Planted Soursop Tree in Friday Tour of Benteng Village
The service of IPB toward the village in the surroundings like Benteng village apparently continuously got a positive response. The matter was reflected from the expression of the Sub-district Head of Ciampea, Juanda Dimansyah, in the program of Friday Tour of Benteng Village Ciampea Sub-district Bogor District, (15/6).
Furthermore, he conveyed that IPB had supported a lot of people in the surroundings, particularly in increasing Human Development Index (IPM). According to the Sub-district Head, IPM of Benteng village was still under the average, mainly from the educational sector. “One of efforts conducted by Pemkab Bogor is by organizing the pursue of B package (kejar paket B) for Benteng people, so it will not be left behind from other areas,“ said Juanda firmly. The Sub-district Head hoped that IPB could help Pemda in the attempt to increase the IPM in the villages in the surroundings including Benteng village.
Mentioned by him, at the moment IPB had given much help to the family with the status of pre Family KS in Benteng village with the method of trained and educated their skills by IPB, so they could live autonomously. Besides that in relation to the acceptance of new students of IPB which some of the students came from the Indonesian archipelago, the sub-district head hoped that sons and daughters from the village in the surroundings could be given the opportunity by IPB to be able to undergo the education at IPB.
Perceiving what to become the people’s wish, the group leader of Friday Tour of IPB, Dr. Meika Syahbana Rusli, in bringing about its service, IPB not only helped but also needed to be helped. “IPB receives orders to develop the high education in conducting the service to the community. So IPB needs help from the village community in the surroundings to be able to accept the students which will follow lectures at IPB.
Dr.Meika confirmed that most of IPB students came from outside of Darmaga Sub-district, even outside of Bogor area, but it didn’t mean that there was no opportunity for Bogor area and the surroundings villages. Dr. Meika conveyed that the management would be very glad that the candidate students also came from the village which was very close to the campus.
In the program of Friday Tour of this Benteng village, IPB submitted the certificate of Home Industry Licensing (PIRT) for temulawak product of the creation result of home industry of Benteng village. Besides that, it was also delivered the health tools for posyandu, and the crayon material and the drawing book for local PAUD. The program of Friday Tour was ended with the planting of soursop tree in Toga Benteng Village of the founding result of LPPM IPB. (dh)
