The long journey was taken by six youths from Jakarta to Aceh. Laughter from jokes to panic when the plane was about to land but was hit by bad weather, forced to have to spin around before finally landing safely at Malikussaleh Airport, Lhokseumawe. The trip about five hours they had to spend to arrive in the Takengon region, Central Aceh. In this Gayo land the mission of young people to share knowledge about disasters is carried out.
Thick fog made the visibility of driving so narrow on Wednesday, 1 March 2023. These six young men met with various parties from the Central Aceh Disaster Management Agency (BPBA), Caress, Kelurahan Kute Panang, Desa Bah, Sempah Village in Kec. Ketol and also Kute Panang Village in Kec. Kute Panang. This they do for audiences about the program “Develop Community Led on Disaster Risk Management”. This program is an initiation of the Indonesian Scale Foundation which is supported by PT. Mandala Multifinance Tbk.
The next day on Thursday 2 March 2023, The weather is in favor of the six young men, so the trip feels more fun. Accompanied by the orange rays of the sunrise behind the row of hills between the city of Takengon and Ketol District made the trip so warm. Desa Bah, district. Ketol became the first village to focus the discussion group (FGD) about disaster, which is the initial network of the program. In the wisdom of the people tell the story of the experience of having an earthquake on 2 July 2013.
The earthquake was so powerful felt by residents of Bah Village. In fact they had to be relocated because the landslide occurred shortly after the earthquake. Until now, We can clearly see the former from the landslide landfield movement at that time in this village. The earthquake incident was so imprinted, When remembering it, some women unconsciously shed tears.
Heavy rain had hampered our morning movement on Friday, 3 March 2023. Luckily, The more up the sun from the east, The more it rains in the rain. Accompanied by a thin drizzle, These six young men left for Sempah Village in Kec. Ketol. In the FGD conducted, stated various interesting stories from the earthquake incident of the year 2013. The village of Sempah was one of the most bloody villages with the most victims affected by the earthquake at that time. The overall impact of this earthquake caused 39 people die, more than 400 people injured.
Just like Desa Bah, The village of Sempah also experienced a number of times after the earthquake occurred. Shortly after the earthquake occurred, Residents of Sempah Village who were affected by evacuated in Kute Gelime Village. Then a few months later, The residents of this village moved back to the side of the Bah Village named Kampung Kute Alam which was the administrative part of the Sempah Village. For economic reasons in the form of a considerable distance between the fields and the place to live, all the residents agreed to move back and fill the area they lived until now.
A group photo at the same time lunch becomes a goodbye full of joy for the residents of Sempah Village and the six young men. The journey is not finished, They must continue the implementation of the FGD to the village of Kute Panang in Kec. Kute Panang.
Soon so cold soothing six young men who mingle warmly in the focus of the discussion group. The spirit of mothers cannot be dammed in this forum, All so grumbled delivered his evil in the face of an earthquake ten years ago.
Just like the two previous villages, Kute Panang Village was also a village that was severely affected by the earthquake at that time. Almost all houses in this area were damaged by earthquake shocks. Some residents moved previous houses to more landless land in the residents' coffee plantation area. Besides earthquakes, This area also often experiences landslides because of its very steep land. The tornado also brought a few roofs of the houses belonging to residents.
Making participatory disaster threat maps and also making evacuation route maps into citizen collaborative work. To break the boredom and turn on the cold atmosphere, some active participants were given prizes. Laughter in the seriousness of the discussion blends into a unified unit. Awan, The ranks of hills and cold air are the background of six young men and residents in a group photo frame.
Hearing many stories of the experience of facing a disaster made this young man think more deeply to develop a strategy to increase the capacity of citizens. These six young men are struggling to find a way out with his mind to share knowledge in the next session. (LS)
