The UI Faculty of Economics Alumni Association 1984 (FEUI 84) kicked off the creation of 400 biopore holes in the yard of RW 09 Griya Loka BSD, Rawa Buntu Village, South Tangerang on Saturday, August 3, 2024. This activity was carried out as part of a series of events to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the founding of FEUI 84. More than 30 participants attended the kick-off, consisting of FEUI 84 alumni, representatives of ABU & Co. as activity partners, RW and village leaders, local residents, and scholarship recipients from the partner foundation, Karya Salemba Empat (KSE).
The opening remarks of the kick-off activity were delivered by Wawan Darmawan as the Head of Rawa Buntu Village, Robert Tumiwa and Mirza Adityaswara as representatives of FEUI 84, Fatahillah as the director of Abu N Co and Sugiarso as the Head of RW 09. All of them highlighted the importance of holding biopore hole making activities in order to reduce the potential for flooding, increase soil fertility, and at the same time promote awareness of good waste sorting. Gratitude was also expressed by several parties for the cooperation that had been built and established so that this activity could run smoothly. In the future, it is hoped that this activity can have a positive impact on both the environment and society.
Finished with the welcoming speeches, continued with the giving of souvenirs by FEUI 84 represented by Mr. Mirza Adityaswara and Mr. Laksono Widodo (alumni of FEUI 84 and also representatives of Bank BRI) as one of the sponsors in this activity gave souvenirs to each representative of the activity partners, namely Sugiarso from RW 09 and Fatahilah from ABU & Co.
The enthusiasm of the kick-off participants increased when the activity moved to the symbolic making of biopore holes. Fatahilah guided the making of biopores which were close to the event venue, namely the front yard of the Baiturrahim Mosque, which was then followed and witnessed directly by the participants of the event. A number of questions and comments, such as those about the function of biopores and how to maintain them, became the main focus of the participants. Biopores themselves are infiltration holes that function to store organic waste. The shape is perpendicular, with a diameter of 10 to 30 centimeters, and a depth of about 50 to 100 centimeters. Filling the biopore holes with organic waste is intended to feed living things underground, such as worms and other small animals to plants through the root system.
The problem of waste has indeed been and will always be a challenge in everyday life. Waste management solutions must continue and involve the participation of the entire community. This is what then became the focus of FEUI 84 in the kick-off activity, namely the socialization of a clean and healthy environment, especially in managing household waste.
The next form of symbolization is the opening of the cover on the sign that has been installed in the yard area, marking the beginning of cooperation between the various parties involved and as the beginning of the planting of biopores starting from the BSD Sector 1.6 point.
The last session, before being closed, several representatives of the participants were asked to provide impressions and messages as a form of advice and input as well as evaluation for the implementation of biopore activities in the future. The event was closed with a free photo session with several participants, such as KSE UIN Jakarta beswan, KSE UI beswan, and stakeholders involved in the installation of biopores.
