(Baron Beach, 2008, personal collection) Baron Beach is very famous beach in the southern part of Yogyakarta, in addition to Parangtritis Beach.
The ladies of Baron Beach (Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta) are the local fishermen's wives who will sell the fish obtained by their husbands in the sea. The fish are sold in the Baron Beach fish market. Usually, the trade will only last some hours in the morning until the fish are gone. Nevertheless, when there is leftover fish or shrimps, they make them into fish chips, fried fish, and shrimp chips (rempeyek udang). In addition , they also cater the fish for the local restaurants surrounding the beach
.
In 2008, I was sponsored by APEC and SEAMOLEC to conduct a research and development project to introduce ICT to the ladies of Baron Beach - considerably marginal rural women. The project was started by developing instructional materials - as simple and interesting as possible to introduce ICT to the ladies of Baron Beach. Coordination with local authority and schools was also established to provide ICT access to the ladies of Baron Beach.
Then there was a training for local teachers to be local resource persons to the ladies.
For the ladies themselves, a training was designed for three days - to aim at developing ICT skills of the ladies of Baron Beach - up to the capability in setting their own individual email account, and surfing the internet.
.
In 2008, I was sponsored by APEC and SEAMOLEC to conduct a research and development project to introduce ICT to the ladies of Baron Beach - considerably marginal rural women. The project was started by developing instructional materials - as simple and interesting as possible to introduce ICT to the ladies of Baron Beach. Coordination with local authority and schools was also established to provide ICT access to the ladies of Baron Beach.
Then there was a training for local teachers to be local resource persons to the ladies.
For the ladies themselves, a training was designed for three days - to aim at developing ICT skills of the ladies of Baron Beach - up to the capability in setting their own individual email account, and surfing the internet.
Wow, it worked out well!
One year after, the APEC project team came to Yogyakarta for a final seminar of the project. We did visited the ladies of the Baron Beach. They were of no access to ICT at that time, that they told perhaps they might have forgotten all the skills they obtained through the training.
Two years after the training, I came back to Baron Beach and meet them. With me, I brought a new laptop, a wifi modem, and a printer. All the equipments are for them to use, so that they can get access to ICT at their fingertips. Laptop is chosen because it can be used in turn by the 11 ladies.
When we tried out the equipment, it only took a minute for them to remember all their ICT skills. And they were so happy....
The APEC project team - Indonesia (2008-2010):
- Paulina Pannen
- I N. Baskara
- Dina Mustafa
- Hari Wibawanto
- Dyah Astuti
- Anti Rismayanti
- Loethfiana
(All images are of personal collection)
Tidak ada komentar:
Posting Komentar