Kembang Desa : A Real Contribution from ITB Student in Developing Village
By Hafshah Najma Ashrawi
Editor Hafshah Najma Ashrawi



Kembang Desa VI activity was participated by the whole mass of MTI. "Hopefully, this event can be the most beautiful and unforgettable moment, especially for batch 2012", said Muhammad Lutfi (Engineering Management 2012), chairman of the steering committee in his speech at the opening ceremony. Marked with a dancing performance by the children of the village, Kembang Desa VI activity was officially started.
During the event, participants of Kembang DesaVI stayed in the villagers' houses.Thus, the participants could directly interact with the villagers and knew what problems that they faced. After met with the villagers, participantsinvite their host family to attend a counseling which was held in the RW field. In this section, the villagers were divided into two big groups: a group of parents and a group of children.
Each group received the same education materials that packed in different shapes. The materials included counseling about the importance of disposing waste in dumps and build the villagers' awareness about the correct waste management. On the second day, the event continued by cleaning up the neighborhood residents and the surroundings, including the lakeside of Situ Cileunca. Next, a competition of decorating trash bins was held and participated by the children. Later, these bins will be distributed throughout the region of Cibuluh village.
All the villagers really enjoy the activities of Kembang DesaVI, as proven by their enthusiasm to participate in the event. At the closing ceremony, the mass of MTI gave groceries to the villagers as a token of gratitude. In the end of the event, a balloon was flight by the children of the village. The flying balloon considered as a symbol of the villagers' hopes for the future of Kampung Cibuluh.