Pelita Desa: Model For The Youth Develops The Village

In 2002, “Pelita Desa” was established; an institution under the wing of YPI, which task is to develop villages by developing the potential of the village youth.

1. “The Model of The Youth Develop The Village”
Location:Putatnutug,Ciseeng,Parung,
Bogor
By:Prof.SamsuridjalDjauzi|WA.0818853856|Email:[email protected]

2. •PelitaIlmuFoundation (YPI)was established on Dec 04, 1989. The
purpose was to improve public education and health.
•Its main activities are on AIDS counseling, prevention, care, and
History
•Its main activities are on AIDS counseling, prevention, care, and
rehabilitation
•Currently, YPI covers 10 provinces in Indonesia, with focus on AIDS
counselingand prevention.
•The main office is located onKebonBaru,Tebet,JakartaSelatan.
•In 1996, YPI bought a piece of land of around 2 hectares in Putat
Nutugvillage, Ciseeng. In the beginning, the land was allocated as a
shelter for people living with HIV (PLHIV). However, it was altered
when ART was discovered in 1997. There was no need to provide the
shelter any longer
•In 2002, “PelitaDesa” was established; an institution under the wing
of YPI, which task is to develop villages by developing the potential
of the village youth.

3. •In 1996, YPI conducted a life skill training for
youth for about one month.
•Life skills are the skills that are necessary to make
Life Skill Training
•Life skills are the skills that are necessary to make
individual participate more better in life.
•The materials covered: formulating ideas,
communication skills, seeing opportunities,
management of money, time, and space, and
teamwork skills.
•To manage the abandoned land in Ciseeng, Parung, YPI
offered the alumni of the training for it. AdiSetiadi, one
of the alumni, accepted the offer.

4. •When he accepted the offer to
develop the land, Adihad just
graduated from senior high school;
he was just 18 years old.
•He went to Ciseengwithout
any physical nor financial any physical nor financial
support from YPI.
•YPIonly built a small praying room in
the middle of tall grass and pond, of
which local people could work on.
•How could a 19-year-old teenager
ably managed developing an
abandoned land, which is now
became an outbound center?

5. •The land increased by about6000m
2
.
•5 building were built.
•The surrounding roads paved.
•Water channels built.
•The ponds developed into water tourism
spot.
Current Situation of Pelita
DesaOutbound Center
The ponds developed into water tourism
spot.
•Cow farming.
•Development of outbound facilities:
flying fox,teambuilding,etc.
•Development of educational facilities:
rice planting,paddy field ploughing, cow
milking, compost making, etc.
•PelitaDesaOutboundCenteris now
one of the tourist attractions favoured by
schools around Jakarta and Bogor as
study tour destination.

6. •He lived alone and approached the
local youth.
•Developed the abandoned land.
•Reused the ponds that once used as
paddy fields.
Adi’sWorks
paddy fields.
•Utilize the land to bring income.
•From 1996 –2002, Adistruggled to
survive. Only in 2002, he succeeded
in developing outbound activities
for kindergarten and elementary
school students.

7. •Adireceived help from sympathetic locals for his
daily foods.
•He shared his idea with the masjid
congregation to renovate the masjidwith the
proceeds from utilizing the ponds as fish
farming. All the proceeds went to build the
masjid.
•It was accepted by the locals, whom asked the
farmers who used to use the ponds as paddy fields
Difficult Times
•It was accepted by the locals, whom asked the
farmers who used to use the ponds as paddy fields
to stop their works.
•As promised, all the proceeds from the fish sale
were used to buy cements and bricks. The locals
helped by providing force, sand, and stone. At that
time Cisadaneriver was used for sand and rock
mining by the locals.
•With his success in building a masjid, Adiplaced
himself in the heart of the locals.
•Nonetheless,otherworkstobringincomefrom
fishingandoutboundforuniversitystudentswere
fruitless.

8. •In 2002, small business training was
conducted at DharmaisHospital.
•Participants: 30 small entrepreneurs.
•AdiSetiaditook part by presenting the outbound
center, its development and the challenges faced.
•One participants was a coordinator for all
Small Businesses (UMKM)
Training at DharmaisHospital
•One participants was a coordinator for all
kindergartens in The Greater Jakarta area.She
felt that the concept fitted kindergarten
students. Very interested with the concept, she
visited the center. Afterward, she encouraged all
kindergarten schools in the area to visit Pelita
Desa’sOutbound Center, Ciseeng.
•The outbound centerhad gradually
became well-known as centerfor
kindergarten and elementary students.
Even though, there were high school and
university students came to the center.

9. •PelitaDesahas no budget to
maintain the whole centerwhich
covers an area of 2 hectares. To
overcome the issue, PelitaDesa
made the locals feel like they also
Collaboration with
the Locals
overcome the issue, PelitaDesa
made the locals feel like they also
own the center.
•So, you would never find security
guard at the center!.
•Then, how many employees are
there in PelitaDesa?
PelitaDesaHAS NO EMPLOYEES!

10. •The number of visitors could
reach 500 people/day.
•Payment covers a package that
include games, educative
activities, morning, snack,
meatball break, milk time, and
Management
meatball break, milk time, and
lunch
•Ifkindergartenstudentsare
accompaniedbytheir
parents,thefeeforparentsis
equalasforthestudents.
•Thus, the finance management is
made simple, whereby financial
report is ready by the closing
time in the afternoon.

11. •Manager:Mrs.Sumi,alumniof PKBM
PaketC program, PelitaDesa.
•Forthefoods,it’soutsourcedtothelocal
women.PelitaDesamadeacontractwith
themwherethewomendecidedthemenu
andcostofprovidingfoodsforeachvisitor.
•Trainer/Facilitatoris outsourced to the local
Managerial Staff
•Trainer/Facilitatoris outsourced to the local
youth, whom are the alumni of PKBM Paket
B danCprogram. A facilitator could handle
20 participants at a time.
•Cleanliness is also outsourced to the locals.
•Marketing: local youth.
•Except Adi(Jakarta), other managerial staff
are the locals.
•The OutboundCenterof PelitaDesainvolved
around 300 families of PutatNutugvillage.

12. •The profits are used to support YPI’s
monthly activities.
•Training for village youth in:Medan,
Padang,Pangandaran,Pandeglang,
Tomohon,Kendari,Wonosobo,Cirebon,
Sumbawa,etc.There are 30 villages from
all over Indonesia that have sent their
youth to participate in the training.
Allocation of the Profits
youth to participate in the training.
•How has the training been conducted?
Youth from villages all over Indonesia
stayed for a month in PelitaDesa, wherein
they participated in training and in
internship program. Once the training is
over, the youth would return to their
villages to implement their new
knowledge.
•Development of Ciseengyouth to other
villages/abroad:“English Village”Kediri,
ThailandandJapan.

13. •Due to COVID 19 Pandemic, outbound activities had to stop for about two and a
half years.
•During that time, PelitaDesastill had to expense money to maintain its facilities
which cost around 50 millions/month.
•PelitaDesaalso continued to provide financial assistance to villagers who had no income
due to the pandemic.
•PelitaDesa’sfunds were finally depleted; it also had quite a large of debts.
•Adiand his team had to shifted their activities to exporting ornamental fish and plants.
•It was a small-scaled export of USD 300 –5,000 Eksporberskalakecilsekitar300-5000for
one shipment; we shipped the cargos quite frequently. Although the profits from
The Impact of COVID 19
one shipment; we shipped the cargos quite frequently. Although the profits from
exporting the ornamental fish and plants were not large, but it was able to support Pelita
Desa’slosses.
•It was during the pandemis, PelitaDesaparticipated in Ornamental Fish and Plants Show
in Beijing and Ornamental Plants in Florida, ,USA

14. •Gradually, the number of visitors
have been increasing again.
•The outbound activities have now been
running, although not as much as
before the pandemic.
•The export activities are still going on,
but mostly challenged by capital and
Post Pandemic
but mostly challenged by capital and
shipment cost issues that are
significantly increased.
•PelitaDesahad the opportunity to
collaborate with Turkiye and opened a
representative office in Istanbul, Turkiye.
•Post-pandemic,export on ornamental fish
and plants started declining so PelitaDesa
tried to market other agricultural products,
including coal and coconut shell briquettes.

15. •Become a destination for
tourism school with Pelita
DesaOutbound Centeras the
role model on each province
in Indonesia, then on each
Future Opportunities
in Indonesia, then on each
district in the country
•PelitaDesawill provide
assistance, training and
internship opportunities for
managers of tourist
attractions that will be
developed.

16. •Opportunityforschooltourisminvillageisquite
promising.
•PelitaDesadevelopedcommunity-based
managementandsimplefinancialmanagement.
•TheschooltourismmodelofPelitaDesacouldbe
developedinotherplaces.
•PelitaDesareadytoprovideassistanceandinternship
program.
Conclusion
program.
•The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy could
facilitate village youth to develop the school tourism
and to innovate in exporting agricultural and fishery
products.
•There is need for regular meeting among young
entrepreneurs, training centers, the government,
and funding agencies. It could be followed with
study tour to business centersthat are already well
developed.
•Itisnecessarytodevelopanendowmentfundto
supportthevillageyouthbyprovidinginitial
capitaltothosewhoarenotyetindependent.