Benning's Journey

“Membaca” adalah se buah kata yang masih menjadi beban bagi pelajar. Terbukti dengan indeks membaca pelajar indonesia yang masih tergolong rendah yaitu berkisar 0,001 yang berarti hanya ada 1 diantara 10.000 orang yang memiliki ketertarikan dalam membaca (Lingga Pos, 2013) . Rendahnya minat baca tersebut tidak hanya dianut oleh anak-anak, namun juga dialami oleh kalangan pelajar atas, seperti mahasiswa yang merupakan agen dari perubahan. Beranjak dari fakta tersebut, bagaimana bisa Indonesia terlepas dari kebodohan? dan sampai kapan Indonesia akan mempertahankan eksistensi diri pada jeratan rantai kemiskinan yang semakin melanda?. Itulah Indonesia, dengan salah satu fakta ironis yang mengiris hati dari sudut pendidikan. Banyak faktor yang mengakibatkan rendahnya minat baca masyarakat Indonesia, yaitu kurangnya suatu kebiasaan yang mengakar dari dalam diri. Kebiasaan memang tidak mudah untuk diciptakan, maka dari itu perlu adanya suatu kebiasaan yang harus ditanamkan kepada anak...

As I grow up as a youth, I keep wondering to myself what I have already contributed to make better changes in this world. I am aware that, I am one of a young generation that needs to make some positive changes towards the environment and the society around me. I believe that young generation is a hundred percent of the future that should actively involve making a better world. There are a lot of issues in life aspect that need to fix on in this modern world such as international peace and security, human right, education, regional issues, sustainable development goals and so on. In order to fix this issues, young generation needs to have a better mind-set and a right perspective regarding the issues. One of a good way to increase awareness towards the issues among the young generation is through model united nations. Gratefully, I have one opportunity to attend DIYC 2018 (Diversity and Inclusion Youth Camp) that fully sponsored by Sampoerna University and Sampoerna Foundation. Th...

Indonesia is a country that nominated as the “mega diverse” country because Indonesia has the largest forest with the various biodiversity in the world. Ironically, in recent years Indonesia experienced many losses in term of trees and woods.   The fact says that Indonesia bereave 684,000 hectares of forest due to illegal logging, forest fires, forest violation, and forest alteration by the year (Hendra). Furthermore, it would bring more harm than good for other living things such as animal, trees, and other creature that currently stay in the forest due to the losses of the trees as their living habitat. In addition, illegal logging can destroy the environment slowly and it will impact the cause of the landslide.   According to the data, from the Global Forest Resources Assessment, Indonesia was categorized as a second highest ranked in the world for forest loss after Brazil (FRA). In fact, the illegal logging in Indonesia is one of the most common issues that very difficul...

 My soul is screaming for me  To answer my true calling  I just want to re-balance my priority in life  Redefine my goals and revive hobbies Keep going with massive action and you will find the way

I would like to tell y’all regarding my experience in Phuket Thailand. Long story short, I and some of my friends were elected to become a presenter in Asia Forum Business on Education 2018. It such privilege for us to learn and travel which is I personally always love to do that. Our trip was sponsored by Sampoerna University and KJSB after we proposed a proposal. My term paper is all about the homestay platform application that only focuses on Indonesia. By empowering the role of local community in order to support the local economy. Gratefully, I have learned about entrepreneurship, therefore we can elaborate more on Business Model Canvas, value chain, and another business tools whatsoever. Then, I believe that knowledge is one of indicator that helps passed the test.  Well, our journey began on 13th January me, Yuni, and Ari go from Bali then we transit in KL for about 8 hours. We cannot go anywhere since our transit time less than 9 hours. We have no option then we spen...

“I will marry when I want” “My parent cannot force me to marry” Or even my brother and sister cannot force me to marry” No one in the world can force me to marry  “Even if you beat me” “Even if you chase me away” “Even if you do anything bad to me” “But not before I am well educated”  “I’ll marry when I want” This poem is written by a 13 years old girl from Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the southeastern Africa.  Her name is Ellie Perri the warriors that fight for the children human right. This poem is a representation of her sad feeling for not being protected, for not being listened by the people around her. Even their parent or the most valuable people in their life. Ladies and gentleman. This is a reality that exists in our life, but not everyone aware, and not everyone cares about this issues. Yes exactly, it is about the child marriage, one of the most human right violation that may cause fatal consequences. Child marriage happened in...

The latest survey from U.N about the ranks of the world most innovative nations has been showed on Thursday. The survey has presented that Switzerland has been successfully lead the wealthy Western countries and always becoming the topped of the list every year since 2011. This is an outstanding achievement for Switzerland as the gold medalist for this seven years running. Here are the list of the top 10 world’s most innovative country in the world. The Global Innovation Index, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and two business schools - INSEAD and the SC Johnson College of Business mark those innovative countries based on 81 indicators. Those 81 indicators include political environment, education, infrastructure, and business sophistication. There are additional aspects that used for this year report which are innovation agricultural, food systems across sectors and geographic. From those indicators, the dean of Cornell Business School can conclude that this i...