A Unit for Students with Disability of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) organized an event, the Harmony of Inclusion 2019, to celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December. This started with the Campaign On Campus event from 18 to 21 November 2019 in Grha Sabha Pramana UGM. The last campaign was held on Saturday (23/11) in Alun-alun Kidul Yogyakarta.
The highlight of the event was marked by tree planting on Sunday (1/12) at the Wanagama Forest. Around 100 participants were members of the Indonesian Association of Women with Disabilities, Dystrophy Muscular Indonesia group, DPC Gerkatin, YAKETUNIS, UGM, and volunteers.
The event was attended by Prof. Ir. Panut Mulyono, M.Eng,. D.Eng., IPU, ASEAN Eng., Rector of UGM, Secretary of Student Affairs Directorate, Agus Hartono, S.E., M.Ec.Dev., Dr.rer.silv. Muhammad Ali Imron, S.Hut., M.Sc., Vice-Dean for Research and Community Service at the Faculty of Forestry UGM, Dwiko Budi Permadi, S.Hut., M.Sc., Ph.D, Director of Wanagama, and student unit supervisor, Susilo Andi Darma S.H., M. Hum.
All the participants joined in planting the trees. The trees were longan and rose apple which were donated by Serayu Opak Progo Watershed Management Agency.
The event was closed with a flash mob song entitled “Manusia Kuat” (Trans: “Strong Man”) from Tulus, presented in sign language by all committee members.
All participants responded well to the event and appreciated it as it created new interactions between volunteers and the people while learning new things.
“We hope that through the whole series of this event, we can bring everyone closer to people with disabilities. This is in line with our tagline: “Starting from Interaction, Establishing Communication, and Understanding Each Other,” said Gita Harun, the public relations officer of this event.
Source: https://ugm.ac.id/id/berita/18802-ukm-peduli-difabel-persembahkan-harmoni-inklusi-2019
