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Students carry out community service in a village in Madura (Photo: Istimewah) |
Uneven internet access in Indonesia has forced several schools to continue to carry out activities offline even during a pandemic. Because of this, the Student Community Service Team (PMM) of the University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) conducted routine health counseling at the Prancak Madura Village Elementary School (SD). This schedule already implemented since last December 2020.
Vanieda Dwi Fitria, a team representative, revealed that not many villagers apply health protocols. This was seen when she and his team conducted a direct survey of the village of Prancak. Many residents are not disciplined in wearing masks and often crowd around. "The positive number of Covid here is indeed low. Maybe that's what made them pay less attention to health protocols, "explained the student born in Kalimantan.
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Departing from this reality, they decided to educate residents regarding health protocols, especially for children who go to school offline. She admitted that their group activity program was welcomed by the local government. "We received assistance in the form of masks, hand washing soap, and hand sanitizers from the local Health Office," said Vanieda.
The second child of two siblings told about the various difficulties faced during socialization. One of them is the children who are not fluent in Indonesian, even though none of the team members can speak Madurese. "Children in grade three and above may already be able to use Indonesian well. However, none of the first and second-grade students speak Indonesian fluently. So we asked the teachers to help translate, "continued Vanieda.
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Not only that, the UMM PMM team also had limitations in transportation access. Every day they have to travel for thirty minutes on foot from the lodging to the school. "Incidentally, the village head provided a place to living considered that we all come from outside the region. However, it is very far from the village entrance to the school. We also do not have a vehicle to use here, ”concluded the Law Faculty student. (apg /syi / wil)
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| Mahasiswa laksanakan Pengabdian di pelosok Madura (Foto: Istimewa) |
Akses internet yang belum merata di Indonesia memaksa beberapa sekolah tetap melakukan kegiatan secara luring meski di tengah pandemi. Karena hal tersebut, tim Pengabdian Masyarakat oleh Mahasiswa (PMM) Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) melakukan penyuluhan kesehatan secara rutin di Sekolah Dasar (SD) desa Prancak Madura. Agenda ini telah dilaksanakan sejak bulan Desember 2020 lalu.
Vanieda Dwi Fitria, perwakilan tim mengungkapkan tidak banyak warga desa yang benar-benar menerapkan protokol kesehatan. Hal itu terlihat saat ia dan tim melakukan survei langsung ke desa Prancak. Banyak warga yang tidak disiplin menggunakan masker dan seringkali berkerumun. “Angka positif Covid di sini memang rendah. Mungkin hal itu yang membuat mereka kurang memperhatikan protokol kesehatan,” jelas mahasiswa kelahiran Kalimantan ini.
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Berangkat dari realita itu, mereka memutuskan untuk mengedukasi warga terkait protokol kesehatan, utamanya kepada anak-anak yang bersekolah secara luring. Ia mengaku program kegiatan kelompok mereka disambut baik oleh pemerintah setempat. “Kami mendapatkan bantuan berupa masker, sabun cuci tangan, dan hand sanitizer dari Dinas Kesehatan setempat,” tegas Vanieda.
Anak kedua dari dua bersaudara ini menceritakan berbagai kesulitan yang dihadapi saat melakukan sosialisasi. Salah satunya adalah anak-anak yang tidak fasih berbahasa Indonesia, padahal tidak satupun anggota tim yang dapat berbicara bahasa Madura. “Anak-anak kelas tiga ke atas mungkin sudah bisa menggunakan bahasa Indonesia dengan baik. Namun tidak ada satupun siswa kelas satu dan dua yang fasih berbahasa Indonesia. Jadi kami meminta bantuan guru-guru untuk menerjemahkan,” lanjut Vanieda.
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Tidak hanya sampai disitu, tim PMM UMM juga memiliki keterbatasan pada akses transportasi. Setiap harinya mereka harus menempuh perjalanan selama tiga puluh menit dengan berjalan kaki dari tempat menginap sampai ke sekolah. “Kebetulan kepala desa menyediakan tempat tinggal mengingat kami semua berasal dari luar daerah. Namun jarak dari pintu masuk desa ke sekolah sangat jauh. Kami juga tidak memiliki kendaraan untuk dipakai di sini,” pungkas mahasiswa Fakultas Hukum tersebut. (syi/wil)
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