Two UGM student organizations have received grants for the Village Development and Empowerment Holistic Program (PHP2D) in 2020 from the Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Culture.
Suherman, as the Head of the Sub-Directorate for Student Creativity at the Directorate of Student Affairs UGM, said that the two UGM student organizations, which obtained the PHP2D 2020 funding were BEM KM and the UGM Tourism Student Association (HIMAPA).
“Two of the 11 proposals submitted are funded. For three consecutive years, we have two proposals that receive the grant each year,” he explained on Tuesday (11/8).
The first program is from UGM HIMAPA entitled “S-TEC (Sriharjo-Tourism Economic and Culture): Efforts for Economic Independence and Cultural Preservation through Empowerment of Tourism Based on Slow Tourism in Villages.”
Secondly, BEM KM UGM has a program entitled “Village Development and Empowerment Holistic Program in Supporting Community Economic Resilience against the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic by Optimizing the Development and Marketing of Tourism Products from Agriculture in Ngargoretno Village, Salaman Sub-district, Magelang Regency, Central Java”.
Suherman hopes that the implementation of PHP2D by the two UGM student organizations can later help and strengthen the community’s economy. Thus, hopefully, it will create an independent and competitive society.
“Although there is a pandemic, hopefully, there is still holistic guidance to villages by implementing strict health protocols. Besides, there are also some other online activities,” Suherman said.
PHP2D is an annual routine plan organized by the Ministry of Education and Culture. Previously this program was called the Village Development Grant Program (PDHBD). This year, hundreds of student organizations from various universities in Indonesia participated, and 253 received the program implementation grant.
