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I Want to be a Farmer
30 April 2019 - by Admin
When we ask a small child about his dreams after adulthood later, some of the dominant answers spoken by the children usually lead to the profession of doctors, pilots, police and the army. Rarely do we hear the word farmer pronounce children as a profession that will become his dream in the future.This was experienced by a young man from Mangguandi Village, Padaido Islands, Biak Numfor, Supi Silas Rumkorem. This 19-year-old young man said, when he was young, his dream that was always echoed when answering his class teacher's question was to become a soldier. While there are classmates who want to become doctors, police and pilots.The response of his class teacher to that statement; great, extraordinary and proud. His teacher didn't even respond back to giving input on the existence of other professions other than the four professions mentioned above. Likewise with the parents, who usually add the profession of Civil Servants to be the ideals of their children.One Supi even learned about the profession of farmers and other professions after attending the first batch of education in the 2018 Pace Involvement, which was organized by the Bentara Papua Association in collaboration with Yokyakarta Insist."First, Kaka Hengki (Hengki Simbiak who once worked at Greenpeace Indonesia) who knew me, then Kaka Hengki asked me to take part in the Pace Involvement activity. At first I was hesitant, because I thought; this must be the great people who participated in this activity. Surely they are college people or people who work. I became insecure, but Kaka Hengki said that I had to be brave and confident, "Supi said.The first child of 9 siblings then with a little confidence decided to take part in the activity suggested by Hengki Simbiak. Together with Hein, his fellow villager from Aipiri Manokwari then joined other participants from North Maluku, Kaimana, Sorong Selatan, Raja Ampat and Jayapura to begin their education at the Aipiri Pace Involvement School.A week was given a theory of science that Supi never got in school and three weeks of practicing in Aipiri Village, Supi's self-confidence and outlook began to change."One week during the activity I was still insecure and shy, but after that I became familiar. Kaka Maikel (Maikel Kladit, Bentara Papua local champion from Manggroholo village in South Sorong) who is fishing to talk. After joining the activity one month. I am increasingly confident and know a lot of things, "said this 2015 graduate of the YPK Oikumene Manokwari High School.Even in terms of knowledge and mastery of technological tools such as laptops, GPS and drones were only acquired after participating in this activity. "During this time I do not know to type on a laptop, especially GPS devices. But I can get it here, and finally from not knowing now to know. Make me curious about these tools, hahaha, "he said while laughing.In the Pace Involvement activity, Supi admitted that she also got a lot of inspiration from Rudi (a young man from Cilacap who helped Bentara Papua in developing agriculture in the Arfak Mountains and Manokwari), to be practiced in their villages."It was from Kaka Rudi that made me have the ideals that initially became soldiers changed, and I decided to become a farmer. Because there are gardens in Aipiri Village that I can do and also in Mangguandi village, "said a graduate of the 2013 class of SMP Negeri 15 Anggori Manokwari. |
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