My participation in Stube-HEMAT Sumba activities began when I was studying in Sumba, with themes that are closely related to my hobbies, talents and studies, such as reading, writing, making handicrafts and theater. Next I chose journalism training, craft creations and reading groups, to improve my skills so that it could be sustainable. I am, Yustiwati Angu Bima, from East Sumba, at that time I was still studying at STT (Theological Institute) GKS Lewa and now I’m continuing my postgraduate study at Duta Wacana Christian University Yogyakarta, in faculty of Theology
For me, Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta has instilled a strong motivation for Stube-HEMAT Sumba, even though I myself did not know deeply what system that used by Stube to develop its coverage. Based on my experience so far, Stube-HEMAT is like running a Sustainable Project, in my terms. It is suitable for overseeing activities initiated by Stube for young people with their strengths and limitations. The Stube-HEMAT Sumba activity with a three-days training by transfering knowledge and giving experience did not show instant results. However, Stube-HEMAT encouraged its activists to ‘do something’. After the activity ended, participants did follow up by designing the project according to the knowledge they had. This is the Sustainable Project, a sustainable activity from one project to the next, from one source to several sources, from one material to several other materials.
I got the benefits of this Sustainable Project when Betriks Lay, a Stube-HEMAT Sumba activist who got the opportunity to study at Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta in 2013. On her return to Sumba, Betriks 'did something' by transferring her experiences to her friends in campus, including me. Not many people lasted long to 'absorb' her knowledge, but I really wanted to learn the crafts from her, and slowly I succeeded. Betriks and I agreed to pursue handicrafts and to produce merchandise using available materials, from key chains and flannel dolls to necklace accessories, bracelets, earrings, and bags, utilizing Sumba cloth, palm leaves and recycling used goods. Initially we used these accessories ourselves, and then Stube-HEMAT Sumba facilitated by renting a stand to market them in a bazaar at Wira Wacana Christian University in Waingapu in 2017. Furthermore, we collaborated with palm-leaf bag and shoe craftsmen to make shoes and bags based on our designs using Sumba cloth, so our products have their own uniqueness and accent.
The skills of social, economic and socio-cultural analysis, public speaking and journalism that I learned at Stube HEMAT is manifested in the theater work, especially when I create narratives, script scenes and poetry with Fiani, one of my friends. Both of us love writing and are honed through journalistic training. Friends who have received socio-cultural training will not be shy about dancing, wearing traditional clothes and even poetry in Sumba literature, as well as modifying dance into part of the theater scripts. This activity took place in ‘Teater Ungu’ group in campus. As I was in Yogyakarta for college, I only had a little spare time to do accessories, not for sale but for my own needs such as modifying my clothes by adding beads, changing buttons and collars and other creations.
This experience
writing is a form of my gratitude to Stube-HEMAT and at the same time shows how
strong the spirit of Stube-HEMAT Sustainable Project is from one person who
gained experience, reaches to several people and continues to regenerate not
only on campus but also the church and community. This is a series of
sustainable networks and the hope is that they will be able to reach the wider
community of Sumba. The Stube-HEMAT Sustainable Project is relevant for
enhancing the intellectual, critical and creative power of young people.
One
message for Stube-HEMAT activists wherever they are, “Start realizing what you
had learned from Stube-HEMAT as part of a sustainable project, from writing,
singing, photographing, sewing, performing arts, recycling, farming, community
starting, English and others. Do it diligently and be a blessing to more
people. Live – Efficient – Self Supported – Analytical – Perseverant”.***
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