Inspiranation with 13th SATU Indonesia Awards 2022: The Spirit of Protecting the Earth

JAKARTA: Piles of organic waste are placed in front of houses in Banjaranyar Village, Sokaraja Subdistrict, Banyumas, Central Java. Every day, approximately 30 tons of organic waste are transported and shredded for maggots' food.

Arky Gilang Wahab, a young man from Banyumas, Central Java, saw the potential of maggots as a solution to process accumulated organic waste. He started to cultivate maggots through the Organic Waste Conversion System to Create Food Security program.

“Our maggot cultivation program is able to process nearly 30 tons of organic waste every day. Only 20% of the waste cannot be digested by maggots, which end up in landfills,” said the recipient of the 12th SATU Indonesia Awards 2021 in the environment category at the Inspiranation with 13th SATU Indonesia Awards 2022, broadcast on SATU Indonesia YouTube channel.

Through Inspiranation with 13th SATU Indonesia Awards 2022 event, Arky shared his work in finding practical and realistic alternative solutions to the waste problem in his community.

The Spirit of Protecting the Earth

Inspiranation with 13th SATU Indonesia Awards 2022 was held virtually (6/3) with the theme “The Spirit of Protecting the Earth”. The event invited the Founder of People-Centered Business and Economic Institute and the 13th SATU Indonesia Awards 2022 judge Ir. Tri Mumpuni, Public Figure & Travel Enthusiast Adinda Thomas and host Rizky Kinos.

“To protect the earth means to live our daily lives in a way that is not harmful to the environment and sustains humans living on this planet. I hope SATU Indonesia Awards program can cultivate environmental awareness in the younger generation and encourage them to make innovations that benefit and positively impact their communities,” said Tri Mumpuni.

As a public figure & travel enthusiast, Adinda Thomas also believes that protecting the earth is not a simple thing; this is a big step. “What Arky does is inspiring and can motivate the younger generation to do something for themselves and their communities,” she said.

Maggot Cultivation

Since 2018, Banyumas-born young man, Arky, has extensively learned about how to use maggots to help the government and his hometown find a solution to the piling up wastes that are causing a public nuisance because of the unpleasant smell.

Maggot cultivation process starts with collecting organic waste. The waste is then converted into small pieces by a waste shredding machine. After some time, the ready-to-harvest maggot will be divided into two parts. The first part will be sold to fish farmers, and the second part will be dried as animal feed.

In addition, maggot also converts and processes the shredded waste into organic fertilizer, which is later sold to local farmers.

Maggots and organic fertilizer produced by maggots are important in agriculture and animal farming because of their higher protein content compared to chemical fertilizers and ordinary livestock pellets.

The program partners with more than 130 maggot farms that process waste collected from over 8,000 dwellings, and 72 institutions. It resulted in new jobs for local people: converting waste into small pieces and selling maggots. For his achievement, Arky was chosen as the winner of the 12th SATU Indonesia Awards 2021 in the environment category.

SATU Indonesia Awards comes back this year to search for Indonesian young people who contribute to the community. Astra will present the awards to five young individuals and one group for their efforts in the five fields of Health, Education, Environment, Entrepreneurship and Technology.

There will be winners at the national and provincial levels. Each award recipient at the national level will receive an activity grant of Rp65 million and coaching support.

Jury

Judges for the 13th SATU Indonesia Awards 2022 are:

1. Prof. Nila Moeloek (Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia)
2. Prof. Emil Salim (Lecturer at the Environmental Science Postgraduate Program, University of Indonesia)
3. Prof. Fasli Jalal (Rector of YARSI University and Postgraduate Professor at Jakarta State University)
4. Ir. Tri Mumpuni (Founder of People-Centered Business and Economic Institute)
5. Onno W. Purbo Ph.D. (Information Technology Expert)
6. Arif Zulkifli (President Director of PT Tempo Inti Media Tbk)
7. Dian Sastrowardoyo (Artist)

8. Billy Boen (Founder OF Young On Top)
9. Boy Kelana Soebroto (Astra Head of Corporate Communications)
10. Diah Suran Febrianti (Astra Head of Environment & Social Responsibility).

For more information and registration, visit www.satu-indonesia.com. Registration is open until August 9, 2022.

Arky Gilang Wahab’s passion to cultivate maggots in order to protect the earth is in line with Astra’s mission to prosper with the nation and support Indonesia’s Sustainable Development Goals.

For further information, please contact:
Boy Kelana Soebroto
Head of Corporate Communications
PT Astra International Tbk
Ph.021-508-43-888

About Astra:
Astra is one of Indonesia’s largest public companies, comprising 240 subsidiaries, joint ventures, and associate companies, supported by nearly 190,000 employees. The company’s diversified business model creates synergies and opportunities across industry sectors including automotive, financial services, heavy equipment, mining construction and energy, agribusiness, infrastructure and logistics, information technology, and property. The company has a new sustainability framework which contains Astra 2030 Sustainability Aspirations. It will guide Astra in the transition journey to be a more sustainable business by 2030 and beyond. Astra wishes to contribute to the strength and resilience of the Indonesian economy while supporting an inclusive and prosperous society.

Astra has a strong record of public and social contributions through four pillars, which consist of health, education, environment, and entrepreneurships as well as nine foundations to contribute to the growth of the Indonesian economy while encouraging a more inclusive and prosperous society. Established in 2010, Astra’s Semangat Astra Terpadu Untuk (SATU) Indonesia Awards programme, has recognised the contribution of 493 young Indonesians across each of these focus areas, including 81 national level recipients and 412 provincial level recipients. The SATU Indonesia Awards programme is integrated with Astra’s wide range of community activities through 170 Kampung Berseri Astra and 1,060 Desa Sejahtera Astra initiatives in 34 provinces throughout Indonesia.

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