Welcoming the Minister of Environment
Monday, 16 March 2020by adminstube
The youth of Margasakti village VII seemed so enthusiatic to hear the visit planning of the Minister of Environment Dr. Ir. Siti Nurbaya Bakar, M.Sc, in upcoming June 2020. Then, they held a meeting to prepare it. In the meeting on March 14, 2020 Eri Purnawan, the secretary, opened it and agreed the topics to be discussed, while M. Jauhari Fajri as youth companion explained the youth programs to be carried out, such as social fundraising, ramadan social action, and preparation for the visit of the Minister of Environment. The Multiplicator of Stube HEMAT in Bengkulu, Yohanes Dian Alpasa, as the host played role as ideas contributor, motivator and driving figure for the group.
A few weeks ago the program of Multiplication of HEMAT held a discussion with students in Bengkulu about waste management, and at the end of 2019, the youth of village VII had collected plastic bottles and rubbish to reduce the burden of environment to decompose the plastic waste. Previously, it was estimated that no much plastic waste in this small village, but what a surprise when at the end of the activity, it was definetely wrong. Along the tarmac road in village VII, they collected two sacks of thrown plastic bottles! Then, they thought how to process them into various forms of craft.
"Their ideas are brilliant actually, but they should notice that they should not be easily down when others are lethargic. The youth activities usually blaze at the beginning, dim in the middle of the journey, then, fade away close the finish line. The opportunity to get a minister's visit is a rare opportunity, because not many villages can be visited by a minister. Therefore, the preparation must be done carefully so that later in June bring good impression. The collaboration with other stakeholders is really important,” said Yohanes Dian Alpasa. "The youth members can also exhibit their works, such as ‘kentongan’ crafts or other artworks, local culinary ‘tiwul’, ducks farming and reforestation program that have been conducted in the last period," he added.
The Minister of the Environment is scheduled to inspect the location of water springs within the village VII, Margasakti village. The existence of this water source has been used by the local residents for decades for washing and bathing purposes. It can be seen on Youtube through the channel:
Obviously, this area is very fertile with its potency of the flowing water which can be optimized for the welfare of the local residents and surrounding areas.
The program of Multiplication of Stube-HEMAT in Bengkulu appreciates the preparation and be ready to support the youth activities of village VII. Long live the youth, the driving actors for the nation! #Stay safe in the middle of Covid-19 pandemic. (YDA)