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Universitas Indonesia

ASEAN Journal of Community Engagement

2017

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Communities' Initiatives In Addressing Hunger In Relocation Sites In Cebu, Philippines, Anecito Anuada, Carla Melodillar Dec 2017

Communities' Initiatives In Addressing Hunger In Relocation Sites In Cebu, Philippines, Anecito Anuada, Carla Melodillar

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Two villages in Cebu City, represented by 22 farmer-scientists, chose to conduct the third phase of their Urban Vegetable-Gardening Project in two relocation sites in the municipality of Bogo City to help displaced fisher folks affected by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. The study aimed to determine the results of the project in addressing the eminent hunger in the relocation sites; and discuss the effects of communities’ initiatives in assisting fellow communities. The operation of the project emphasized collaboration between institutions, and communities’ involvement in decision-making and activities – all boils down to community engagement (Attree et al., 2011; Holland and …

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Improving Wayfinding And Signage Systems Of The Ragunan Zoo As A Way To Enhance Visitors’ Quality Time, Yulia Nurliani Lukito, Enira Arvanda Dec 2017

Improving Wayfinding And Signage Systems Of The Ragunan Zoo As A Way To Enhance Visitors’ Quality Time, Yulia Nurliani Lukito, Enira Arvanda

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Ragunan zoo is the biggest zoo in Jakarta that becomes one of the most favorite recreation areas during holidays. Unfortunately, the existing signage in the zoo does not provide simple wayfinding and good signage systems that resulted in the confusion of visitors in exploring the zoo. Beside recreation, zoo also functions as, educational and conservational areas. Confusing wayfinding and signage make visitors have less time to enjoy the exhibits and reduce visitors’ motivation to fulfill the education and conservation goals. This paper analyzes existing wayfinding and signage systems at the Ragunan Zoo and proposes a more comprehensive system by using …

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Community Participation In Building Climate Change Resilient Rural Housing: Examining The Socio-Economic Viability Of Case In The Jamuna River Basin Of Bangladesh, Chowdhury Ahmed Dec 2017

Community Participation In Building Climate Change Resilient Rural Housing: Examining The Socio-Economic Viability Of Case In The Jamuna River Basin Of Bangladesh, Chowdhury Ahmed

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Community participation in building climate change resilient rural housing: a case of the Jamuna river basin of BangladeshAbstractThe climate resilient cluster village was established by an NGO named “ActionAid Bangladesh”. The study was undertaken to ensure safe community living for the inhabitants of a vulnerable ecological zone of Bangladesh.. The experience was that local people had their houses destroyed by flood almost every year with far-reaching threat to livelihood and solemnity of women. It was therefore felt essential to facilitate the community in building multi-hazard resilient houses so as to make themselves self-protective from climatic hazards like windy storm, theft …

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Inequality In Education: Experience Of Eritical Pedagogy And Community Engagement With Orang Sungai In Paitan, Sabah, Mohd. Suhamimi Mohamad, Manisah Mohd. Ali Dec 2017

Inequality In Education: Experience Of Eritical Pedagogy And Community Engagement With Orang Sungai In Paitan, Sabah, Mohd. Suhamimi Mohamad, Manisah Mohd. Ali

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The level of literacy among rural communities is still relatively low in Malaysia even though the overall country’s literacy rate is considerably high. Literacy rates among indigenous people are lowest in remote community especially in Sabah and Sarawak. Reasons include low literacy of the parents and poor school attendance. Initiatives for the indigenous community like the Accelerated Literacy Program attempts to bring literacy to a similar level to that of their non-indigenous peers. This study aims to develop and implement a community engagement project through the Literacy Advocacy Program among Orang Sungai who dwells in remote area in Sabah. This …

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Efforts To Increase Carica Dieng Superior Drink Products Through Improvement Of Production And Marketing System To Achieve Local Economic Potential, Inaki Maulida Hakim, Wuri Listiani, Latu Adiweno Dec 2017

Efforts To Increase Carica Dieng Superior Drink Products Through Improvement Of Production And Marketing System To Achieve Local Economic Potential, Inaki Maulida Hakim, Wuri Listiani, Latu Adiweno

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Dieng is a plateau in Central Java Province where most of the land is managed for agriculture. Peoples cultivate potato and holticultural plant as the main comodities. In addition, they also began to cultivate fruit crops, carica. The cultivation and utilization of carica is a form of Dieng plateau area erotion conservation. For the past few years, carica has begun to be processed by farmers into a variety of processed foods and drinks, such as jam, sweets, chips, and carica syrup. Our partners in the Community Engagement Grants program here is a collection of home industries in the field of …

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Intervention To Indoor Air-Pollution In Timor Tengah Selatan, Indonesia, Rachmadhi Purwana, Budi Hartono, Omega Dr Tahun Dec 2017

Intervention To Indoor Air-Pollution In Timor Tengah Selatan, Indonesia, Rachmadhi Purwana, Budi Hartono, Omega Dr Tahun

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A preliminary research in 2012 indicated that the prevalence of Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) among children under-five in Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) Province, Indonesia, was related to high concentration of indoor PM10 concentration from the burning of wood in simple stoves in the traditional huts (Ume Kbubu). Out of the data obtained, a CEGs action research was done in 2013. Smoke produced from wood burning stoves inside the Ume Kbubu tends to flow up higher into the air in the confined room of the traditional huts. An application of partition and chimney upon the stoves was expected to drive the …

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School-Based Oral Health Promotion And Intervention In Amiga (Alfonso, Mendez, Indang, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Amadeo) Cavite, Arlene Cecilia Alfaro Dec 2017

School-Based Oral Health Promotion And Intervention In Amiga (Alfonso, Mendez, Indang, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Amadeo) Cavite, Arlene Cecilia Alfaro

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Dental caries affect 87.4% of Filipinos while 48.3% have periodontal disease. In most developing low-income countries like the Philippines, more than 90% of caries is untreated. Because of the evident disparities in health, high cost of healthcare, unaffordable and unavailable health service, there was a call for reorientation towards prevention on a mass scale by the World Health Organization. This pushed for oral health promotion in schools. Schools give an ideal setting for introducing preventive measures for health with the objective of developing sustainable health promoting behavior change and long-term health outcome improvements. The dental interns from the University of …

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Community-Based Descriptive Orthography Of Surigaonon Language, Mariyel Hiyas Liwanag Dec 2017

Community-Based Descriptive Orthography Of Surigaonon Language, Mariyel Hiyas Liwanag

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With the implementation of Mother Tongue-based Multilingual Education (MTBMLE) framework, there is a dire need to create community-based standardization of orthography for native languages in the Philippines, and this includes the Surigaonon language as only few languages in the Philippines have educational materials written for teaching and learning mother tongue. It is also rare for the development of such materials to involve community participation. This research aims to provide preliminary points of discussion for language policymakers and create an alternative in developing materials through community engagement. Using the Community-based Approach to Orthography Development by Catherine Easton in 2003, this study …

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Gauging The Impact Of Community University Engagement Initiatives In India, Wafa Singh Jul 2017

Gauging The Impact Of Community University Engagement Initiatives In India, Wafa Singh

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Silver nanoparticles have been studied for its application in wound healing therapy, while aqueous extract of Plantago major L has been studied also for its antibacterial and wound healing activity. This study aimed to obtain silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) through a green synthesis pathway using aqueous extract of Plantago major L. The initial study was performed to optimize the three concentration points of Plantago major L. aqueous extract, namely 0.125%, 0.25% and 0.5% and three synthetic temperature points (60 °C, 70 °C, and 80 °C). The formation of AgNPs were confirmed using a UV-Vis spectrophotometer which shows a peak at a …

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Exploring The Motivation Toward And Perceived Usefulness Of A Financial Education: Program Offered To Low-Income Women In Indonesia, Sri Rahayu Hijrah Hati, Sigit Sulistyo Wibowo Jul 2017

Exploring The Motivation Toward And Perceived Usefulness Of A Financial Education: Program Offered To Low-Income Women In Indonesia, Sri Rahayu Hijrah Hati, Sigit Sulistyo Wibowo

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A previous study demonstrated that low-incomewomen tend to have lower financial literacy. This low level of financialliteracy affects the manner in which they manage their daily finances, as wellas their ability to save for long-term needs. Currently, the statistics show that financialliteracy in Indonesia is relatively low. Tosupport Indonesian government in improving financial literacy, especially among the mostmarginalized group – women of low income – Universitas Indonesia launched acommunity engagement initiative conducted in the form of financial literacytraining targeted at low-income women working as streetsweepers around the university. This study investigates the motivation toward andperceived usefulness of the financial education …

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Sustainability Assessment On Community Park Revitalization, Ova Candra Dewi, Lathiyfah Purnama Shanti, Teguh Utomo Atmoko, Andry Andreas Napitupulu, Meri Anggraeni Jul 2017

Sustainability Assessment On Community Park Revitalization, Ova Candra Dewi, Lathiyfah Purnama Shanti, Teguh Utomo Atmoko, Andry Andreas Napitupulu, Meri Anggraeni

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Nowadays the green open spaces are becoming more difficult to find,especially in urban areas. Malls and other physical buildings tend to dominatepublic options for recreation. Thispaper describes the community engagement program in developing community parkin Bogor Regency that has been done within July-December 2016, which wasinitiated by American Red Cross in Indonesia. Implemented together withIndonesian Red Cross and Universitas Indonesia, the program highlighted thenecessity of community park revitalization as nature-based infrastructure thatalso functioned as refugee point when disaster occurs. The “Charrette” was usedas the method to collect information from the community and to make surebottom-up approach was applied. This way, …

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The Revival Of Sang Hyang Dedari Dance: A Phenomenological Approach To Social-Ecological Reconstruction In Bali, Lg. Saraswati Putri Jul 2017

The Revival Of Sang Hyang Dedari Dance: A Phenomenological Approach To Social-Ecological Reconstruction In Bali, Lg. Saraswati Putri

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This research and community engagementinvestigates an ancient Balinese ritual known as Sang Hyang Dedari. Thedance is interrelated to an agricultural aspect of the traditional Balineseliving. As the Balinese struggle tomaintain their values from the constant threat of modernization andindustrialization, this dance reveals the powerful impact of creating anawareness of socio-ecological equilibrium. The effort made by the villagers ofGeriana Kauh, Karangasem, displays how local community rebuilds its environmentbased on their traditional ecological value. Analyzing Sang Hyang Dedaridance through phenomenological approach, thus, it can be discovered how theritual sustains the social relations. The bodies of the dancers are the centerof an elaborate …

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People Empowerment: An Approach Towards Indigenous Early Child-Hood Curriculum, Geraldine D. Villaluz, Rscj Jul 2017

People Empowerment: An Approach Towards Indigenous Early Child-Hood Curriculum, Geraldine D. Villaluz, Rscj

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This paper is aimed at presenting an implemented community engagementof the University of San Carlos School of Education with the communities ofAgusan del Sur, Philipines, in closepartnership with the Justice Peace andIntegrity of Creation-IDC, (JPIC-IDC) Incorporated of Agusan del Sur as aresponse to a felt need in the early childhood education program of theprovince. In 2004, JPIC pooled together concerted resources from provincial andlocal government units, non-government organization and academe to create anddevelop a culture-based curriculum guide for early childhood education that isappropriate and responsive to the needs of indigenous groups in Agusan del Sur,Southern Philippines. To address these needs, …

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What Drive Students To Behave More Environmentally Friendly Towards Waste?, Alin Halimatussadiah, Fikri Muhammad, Kenny Devita Indraswari Jul 2017

What Drive Students To Behave More Environmentally Friendly Towards Waste?, Alin Halimatussadiah, Fikri Muhammad, Kenny Devita Indraswari

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Students’ behaviortowards waste takes a crucial role to successful sustainable waste managementat school level. As many scholars mentioned, a proper waste management shouldnot only environmentally effective and economically efficient, but alsosocially acceptable. Therefore, it is important to know how to drive studentsto behave more environmental friendly. Using eco-friendly behavior survey forstudents as part of community engagement program titled “Creating Healthy, Fitand Productive Generation through Comprehensive Mental Revolution Model”, thispaper aims to identify factors that determine students’ eco-friendly behavior.This survey was administered to 797 students from three high schools in thecity of Bekasi, SMA N 1 Bekasi, SMA N 2 Bekasi …

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Life Skills Program For Improving Adolescent Mental Health In The Aftermath Mount Merapi Eruption, Yogyakarta-Indonesia, Fransiska Kaligis, Noorhana Sw, Hervita Diatri, Suryo Dharmono Jul 2017

Life Skills Program For Improving Adolescent Mental Health In The Aftermath Mount Merapi Eruption, Yogyakarta-Indonesia, Fransiska Kaligis, Noorhana Sw, Hervita Diatri, Suryo Dharmono

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The ability of adolescents to cope with stressful life events has notbeen well developed. Facing stressfulsituations might trigger them to engage in many dangerous and self-destructivebehaviors. Life skills program in improving mental health of adolescents has been proven in many countries, as it has in Indonesia. In post-disaster situation, there is rarelyany community program which focuses on adolescent mental health. Life skillsprogram is a psychological intervention to teach adolescents to improve theirskill to cope with stress, develop self-esteem, deal with peer pressure, thinkcritically, communicate appropriately and act assertively. Teachers and localhealth professionals who have already been trained about life skills …

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Community Organizing Participatory Action Research (Copar) In Curriculum Development, Janette H. Malata-Silva Jul 2017

Community Organizing Participatory Action Research (Copar) In Curriculum Development, Janette H. Malata-Silva

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Using Community Organizing Participatory Action Research(COPAR) as the main framework for the multiple data-gathering methods utilizedin the study, the researcher addressed the following objectives: (1) to assessthe educational needs of the Lumad and peasant communities in light of theimplementation of Republic Act 10533, and (2) to developa curriculum that addresses the needs of the Lumad and peasant communitiesconsidering the learning competencies stipulated by RA 10533. Freire’s methodof education was maximized as participants in the research included men, women,and children who learned toassess their role in their community as agents of change with the goal ofachieving social transformation through education. Still …

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