TANGERANG SELATAN — Students from the Faculty of Communication Sciences (FIKOM) of Gunadarma University handed over donations for disaster management to the Disaster Management Center (DMC) of Dompet Dhuafa, at the DMC Dompet Dhuafa office, Ciputat Timur, South Tangerang, on Thursday (27/10/2022).
The donations collected are good intentions that arise when seeing Indonesia, which is being hit by natural disasters. Data collected by the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) as of October 27, 2022, recorded as many as 2,967 disaster events occurred in Indonesia. The breakdown of disasters is dominated by floods (1,207), extreme weather (920), landslides (545), forest and land fires (248), earthquakes (22), tidal waves/abrasion (21), and droughts (4).
This tapped the students’ hearts to jointly help their brothers and sisters in Indonesia to be strong and remain enthusiastic in facing disasters.
“We from Gunadarma University provide financial counseling for donations of victims of the Kanjuruhan tragedy and disaster. We used a door-to-door donation-raising system at the Faculty of Communication Sciences, Gunadarma University and took to the streets. We channel funds to DMC Dompet Dhuafa, which is an already large institution and also because we are confident in Dompet Dhuafa,” explained Andrian, one of the students of FIKOM Gunadarma University when met at the DMC Dompet Dhuafa office.
Students are the closest element to society. As agents of change, students are essential in inviting and creating the latest changes and innovations for the benefit of humanity. So the involvement of students with DMC Dompet Dhuafa is a breath of fresh air that must be welcomed with open arms.
“Students as agents of change are an important element in realizing the ideals that exist in society. We welcome our friends from FIKOM Gunadarma University. Hopefully, this will be a charity field and a form of our efforts in realizing a Resilient Indonesia and Disaster Response,” explained Haryo Mojopahit as, Chief Executive of DMC Dompet Dhuafa, in a short message.
DMC Dompet Dhuafa in October 2022, together with branch offices spread throughout Indonesia, have carried out emergency response-recovery service actions in 10 provinces. Starting from Dompet Dhuafa Aceh, Dompet Dhuafa Banten, Dompet Dhuafa West Java, Dompet Dhuafa Central Java, Dompet Dhuafa East Java, Dompet Dhuafa Waspada (North Sumatra), Dompet Dhuafa South Sulawesi, and Dompet Dhuafa Bali.
This cannot be separated from the community’s support and donors such as FIKOM students of Gunadarma University, who have helped 23,781 people in the Indonesia Siap Siaga movement. People interested in joining the Indonesia Siap Siaga movement can visit the following page: https://donasi.dompetdhuafa.org/indonesiasiapsiaga/.Let’s make Indonesia Resilient and Disaster Responsive. Line up and increase capacity to Disaster Power. (Dompet Dhuafa / DMC)