Community Empowerment
A UGM student team conducted a social project to serve the community at the Bina Siwi Orphanage in Yogyakarta. The team sought to change the inclusive perspective of children with disabilities by creating a space for expression through dance and music.
UGM students assisted the residents of Banaran V Hamlet in Gunungkidul.
The UGM Faculty of Philosophy, under the Education for Sustainable Development grant scheme from the UGM Directorate of Community Service, organized a public speaking training in Javanese using ‘Tembang Macapat.’ The event was held in collaboration with the Bangunjiwo Village Youth Group and was attended by over 20 participants. Dr. Rr.
UGM students have developed the “Muda Ternak” (Livestock for Youth) program to stimulate young people’s interest in livestock farming.
The prolonged dry season has impacted several Gunungkidul Regency areas, making clean water difficult to access.
Jangkang Hamlet in Wedomartani Village, Ngemplak, Sleman, is one of the sugarcane-producing hamlets in Yogyakarta.
A team of students from the Tourism program at the UGM Faculty of Cultural Sciences has helped create a community-based tourism village for the Guntara Tourism Awareness Group in Pengkol Village, Gunungkidul Regency, Yogyakarta. This activity aims to accelerate the formation of the Wandari Mukti tourism village.
The mouth is an essential part of our life. Some would even say the mouth is a window to one’s health.
The Center for Disaster Studies at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) has assisted four community groups selected as local innovators in disaster management.
Students from Universitas Gadjah Mada mentored 30 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Jatimulyo Village, Bantul Regency, to brand their products on social media and enter the digital ecosystem.
Fourteen out of eighteen districts in Gunungkidul Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region, are experiencing a clean water crisis and drought due to the prolonged dry season. To alleviate the burden of residents living in the famously arid hilly areas, a community of lecturers and non-teaching staff at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) delivered clean water assistance to […].
The UGM Faculty of Engineering Alumni Family (Katgama) has built a community hall made from bamboo for Talaga Village residents in Cugenang District, Cianjur Regency, West Java.
The UGM Student Organization Strengthening Program Team, through the Village Development Grant Program, organized a training on making fertilizer using Nitrobacter for the Banjararum Farmers Group in Kulon Progo Regency, Yogyakarta.
To preserve Indonesian culture and enhance community preparedness, the UGM Center for Disaster Studies and the UGM Center for Cultural Studies commemorated Rebo Wekasan in Sompok, Bantul Regency, on the evening of Tuesday, September 12, 2023. The Rebo Wekasan, titled “Understanding Disasters Through a Cultural Perspective,” was attended by the Head of the Community Service […].
Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) students have developed a concept for processing banana stem waste into compost that local farmers can utilize. In collaboration with the local youth group, this program serves as a form of community service by UGM students in Caban Gunung, Magelang, Central Java.
Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta, is known for having the largest local potential of cassava.
UGM students taking the Community Service Program (KKN-PPM) in Ngemplak District, Sleman Regency, have initiated the “Trash Revolution Movement” to respond to the ongoing waste emergency in Yogyakarta.
A group of UGM students has developed tools to improve coconut plant honey’s productivity, quality, and shelf life: a coconut sap cooker and a sterilization incubator called Tecobator Gama.
The UGM Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing (FK-KMK) organized a popular writing training for lecturers on August 28-29, 2023.
UGM students taking the Community Service Program (KKN-PPM) in Sambelia, East Lombok Regency, preserved and introduced local produce through cultural activities called “Gunungan” and “Pawai Dulangan” during the Pesona Sambelia Festival.
The UGM Community Service Team, based on the Utilization of Research Results and Application of Appropriate Technology, has developed an organic fertilizer product from goat manure with a 5-day fermentation. This innovation is driven by organic fertilizers becoming a popular solution in the modern agricultural world.
UGM’s Community Service Program Contributes to Cultural and Environmental Preservation in Raja Ampat
UGM students taking the Community Service Program (KKN-PPM) in Raja Ampat Regency, Southwest Papua Province, Indonesia, carried out several monumental programs. Apart from planting 100 mangrove trees along the coastal area of Teluk Mayalibit District, Raja Ampat Regency, they also hoisted the Indonesian flag underwater to commemorate the 78th Independence Day of Indonesia. Additionally, they […].
A team of students from Universitas Gadjah Mada taking the Community Service Program (KKN-PPM) in Labuhan Pandan Village, Sambelia District, East Lombok, conducted a waste separation awareness campaign. The event took place on Saturday, July 29, 2023, with participants consisting of 5th-grade students from Labuhan Pandan State Elementary School 1.
According to the Indonesia Nutritional Status Survey, the prevalence of child stunting in Indonesia declined from 24.4% in 2021 to 21.6% in 2022.
UGM students taking the Community Service Program (KKN-PPM) in Sambelia District, East Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara, have established a clean water installation and simple and functional biopores.
The Analytical Chemistry Laboratory of the UGM Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA) conducted a community service activity to enhance the scientific writing competence of chemistry teachers in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara.
The UGM Faculty of Philosophy Community Service Team, under the grant scheme from the UGM Directorate of Community Service, organized a Forum Group Discussion (FGD) for the millennial generation in the Sosromenduran Village of Yogyakarta City on Sunday (20/8).
The UGM Faculty of Biology shared its experience in waste management, particularly organic waste, with dozens of community members from the Yogyakarta Special Region and Central Java on Friday (August 18).
On Saturday, August 19, UGM hosted the International Student Excursion (ISE) in Pentingsari Tourist Village, Sleman, Yogyakarta, to familiarize international students currently enrolled in the university with Indonesian culture.
A total of 10,104 new undergraduate and applied undergraduate students of UGM carried out the Action Plan to implement UGM’s values in life and society.