Gerakan Teknik Mengabdi : An Oasis of Development Education in the Rural Villages of Yogyakarta

I became a volunteer teacher for 2 seasons which mean for one year, two remote villages: Wunut and Ngampon village. Which is then I realized Wunut is one of tourism villages in Yogyakarta, though the access of the village is a long journey with up and down road, and we have to pass some hills to get there, but when we get there we will be provided with a beautiful landscape, natural atmosphere,  and kind-hearted villagers too. 

Almost every week I did teaching and getting along with children in there, helping the elders in villages, inspiring and getting motivated by a lot of children. Learn and play with the kids is so much fun. 

Sadly, there is only one school, elementary school and if kids want to continue their education is difficult because the higher school is too far. 

I taught kids in informal education, like what kind of basic character that human needed: helping the older, healthy living, washing hand in a good way, and so on. 

We also built one library there. I was happy and touching about the process of  this project because it was accidental ideas but we believe that we can make it real. Fortunately, only in one week we can collect many books and stationaries. I was so glad about this experience in my first year in college because I can prove that when we keep our good intentions and sincerity to make a better change and real impact on others people's life and then our body will change it into real actions, and unconsciously we also inspire others. 

I’ve never expected to anything, but it turns out the impact is bigger than I think. I really touchfull when the chief of villages give me a big thankful for what we did, he said: “Thanks for the volunteer teachers, now kids have a big confidence when they meet new people, and they are not afraid to do something new like competition, and you know Hanum, last week some of them become the winner of local competition which was held by local government, thank you for your kindness all this time.”

And it has became one of my happiest moment in my life so far :’)