Yogyakarta is known as a city of students, but that title cannot be\nseparated from the role of people working outside the classroom. There\nare managers of community reading gardens established through residents\u2019\nself-help efforts, volunteers for village literacy communities, and\nmobile library activists reaching children in remote corners of Jogja\nand its surroundings.<\/p>\n
They work without fanfare, sometimes with only a simple bookshelf and\na passion for building a reading culture. Now, this kind of dedication\nhas a path to national appreciation through the DPD RI Awards 2026.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough the DPD RI Awards 2026, DPD RI hopes that more individuals\nwho have worked and contributed to society will receive appreciation\nwhile also becoming an inspiration for other regions,\u201d DPD wrote in its\nofficial statement.<\/p>\n
Of the four categories opened for the DPD RI Awards 2026, the\nNonformal Education\/Out-of-School Education Innovator category is the\nmost relevant for literacy activists. This category targets individuals\ndedicated to expanding public learning access outside formal education\npathways.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe award is given to Nonformal Education\/Out-of-School Education\nInnovators who are dedicated to developing nonformal education and\nexpanding learning opportunities for the public,\u201d DPD RI wrote.<\/p>\n
The scope is broad. Reading garden managers, digital literacy\ncommunity activists, and volunteer teachers opening literacy access in\nunderdeveloped areas all have the opportunity to be nominated through\nthis category.<\/p>\n
The DPD RI Awards 2026 also opens three other categories beyond\nnonformal education. They are Health Technology Innovator,\nSelf-Sufficient Food Village Mover, and Regional Culture Preserver, plus\nSpecial Recognition Awards for figures with consistent contributions to\ntheir regions.<\/p>\n
DPD RI Chairman Sultan B Najamudin explained that the event was\nconceived to provide a stage of honour for inspirational figures from\nvarious regions. According to him, they are individuals who have been\nworking and contributing concretely without national public\nspotlight.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough this event, DPD RI wants to emphasise that the strength of\nIndonesia\u2019s development rests on the initiative and hard work of\ncommunities throughout the archipelago, not only on the central\ngovernment and big cities,\u201d Sultan said during the DPD Awards last\nyear.<\/p>\n
He assessed that there are still many community figures who are\ndrivers of regional change and progress in various strategic sectors,\nbut have not received adequate appreciation.<\/p>\n
\u201cSeveral categories deserve to be given to regional people or\nregional figures whose contributions are quite significant,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
In Jogja, grassroots literacy movements of this kind are actually\nthriving, but rarely receive wide attention. The DPD RI Awards 2026\ncould be a bridge so that the quiet work of literacy activists becomes\nbetter known and inspires other regions.<\/p>\n
Registration for the DPD RI Awards 2026 remains open until 21 August\n2026 at 23.59 WIB. Nominate a literacy activist in your area through\nawards.dpd.go.id\/nominasi.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/national-stage-for-literacy-activists-nominate-them-here-1786852241", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }