Recovering children’s
motivation after the disaster struck
On 17 December 2012 almost all regions of capital of
Indonesia got the disaster-stricken. Dam in Latuharhari collapsed-damaged, overflowing
in the whole Ciliwung River and the rain did not stop for 3 consecutive days resulted
an uneven flooding in large parts of Jakarta. Many people in Jakarta from toddlers
to old age evacuated and fled to higher places, leave their property and let it
disappear swallowed by water.
One
of the victims who feel the impact of the floods is mine. I have
to live without light for 3 days and sleeping
in the refugee camps. Through
this experience I feel how the
difficulties of the flood victims live,
especially the children that they are
supposed to live in more decent
places and get access to a decent education.
Based
on the situation
and conditions of the disaster
that happened, my friends
and I have the initiative to shift and
divert the activities of
motivation from that previously
we have designed
and targeted street children turn out to
be victims of child refugees that hampered in
gaining access to education during
the floods hit.
We did fun activities that the
children feel the excitement and enjoyment although living in the camp and was in distress.
Once they were having fun, we try to help them
to recovering their self-confidence
to keep on creativity
and outshine regardless of calamity strikes.
I reflect this activity for me that was one of
the flood victims and lived in refugee camps. At that time we all desperately need
help from others especially
for children who lived in refugee camps. They did not go to school and could not feel the joy with their peers because
they used to feel
the bitterness of the flood victims.
In addition, they lack the attention of the
people around them, so there is
nothing to keep them of being motivated
and keep forward in creativity and success.
When the refugees, especially the children get more attention, verily there will be hope for them to keep move forward to reach the goal, maintained their faith or belief and spirit in the midst of disaster
In the unfavorable situation like this a treasure is not a
thing that to be thought by the parents but the belief and motivation of their
children that supposed to be noted. So, the disaster did not make children become
weak and eventually fail and misfortune but it will make them strong and rigid so
that they can still to be creative with limitations.
No matter how the hardness of people’s situation toward
their condition. If they have strong self- confidence and self-motivation,
surely they will keep forward in the midst of adversity and limitations.
M. Ramli
2010 12 0002
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