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! ***