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Unesa.ac.id, SURABAYA-Students of the State University of Surabaya (UNESA) are part of the Masalembu Archipelago Volunteer Service. The UNESA volunteer joined the group from Unair. They went to the Masalembu Islands using the Archipelago Belt Ship 99 (SN99) to carry out humanitarian missions in the health, education and disaster sectors. On this occasion, Smcc Unesa also collaborated on an ongoing basis with RSTKA Unair.
UNESA and Unair volunteers departed from Gapura Surya Nusantara Terminal, Tanjuk Perak Port, Surabaya on Monday, November 22, 2021. The UNESA volunteers who are members of the Crisis Center Mitigation Unit (SMCC) consist of three students. They are Reza Dwi Ramadhan, from the Department of Psychology, Dimas Choirullah Prayogo also from Psychology and Muji Kuswanto from the Department of Sports Education. They were released by Aghus Sifaq, S.Or., M.P.d., Head of the SMCC Disaster Mitigation Division and Wiryo Nuryono, S.Pd., M.Pd., Head of SMCC's OHS Division.
Aghus Sifaq said his volunteer team departed with a group from Unair. The humanitarian mission aims to help the people of the Masalembu islands. The collaborative mission is planned to last one week. UNESA through its three volunteers will focus on several programs, first, psychoeducation programs for children of elementary and junior high school age, second, doing trauma healing for children and the local community.
Third, disaster mitigation programs that focus on natural disasters such as earthquakes, fires and tsunamis. This needs to be done, because the islands are prone to high waves and strong winds. "Therefore, it is necessary to share disaster insights," he said.
Fourth, provide education on how to maintain physical and mental fitness, and 5) provide career planning education for children of high school age. Aghus Sifaq added, the UNESA volunteer program targets children with trauma healing and psychoeducation and games, then high school/vocational/MA students through career planning programs and the general public through disaster mitigation.
"Because we are from education, psychology and the disaster division, our approach is only in those three things," he said at the location. Meanwhile, the Unair team, he continued, carried out special programs in the health sector, such as performing cesarean sections, eye, dental and many more.
Meanwhile, Reza Dwi Ramadhan, the head of the UNESA volunteer team, stated that before leaving, his team had received briefings internally at SMCC in the last three months. Moreover, he has often carried out humanitarian actions in various disaster-affected areas. "Before leaving, we were ready, both physically and psychologically," he said.
In order to be able to leave, he continued, you can't just do anything. However, the team must have experience and track record in the field of education and disaster. In addition, they must have a letter of permission from their parents, perform a PCR Swab with a negative result, and have vaccinated at least the first dose. "Hopefully later this collaborative action can be useful for the people there, and there will still be synergy between UNESA and Unari in serving and contributing to the nation in the future," he hoped. "This collaborative mission, there is no longer a campus flag, but together we carry the humanitarian flag," he continued.
The Volunteer for the Masalembu Islands, his departure was divided into three waves. The first batch was a team from Unair which left for Masalembu on Thursday, November 18, 2021. The team conducted a site survey and prepared all the equipment there. The second wave departs on Sunday, November 21, 2021 using the Unair RSTKA. The group consisted of 16 doctors and medical teams. Then the third wave, which will depart on Monday, November 22, 2021, consists of 11 doctors and assistants as well as volunteers from UNESA. [UNESA PR]
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