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        "id": 1852850,
        "msgid": "national-library-and-unpad-to-boost-literacy-in-74-west-java-villages-through-thematic-kkn-1783695250",
        "date": "2026-07-10 20:48:07",
        "title": "National Library and Unpad to Boost Literacy in 74 West Java Villages Through Thematic KKN",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The National Library of Indonesia (Perpusnas) and Universitas Padjadjaran (Unpad) are collaborating on a thematic community service programme (KKN) to strengthen literacy in 74 villages across West Java in 2026. The initiative aims to address the province's low reading culture despite its high Human Development Index, focusing on financial literacy, poverty alleviation, and health. Approximately 740 students will be deployed, supported by a provision of 1,000 book titles per village.",
        "content": "<p>The National Library (Perpusnas) is collaborating with Universitas\nPadjadjaran (Unpad) to strengthen public literacy through the 2026\nThematic Community Service Programme (KKN) in 74 villages across West\nJava. Head of Perpusnas, E. Aminudin Aziz, stated that Unpad is one of\n23 universities collaborating with the national library on this year\u2019s\nthematic KKN, an increase from 21 universities involving around 10,400\nstudents in 17 provinces in 2025. \u201cAfter discussions with the Ministry\nof Higher Education, Science, and Technology, we saw a need to jointly\nimprove literacy skills in West Java,\u201d he said in an official statement\nin Jakarta on Friday. He noted that although the province\u2019s Human\nDevelopment Index (IPM) is high, overall literacy and the reading\nculture remain low. \u201cReading social media might be high, but serious\nreading is still a challenge,\u201d he said. Through the 2026 programme,\nPerpusnas will reach 1,000 locations across 18 provinces. In West Java\nspecifically, 740 Unpad students will be deployed to 74 villages. The\nprogramme focuses on strengthening financial literacy, poverty\nalleviation, and health. To support implementation, Perpusnas has\nprovided approximately 1,000 book titles in each target village. \u201cThis\nmeans for 74 villages, around 74,000 book titles are available. This is\na form of Perpusnas\u2019s commitment to building a literacy culture with\nuniversities,\u201d he explained. Aminudin believes students have a closer\nconnection with the community, making them effective literacy drivers at\nthe village level. \u201cStudents are usually more easily accepted by the\ncommunity. They come not as civil servants, but as wholehearted\npartners. We invite students to jointly build community literacy skills\nas our shared responsibility,\u201d he said. Unpad Rector, Arief S.\nKartasmita, said the KKN is part of the learning process that provides\nstudents with direct community experience and is expected to support\ngovernment programmes while helping solve societal problems. The West\nJava Provincial Government, represented by Assistant for Government and\nPeople\u2019s Welfare Asep Sukmana, stated that this year\u2019s KKN programme\naligns with various regional development priorities, including poverty\nalleviation, waste management, and literacy improvement.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/national-library-and-unpad-to-boost-literacy-in-74-west-java-villages-through-thematic-kkn-1783695250",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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