Still Reluctant to Write till Now?

Journalistic Training Program

(Lewa class)

Writing is an activity that everyone can do. Through writing someone can express ideas and share  experiences. Ironically, not many young people are interested to learn more about writing because of various factors, such as laziness, narrow minded and bustle. Actually, writing is easy to do when it comes from inner strength, and it will develop both knowledge and skill to compose words. So, it is very important for young people to do writing activities because they will learn more about writing techniques and how to collect data.

Stube-HEMAT Sumba as institution mentoring students in Sumba, realized the importance of writing skills among students. So, it initiated writing workshop for students in STT GKS Lewa. The workshop is facilitated by Trustha Rembaka, coordinator of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta, accompanied by Apriyanto Hangga, A.Md, one of Stube-HEMAT Sumba team members.

The writing class was held several times, first, on Monday, May 8, 2017. It was attended by 12 participants and it discussed the importance of writing, sharpened creativity, and learned writing tips. Second, on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, 11 participants discussed topics on how to write, type of writing and writing framework. Several types of writing included poetry as a media to express the writer’s feelings, especially on social issues. Reportage is another type of writing, used to report events. A story or feature tells a story or a character that affects society positively. Interview is a good instrument to collect data for writing because there is a dialogue with key person to find information. Opinion is a short of writing to examine a problem in which the author provides opinion to open public understanding. Third, the class was held on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 when participants practice to interviews IG Made Raspita, the inspirator of agriculture and animal husbandry at Sumba Sejahtera Foundation (YSS) in Lewa.

Trustha, as the facilitator explained the material well, he is also flexible and close to the participants. He always opened dialogue so this activity was really beneficial for the students. Although the lectures in campus were full, the participants were excited and willing to allocate their time to participate in writing class because of strong will to hone their writing skills.

Through this activity, the participants do not only know about the importance of writing and methods in writing, but also practice the knowledge by writing poetry, reportage, story and interview. (Yendri Kati Amah).