Creative Villages According To Young People In Central Bengkulu

By: Reginiana Dosvia Quiko.         

A village is a place in an area inhabited by people who are generally not dense settlements and remind us of beautiful and calm conditions. To live in a beautiful and peaceful village is the hope of the inhabitants who lives there. The hope will be realized if the programs carried out refer to creative village programs that accommodate interesting ideas for village development.

Regarding to the creative village, we discussed the potencies of villages in Central Bengkulu regency in Stube-HEMAT Bengkulu meeting (Sunday, 09/26/2021). The discussion was held in Taba Gemantung Village, Merigi Sakti District, Central Bengkulu Regency. The first step of the discussion was finding out information about Creative Villages in Indonesia and the programs implemented. Being a creative village requires cooperation between village officials and the community, especially young people who have many bright ideas that will help develop it. In the second step, the participants discussed the occurred developments in Taba Gemantung Village so that it can be categorized as a creative village.

Some of the creative ideas that emerged for the next three years include:

  1. Tutoring activities for the elementary school and high school students of Taba Gemantung village children.
  2. Fostering the character of village youth so they can play positive roles for their village.
  3. Catfish farmings for the community and can be fished in a certain amount.
  4. Volleyball for the community.
  5. Availability of drilled wells for the people.
  6. Availability of village ambulance vehicle.

Apart from discussing the village of Taba Gemantung, the discussion guide asked the participants to give their opinion on the question, ‘What are the reasons of young people leaving their village? Some  participants answer that:

  1. The village is assumed too remote,
  2. The unavailability of attractive village infrastructure,
  3. The difficulty of employment opportunities in the village,
  4. Life in the city is more pleasant than in the village,
  5. The limited educational facilities in the village,

Based on the results of the discussion, we concluded that the village will become a creative village if the village officials and the community work together to build the village with interesting and positive ideas so that changes will occur for a better condition. In particular, it can make the community feel safe, peaceful,  having enough jobs availability, and they also have feeling to be needed by their village. ***

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