Dare to Share

knowledge of conflict management

A follow-up activity of peace study training

One specific thing of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta after a training is giving encourage to each participant to design and conduct a follow-up activity. Last September 8-10, 2017 Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta organized a Peace Study training entitled against the failure to react.

One group consisting of Ni Putu Sari Yani Darsani, Adi Zamba, Monika Zangga Nata, Imelda Hada Inda, Junerin Kaleka and Marthia Sari Rato, shared their experiences they learned during the training on peace studies, at STPMD APMD campus on Saturday 23/09/2017. They discussed the topic with students who joined Hipmasty, a student association of East Sumba students in Yogyakarta. The implementation of this activity is driven by the interest of the participants and the need to share knowledge for others.

There were twenty-one participants from various background study and campus in Yogyakarta. The event was opened with a prayer and a song ‘Father, you are so good’ led by Junerin Kaleka. Next, Marthia Sari Rato explained the definition of conflict, problem and perspective, conflict and violence, and various conflicts. It stimulated participants to start learning and to understand conflict. Then, Monika Zangga Nata revealed theory and types of conflicts, so the participants would be able to sort out types of conflict because a different type of conflict needs different solution.

During the process, participants were so enthusiastic to argue and to defend their arguments. Then, they were divided in two groups to prepare role play and tried to find a conflict in their surrounding. Further, they analyzed it and then made a mapping of related parties, as if a conflict mediator by paying attention to the materials had been presented by two previous speakers.

Group 1 found a problem about students’ awareness to engage and learn in an organization, especially Hipmasty as learning material in their group discussion. Group 2 discussed issue on construction of sugar cane plantation in East Sumba. The findings and analysis of the groups were presented together. Marthia Sari Rato, representative of the speakers, expressed her satisfaction and happiness for the enthusiasm of the participants and the implementation of this follow-up activity.

"I am very satisfied with this follow-up as we can share our experience on conflict management and delivered like a small training for Hipmasty members. We are also happy to see that all participants were very enthusiastic joining this follow-up. Thank you so much to Hipmasty members having allocated their time to attend and to discuss together.The last but not the least, thank you Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta. We practiced as trainers", Sari concluded. (MAR).