By Petrus Maure, S.Kom.

This activity is carried out with the concept of collaboration of several communities, which have the same vision and mission to empower social life and environmental problems in Alor island. This activity also opens chance of collaboration with NGOs, government and private institutions.

The use of the collaborative concept of social community activists also aims to create atmosphere  for good social life, economic and environmental life. The pessimistic view for various factors of life in terms of social, economic, environmental, political, cultural and human rights, especially in our area, the eastern part of Indonesia, most of them do not support the development of our talents and potencies of young people.

The first activity of the Multiplicators of Stube HEMAT in Alor, still focuses to strengthen the capacity of college students, by prioritizing the principle of 'Why', so that the initiative will not just a ceremony. The main goal of this principle is ‘the rise of sense of anxiety inside themselves and toward their environment."

The feeling of anxiety may wake up their curiosity and thought about social and environmental problems. It would also encourage them to be able to build strength to think and to do action through small or big community, using the principle of "Thinking Globally, Acting Locally of Patrick Geddes". We thought that many young people and intellectuals become apathetic about themselves and their environment because of the unsupportive atmosphere both environment and life.

As mentioned above, there are various factors that have not yet support the development of young people’s potencies or talents. This initial activity faced many obstacles, especially the support from those who have strength to make this good movement. However, all obstacles and any existing factors are great opportunities for us to become agents of change.

The beginning of our activities was held on August 8, 2020, in collaboration with the University of Tribuana, Kalabahi, that enable us to discuss together about human and natural resources development in Alor island. It was a good chance to meet because, so far, many good forces from various elements have not been well connected each other and such condition weaken these positive atmosphere of life.

Our greatest strength to overcome all obstacles to make this good movement is the potency of social community networks. To make this good movement work, for us, social power is very powerful because it relies on the principle of kindness. Although each individual, group, or institution move in their own way, they have one goal for ‘better human life and environment.’