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What A Waste 3rd Intervention
What a Waste! is a collaborative project initiated by the Community Development Society and SCORP CIMSA UGM to address waste management issues and enhance the community’s knowledge of sustainable waste practices in the Margodadi sub-district. Launched in December 2023, the project entered its third intervention on October 12th, 2024. The 2nd intervention had already been held on September 29th, 2024 with the theme, “The Global Challenge of Food Waste: What Can We Do?”, highlight the global issue of food waste. Two weeks later, on October 13th, 2024, we followed up with a new topic, “The Role of Household Waste in Sustainable Living.”
In preparation, a Pre-Project Training was held on September 13, 2024, for all WaW Organizing Committees. The session was led by Almira Salsabila Ghassani Asmara, our Human Rights Trainer (HRT). The training activities included a pre-test, training session, post-test, interactive games, and a workshop on creating Eco-Enzymes and recycling paper. This training aimed to equip OCs with knowledge of waste management and prepare them to guide participants in making Eco-Enzymes. Additionally, all OCs participated in hands-on paper recycling activities using scrap materials.
The third intervention of What a Waste! took place on October 12th, 2024, at the Balai Desa Kelurahan Margodadi, targeting members of the local PKK community, as with previous interventions. For this session, we invited TRB Creative, an organization specializing in sustainable farming, waste management, ecosystem consulting, and related technologies. The CEO of TRB Creative, Dhimas Driessen, led a seminar addressing Indonesia’s critical waste management issues and how household waste can be transformed into valuable resources.g on waste management, specifically in making Eco-Enzyme, a liquid product made from food waste fermentation. Volunteers from Eco-Enzyme Nusantara Sleman, led by Bu Kiky, did a seminar on food waste management and how to make Eco-Enzyme from food waste. All of the participants were interested in the topic. For them, it was relatable to their daily lives.
As part of the event, we hosted a mini-quiz to engage participants, with a prize for the winners. The attendees were highly enthusiastic, participating actively and enjoying the interactive session. This was followed by a practical workshop on creating a one-day compost led by Dhimas Driessen. The attendees showed great interest, with many expressing a desire to begin or further develop their gardening efforts. To support their future endeavors, we distributed additional materials after the workshop, such as husk charcoal, powdered bricks, lime, polybags, coarse salt, and dry soil. Following the main intervention, a follow-up activity was conducted. Participants were tasked to share a recap video summarizing the intervention, including interviews with members of Margodadi’s PKK community. We are confident this initiative will greatly enhance participants’ awareness of effective waste management, contributing to a more sustainable future by reducing waste.
