Human Rights Day – UGM

Name of the activity: Human Rights Day – UGM

Country/NMO: Indonesia (CIMSA-ISMKI)

Program: Environment & Health

Contact information: [email protected]

Type of the activity: Campaign. Combination of education and advocacy. Campaigns create awareness in society about a certain topic (education aspect) and try to funnel this awareness into pressure on the decision makers to adapt policies accordingly (advocacy aspect).

General description:

According to 2015 International Energy Agency data, Indonesia is the sixth largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in the world. Most of the gas emissions come from motor vehicles and Forest fires. Therefore, 25% of the people of Indonesia suffering from Upper Respiratory Tract Infection, according to Riskesdas year 2013. While the Special Region of Yogyakarta is ranked sixth

provinces in Indonesia in the case of the most air pollution with 415 cases, according to the 2016 Central Statistics Agency.

This project was held to commemorating Human Rights Day; increasing the knowledge of medical students and society related to the impact of air pollution on children, including risk factors, prevention, and treatment actions; increase awareness of medical students and the community against air pollution and its impact on children; and improve students’ abilities and confidence medicine in interacting and educating the public.

Focus area:

Air Pollution

Problem statement:

According to 2015 International Energy Agency data, Indonesia is the sixth largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in the world. Therefore, 25% of the people of Indonesia suffering from Upper Respiratory Tract Infection, (Riskesdas 2013). While the Special Region of Yogyakarta is ranked sixth provinces in Indonesia in the case of the most air pollution with 415

cases, according to the 2016 Central Statistics Agency.

Target groups:

General population, Medical students, Healthcare Students, Other Students, Children, Youth

Beneficiaries:

General population, Medical students, Healthcare Students, Doctors, Other health professionals, Children, Youth

Objectives and indicators of success:

Goals:

Increase the awareness of medical students regarding the impact of air pollution on children children by providing education by holding ground and air campaigns, and planting plant seeds as one of the actions to reduce air pollution by number the presence of CIMSA UGM SCORP members is as much as 75% and ground campaign by minimum of 40 people. The series of events are held for 2 days with SCORP members CIMSA UGM came to elementary school and planted seedlings on December 8 then campaign and display infographics are held at the UGM FK-KMK on December 10.

Objectives:

1. Commemorating Human Rights Day.

2. Increasing the knowledge of medical students and society related to the impact of air pollution on children, including risk factors, prevention, and treatment actions.

3. Increase awareness of medical students and the community against air pollution and its impact on children.

4. Improve students’ abilities and confidence medicine in interacting and educating the public.

Success Indicator:

1. Attendance of min. 40 people

2. Increase participant understanding in air pollution effect by 50%

Methodology:

This project was held to raise awareness of these millions of children whose rights to develop fully are in danger due to the ignorance of people. After a pre- project training for our members, the event started on the morning of Saturday, 8 th of December 2018. About 40 people rode bicycles together from FK-KMK UGM towards SDN Pogung Kidul, about 5 km away, in an effort to reduce gas emissions from vehicles. In form of games, we taught them steps on a more go green lifestyle. After that, we allowed the children to decorate plastic bottles cut in half, as a recycled pot for the seedlings. Balai Pengelolaan Daerah Aliran Sungai dan Hutan Lindung Serayu Opak Progo (BPDAS Yogyakarta) provided us with 30 fruit seedlings to plant around the school. Koalisi Pemuda Hijau Indonesia (KOPHI) acted as fasilitators to teach the children the correct way to plant and take care of the seedlings. The activity was closed with decorating the banner with green paint with the children.

Plans for evaluation:

Based on our indicator of success

1. For the attendance, we calculate it by caunting their head

2. And for the increase of posttest, we conduct posttest by giving them simple question that they must to answer, and the data that we earn shows that there was an increase in score