Thirty Minutes with PMK ITY

On Friday, March 24, 2017, Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta held a socialization to students in Christian Student Fellowship of Yogyakarta Technology Institute. The socialization itself was conducted at the same time with the students weekly fellowship. There were sixteen participants who attended the fellowship and socialization. After the worship, Sarloce, one of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta work team conveyed what  Stube-HEMAT and the programs are. Further, she explained that Stube is an institution that facilitating students who study in Yogyakarta. Some examples of programs ever held were Conflict Management, Organic Farming, Youth Issues and other more.

For more detail about the program services of Stube-HEMAT, Loce played a video about Stube’s  activities in 2015 and 2016. After watching the video, a student namely Riyandi asked, how Stube gathered students having different faith and cultures? She explained that Stube-HEMAT keeps contact to approach students with different cultures and religions background by having good relationship with them. If a communication is well established and then we know each other, a trust will be gained. The process of building trust is not instant, however it can be tried eventhough it needs a little bit patience.

Timotius asked, “Why are Stube branches only in Sumba and Bengkulu whereas many other places in Indonesia?" Loce answered, “Opening Stube branch in other place is different with opening a store branch, because it is based on service dedication. Stube-HEMAT Sumba and Bengkulu were brought by ex-activist who were active in Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta when they were students. If you want to initiate Stube in other places, you may join us seriously and have chance to open in other places of your own such as, Sulawesi, Papua, Kalimantan and other cities in Indonesia.

Elisabet Uru Ndaya (Elis), one of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta work team shared her experience before joining Stube. First she did not know about the motive of Sumba woven cloth, even though she came from Sumba.  Being active in Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta, she got a challenge when she often heard that it is a shame if a Sumbanese does not know the motive of Sumba woven cloth". Because of these words, Elis accepted the challenge to participate in Local Exposure program by doing a small research to learn Sumba traditional woven cloth and its philosophy. Today she is more enriched and close with her hometown.

As the conclusion, Sarloce said that Stube does not provide everything students need but Stube is a stepping stone for students to leap further to have experience and personal ability development. (SAP).