said that they processed pumpkin into vegetables and compote. However, some say that they process pumpkin seeds into a side dish by roasting them, as it is done in Sumba and Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara.

They became more open in their culinary insights when Prihartanti, who is familiarly called Mbak Tanti, a culinary practitioner, shared her experience of processing yellow pumpkin into various interesting culinary products, such as pudding, steamed sponge cake, donuts, pumpkin flour, dried pumpkin seed, and pumpkin sticks. "Yellow pumpkin can be processed into various products for sale. Today, we are practicing four easy- cheap recipes and suitable for boarding house students like you by using daily cooking utensils. We’ll make  donuts, pudding, steamed sponge cake, and stick," she said.

They seemed enthusiastic in the practical session because they could do the processing themselves. The basic ingredients for donuts, steamed sponge cake, and sticks use a combination of steamed pumpkin and flour, while pudding uses steamed pumpkin and gelatin flour. The process of making these 4 recipes is carried out in turns and each participant practiced and noted, even documented the ingredients and method of making them. This activity lasted for one day work until the product was ready to eat.

Through the activity, the students have a new practice to initiate local food culinary sold to the market for pocket money. Local food processing is an opportunity for anyone, including young people having enthusiasm and creativity. So, local food has potency, right? Come on, take advantage to do enterprise by processing the food potency of the nation.***

Indonesia is rich in biodiversity, including plant and animal food sources. Biodiversity has not been utilized optimally as a food source due to various causes, for example, low knowledge about food ingredients, minimal references on how to process them, a flood of imported products, and undeveloped local material and other factors.

It impacts Indonesia's food security in 2020 and 2021 showing still below the global average with an index of 62,2, and lower than the Asia Pacific average with an index of 63,4. The food security index, Global Food Security Index (GFSI) is measured from four indicators, namely affordability of food prices (affordability), availability of supplies (availability), nutritional quality (quality and safety), and sustainability and adaptation (sustainability and adaptation). The good news is that in 2022 there is an improvement.

Referring to plant food sources, Indonesia has 77 types of carbohydrate sources, 26 types of nuts, 389 types of fruit, 228 types of vegetables, 110 types of herbs and spices, 40 types of beverage ingredients, and 1.260 types of medicinal plants. They must be promoted continuously and developed by stakeholders, including young people and students.

The student movement concerned with local food issues continues to be strengthened by Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta in the Student Discussion on Local Food Initiatives at the secretariat of Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta (9/9/2023). When the nation has a variety of local foods, what can students do with this great potency? Of course, they are expected to be able to innovate in the cultivation, processing, and marketing of products that will boost the economy of the local community.

Trustha Rembaka started the discussion by inviting the participants to mention various ways of processing food. They answered frying, sautéing, steaming, boiling, roasting, and grilling. Moreover, there are other alternatives, such as smoking, fermenting, and drying. Next, Trustha guided the participants to talk deeper about the food potencies around where they live and map the derivative products that could be produced, for example, Effie Rambu Boba from Anajiaka, Central Sumba revealed bananas, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, and livestock, Ando from Sorong talked about sago and salak, so that it is known as the salak village. Then Sutopo from Batumarta, South Sumatra, said that coffee, cassava, and papaya grow around his house, while Yonas said that cashew nuts are abundant in the Manggarai Regency, where he lives. Also, Mensiana from Kanatang, East Sumba Regency, explained that corn, pumpkin, and peanuts are dominant crops there.

As a further step related to the topic 'Having a variety of local food, what can you do?', the participants initiated to process local food products that are easy for them to work with, including bananas to ‘manggulu’ with an innovation, yellow pumpkin to food and snacks, and also corn processed into 'Kawuhuk'.

By broadening knowledge about local food ingredients, adding references to processing methods, and practicing processing local sources into products ready to sell, young people will be the inspiration for the re-existence of local food of this nation. You can do it!***

Digitalization cannot be avoided by anyone who wants to continue moving forward to adapt technology advances and information, especially for business actors to promote their products. Capacity building to master information technology continues to be spread out so that all components of society involved in business can utilize and gain profits for their businesses, especially for the small island clusters in eastern Indonesia.

On this occasion, Gilang Herdyan, an alumnus of Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta, one of the alumni networks, opened a discussion forum with UKMINDONESIA.ID where he works, which is based in Jakarta, with friends on Sumba Island. Let us get to know the services of this institution first. UKMINDONESIA.ID is a community-based information media for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) that publishes information and business insights through websites and social media where MSME players can improve their business through the various information available in the form of MSME development programs and activities, business tips, inspirational experiences, licensing and certification to business development.

Seeing this good opportunity and prospect, Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta linked Multiplicators of Stube HEMAT in Sumba working in the MSME sector including women's empowerment groups with various tied woven products managed by Elisabeth Uru Ndaya, S.Pd.,  young millennial farmers with horticulture coordinated by Frans Fredi Kalikit Bara, S.E., and the East Sumba pig breeder community which was pioneered by Apriyanto Hangga with Gilang. Other colleagues from Southwest Sumba were also participants in the dialogue. The joint dialogue between the Multiplicators of Stube HEMAT in Sumba and UKMINDONESIA.ID run with full enthusiasm for development through the MSME Go Digital program (6/9/2023). This dialogue is initially intended to get to know each other, understand each other's roles, and learn about the MSME Go Digital Program which has main activities including training to establish a network of 'Go Digital' facilitators with the adoption of digital technology and implementation of assistance through the Chat Commerce (WhatsApp Business) application.

Networking is a collective strength and Stube HEMAT is called to continue building networks with alumni to be a mutual collaboration and to bring benefits to the networking parties. Through 'Go Digital' program the businesses that have been initiated will have an increasing impact to the society and the products will receive better responses from the public.***

Assistance for Residents of Klegung village, Nglipar

 What food plants do you have around your house? It was the question asked by Trustha Rembaka, coordinator of Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta, to the residents of Klegung, Katongan, Nglipar who took part in the Discussion on Domestic Food Security, in collaboration with students of the Field Lecture 56 Institute of Village Development APMD Yogyakarta (28/8/2023). They were enthusiastic about telling about the food plants in their homes, including chilies, mustard greens, eggplant, celery, corn, cassava, papaya, shallots, and animal food sources such as goats, cows and catfish.

The question above opened a discussion on the issue of Food Security in Indonesia which has become an interesting topic of conversation because it is related to various factors, such as increasing population and food needs, decreasing agricultural land area due to changes in the function of agricultural land, the threat of climate change and worse agriculture itself not being a priority for young people to work. However, the world of agriculture will continue to be needed along life.

Furthermore, Trustha explained that according to the regulation of  the government law No. 12 of 2012 concerning Food, Article 1 paragraph 4, Food Security is a condition that food is available for the state and individuals, which is reflected in the availability of sufficient food, both in quantity and quality, safe, diverse, nutritious, equitable and affordable and it does not conflict with people's religion, beliefs and culture, giving  healthy, active and productive life sustainably. The next question is how to meet individual food needs. One alternative is to strengthen household food security by mapping family food needs.

In this mapping process, each participant knows what foods their family often consumes and what they can cultivate as a family or as a local community group. Here, the participants learn about the principle of 'nandur apa sing dipangan, mangan apa sing ditandur' (Javanese) or 'plant what you eat, eat what you plant.'

Trustha also guided participants to learn about the diversity of food from animal sources such as chicken, duck, tilapia, catfish, and beef, as well as plant food sources such as cassava, rice, sweet potato, gembili, mustard greens, papaya, and ginger. Then look at food ingredients based on harvest time, whether daily (eggs), weekly (sprouts, seedbeds), monthly (mustard greens, kale, quarterly: chilies, eggplant, tilapia, catfish), semester (livestock rearing, up to annuals such as fruit). Food diversity is a strengthening element in food security.

At the end of the session and as a follow-up action to maintain domestic food security, participants planned to grow new seeds at their home gardens and some fields. During the discussion, several stories were revealed, such as some families had more harvests, and some others needed certain seeds for their gardens. Interestingly, the participants were encouraged to offer the seeds they owned to be planted by other colleagues.

They actually have knowledge, awareness, willingness to act, and a sense of togetherness. This is the basic element to make domestic food security real. Dusun Klegung can do it!***

 Indonesia has rich biodiversity from plant food sources. There are 77 types of carbohydrate sources, 26 types of nuts, 389 types of fruits, 228 types of vegetables, 110 types of spices and seasonings, 40 types of beverages, and 1.260 types of medicinal plants. Then, food is everything that comes from biological sources of agricultural, plantation, forestry, fishery, animal husbandry, aquatic, and water products, both processed and unprocessed as food or drinks for human consumption.

Food wealth in Indonesia has not been much followed by efforts to obtain derivative products. Derivative processing is important to make optimal use of raw products, especially during over-production. Skills for processing food are a concern of Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta as a human resource development institution. Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta took the initiative to introduce the technique of fermenting cashew fruit and cashew floss (26/08/2023).

Fermentation is the process of decomposing organic compounds carried out by microorganisms that produce energy, in this case, fermentation to produce derivative products. Cashew is the choice because so far farmers only take cashew nuts while the fruit has not been used, even though there are various potencies of processed cashew nuts besides cashews, including syrup, wine, jam, floss, and taffy snack. Cashew production in Indonesia, the three largest are in East Nusa Tenggara, Southeast Sulawesi, and East Java, but the area of land until 2022 is decreasing from 555 thousand hectares to 436 thousand hectares due to the conversion of agricultural commodities and land conversion. Recorded cashew production in 2022 is 171 thousand tons (Ministry of Agriculture).

The practice of making fermented cashew nuts uses 1 liter of cashew fruit juice, 3/4 kg of sugar, and 2 liters of water. Boil these ingredients and let them until they cool completely. Next, add Fermipan. The fruit juice is kept in a modified airlock jar to enter the fermentation phase for a minimum of three weeks and later can produce as many as twelve bottles @ 250 ml of fermented cashew.

Meanwhile, cashew floss uses cashew pulp. Cashew pulp is finely chopped and steamed. The spices needed include shallots, garlic, lemongrass, galangal, and brown sugar, then sauteed. Next, mix the spices in the chopped cashew fruit, fry, and drain using a spinner until the cooking oil is completely gone. The cashew floss product in 50-gram packaging is an alternative side dish to complement hot rice.

Processed products of wine and cashew floss are an alternative to developing the potential of cashew nuts to be promoted to commercial business and even become a competitive product. Come on, young people, improve your skills in processing local food-based products and be smart in taking business opportunities. ***

Food is a basic human need, and there are many food sources provided by nature that allow humans to take, to breed and to process according to their wants and needs. Indonesia has a lot of local food diversity in each region, but not everyone can process it into other products. Local Food Initiative program done by Stube HEMAT invites students, especially women who are studying in Yogyakarta, to learn how to manage local food. On this occasion, participants learn one derivative product of catfish, that is, catfish floss. This training is intended to prepare students to be able to produce and to start a business in their spare time, or to be equipped with skills when they return to their regions. 

Located at the secretariat of Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta (15/08/2023), students attended training accompanied by Sarlota Wantaar as the trainer. Before starting practice, students get a theory about how the process and what ingredients are used. There are 5 kgs of catfish available for today practice with spices consisting of garlic, onion, ginger, brown sugar, orange leaf, bay leaf, turmeric, salt, lemongrass, galangal, cooking oil, and organic flavoring.

First, the catfish is cleaned, then steamed for 20 minutes, continuing with the process of separating the fish bones from the meat. Separating catfish bones off the meat requires patience and accuracy because there are many fine and small bones.  Seasonings that have been mashed, sauteed and mixed in catfish meat. Next, fry it for 25 to 30 minutes until the color turns brownish. Prepare a spinner to separate the oil from cooking, after cooling, mashing, weighing, finally it is the packaging process.

Products are ready to be marketed by enlivening the bazaar, held by the Indonesian Baptist Church Yogyakarta (17/08/2023), in commemoration of the 78th Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia. Participants learn marketing and how to do promotions. Explaining the functions, benefits and ingredients of a product, will convince consumers to buy it.

Local food has the potential to be developed into a commercial business and women can be actively involved in managing it. Women not only see or hear, but they dare to act without fear of being wrong and afraid of failure. Women keep to be advanced. ***

Discussion: PMKRI - Gusdurian  - Sorowajan Youth Organization     

Have you ever consumed rainwater? Trustha Rembaka, coordinator of Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta asked the participants of the discussion held by PMKRI Yogyakarta, Gusdurian Jogja and Karang Taruna Sorowajan at Griya Gusdurian (Saturday, 22/7/2023). This question ignited the participants' attention regarding rain, after  expressing what they thought when it rained or got wet on the rain. Some expressed that caught by the rain is disturbing, serene, annoying, triggers headaches, causes flooding, and various other answers. In addition, when the participants calculated the average water needed in one day, it was revealed that one needs at least 70 liters to 200 liters water per day! Most of the water needs are supplied from wells, PDAM, and refill water. This is the starting point of this joint discussions about whether rain is always negative and whether  it is possible to harvest rainwater.

Yes, harvesting rainwater is an alternative, because rainwater has not been much managed even though it is free, and logically rainwater is cleaner than groundwater. After all, it has not been contaminated with pollutants. Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta as a Human Resources development institution encourages young people and students to be 'literate' about water problems and the existence of water that needs to be maintained. Young people must 'plunge' into the reality of water problems, so they realize and apply it in their daily lives by using water wisely.

In the discussion, Trustha explained that water problem related to three factors, namely, Availability – the available amount of water is not a guarantee that it can be used, polluted water is not considered because it cannot be used. Access – if water is available but hard to get, then water becomes scarce. Distribution must be fair and equitable, between one community and another. Apart from that, the tendency of increasingly dense housing also has an impact on unmanaged domestic waste which will threaten water quality, especially as some participants admit that they still use well water for daily consumption.

In the next presentation, the participants looked at the steps to harvest rainwater into ready-to-drink using a connected container to electrolysis using an anode (+) in one container and a cathode (-) in a second container which is electrified in direct current (DC). Participants tested the acidity of the electrolyzed water with a pH meter and the mineral content of the water with TDS (Total Dissolved Solid), then compared it with local water. For pH, electrolyzed rainwater is at 8 and TDS is below 10 ppm while local water has a pH of 7 and TDS at 120 ppm. Both of these waters are still in the Regulation of Minister of Health 492/Menkes/Per/IV/2010, the pH standard for drinking water is 6.5 – 8.5 mg/l and the maximum Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) is 500 mg/l.

From this discussion, young people are aware of water problems, from limited water availability, to uneven access and distribution of water, so the use of rainwater for drinking water is an alternative. Rain is no longer considered a nuisance but a blessing for drinking water self-sufficiency. So, young people change the paradigm and start harvesting and consuming rainwater. ***

One part of the Management and Finance Training for Non-Financial Practitioners on July 12-14, 2023 at Cailendra Extension Yogyakarta was designing further activities in their respective regions. Ariani Narwastujati, S.Pd., S.S., M.Pd. (Executive Director of Stube HEMAT) facilitated participants to reflect on what had been achieved, think about what could be followed up, and identify the potencies they had to start a business, including taking an inventory of networks for collaboration as an income-generating business.

Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta's design presented by Trustha Rembaka, prepares for independence by using the knowledge and skills that have been obtained through previous training, as a trainer, facilitator, and mentoring service for institutions and communities in need. Furthermore, producing and marketing products from activities related to local food, digital technology, and the marine economy, including developing the marketing of flagship products through HEMAT Commerce and other marketplaces. There are several products such as catfish floss, fermented cashew, and cashew floss, natural bestru (loofah) for the household. Apart from that, there is the pioneering of the Stube HEMAT garden as a means for integrated agricultural learning that is open to the public regarding food education, agricultural education, and integrated agricultural applications.

Women empowerment in East Sumba, in Tanatuku village through Kawara Panamung, led by Elisabeth Uru Ndaya, S.Pd., has been running for three years by producing various tied weavings made by local women and even has a weaving house as an activity center. As a future prospect, tied weaving crafts will continue to be promoted through various means, from networks and social media to government agencies, communities, schools, churches, and tourists both domestic and foreign. Apart from weaving, the Kawara Panamung community weaving studio can generate income from tourist visits, prayer, education, or comparative studies.

Stube HEMAT's multiplication in Sumba for pig farming was a tough test for pig farmers in Sumba accompanied by Apriyanto Hangga. From the start, they were hit by the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak caused the death livestock in Sumba. However, they did not give up, gradually together with the Multiplication of Stube HEMAT in Sumba they revived. There is a new strength to move forward with several strategies being implemented for the existence of pig farming in East Sumba, through empowered breeders by producing piglets and selling pork, producing pig feeds, developing pork-based culinary delights, from pork floss, bacon-filled bread, and sei, even pioneered a pig farming education center.

It becomes a challenge when young people are less interested in agriculture. With this reality, job opportunities in agriculture open up. Frans Fredi Kalikit Bara, S.E, Multiplicator of Stube HEMAT in Sumba in the agricultural sector pioneered the East Sumba Millennial Young Farmer movement to work on horticulture. Steps to independence with horticultural production, such as tomatoes and chilies. Another development is the post-harvest processing of tomatoes into tomato sauce. Apart from that, the horticultural agricultural area can become a center for agricultural studies.

The continuation of the multiplication of Stube HEMAT in Bengkulu, which was pioneered by Yohanes Dian Alpasa, S.Sc., revealed the conversion of oil palm plantations to rice fields and the topic of intolerance that arises because Bengkulu people rarely interact with diversity. Specifically in Bengkulu, there will be a collaboration between theological background and state civil servants. Collaboration with the government can be realized on the topic of Religious Moderation for the Progress of Bengkulu. Prospects for operational support come from Stube HEMAT institutions, foundations and churches, local governments, and personal donors.

'Alor Creative 100%' is the brand of Petrus Maure, S.Kom, Multiplicator of Stube HEMAT in Alor, for products that emerge from Alor in the form of handicrafts such as necklaces, key chains, bracelets, t-shirts, hats and other merchandise and derivatives products from coconut and candlenuts. Alor's social message about local material, and cultural and social environments is the market point, including support for the conservation of dugong marine biota, manta rays, thresher sharks, and coral reefs. Petrus makes changes that 'touch' humanity and the environment through his current independent business with a social enterprise system, strengthening his network by connecting with NGOs which has the same frequency in Alor and outside Alor and pursuing dreams to be part of supporting development for a better Alor.

Rev. Grace Nanuru, S.Th., Multiplicator of Stube HEMAT in Raja Ampat who is also a pastor at GKI in Tanah Papua, Marthen Luther congregation in Majaran, Sorong said that the problems in Raja Ampat and Sorong are related to education and human resources. As a first step to answer the challenges above, she initiated strengthening the capacity of young people around her through meetings in the spare time of her church's services. For her entrepreneurial start-up, she prepared food processing from basic ingredients that are commonly found in Raja Ampat and Sorong, such as sea fish and wild boar meat. This is a joint step with local young people as well as strengthening the base of young people in the service area.

Rev. Theofilus Agus Rohadi, S.Th., Multiplicator of Stube HEMAT in Lampung will continue to strive for independence by maintaining a network of churches, communities, and government to develop food processing and product variations, to be independent in Lampung. The concept of processing local agricultural commodities before selling, producing derivative products, and promoting the area as an educational and tourist destination, can be adopted. Product diversification from cocoa, apart from cocoa beans, there are cocoa shell products and cocoa butter, another alternative is to process other local commodities, such as bananas, cassava, pepper, and corn to increase prices.

Independence is not easy, but there is such a ‘blessing in disguise’ that in this challenge, Stube HEMAT discovered a variety of potencies that are waiting to be developed. Yes, independence must be fought for to realize Stube HEMAT's vision, establishing human awareness, especially for students and youth, to understand the problems around them. ***

The existence of the Stube-HEMAT Program in Indonesia will be lasting for almost thirty years (10 December 1993-10 December 2023) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The next further service challenge for students and the young community is how to be independent and sustainable. The independence of services is closely related to the ability of financial management and the existing networks and how to explore the existing potencies.

For the preparation of the independence and sustainable service within the institution itself, Stube HEMAT held a Training on Management and Finance for Non-Finance on July 12-14, 2023 at Cailendra Extension Hotel-Yogyakarta. The training was attended by Stube HEMAT stakeholders, consisting of executive directors, Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta coordinators, and Stube HEMAT Multiplicators coming from Sumba, Bengkulu, Alor, Raja Ampat, and Lampung to improve their skills and knowledge how to manage finances and how to do fund-raising.

Resource persons are institutional board-in-charge consisting of clergy, academics, and practitioners as follows; Rev. Em. Dr. Tumpal M.P.L. Tobing, Mag. Teol., Rev. Em. Bambang Sumbodo, S.Th. M.Min., Dr. Murti Lestari M.Si, Drs. Bambang P. Hediono, MBA., and Ir Hero Darmawanta. M.T. The topics of the training sessions covering Local Potency-Based Business Management, Targeting Relevant Networks and Collaborations, Designing Digital-Based Independent Activities, and Designing Fundraising.

In his presentation, Rev. Dr. Tumpal M.P.L. Tobing, Mag. Teol described the steps to determine an independent program, by ensuring why it is crucial to carry out the program in a certain region, what the processes or steps must be done, and what the objectives that can be seen by the public. In the next session, Ir. Hero Darmawanta, M.T. invited participants to map what market is from the designed program, in various form of products, services, people, places, or images. It is no less important to think about 'consumers' by creating value for consumers. Emphasis on 'consumer oriented' has a marketing strategy by Kotler known as 6P, namely product, places, price, promotion, power, and public relations.

In the session to discuss the 'Management System for Local Potential-Based Businesses', Dr. Murti Lestari and Drs. Bambang P. Hediono, MBA., explained that to be independent in finance, it is necessary to have income sources. This form of source of income needs to see the existing local potencies to be able to get the benefits. Local potency itself is a condition that exists in an area, and this situation can be developed so that it can provide benefits for the community and the area itself. It can be product potency, market potency, and profit potency. So far, Stube HEMAT in Yogyakarta and multiplication areas have been engaged in horticulture/food agriculture, plantations, digital creative economy, creative products of crafts, tourism, and services, so these are the things having potency to be developed.

As a further step to do, Ariani Narwastujati, S.Pd., S.S., M.Pd. (Executive Director of Stube HEMAT) invited the participants to rethink the potency they have in their regions and design business ventures or even re-inventory networks that can be managed to gain profit as a support for the independence and sustainability of programs in each region. Being independent is not easy, but it’s not impossible to do. ***

The island of Bali, not only presents the beauty of natural panoramas but also presents new experiences and knowledge about infrastructure and the concept of residential areas. It should be acknowledged that the factors of Hindu customs and religion as the majority have a strong influence, so the existence is well-maintained and sustainable. One of them can be found in Penglipuran Village.

Penglipuran village in the Bangli regency is located in the central part of the island of Bali with the area of 112 hectares covering 50 hectares of agricultural area, 45 hectares of bamboo forest, 9 hectares of settlements, 4 hectares of customary area, and the rest for public facilities. Geographically, Penglipuran village is located 600 meters above sea level which makes the temperature of this village tend to be cool with maintained vegetation. This village has been designated as a tourism village, that’s why the residents work in tourism and merchandise vendors, apart from being farmers, employees, craftsmen, and civil servants.

The philosophy of settlement development refers to Tri Hita Karana, which recognizes the existence of three areas, namely Parahyangan, Pawongan, and Palemahan. Parahyangan is a harmonious relationship between humans and God (sang Hyang Widi) placing the temple building as a place of worship in a high position, as a form of respect to the relationship between humans and God. On the north side, there are temples for worship, including Penataran Temple, Puseh Temple, and Pura Dalem. Pawongan is a harmonious relationship between humans because humans will live side by side and cannot live alone. Houses in Penglipuran Village are connected by special gates so that residents can easily communicate and have cooperation in village activities to maintain a sense of kinship and belonging to each other, including welcoming tourists who come to visit. Palemahan means a harmonious relationship between humans and their natural environment, so that nature and ecosystems are well preserved. It is manifested by maintaining the authenticity of the architecture of the houses and yards, cooperation agreements to clean the environment, spatial planning, and the main route in the middle of the village should not be passed by motorized vehicles to free from pollution, including the conservation of bamboo forests as rainwater catchment areas for springs. Another unique feature is an open space to meet each other in the form of a 'rurung gede' road that climbs higher to the north, and every house has a gate facing this road.

The challenges of modernity have also penetrated the Penglipuran Village area so that part of the construction uses modern building materials, but specifically for the pawon and bale adat, they still use traditional building materials, namely bamboo shingle roofs. The community gradually has an open perspective and when they become a Tourism Village, they are ready to interact with tourists from all over. Things that need to be considered are the area's carrying capacity because the presence of tourists has the consequence of increasing water demand, waste, and transportation burden in the area.

The authentic findings in Penglipuran Village provide insight into the spatial layout of the settlement which can be developed as an integrated area with philosophical content, functions, and balance of human life besides having the potential as a tourist resort. ***

Infrastructure development is quite intensive in Indonesia in order to ensure the availability of infrastructure facilities, both physical and non-physical, for the people’s daily needs, either the economic or social spheres. The scope of infrastructure includes roads, transportation services, water, waste management, outdoor sports buildings and other facilities, energy production and distribution, while the non-physical includes various efforts made to support public infrastructure facilities needed by the people.

Observing infrastructure facilities is an activity for students and Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta team in the Resilient Infrastructure: Providing A Safe and Comfortable Life. Activities are designed in a study visit to the island of Bali as a world-level magnet (June 26-29 2023). Several elements of the infrastructure can be observed from traveling via the toll road of Solo to Probolinggo, which can be reached in 6-7 hours, then the Coal Power Plant in Paiton, Probolinggo which supplies Java and Bali's electricity needs. The journey to the east ends at Ketapang port, Banyuwangi Regency which is very strategic as a link to the island of Bali. The port has three types of piers, namely Landing Craft Machine (LCM), Moveable Bridge (MB), and Pontoon to facilitate the movement of vehicles and ferries. However, at certain times there is a long queue of vehicles.

Buildings in Bali have distinctive architecture, such as the temple at Tanah Lot on a coral island, which will appear to float during high tide. Ulun Daun Temple in Bedugul looks to be floating in Lake Beratan. It is no less interesting to observe the Pura Dalem Agung Padangtegal in the forest area of the Sacred Mandala Wenara Wana with monkey primates that walk freely, followed by a settlement with a spatial layout in Penglipuran Village, Bangli regency which applies traditional Balinese architecture. The loyalty of the local village community in upholding ancestral customs both in rituals and daily life and the agreement to keep the area orderly and in harmony with nature is the key to the sustainability of Penglipuran village.

The Bali Mandara toll road, which is the pride of the island because it was built over the sea for more than 12 kms, took the students and the Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta team to the southern Bali area, to be precise, the Karst hill area which was developed into the Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) Cultural Park area. Inside is Plaza Wisnu, Plaza Garuda where an 18-meter-tall statue of Garuda's head is placed. Plaza Garuda is the central open space of Lotus Pond which is surrounded by halls and karst stone pillars. Various major national and international events have been held here. The development of the GWK area is an alternative to utilize marginal land without destroying it but providing economic benefits for the region and the community. In South Bali, apart from GWK, the marginal Nusa Dua area has already been developed into a leading tourist area by involving local culture and harmony with the environment.

It is an irony when infrastructure facilities are built and decorated, but the telephone network 'disturbs' the atmosphere when telephone poles and cables are set in a location. In addition, the road load in Bali will get heavier due to the crowdy traffic. What will Bali look like in the future, weather it will remain a sustainable tourist magnet or it will stagnate or even decline? Don't let time answer it, but precautionary steps need to be taken. ***

Resilient Infrastructure Exposure

Talking about Magelang, it must be identical with Borobudur and Mendut temple, but there is also a new tourist attraction, namely Rhema Hill, a hill for sightseeing and praying. This hill is located in the hamlet of Gombong, Kurahan, Kembanglimus, Magelang, about 11 minutes or 4.8 kms drive from Borobudur Temple. On top of this hill, there is a unique building in the form of a crowned dove. However, this building is more famous by the name of the chicken church.

Rhema Hill is a place for Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta students to learn the program of the Resilient Infrastructure: Presenting a Safer and More Comfortable Life, enriching students' insights about unique and inspiring architecture (Saturday, 3/06/2023). In this place, students observed the building of a prayer house on Rhema hill which makes visitors curious and brings benefits to the surrounding community. Labeled with Architectural Tour, this activity was attended by students with various study backgrounds such as management, accounting, electrical engineering, nursing, and also pastoral theology.

The students learned the guide's presentation telling that the construction began when Daniel Alamsyah prayed all night on this hill, and he was much encouraged when he met Jito, a disability child. In 1992, he started to build this place but it stopped due to the 1996 monetary crisis. The building was neglected, but began to be more attractive again when it became the shooting location of the movie "Ada Apa Dengan Cinta 2". Since then, tourists began to visit this place, and subsequently famous for the chicken church.

During the visit, the Stube HEMAT students observed the shape of the building consisting of seven floors, starting from the first floor to the top of the pigeon crown. The location of the building is on a hill by climbing stairs as high as approximately 150 meters. The tour guide accompanies to walk surround the inside of the pigeon church building. On the 1st floor, there are paintings and the history how to build it, along with prayer rooms for every religion. Going up to the 2nd floor, this room is to be used as a worship place for Christians but now it is no longer used. On the 3rd floor, paintings of diversity of faith up to the 4th floor are presented. On the 5th floor, visitors can enjoy paintings in the form of mountains in Java along with buildings from all over the world. In addition, there is a view of several mountains around it. The 6th floor is the head and beak constructed in an open state so that visitors can look to the East and it is a waiting room before climbing to the crown. Limited space on the 7th floor is a nice time for visitors to be able to see around 360 degrees, observing the hills including Borobudur temple. The pigeontail section is a café where visitors can enjoy fried cassava and other menus managed by the local community.

Through the Architectural Tour, students find new enlightenment, not only about buildings and constructions but also the hiding idealism to present unique and useful building architecture works. The pigeon church can be a tourist destination, as well as a provider of employment and culinary business.

The existence of Rhema Hill infrastructure is very useful as it is functional and unique,  that local community also enjoy the benefits of economy increase finally. ***

Empowerment for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises of fishermen's wives in Tileng, Girisubo

By: Daniel.          

The series of Marine Economy activities of Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta also includes community empowerment, as a follow up after students gain new insights about Indonesia's marine potential and its challenges of the coast of Yogyakarta. The community empowerment done is through digital marketing learning and the use of social media, for the fishermen's wives in Nanas, Tileng, Girisubo, Gunungkidul, DIY (Saturday, 13/05/2023).

They have started to process marine products into fish floss, nuggets, and tuna meatballs. All are the catches from south coast with port of Sadeng as the center. However, the marketing area is still in local sub-district and they want to market the product more widely but do not know what steps to take. In this case, Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta comes to share knowledge and helps them.

To strengthen the digital marketing capacity, Kresensia Risna Efrieno from Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta team who has Empowerment Communication study background, revealed that the development of the internet is very fast even reaching remote villages and information spreads massively.  On the other hand, the community is required to be adaptive to implement new habits quickly and practical, including the presence of digital platforms through social media as the places to interact with various age segment, even they can never be separated. It is a marketing or promotional opportunity for a brand or product using digital media or internet to attract potential customers widely, quickly, and precisely. Social media is an alternative way to participate, interact, sharing quickly market or promote products, and it is not impossible that the product will be very quickly spread widely and the sales increase.

The next session with Yonatan Pristiaji Nugroho, an Accounting Economics student, mapped what social media and what social media widely used by people as the target consumers, whether through WhatsApp, Facebook, Tiktok or other social media. This mentoring also trains participants to make videos containing explanations of their products, displaying interesting product photos, how to take pictures and determine supporting words or captions that attract buyers, and when the right time for promotional posts.

The activity continued, the Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta team changed to learn to make tuna floss, a product of local fishermen's wives. The ingredients needed include fresh tuna, cooking oil, brown sugar, salt, coriander, ginger, garlic, onion, tamarind, lemongrass and orange leaves. The stages are (1) clean the fish with no head, then steam it until well-cooked and take out the fish bone and crush it until smooth, (2) grind herbs and spices and mix all ingredients and fry for approximately 45 minutes, (3) drain from oil using a spinner for better results, (4) after cooling, put in packs of 50 grams at a price of 10-20 thousand per piece.

This activity is a transfer of knowledge between Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta and fishermen's wives as MSME actors to increase capacity, especially capturing new opportunities in business. Even though from the village, they can still reach wider marketing because of communication technology. Let's explore the digital marketing so that products will be better known.***

What comes to your mind when you imagine a house to live in? Material? The budget? The model? Who will work on it? or something else? Have you ever thought about the concept of a safe and comfortable home at an affordable cost? The concept of an economical house without draining your wallet by utilizing local resources is interesting, isn't it?

Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta with several students visited a house in Tamanmartani, Kalasan, Sleman, Yogyakarta Special Region to enrich students' knowledge and insight about resilient infrastructure. The students dialogued directly with Iswanti Suparma, the owner of a house with a unique model, different from the common houses found in Indonesia, called the Earthbag Roundhouse (Saturday, 6 May 2023).

The concept of the house came from Iswanti’s wish who knows the condition of the land where she lives is vulnerable to natural disasters, such as earthquakes. She looked for ways to build houses in the prone zone to earthquakes, but her house was not just built but also comfortable to live in. Iswanti searched for literature and Googled the internet until she found a building concept called an earthquake-resistant building, namely SuperAdobe or local resource-based housing. SuperAdobe was designed by Nader Khalili, an Iranian-American architect. Iswanti adopted the concept for her house which is round in shape and made of soil and other elements, such as sand, clay piled in long sacks and arranged in a circle to form the walls of the house.

The uncommon model of the house ignited people’s curiosity, even the workers had never worked for such a house like that. Iswanti needed time to convince them and gave them a new understanding of the building concept through various ways, like discussions, and learning from videos about similar buildings.

The main materials needed are long sacks, soil, barbed wire, sterilized cow dung, and dolomite. One layer of a rounded wall required 24 meters long, while a 1-meter-high wall requires 6 layers of sacks or 144 meters long. So, to build 8 meters high wall, it needed 1.152 meters. The house is round with a conical roof that is adaptive to the wind and tends to be safe when an earthquake occurs because the load is distributed to all directions and the material is not rigid. Another uniqueness of this house is the use of used accessories, such as used bottles, used wood, leftover concrete buis, and tree branches to add aesthetics. The construction process of the two houses took three years until they were ready for occupancy.

Participants were enthusiastic to see and go around the house and find many questions. Iswanti admitted that the construction of this house is not expensive, "The concept of building this house does not require a bulk of money because I did not buy all materials at building shop, anyone can do it even an amateur worker," she said. The students' encounter with Iswanti at the earthbag roundhouse sparked the participants' imaginations to find different and unique house designs that are economical and resilient to disaster threats.

The readiness of a safe and comfortable home or shelter is a form of our concern for life sustainability, therefore, what your dream home looks like? Dare to be different? Create your dream home that is comfortable, strong, and resilient without leaving the local potencies around. ***

"Saturday morning, May 27, 2006 at 05:55 A.M (Western Indonesian Time), an earthquake measuring 5.9  Richter scale hit Yogyakarta and its surroundings. This earthquake made thousands of infrastructures  collapsed and severely damaged, even took thousands of life. One of the worst affected areas is Sengir sub-district, Sumberharjo Village, Prambanan, Sleman, Yogyakarta Special Region. The buildings and houses in this hillside area were destroyed and no longer possible to live in."

The flashback above is an explanation from Amin, one of the managers of Domes Houses Tourism Village. He also told the history which began with one of the non-profit social organizations, World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO) in the United States which provided special relief in the form of domes houses under the name of Domes for the World for the residents of the relocation of Sengir in September 2006 with 80 units in total, consisting of 71 houses and 9 public facilities. The dome house is 7 meters in diameter for residential houses and 9 meters for public facilities.

The unique domes house design and  the first construction built in Indonesia become a consideration of Stube HEMAT students to have for study visit. The visit hosted by Daniel Prasdika opened students' insights and awareness of the threat of disasters in Indonesia, especially what threatens students' home areas. The group of Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta students was welcomed by Amin, the managers of the Domes House Tourism Area, and Heri as the vice chairman (Monday, 1/05/2023). Next, participants divided themselves into 4 groups, that each group is focusing on one topic covering the dynamics of tourist villages, building structures, how-to live-in domes houses, and the legality of the building. They went around and saw the domes' house and had a dialogue with the residents.

In the presentation, the tourism village dynamics group said that initially the domes house was not a tourist spot, however its unique shape like a moci cake provoked public to visit. Finally, local residents took the opportunity by creating a tourism village program and participated training to form a tourism village, even though it is currently vacant due to Covid-19. The building structure group described the domes house physically as having two floors where the lower floor is for the living room, two bedrooms and kitchen, while the upper floor is for storing goods or multipurpose rooms. Construction begins with making a floor foundation without digging the ground and it is just built on the ground. It became the hallmark of domes houses. After drying, a large balloon is set to create a hemispherical skeleton with woven iron construction. The group on how to live in a domes house revealed the shortcomings of the domes house, such as the warm temperature inside the house because the cast walls absorb heat, and the outer walls need special care. Its advantages are resistant to earthquakes, storms and even fires. Some residents said that after the earthquake, they were forced by condition to live there because they had nowhere else, next they needed time to adapt. The building legality group said that the status of the domes house was not yet free personal-own as the rent was Rp. 1 million/year paid to the village. Indeed, the local village government has taken care the property right, but until the activity is carried out the status is still uncertain.

This visit equips students with new knowledge, to be more sensitive to disaster threats, to learn how to create safer homes and to create economic opportunities as a tourist village. It seems a blessing in disguise, an invisible blessing of suffering. Finally, thank you for the knowledge, networks and tourist opportunities. ***

Disasters occur unpredictably and often threaten human life, for this reason, it is necessary to live side by side with disasters and have the knowledge and readiness to deal with them. In Indonesia, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) revealed that in 2022 there were 3.544 disasters, such as floods, extreme weather and landslides, forest and land fires, earthquakes, tidal waves and abrasion, and droughts. Some people do not fully understand how to anticipate and deal with disaster, resulting in many victims and losses when it occurs. So, everyone needs to know about disaster readiness.

The above thoughts are the starting point for Stube HEMAT to equip students in Yogyakarta coming from various regions in Indonesia, to know the threat of disasters in their area, how to prepare themselves, and what kind of proper education for the local community. With the theme 'Do We Ready to Face Disaster?' Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta and students made a study visit to the earthquake museum of Prof. Dr. Sarwidi in Kaliurang, Special Region of Yogyakarta (Monday, May 1, 2023).

In this exposure, Trustha Rembaka, the coordinator of Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta, introduced the institution and students to Prof. Dr. Sarwidi and the museum staff. He also conveyed the purpose of the study visit to enrich students' insights about earthquake preparedness and references to earthquake-resistant buildings. Next, Prof. Dr. Sarwidi introduced the earthquake museum than began since July 2006 as a public education as well as an educational tourist spot. This idea came up because the Indonesian people did not fully understand the dangers of natural disasters.

He said that earthquakes occur because the earth is 'alive', meaning the earth is moving. When it moves, the earth releases energy and causes earthquakes from small to strong energy. If the earth does not release energy, it is dangerous because the earth can explode. So, people have to adapt to the earthquake phenomenon, from self-awareness, and knowledge to the quality of infrastructure for building public facilities. Participants explored earthquake models, replicas of destroyed buildings, and miniatures of Barrataga constructions found by Prof. Dr. Sarwidi since 2003.

Barrataga is an earthquake-resistant house building taking into the shape of the house by considering the locality, so the building design uses a common house with reinforcement in certain parts, such as walls, frames, and foundations, to the roof structure. These parts are designed to be an integral system. A layer of sand under the foundation with a certain thickness as a damper, modified concrete reinforcement to adapt to tensile forces and remain flexible, reinforcement of walls with columns using anchors, and modification of fibrous walls to reduce the brittleness of the walls.

With current advanced technological developments, participants studied the InaRISK, an application that provides regional data and disaster threats, affected populations, and potential losses, including disaster mitigation guidelines, so that people can recognize specific disaster threats in the area where they live and disaster risk reduction steps. The students also downloaded this application and practiced mapping disaster threats. They filled out a questionnaire to measure whether their house was earthquake-resistant or not, according to the existing application instructions. It turned out that most of their houses were not suitable for earthquake-resistant construction structures.

From this exposure, Mensiana Baya, a student from East Sumba said, “I just found out that there is an application that helps the house-building process. This is very helpful when building a house and I can share it with my family. This visit was very valuable because my study was in the education department and there was no specific lesson about disasters and building structures.”

Ready or not, earthquakes surely happen, and humans must adapt with enough knowledge about earthquakes and other disasters. With knowledge about strong infrastructure, a safer life can be achieved. ***

2020 is a special year, because it was the first time I set my feet on Java, specifically in the Special Region of Yogyakarta to study at STAK Marturia Yogyakarta majoring in Theology. The opportunity to study at university is God's blessing, considering that many young people cannot continue their studies due to economic limitations or a lack of motivation to study. I do not just study at college. Besides carrying out my duties as a theology student, I also cultivate agricultural land. This is a manifestation of responding to God's commands to manage natural resources.

Equipped with farming knowledge from my father in Lampung, in 2020 I started planting rice by renting agricultural land from the village of Nologaten. Rice farming was an option at that time because I had not seen any other alternatives. After three rice-planting experiences, I started growing long beans, eggplants, and chilies. I cultivated the land to plant these three types and made beds so that the plants are not submerged in water when raining. The care for these plants also varies, for example, chilies need more attentions for the growth of prospective chili buds and weeds around chili plants must be cleaned, even trimming rotten chilies to avoid infection to other chilies. Meanwhile, maintaining long beans is focused on replanting seeds that do not grow properly and installing stands for them. The common pests are black ants and grasshoppers, but they can be treated with insecticides with appropriate dose.

I also got a passion of farming from Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta, especially the Biodiversity: Local Food Initiative program in 2022. I found enlightenment on the importance of processing local food to support the economy of a region because each region has its unique local food. After the training, I applied to grow corn. It is not difficult to care for corn plants so that they produce a satisfying harvest, it only needs timing, starting from fertilization, when the plants are two weeks old, and when the corn has started to show fruit. Do not forget to prune fruit that is not growing very well to select the number of fruits in one tree. After that, just wait for the harvest between 60-70 HST (The day after Planting) and monitor pest attacks. Another plant that I planted was bestru, of the luffa or oyong species. Planting bestru is quite easy because it only prepares land and a place for the plants to propagate. Bestru fruit is used as a vegetable and sponge if the fiber is dry.

To plant corn, I spent Rp 600.000,- (six hundred thousand rupiah) for seeds, fertilizer, and land rent. During the first corn harvest, I got 150 kg of corn with price for 7.000/kg. That means a total income reach IDR 1.050,000 or at least 350 thousand per month, not including the sale of corncobs (green corn) and corn stalks for livestock feed. In addition to daily consumption, I can process local food and have the income to pay for the tuition.

In my opinion, it is not enough for students just study at university, they need to have an awareness of processing natural resources and put it into action. I hoe, therefore I live, a motto that encourages me to participate in processing sustainable local food besides getting income for life. Come on, keep the spirit! ***

Have we ever realized the basic need of human life, namely security for life sustainability? Has it ever come to mind about the safety of the place we live in? Have we ever been aware of everything that threatens our lives? How far do we know the conditions of the buildings we visit and how safe are the public facilities we use? 

Of course, the awareness of this matter needs to be honed, therefore Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta through the 'Resilient Infrastructure' program gathered young students in the discussion "Do We Ready to Face Disasters" at Stube HEMAT Secretariat (Wednesday, April 19, 2023). This activity introduced participants to the importance of having awareness of the concept of proper and safe buildings/infrastructure. In addition, to explore the preparedness of participants in facing disasters, especially in vulnerable areas, where they live.

Resource person, Rogatianus Anang Setiyargo, S.T. started the discussion by inviting participants to share their experiences of disaster. Here, the participants described some experiences of disaster, such as experiencing earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and landslides in their area. Then, he guided the participants to identify Indonesia with any disasters that damage the existing buildings and infrastructures. Furthermore, the participants listened to his experiences how to carry out post-disaster housing reconstruction in several regions in Indonesia. A solid place to live is one of the things that must be considered, starting from the building structure, the availability of materials, and the community's readiness to maintain the infrastructure.

The participants have more knowledge after listening to additional explanations from Ir. Hero Darmawanta, M.T., one of the Stube HEMAT boards, revealed regional conditions or characteristics that influence the concept of infrastructure development. "The construction of a strong building depends on the soil characteristics of each region and of course, it varies for each region," he explained. The threat of disasters in the Special Region of Yogyakarta includes earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, drought, high waves and abrasion, flash floods, tsunamis, and liquefaction. One can study the data from the Land and Spatial Planning Office in the province or regency to find out the characteristics of the land in each area in detail. This discussion became more interesting when participants enthusiastically asked questions and shared the circumstances and conditions of their area.

The students’ readiness and sensitivity of disasters, as young people are very important to see the conditions around them, including the safety of buildings where personal and joint activities are. Through this meeting, participants are expected to be able to see the threat of disaster in their areas and know the concept of what kind of buildings can be built based on the ground characteristics, and adapt to these threats because strong infrastructure will create a sense of safety and peace. **

The Marine Economics Program of Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta inspires students to think about marine as well as entrepreneurial activities to gain economic benefits. This is a form of Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta's support for students to have the courage to make breakthroughs and to be creative having experimented with marine products, even to be marine-based entrepreneurs.

Several students took the initiative to run marine-based businesses according to their interests, including Sarlota Wantaar, who started a business of tuna fried rice and squid fried rice. She chose this business because rice is a daily need, and focused to students as a market segment. She promotes the products by online and by order. Daniel Prasdika initiated the ‘pempek’ business, for him pempek is familiar because he comes from Lampung. Prasdika collaborated with Asti and Wisnu to produce pempek mackerel. The challenge of making pempek is finding the right composition of flour and sour sauce. In addition to the main dish, there are seafood-based accompaniments, such as Daniel who developed ‘pindang’ sambal, a combination of chilies and pindang fish with selected spices. As an agriculture student, he prioritizes organic chili which he buys directly from farmers, and offers spicy level for his chili sauce. In marketing, he sets a price of 15.000 per bottle, an affordable price for students.

An alternative marine-based food as a dessert was chosen by Kresensia Efrieno who produces pudding with a marine theme. As an attraction for her pudding, she made several layers of transparent jelly and sea fish-shaped jelly at a selling price of 2.500 per cup. Furthermore, Eufemia Sarina produces pindang fish 'risoles' which are sold @ IDR 10.000 per package (3 pieces). These risoles consist of ready-to-eat risoles in frozen products, so the consumers may consume them at different times. Not to forget, for drinks, Trustha Rembaka makes seaweed fruit ice consisting of papaya, pineapple, chayote, and seaweed. The seaweed used is Eucheuma Cottonii which is beneficial because it contains fiber, nutrients, vitamins, calcium, and minerals. These ice products are served fresh or frozen in the form of lolly ice.

In marine-based business processes, students learn how to process food and its appearance, promote products, and manage business finances. Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta facilitates students with capital loan support as needed to start a small business. From the business process carried out, students got various profit percentages ranging from the smallest 10% to some reaching 100%. With various models of promotion and selling persuasion, students have experience how to deal with consumers, serving market desires, maintaining product quality, and determining prices.

These experiences enrich not only insight of Indonesia's marine and marine products but also foster an entrepreneurial spirit. They can practice it based on their interests and abilities, either when they are still in Yogyakarta or later when they return to their place of origin. Students, please take another look at Indonesia's oceans and take advantage of the diversity of marine products to increase welfare. Happy innovating! ***

I am Ardiani Gulo, a sixth-semester student of STIKES Senior, Medan. At first, I thought that being a student was difficult because I had big duties and responsibilities and only focused on my major. After becoming a student, it was different from what I thought, I felt happy and excited because my campus is a Merdeka campus (Merdeka is a name of curriculum), having various programs that students can take part in, one of which is the Teaching Campus Program.

With courage, I enlisted as a participant in the Teaching Campus by participating various selections that only open for 16 students. Even though it was not easy, finally I was selected from 30 students who registered at my campus. Nationally, there are more than 20.000 students selected from more than 40.000 students who have applied for batch 5 of the Teaching Campus. For me, the Teaching Campus is an education way to open access for those who face limitations to know the great things that belong to the nation.

I and three other students worked for ‘Taman Pendidikan Islam’ Junior High School (SMP) in Medan. We came from different universities and majors, I am from midwifery. I had doubts and fear when I was placed at that school because the students, teachers, and school administrators adhered to the Islamic religion, there were no other religions in it. Even during my observation at the school, I read a banner that reminds everyone who visited the school, have to wear Muslim clothing, while I did not. During dialogue with the school principal and religious teacher called ‘ustad’, they suggested that I had to wear Muslim clothing at school, so that it does not become a stumbling block. I did not mind wearing the headscarf, yet it did not change my faith.

At that school, we implemented a program of the Teaching Campus, namely literacy and numeracy. Literacy is the ability to reason using language which is not only the ability to read but the ability to analyze a reading and the ability to understand the concepts behind writing, and numeracy is the ability to analyze using numbers. This program responds to the reality that many schools are left behind in this ability and low interest in reading by school students.

There were various learning methods that we use, such as reading for 15 minutes and then students retell what they have read. Some students are difficult to manage or follow the lesson, we used learning strategies with games so that the atmosphere was not awkward. We were able to overcome these challenges even more familiar with them and there was an increase of student interest in learning. Apart from that, we also found that some of the students belonged to families with economic limitations, but in general, they were smart, especially in religion. It is necessary to acknowledge the differences in the way of teaching local teachers from the method we present. We invited them to study, to play, to sing, and even to watch movies together as a form of digital literacy. I felt grateful to be able to meet and have dialogues with students from different backgrounds besides teaching literacy and numeracy.

From this experience, I remember the Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta material that has equipped me with the courage to get out of my comfort zone and contribute to the world outside the campus, how to communicate in front of the class, make eye contact, build confidence and have the courage to socialize with people from different backgrounds, region, ethnicity, and religion. I am so thankful even though I studied midwifery, it did not block an opportunity for me to become a health worker, as well as an educator. To all friends wherever you are, never be afraid to try and do good things. Hopefully, this will be a blessing for others. ***

      

Success is everyone's dream, however it is hard to achieve because it requires struggle and perseverance, especially if you want to succeed at a young age. Young people must play a role in economic development because they have energy potential, mastery of technology, and creative ideas that can be collaborated. They have to develop themselves, even by leaving for another islands, such as young people from the Kanatang district, East Sumba, who are studying in Yogyakarta. They have a forum for young people called Kanatang La Jogjakarta, a family organization formed by young people from Kanatang who cares about the development of young people from Kanatang who are studying in Yogyakarta.

One alternative to support student self-development is strengthening networks with organizations having an interest in human resource development, such as Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta. Stube HEMAT is an institution that facilitates students to become qualified persons by conducting training. Together with Trustha Rembaka, S.Th, the coordinator of Stube HEMAT in Yogyakarta, several students from Kanatang district, East Sumba regency who are currently studying at various campuses and departments in Yogyakarta, met and thought together about youth resources at Gandroeng Kopi (March 16, 2023). To become qualified young people, they need to equip themselves, and at Stube HEMAT, students can learn and practice public speaking, writing, digital technology, social analysis, social entrepreneurship, and utilizing local potency into quality products through discussions, training, and direct visits to the field.

Trustha guided the participants to map out what potencies could be developed in Kanatang and identify what could be done to maximize it. Each of them told about the situation in the village and how far the area had been identified so that they could see what could be done. It is revealed that they come from two villages, Hambapraing and Mondu, that both have a variety of interesting natural destinations to visit. Beach tourism and traditional woven houses, and the sea produce seaweed and fish, while agriculture produces cashew and peanuts, while livestock products include horses, goats, chickens, and pigs. In the context of developing Kanatang, students can collaborate with farmer groups, arts, and culture communities, youth organizations, women's groups, and existing communities.

By discovering actual local potencies, students can see new opportunities by processing peanuts into ready-to-eat products, besides selling them in raw condition, peeled cashews instead of shelled cashews, cashew fruit into syrup, etc. Livestock such as pork can be processed into ready-to-eat products such as pork sei, roasted pork, and pork floss, and even open a stall specializing in pork dishes. The potencies of the beach can be utilized to promote 'sun rise' and 'sun set' beach tourism with gazebos.

The students were quite enthusiastic about issuing their ideas about Kanatang and Sumba. Together with Stube-HEMAT they can learn and get support to develop themselves in Yogyakarta so they are ready to return to developing their hometown. Kanatang youth, you can! ***

Reflection of Participants in Local Exposure to Raja Ampat

Finally, I set foot on the land of Papua! Yes, on February 15, 2023, I arrived in Papua for the first time through the Local Exposure Program to Raja Ampat, one of Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta's activity programs to strengthen Stube HEMAT services and space for Stube HEMAT student activists who are currently studying in Yogyakarta to share their knowledge and skills for students and the community in Raja Ampat and the surrounding areas. I was in Sorong and Raja Ampat until 28 February 2023.

In this exposure activity, I invited local students to map their personal and regional potential, writing skills, and computer skills, mentoring children and supporting the activities of the multiplication of Stube HEMAT in Raja Ampat. Living in Papua region means friendliness, smiles, warm welcomes, and greetings. Yes, not according what people say, somebody said, and maybe utterances, but this is an authentic experience of living with family in Papua. Perceptions and assumptions are enlightened when they are mingle and interact with them. Papuan people welcome someone, regardless of background. I explored Sorong, Waisai, Aimas, Majaran, and Katapop, indeed found Wonosobo village in the southern part of the Sorong regency.

Local exposure in Raja Ampat, including Sorong and its surroundings, provided experiences that led to the conclusion of the importance of making more efforts to improve the quality of Human Resources (HR) of the Papuan people. This is a tough challenge and it takes time to catch up. The challenge that exists is finding people who are truly 'concerned' about improving the quality of human resources, then 'finding' institutions or sponsors that support efforts to improve human resources on an ongoing basis, and no less important is the right target group of people to be invited to advance and to improve the quality of the human resources.

Geographically, Raja Ampat as an archipelagic region has its challenges regarding access to each island, and how each region can be connected with cheap and safe transportation. Synergy is needed to move forward together involving government policies, academics with ideas and thoughts, institutions and the private sector moving forward, and the active role of society.

The forms of support that the author found in Majaran, Multiplication of Stube HEMAT in Raja Ampat serve to increase human resources, both knowledge and skills, not only for young people and students, but even for children and other age groups. An orphanage that accommodates children from various inland areas in Papua, such as Sorong, Tambrauw, Maybrat, Manokwari, Nabire, Timika, Wamena, and Merauke, to live and to continue their education in Majaran and its surroundings. At least, they can get a better education and the opportunity to interact with more people, thereby, helping them have new experiences and broaden their insights.

Once again, with the commitment to 'Leaving No One Behind' in Papua, it is important to find people who have the passion to serve in improving human resources, institutions supporting people on an ongoing basis, together with local communities who deserve to have a better life. ***

Being selected as one of the participants in the Exposure To Raja Ampat program to the Papua island, especially the Southwest Papua province which has just developed as a province, became a blessing given to me by the Lord Jesus. It is my first experience serving the community in my homeland, Papua. On the other hand, this is a challenge what can be done by seeing and experiencing reality.

For two weeks in February, I shared my knowledge and skills with the community in Majaran, Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua. There I find sad reality that the human resources still left behind. It must be admitted that education in Papua must 'run' to catch up other regions by increasing educational facilities and educators.

Activities at the Majaran with the Multiplication of Stube HEMAT in Raja Ampat are public speaking training, learning English, reading, writing, story retelling, and operating PowerPoint. In the training process, we see that the people has high enthusiasm and fighting spirit but there’s still minimum facilities to develop their potency and capacity. In Wonosobo village, I found children with high spirits and enthusiasm for learning, but there’s not enough teachers. One mother said that the children here are smart, but there is no teachers to serve and educate them.

From the experiences I found various things as a reflection that it is not enough just to teach but must be accompanied by guidance or education. Young people, children, and society will easily understand if teachers giving education while serving. Furthermore, it is important to transfer knowledge to young people and the community to broaden their horizons, as well as to become the basis for moving towards to a better and healthier future.

Furthermore, I discovered local youths are skilled at hunting, but they did not know how to manage the potencies around them, such as sago, coconut, taro, and sea fish. Surely, they will be able to do it if there is support to increase their skill, for example, processing sago into pastries, taro into balado chips, or sea fish into a mixture of chili sauce. In my opinion, the assistance must be carried out continuously until it works. The empowerment of young people and the community is expected to increase their potential so that they can work independently doing entrepreneurship.

Thank you to Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta as a place for developing the capacity of young people to work. It’s a hope that many more students will have the opportunity to do community empowerment. ***

  

The Exposure to Raja Ampat activity is an activity to develop knowledge and to share skills with young people in the bird's head area of the Papua island of Papua. The 14-day exposure, from 14 to 28 February 2023 in Sorong Regency and Raja Ampat Regency, Southwest Papua Province, brought a positive impact, not only for the young people there but also for me as a participant because I can share the knowledge I have.

I am Patrick Valdano Sarwom from Sorong, an activist of Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta who studies Communication Studies at the College of Village Community Development 'APMD' Yogyakarta, like to learn many things, including implementing the knowledge I have, because I realize that theory from campus is different with the reality. Here is the experience of participating in an exposure program to Raja Ampat.

One interesting experience was when I had activities in Wonosobo village, Salawati District, Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua Province. It is 61 kms south of Sorong city which takes one and a half hours to reach it. Here the team and I held reading, public speaking, writing, coloring pictures for children, identifying protected fish, and English for teenagers. Local children and youth are eager to learn new things but there are limited reading facilities. In English group for teenagers that I support, we pray together and while praying I cannot help my tears falling because I felt shocked witnessing the curiosity of the Papuan children who have very melodious voices, are enthusiastic even though they lack learning facilities. In another time, a mother from Papua, a native of the Moi Sigin sub-ethnic, said to me, "There is no kindergarten here, there are no English teachers either, they haven't even started studying in junior high school, as a result, they can't speak English." I was speechless hearing this, how it could be? It occurs in my homeland.

Wonosobo is part of the capital city of Southwest Papua Province, but why do things like this still happen? The big question for me and for those who read this article is, in current development, the physical building should not be the priority but the people who live in it instead. Developing human means building a life, and those magnificent buildings will be built by humans. Did they feel the impact of the development, or maybe they did not live in there? It is our collective responsibility to see the reality as a whole.

I thank God through Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta for allowing Papuan students studying in Yogyakarta to see the reality of their land and do something useful for their area. Doing small things can lead us to do big things, especially those that benefit others. I also found a valuable experience, namely a new family that teaches about love and sacrifice by providing a place and food for young people who are limited but want to go to school and college. These all encourage me to go further and have a good impact for others. From this, I learned not to criticize but to practice what can be done, even small but has a good impact for the people around me. Hopefully, the Sorong Regency will develop well with its young people. Thank you Stube HEMAT! ***

       

Indonesia is a maritime country with two-thirds of its area being ocean. However, its vast potency has not been optimized. It can be seen from the problems that come up from the sea, such as illegal fishing, uncontrolled fishing, violations of maritime boundaries done by foreign fishermen coming into Indonesian waters, smuggling of marine life, destruction of coral reefs, hunting of protected marine animals, and many others more. Many things can be done as efforts to optimize the marine potencies, starting from research to utilize marine products, fishery potential, coastal areas, mangrove areas, seaweed, tourism, and energy and mining potential. Supported by a reliable marketing network, Indonesia's marine potential can become a source of national prosperity.

I am Wisnu Anggara, a Theology Student at STAK Marturia Yogyakarta with students from other campuses who participated in the exposure program from Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta on Marine Economy. Sadeng Port is the destination for the exposure activities that we participate in. It is in Songbanyu village, Girisubo district, Gunung Kidul regency, DIY (21/02/2023). The main objective is to see and to observe the life of the people working at the coast and to find out how they earn from the sea.

While we were there, something caught my attention based on the results of observations and interactions with one of the fishermen, namely Mujito who explained that the catch brought by fishermen from the sea was immediately transported by collectors and purchased at a relatively low price. It is one of the reasons why the fulfillment of fishermen's economic needs has not increased significantly. If we learn it, the marine products at Sadeng Port have high economic value because of their potencies. However, there is still a need to improve the marketing and management of marine products into other products.

Based on what Mujito said, fishermen in Sadeng have the opportunity to improve their family's economy. I also agree, because, in my opinion, they can make new products from the sea caught by fishermen. From an interview with one of the fishermen's wives named Rustini, it turned out that they have made a product actually, but the marketing has not been maximized. They have produced tuna floss, meatballs, and sausages. One aspect that needs to be improved is to expand marketing coverage through exhibitions and cooperation with existing businesses in Gunungkidul, such as souvenir sales centers, employee cooperatives, and others.

In general, fishing in Sadeng should obey procedures and not use materials that can damage the sea. However, low production signs that the people’s economy there is still not improving. Therefore, as the younger generation, we need to learn a lot about how to use what we already have, as well as, to create great opportunities for a better future, especially giving a contribution to the maritime sector. ***

Indonesia has a wide sea and many islands with sea coasts. Many people do not live near the coast, so they do not know the coast life, and they think that the sea is not so important, even though human life cannot be separated from the sea. I am Mensiana Pengu Baya from East Nusa Tenggara, East Sumba Regency, together with some students from various campuses in Yogyakarta, led by Trustha Rembaka, S.Th as the coordinator, visited Sadeng Beach Fishing Port (PPP). We had an exposure held by the Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta (4/2/2023).

The sea as an ecosystem needs to be preserved and to be managed to meet human’s daily needs, as the Sadeng port in Songbanyu Village, Gunungkidul Regency, which has been optimized its potencies since its establishment in 1990. At Sadeng port, we met Agus Santoso S.P., Director of Port Operations and Port Operations Department, and Sarina S.P., M.M., Director of Administration and Corporate Services.

During the exposure, we were divided into several groups and I joined a group having dialogue with the ship's captain. Our group discussed with Cimeng, the nickname of a ship captain. In the conversation, I learned about many things, including the ups and downs of being the captain of a fishing boat. He shared how to communicate on board or between boats by using HT (Handy Talkie) while to find out the directions, fishermen use a compass. When problems occur such as bad weather and the HT network cannot be used, the compass plays a crucial role in keeping the ship's direction.

Cimeng said that the Purse Seine ship or Slerek boat can carry more than 15 people consisting of captains, crew members, and other boat equipment, and the fish load may be up to 5 tons. Some of the boats used by the fishermen are not their own, but chartered boats. Most caught fish are marketed in Sadeng and some are sent to Jakarta and Surabaya. The most common type of fish found in Sadeng is Tuna. The profit sharing among the captain, crew, or ship owner, depended on the level and each responsibility.

When the catch does not match the target, the fishermen cannot afford the rent of the boat and pay for the fuel. These are many obstacles and challenges for the fishermen, but it does not reduce their desire and enthusiasm to go fishing. Finding out the persistence of fishermen in their work, it cannot be denied how important is government assistance for fishermen, especially monitoring sea conditions and surveillance during navigation, to ensure the safety of fishermen. The development of marine technology and the certainty of the completeness of sea facilities plus good infrastructure are the joint motivation to bring Sadeng into a modern and comfortable coastal fishing port. ***

Have you ever thought that only men do fishing? Or have you ever thought that there are also women working in fishing? I am Jeni Tamu Apu, a student in Yogyakarta with other students who had the opportunity to take part in an exposure held by Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta at Sadeng port, Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta (04/02/2023).

 

In the exposure activity and discussion, we were divided into groups to observe the activities of the people there. I joined a group to discuss with the fisherman's wife named Rustini. She assists her husband to become a fisherwoman. It means that she collects and processes the fish. Usually, the fish are sold directly in the market or for self-consumption. The fish can be processed into various foods by collaborating with other women who work at home. She makes multiple processed fishery products, such as meatballs, nuggets, tofu, floss, and otak-otak. In one month, the women's group processes fish three times, each process consumes ten kilograms of fish. The income or profit earned is uncertain because the market is only around their houses.

In the discussion, we asked why the women did not use social media. Rustini said that they have minimum knowledge about social media, and the internet network coverage is not good. The condition made them difficult to optimize social media.

Through this exposure, I see how vital the role of women is to produce derived products from marine, as well as the problem faced by them. The presence of the government is urgently needed to observe the role of social media in marketing, to prepare a supportive human resources network, and to facilitate marketing to improve the fishermen's economy in Sadeng. Information technology-based media will help fishermen to broaden their knowledge of the marine world, to gather information on weather and sea waves, as well as to preserve the sea and its surroundings. ***

What is in our minds when we hear the word fisherman? Sea? Fish? Or Boat? Have you ever seen and felt how a fisherman works? Fishermen are a job occupied by many people who live near the coast. However, some fishermen do live not in a coastal community. A little bit deeper about the work of a fisherman, I and a group of students joined in Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta exposure activities by visiting Sadeng Port (Saturday, 4/02/2023).

 

During this exposure, the students met directly with several fishermen at Sadeng Port, Girisubo, Gunungkidul. We talked to with Mujito, a boat crew member, about the life of fishermen. Through the article, I want to share how fishermen prepare stuff before fishing. Like other jobs, fishermen need to pay attention to stuff that should be prepared before going fishing. The most important preparation is the readiness for physical condition. Being a fisherman requires extra energy so the physical condition is the crucial preparation before fishing. In addition to a healthy physical condition, they must pay attention to the condition of the boat they use, from the safety of the boat's engines and equipment including fuel. The boat checking is important as part of their awareness of sea conditions, heavy waves, and safety stuff, including supporting equipment such as fishing rods and fishing nets. For the safety guarantee, the fishermen usually need to bring a life jacket as a precaution.

In addition to all mentioned above, there are several preparations that are no less important, namely the preparation of food and drinks while at sea. The length of fishing time depends on the boat type they use, so the food supply also depends on the length of fishing time. At Sadeng port we found three types of boats used by fishermen, a PMT boat (<5 GT) for one-day fishing, a Lifeboat (5-30 GT) for 5-7 days of fishing, and the Slerek (>30 GT) is a large ship for fishing for two weeks or more. The tools and supplies that need to be brought, such as rice, water for drinking and cooking, vegetables, noodles, eggs, and other fast food supplies. The amount of materials is based on the length of the fishing and the number of crew members. In addition to food needs, they have to prepare medical supplies.

In fishing activities, the fishermen must pay attention to all above. Self-preparedness and the materials that need to be brought are part of the fishermen's efforts in carrying out their work so that it will run well and ensure safety because no one can guarantee safety other than themselves. Going to sea to catch fish carries a high risk, therefore, fishing is a job that requires readiness and experience. Be ready before fishing and have emblazing spirit. ***

Indonesia is one of the countries having vast water surrounds the territory. Based on the results of the International Sea Law Convention (United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea - UNCLOS), Indonesia's sea area reaches 3.257.367 km2, while the land area is 1.919.433 km2. This fact shows Indonesian waters area is larger than the mainland, so it is often referred to as a maritime nation. As a country with vast seas, it benefits people, especially those who work as fishermen.

I did not waste the opportunity to take part in the exposure to Sadeng port facilitated by the Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta regarding the Marine Economy and observe the lives of fishermen to deepen my understanding of Indonesia's marine potency (Saturday, 4/02/2023). Sadeng Port is one of the largest coastal fishing ports in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, located in Sadeng Bay between Songbanyu Village and Pucung Village, Girisubo District, Gunungkidul Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta.

I discovered many new things in the exposure, one of which is getting to know fishermen's lives more closely. Becoming a fisherman is hard because they must be persistent and brave to sail to earn money for the family.

I got a chance to dialogue with a fisherman, named Mujito. I was surprised when I heard for the first time that the time taken by fishermen to go to sea was quite long. Especially when using a boat with a capacity of 30 GT (gross tons) and above, it can take two weeks or more. Mujito is a crew member of a 5-30 GT boat type, which spends 5-7 days at sea. Before going to sea, they prepare the capital to spend, especially when they have to rent a boat because many fishermen do not have their boat, so they have to rent one. The catches of fishermen vary, but most are tuna, skipjack, and large-head hairtail (layur). Mujito admitted that their income is unpredictable, especially when the weather is bad, so they have to make several trips to return their capital.

"Collecting every cent to support the family by fighting the sea currents." That is the spirit of the fishermen when going to sea so that they are not giving up on risks but just for fish to support their lives. It is an extraordinary struggle for those who are willing to leave their family to voyage to find a spoon of rice, without any promise to return home with or without fish catches. Becoming a fisherman is a choice to survive and to fulfill daily needs.

People's need for food availability will continue to increase, in line with the increasing world population. The condition challenges the fishermen to be more persistent in their work. Being a fisherman is a profession that needs attention from the government, covering safety guarantees at sea, equipment, capital loans, and the development of the fishing profession itself, so that they can be successful at sea, and thrive in life. Hopefully, this article may be useful for us to give more respect to fishermen, even to think about managing Indonesia's marine potencies. ***

By: Daniel.          

Indonesia is one of the largest archipelagic countries having the second longest coastline in the world after Canada. It brings big advantages to Indonesia, especially the abundant natural resources and biodiversity. They should be means to improve the welfare of the people, especially the coastal communities. However, we know that all is still far to be realized, seeing the poverty level in coastal communities is still high.

Based on data from Central Statistical Bureau in 2021, 12,5% of the extremely poor in Indonesia are fishermen's families due to several factors, including the low quality of human resources. The fishermen's life still depends on utilizing natural resources using limited technology and capital. There are various community economic empowerment programs carried out to improve the quality of human resources and reduce poverty in coastal areas. However, many of them are still not on target. These are the findings we got from a study visit of Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta in Marine Economics programs at Sadeng Port, Gunungkidul regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta. (4/2/2023).

In Sadeng, we held discussions, learned the regulation, and observed the fishermen’s activities accompanied by the port master. After that, in small groups, we interviewed one of the fisherman’s wives who processes the fish into several products such as fish floss, meatballs, tofu, nuggets, etc.

In the interviews, we mapped out the potencies for processed seafood made by the fisherman’s wife as a member of women groups in the village. The group faces limited means of production and not all of the members can make innovations to cook marine products, as well as difficulties to market their products widely. Social media and digital markets can be used as massive product marketing platforms. They need support from stakeholders to assist them through training to increase their skills to make various products, to enlarge the marketing zone, and to optimize digital media to reach customers.

Hopefully, the development of fishermen's resources to manage marine products can improve the community's economy and reduce poverty levels. No less important if the support of stakeholders reaches the young people, they will be able to participate in sustainable development. ***

Hi, have you visited any tourist spots in Yogyakarta? Beach? Mountain? Don't you know that Gunungkidul Regency has extraordinary tourist potencies in Yogyakarta with a variety of tourist sites that can be visited, from the hills to the coast? At least sixty beaches are in Gunungkidul from Ngunggah in the west to Krokoh in the east. One of the beaches is Krakal Beach. It is located in Ngestirejo Village, Tanjungsari, Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta with an area of 150 ha. Krakal Beach has the uniqueness of large black rocks like a path above sea level combined with white sand. It is attractive for tourists to visit, right?

Is the existence of a tourist area only for its beauty? Is there anything else we need to find out? The emergence of tourist attractions presents a 'domino effect' of changes in natural conditions, the people's economy, and culture. The other side that we need to look at is the challenge of damage threat, in contrast to some of the things above.

Students certainly know that the emergence of tourist attractions brings two sides, benefits and problems. Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta as a student assistance organization invited students to see the reality by visiting Krakal Beach, Gunungkidul in the Marine Economics program (Saturday, 04/02/2023). The study visit is an additional knowledge and experience for students to be 'literate' about the existence of tourist attractions and the problems that follow.

The students divided themselves into four small groups to study different observation focuses by exploring information freely, both through interviews and by looking at the beach situation. Group one mapped out the economic opportunities on Krakal Beach. Based on interviews with several traders revealed that weekends are busier because tourists can camp on the beach and so traders have the opportunity to sell unique souvenirs, such as key chains made of shells and agate. Group two shared the results of interviews with traders as well as the involvement of the local community in the economic activity on the Krakal coast. It was encouraging because it was revealed that most of the traders on Krakal Beach were local people. This means that the existence of Krakal beach tourism brings prosperity to the surrounding community. The third group found piles of unmanaged trash in several corners of the beach, disrupting the beach panorama. This should be a serious concern for the manager to maintain the attractiveness of the beach for tourists in terms of cleanliness. Meanwhile, the last group explored information about the concern of the community, government, and coastal managers to develop coastal areas and improve people's welfare.

The study visit to Krakal beach opened participants' insights to be more sensitive to the realities of Indonesia's coastal and marine areas, as said by Andre, a theology student of STAK Marturia, "Through the study visit to Krakal beach, I discovered something new because I could not find it in my area, Lubuk Linggau. Here, the community utilizes coastal resources as a livelihood, produces innovative souvenirs from the sea, and creates job opportunities as a photographer. However, I also found a lack of concern for maintaining the beach.”

The existence of coastal tourist attractions requires big responsibility from stakeholders to maintain their sustainability. Students need to be actively involved in caring for and campaigning for the importance of the existence of sustainable tourist attractions that bring prosperity to humans and the environment. ***

How well do we know our sea? Just a little bit? Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta facilitated students in learning spaces to recognize the potencies and challenges of Indonesia's maritime. Nineteen students led by the Yogyakarta coordinator, Trustha Rembaka, S.Th and accompanied by Ariani Narwastujati, S.Pd., S.S., M.Pd., the Executive Director of Stube HEMAT, conducted a field visit at Sadeng Beach Fishing Port (PPP), Gunungkidul (4 /2/2023).

The students visited the port in Songbanyu village, Girisubo, Gunungkidul, Special Region of Yogyakarta. They met Agus Santosa, S.Pi., Head of the Port Operations and Management Section, and Sarina S.P., M.M., Head of the Business Administration and Services Section. As a foreword, Ariani introduced Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta and the Maritime Economy program, especially the dynamics of marine fisheries and fishermen's lives through exposure or study visits. She challenged each participant to mention the name of sea fish to find out how well they know the world of the sea. It turned out that some of the participants mentioned the same fish name over and over again and even mentioned freshwater fish.

 

Agus Santosa explained that the port of Sadeng was founded in 1990 between the villages of Songbanyu and Pucung, Girisubo, Gunungkidul, Special Region of Yogyakarta, about 85 km southeast of Yogyakarta city. He has been working as a harbormaster since 2018 and facilitated more than 200 fishermen. He said that initially, the fishermen did not know the importance of having maritime documents, but now they are aware of the importance of these documents more and more fishermen have private boats. The catch in 2022 reached 3.318,4 tons with a fish production value of IDR 88,17 billion, which is mostly tuna, mackerel tuna, and skipjack. However, weather conditions and the fish season may affect the catch.

Then, the students observed the port and identified the boat types used by fishermen. There are three types of boats, first, Outboard Motor Boats/PMT or Jukung with the characteristic of having wings on each side of the boat. Jukung is a small boat carrying 1-2 people to go out to sea in one day. Second, a lifeboat with five crew members with a minimum distance of 3 miles from the coast usually goes to sea for 5-7 days. Third, Motorboats or Slerek with 25-33 crew members with a minimum distance of 12 miles from the coast and capable of going to sea for up to fourteen days. In addition to fishing boats, there are ships owned by the Water Police with a total of 25 personnel and a Search and Rescue (SAR) boat for security patrols and to respond to security violations or sea accidents. Apart from getting to know boats, the students observed breakwater installations, lighthouses, and the BMKG weather installation to provide weather information to fishermen before fishing.

The students' experiences were more complete when they got into the lifeboat and had a dialogue with several fishermen to learn more about the fishermen’s life in Sadeng. The first group had a dialogue with Cimeng, the captain of the Sekoci boat who explained how to steer it, ‘read’ ocean currents, and be able to repair a boat's engine. Group two interacted with Mujito, a crew member about the ups and downs of going to sea, the results of which depended heavily on weather conditions and fishing seasons. Group three exchanged ideas with Ristini about how to process fish into derivative products according to the type of fish, such as fish floss, meatballs, and other products. They are residents who live by and from the sea. Some students admitted that it was their first time jumping into a boat and felt nauseous when the boat was leaned by the waves. However, they showed enthusiasm for direct dialogue with them on board.

One of the students, Andre, a student from Lubuk Linggau, South Sumatra, said, "I found new things related to fishermen, such as the way fishermen sail at sea, the budget needed before going to sea, the types of vessels and equipment for fishing and the fish distribution to consumers. I realize that fishing is not an easy job because you have to risk your life. I respect fishermen for their enthusiasm, hard work, and resilience to face challenges.”

The exposure becomes new knowledge and an interesting experience for students in ‘diving’ into marine knowledge and the problems faced by fishermen. The sea with all its potency is the nation's future. Are young people ready as the next generation to manage it responsibly and maintain its sustainability? ***

A group of students assembled a puzzle of pieces of islands to form a map of Indonesia. They worked hard to arrange the puzzle according to the correct composition. But in reality, not every group can arrange it properly. These 'games' started the activities of Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta and students to explore holistically the Marine Economy, where students studied Indonesia as an archipelagic country, discovered Indonesia's marine potencies and breakthroughs in cross-sectoral collaboration for the marine economy, and students played role in promoting and making Indonesian people aware of sea potencies. Indonesia consists of land and sea with 17.508 islands, which bring a term of 'archipelagic state' based on the 'United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea' (UNCLOS) December 10, 1982, in Montego Bay, Jamaica. (21/1/2023).

The first activity in the Marine Economy program is a book review on 'Maritime Security and the Blue Economy: Sustainable Marine Economic Transformation in Indonesia' by Humphrey Wangke, published by the Pustaka Obor Indonesia Foundation, 2021. Trustha Rembaka presented material on a sustainable marine economic model to improve the economy of coastal communities and food security, making the sea a global energy source, and becoming a safe area for international trade traffic, such as the goals of the Blue Economy. The Blue Economy will drive economic growth, and improve lives and social inclusion without compromising the sustainability of the marine environment and coastal areas because marine resources are limited and their physical condition has been harmed by human actions.

Furthermore, Daniel Prasdika explained Maritime Security and the Urgency of Bakamla's Presence in Securing Indonesian Waters. Indonesia's territory consists of land and sea areas, two-thirds of Indonesia's territory is the sea. Its existence has great marine wealth potency which provide options for development, however, the wider the ocean the harder the consequences of managing the ocean area and everything in it for the people’s welfare and maintaining its sustainability. Indonesian waters are vulnerable to maritime crimes, such as the smuggling of fuel oil, and drugs, violations of the maritime territory, human trafficking, and smuggling of dangerous substances, so maritime security agency (Bakamla) is needed to oversee and maintain its security.

Furthermore, Daniel conveyed sustainable marine management based on improving the economy of the marine sector with the four pillars of sustainable marine development, including sustainability, inter-generational equality, intra-generational equality, and public participation. The four pillars of development are guides for the better management of marine resources.

The discussion on 'Challenges to Sustainable Marine Economic Management' was presented by Kresensia Efrieno, who discussed plastic waste in the sea which increase criticaly because the world's production of plastic waste is increasing from year to year. It was recorded that the world's production of plastic waste in 2008 reached 260 tons, in 2013 reached 299 tons, and in 2016 increased by 77% to 1.3 billion tons, and 8 million tons of it was wasted away into the sea. It is even predicted that in 2025 there will be more plastic waste than fish! It harms marine ecosystems and their sustainability. World organizations and the United Nations carry out several campaign programs to reduce plastic waste at the sea.

This book review enriched students' insights to 'voyage' to Indonesian seas and opened their minds to find creatively some  marine-based entrepreneurial ideas so that they have economic value to increase welfare. ***