Makassar (ANTARA) \u2013 Beny Bandanadjaja, director of Learning and\nStudent Affairs (Belmawa) at the Ministry of Higher Education, Science\nand Technology, stressed that community service programmes (PKM) succeed\nwhen they deliver a sustainable impact.<\/p>\n
\u201c A programme is successful when communities become increasingly\ncapable of managing local potential and continuing initiatives developed\ntogether,\u201d Beny said at the opening of the Student Organisation\nCommunity Service Awards (Abdidaya Ormawa) at the Indonesian Muslim\nUniversity (UMI) sports hall in Makassar on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is the meaning of impact we need to safeguard: benefits that\ncontinue to grow after our activities have ended,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
He said community service was an experiential learning process.\nStudents bring knowledge and ideas, while communities contribute\nexperience, knowledge and local wisdom that determine whether proposed\nsolutions are appropriate.<\/p>\n
\u201cDevelop ideas together with the community so that the results meet\nits needs and can be managed by its members,\u201d he said in front of\nrepresentatives from 60 public and private universities across\nIndonesia.<\/p>\n
He further explained that the Student Organisation Capacity-Building\nProgramme (PPK Ormawa) provides students with a learning space to\ndevelop leadership and social responsibility through community\nempowerment.<\/p>\n
The Abdidaya programme, he said, recognises these efforts while also\noffering an opportunity to share experiences and good practices. Ideas\nthat have worked in one area can be studied, adapted to local needs and\ndeveloped elsewhere.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is why communities need to be involved from the stage of\nidentifying problems and planning activities through to assessing the\nresults,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/belmawa-director-student-community-service-projects-succeed-when-they-benefit-communities-1792684297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }