Multiplicator In Sumba - EV

By: Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta.           Kawara Panamung is a community of women from Nggaha Ori Angu village in East Sumba. The group is led by activist Elisabeth Uru Ndaya, who works as an English teacher at SMP Negeri 1 Nggaha Ori Angu and also manages the school’s digital laboratory. Known as Elyzz, she is an alumna of Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa University in Yogyakarta and an active member of Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta. With extensive organizational experience and a strong grasp of social issues, she returned to Sumba after completing her studies to devote herself to both formal and informal education. Elyzz began her work by forming the Kawara Panamung Community (in Sumbanese, Kawara Panamung means “mutually embracing/supporting each other”). The community helps village women with little or no weaving experience learn from the basics. Step by step, they acquire the skills to create traditional Sumba motifs. Throughout this process, Elyzz also provided gu...