IPB Student visits Three Countries with One Essay
Zulfa Fauziah who is familiarly called Zulfa is a student of Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) from the Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Management. Zulfa won the 2nd place in the National Essay Competition 2018 event. In her essay, Zulfa made a movement for the empowerment of women named FIA (Female In Action).
Because of her achievement, Zulfa had an opportunity to visit three countries, namely Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. "It feels great, and I still do not believe that I won this competition. This is really a gift for me," she said.
In her work, Zulfa raised a problem regarding the lack of women's participation in Indonesia which resulted in more women worked in informal sectors who lack legal protection. "This work starts from my restlessness as a founder and my friend, Salsabila Ariana, as a co-founder when looking at the fact that women are difficult to speak up because their mental is still quite low," she explained.
According to her, no matter how good women are, they will eventually become a mother. Zulfa wants every woman, especially the female student, to have self-building so that they can be mothers, wives, and people who can give a contribution with their knowledge to society.
"The thing that motivates me is the number of my friends who actually have the high capacity of knowledge, but they are not confident to speak up. I want this movement to be an inspiration, particularly for students," said Zulfa.
In addition to this achievement, Zulfa also often gets achievements, especially in the debate competition. For example, becoming the First Winner of the Debate Competition at the University of Jember, the Second Winner of the Marketing Debate Competition at Binus University, the First Winner of the National Industry Debate Competition at the University of North Sumatra (USU), and many more.
"This is the first time I enter the writing world because I usually take part in debate competitions. When I was in high school, I used to speak up. So when I joined the Propelan community, I immediately participated in the competitions," she added.
Propelan is a community that becomes one of the means for students at IPB who want to get achievements.
Zulfa is the youngest of three siblings in her family. She was successfully accepted at IPB through the Regional Envoy Scholarship (BUD) from Adaro Mining Company.
"To succeed, we must be ready to get out of our comfort zone and be different from others. Everyone has their own passion, thus, our job is to develop the passion we have. In every act, we must remember Allah. The more challenges in my life, the more it encourages me to be close to Allah," she concluded. (SMH/ZSP/Zul)
