Antonia Maria Oy, S.P.
The
expression above is a reflection that I found at the GRUF Jamboree in East
Sumba, where GRUF is the abbreviation of Gotong Royong for Flobamoratas, a
valuable event that brings together hundreds of young people and communities in
East Nusa Tenggara province (NTT). This event aims to strengthen networks,
exchange knowledge, learn together, and celebrate good practices in efforts to
mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change in NTT province. GRUF
Jamboree has been held in several places before, and I took part in GRUF
Jamboree 4 in East Sumba. This movement itself was initiated by the Coalition
of Young People's Groups for Climate Change (KOPI) under the supervision of
Hutan Itu Indonesia and Teras Mitra, and supported by the Humanist Foundation
(HIVOS) through the Voices of Climate Action (VCA) program.
I joined the KOPI Coalition after graduating from college and I feel lucky to get a positive impact to other people. Currently, I have the mandate as coordinator of the KOPI Coalition for the Waingapu region. At the GRUF Jamboree, I am responsible for managing the local committee for the Sumba region, ensuring how the event is carried out, participant accommodation, security, and event permits. We are working with all available resources to make success this extraordinary activity. My experience in organizations during college, one of which was STUBE HEMAT Yogyakarta, was very helpful in managing this event.
The recent GRUF Jamboree carried a different concept, namely camping for six days on the Londa Lima Beachside. How great, for 6 days accompanied by the breeze of wind and the calming sound of the waves, hundreds of young people enjoyed the learning process and exchanging experiences. This is a fantastic opportunity to broaden horizons and network. There is a topic about 'ARTIVISM' which uses art as medium for climate change campaigns. The artists display their creativity by telling inspiring stories, and climate and environmentally-friendly actions expressed through their works.
I am very grateful because in this event I got the opportunity to meet artists from NTT, including Petrus Maure from Alor Creative 100%, who is under the same organization, namely Stube-HEMAT. I found enlightenment when listening to his experience in developing a craft business made from local materials while remaining economically profitable, full of local wisdom values , and environmentally friendly. Apart from that, I met Francis Lehot, a singer from Labuanbajo. His love and anxiety for the land of NTT is expressed in his songs. For him, songs can be a medium to reveal problems and speak the truth. The songs he creates can hypnotize people who hear them and feel what he is experiencing.
For me, the GRUF Jamboree in 2024 was the best moment in my life because I met hundreds of heads with various ideas who had big dreams for East Nusa Tenggara. I realized that NTT does not lack smart people, but gets less space to display creativity. Young people are a unique generation who have unlimited creativity and imagination. With this potential, we can have a positive impact in various ways. Even though there is not much space, the imagination and creativity of NTT young people are unlimited and can even penetrate boundaries to realize the common dream that NTT young people can have progress by always 'taking care' and 'supporting' climate change action. ***
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