PENGHIBUR FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES REPORT 2011

PENGHIBUR FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES REPORT 2011 1

In 2011, Yayasan Penghibur had been conduct some programs to help people who are suffering and need help. These programs donated by Emmaus International and also by others donators, both institutional and privates. Our activities in 2011 are as follows : I. SOCIAL ACTIVITIES A. “TRESNO ING SIWI” CHILDREN HOME

In 2011, one boys from Sumba-East Nusa Tenggara, which has been our children before and working in Coal mine at Kalimantan / Celebes Island come to help us to handle the reforestation area, because he is graduated from ‘Taman Tani’ Farming Course – Salatiga Central Java, and also Sustainable Agriculture Training at Thanapara Project - Bangladesh.. . Now, beside help at reforestation and agriculture activities, he is continuing his study at Farming College (Agribusiness) in Pati – Central Java.

Four children graduated from children home. One

child continue his study at Marine Academy in Jakarta, one child graduated from High School and continue his study at Medan State University – North Sumatra, one child graduate from harber course and work at salon in Jepara, and one child graduate from Marine Vocational High School and working in fishing boat at Papua. The list of children for 2011 are as follow :

No. School Inside CH

Outside CH Total

1. 2.

3. 4. 5. 6.

Elementary school Mental Handicapped Children Junior High School Senior High School Vocational High School Academy / University

4 6 6 4 3 2

7 1 1 - - -

11 7 7 4 3 2

Total 25 9 34

In 2011 we also visited by people who are sympathy with our children home. There are seven visited. They give aid for children home in the form of rice, cooking oil, instant noodle, etc. B. MILK FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN : MORE THAN

6000 CHILDREN HAVE GOT IT. By the help of Emmaus International then also

Emmaus Ruffec Group in France, YAYASAN PENGHIBUR since April 2008 has been helping more than 6000 school children by giving fresh milk to promote their health. Every day one of our staffs brings 10 litters of milk for distributing to 100 Kindergarten and Elementary school children, at the villages in Donorojo Sub district, Jepara Regency.

This project is for the school children who come

from the poor families. These ten litters of milk are for 100 children. So, for each child receives 100 Cc of milk. The result is quite good. After one month we measure the result : - The increasing weight for one Kg are 57,3% - More than one Kg increasing weight are 19, 4% - Less than one Kg increasing weight are 24,3 %

In 2011, this program start on 7th February 2011 at Blingoh II Elementary School. There are 78 children, including Kindergarten children. Every day, we delivered 100 cc milk for every children. After that, then we move to the other schools.

Since April 2008 until December 2011, there are more than 30 elementary schools which their children receiving fresh milk from Yayasan Penghibur. Some of the school masters have stated their thanks to Yayasan Penghibur for distributing milk for their children. The children who have been drinking milk have become more active physically, and their intelligence are also becoming stronger.

PENGHIBUR FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES REPORT 2011

Children queue to receive fresh milk


We are now having four cows. We hope we can still give milk for the children from these poor families continually. Once again thanks to EI and Emmaus Ruffec Group in France for supporting this project. B. MICRO CREDIT FOR WOMEN GROUPS

To help the women who are living in the rural area, especially for the women who live in poor condition, micro finance has taken a big role. By the aid from Emmaus International Yayasan Penghibur distribute loan to the women with the capital about Rp. 500.000 (about 41’7 Euro) to Rp. 1.000.000 (about 83’4 Euro) for each person.

Started at January 2010, this program has growing positively Today, after operating for two years, this Micro finance capital has become Rp. 63’564’622,- or 5’297 Euro, while the women who have got loan are always increasing.

The total loan receivers today are 138 women.

Consisting of 27 women who have loan of one million rupiah, and 111 women who have loan of five hundred thousand rupiah or less. This amount still increasing every month.

No Village Group member 1. Ngablak 3 group 29 2. Kelet 1 group 7 3. Jeruk 1 group 2 4. Jrahi 1 group 3 5. Tunahan 1 group 7 6. Mlonggo 1 group 5 7. Ngraurejo 1 group 13 8. Manyak 2 group 14 9. Bandung harjo 1 group 4 10. Senggrong 1 group 9 11. Bumiharjo 1 group 10 12. Plaosan 1 group 10 13. Blingoh Lembah 2 group 25

Total : 13 villages 17 groups 138

C. ‘WATER FOR LIFE’ WORKSHOP This World Water Day Celebration program has

been held on Monday, March 21, 2011 at Yayasan Penghibur meeting hall. Participants of this workshop are 75 peoples, consisting the Boards of Farmers Groups from Five Village, Officers of Kelet Village, Board of Kelet Village Mothers Group, and Boards of Womens Groups who received micro credit from Yayasan Penghibur .

The Speakers of this workshop are Mr. Kartiyono

from Indonesian Blue Sky Foundation - Malang Regency, East Java and Mr. Juwanto, M. Si, from Trukajaya Foundation, Salatiga Regency, Central Java. While the agenda are Seminar on Bio pore rain water saving methods, Seminar on environmental effects on water availability, and practice of making Bio pore absorbing holes.

The Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Edy Kristiyono opening the workshop by gave a speech to thank the seminar participants for taking the time to come in this workshop. The purpose of this workshop is to celebrate the World Water Day on March 22, 2011.

Mr. Suprapto also welcomed the seminar participants who have come together to celebrate the World Water Day. He said that the UN had warned to be careful with water usage. Water supply disrupted due to forest destruction, resulting in reduced of rain water infiltration. Water is an absolute requirement for humans life. Therefore, all one needs to maintain and be careful in using water. In developed countries, the forest really guarded. Even in Switzerland, for every 1 tree felled should be planting 10 replacement trees.

Mr. Kartiyono, as first speaker gave presentation about water conservation and Bio-pore Absorbing Hole. He said that all living things require water. God has created a system to convert salt water into fresh water by rain water, freely. We must save these rain waters into soil because fresh water stock are decrease day by day. One way to improve the ability of soil to absorb rainwater is to make a Bio pore

Micro credit beneficiaries meeting

Participants of workshop asking question to speakers in dialogue session


Absorbing Hole (BAH), a hole made into the ground with a diameter of 10-30 cm, a depth of about 100 cm and not exceed the depth of ground water. The function of Bio pore Absorbing Hole is to restore the natural function of soil organism in building the water canal in the soil.

Bio-pore is an alternative technology in addition to the absorption of rainwater infiltration wells. Can also call as The Palace of Worms, though the occupants of Bio pore hole was not only worms. Organic waste that is inserted into the Bio pore Absorbing Hole would lure the animals such as ants, worms, termites, and others. The animals will then create a Bio pore / small tunnels in the soil, so that when water enters into the Bio pore Absorbing Hole, it will quickly soak into the soil through the channel.

The Benefits of Bio pore Absorbing Hole include: 1. Maintaining ground water reserves. 2. Preventing soil subsidence and soil cracks. 3. Inhibit the intrusion of sea water. Changing the

organic waste into compost. In the Bio-pore Absorbing Hole there are varieties of bacteria and soil organism which will decompose the organic waste in it.

4. Improve soil fertility. 5. Maintaining biodiversity in soil. 6. Overcoming illness caused by the presence of

stagnant water such as dengue fever, malaria, elephantiasis, etc.

7. Reduce waste disposal problems that cause air and water pollution.

8. Reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (CO2 and methane).

9. Reduce flooding, landslides, and drought. Because the water can seep into the ground smoothly, the rain water flowing on the surface

will be reduced. After making Bio pore Absorbing Hole we must remember that : 1. Organic waste should always be added into the

hole that it has reduced shrink due to composting processes.

2. Compost formed in the hole can be taken at each end of the dry season along with the maintenance hole. Do not be too often harvested the compost because it will disturb the balance of organisms in it

3. For safety, the hole can be closed with water channels lid from the plastic / cement, or can also fill out the organic waste to the brim and then slightly compacted.

Mr. Juwanto as second speaker presented a material with title : "Environmental Influence on Availability of Water". In his presentation, Mr. Juwanto said about global warming & green house gases which caused by human activity or natural. He said that reductions of forest area are also contributing to the increase in greenhouse gases. Global Warming has impact for nature / environment. It is also causes significant changes in the weather. Global warming cannot be stopped. What to do now is to overcome the effects that arise while carrying out the steps to prevent further climate change in the future.

After the workshop, there is discussion session. In this session, some of participants asking question to the speakers. Their questions are as follows: 1. Mr. Ahmadi - Sido Mukti Farmers Group : Is there

another way to tackle flooding in the environment, for example by using productive plant? Answer: Plants can be used as alternative water absorption. Plants which have good water

Workshop participants take picture together with YP staff


absorbing and best suited for water conservation are bamboo & Banyan tree. What must be understood is that people should immediately take the rain water harvesting. Whether it's by planting trees or making Bio pore Absorbing Hole.

2. Mr. Suparlan – Manunggal Farmers Group : Is Bio pore can be applied at the plantation, to accommodate the supply of water and fertilizer for plants? Answer: Bio pore can be made on the plantation. Later compost should not be taken, but let it go, then made new holes nearby. This will become a source of food and water for plants. The more holes made in the land / garden, then the reserves of food and water for crops is also growing.

3. Mr. Prayitno – Kelet Village Officer: What can I do

to save water in the village of Kelet which have a rare of plant? Answer: One of the alternatives that can be done in the Kelet Village is to make an absorption well / hole in the yard, so that rain water will not flow out of the home page, but absorbed into the soil. This will reduce the amount of water flowing on the surface of the soil, so that flood risk will also decrease.

4. Mahmudi - Langgeng Makmur farmers group :

How to socialize about Bio pore? Because if only use the slides, will cause a lot of questions. The most important thing is to practice. The question is, how to get the Bio pore drill equipment? Answer: Socialization of the easiest is to follow the principles of Gandhi, by making our self as an example.. Regarding the equipment, can use other equipment, not necessarily with the Bio pore hand drill. For example using a crowbar, bamboo, hoes, etc. The most important thing is not equipment, but its system, that makes a hole in the ground and filling it with organic waste in order to lure the soil organisms that would make the channels in the soil which will increase water infiltration into the soil. To deal with diseases in plants, can use organic pesticides, made from fermented urine, fresh milk, turmeric ginger, etc. These materials are fermented a few days, then water of fermentation sprayed / poured on the plant. If people need a seed crop in large amounts, may request to the Department of Forestry and Plantations. Because according to the government program, they are obliged to provide seeds to the public. Submit a proposal to the

company can also be done, because the company also has a CSR program as a form of corporate responsibility to society.

5. Sutrimo, ‘Sejahtera’ farmers group - Jrahi: What

about the waste water that has been mixed with chemicals, such as soap? Sink into the ground or used for watering the plants will not cause any negative impact? Answer: to neutralize the chemical content, the infiltration holes must be filled with leaves, which will be a filter and also a food source for soil organism. Without organic waste, no soil organism. With proper management, waste water can be used for plants and humans. Without good treatment, waste water should not be given directly to the plant.

6. Mr. Kado – ‘Sejahtera’ farmers group : In Jrahii

Village, farmers planted Cocoa since long times ago. But, now they are confused due to Cocoa pest. How to cope these pests? Answer : For organic pesticides, can be used Mindy leaf which has been immersion for 7 days, mixed with onions. Pests do not die, but will not attack plants. If possible, can also be used Mambo plants, the higher toxicity levels. For ants control, we can use the pounded yam tubers and used as flour. After the seminar, the workshop participants practice to make Bio-pore Absorbing Hole and see Bio-pore Absorbing Hole that was made in Penghibur area then return to their homes. But before that, they take pictures with speakers and staff of Yayasan Penghibur. 2 pcs of Bio-pore hand drill are borrowed by the board of ‘Langgeng Makmur VII’ and ‘Langgeng Makmur IX farmers group.

D. BIOPORE ABSORBING HOLE TRAINING AT

GUWO HAMLET. The trainer give sample how to make Bio-pore hole


On May 16th, 2011 Yayasan Penghibur conducted Bio-pore Absorbing Hole Training to Guwo Hamlet people. Ari, as the speaker, introduce the Bio-pore Absorbing Hole method to Guwo Hamlet citizens.

Guwo Hamlet is located on the hilly area, so saving rain water is very important. Not only for Guwo citizens, but also for people who are living at the settlements in the valley who need clean water for their daily need, for farming, cattle, etc.

E. FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM : CAPITAL

LOAN FOR FARMER GROUP AT JERUKREJO HAMLET. On May On May 28, 2011, Yayasan Penghibur

provide capital loan aid from the Food Security program to five members of farmers groups in Jerukrejo Hamlet. Each received a loan of Rp. 1.000.000,-.

The purpose of the delivering of capital is to help poor farmers to develop or open a business to increase their family income.

After one year, the recipient must return the

capital they borrowed with an additional 10% of their loan as an administrative fee. Repayment of this money will then be lent to other farmers groups.

In the past year, farmers group who get the loan is a group from Jrahi village, which uses the Food Security loan to livestock and agriculture business. F. BIO PORE ABSORBING HOLE TRAINING AT

JRAHI VILLAGE On Tuesday, 14 June 2011, Yayasan Penghibur

conducted training on Bio-pore Absorbing Hole to members of farmer groups and also Youth Group of Jrahi Village.

On this occasion, Daniel, as the speaker invites participants to save rainwater, whether at home or on plantations, by making the water absorption holes, either use a Bio pore hand drill or with equipment such as hoes, crowbars, etc. and then fill the holes

with organic waste such as vegetable waste, leaves, etc..

It will be better if there are ditch / trench to collect

and drain rainwater to Bio pore Absorbing Hole. For security, the hole should be filled with organic

waste until it is completely full, so if there are children / people tread the holes, they will not sink.

Another way that can be used to secure the hole is to install safety tools like cans, pipe, cement block, etc. G. POSYANDU (POS PELAYANAN TERPADU-

INTEGRATED SERVICE POST) Cooperate with the Government Public Health

Centre, Yayasan Penghibur has helped POSYANDU (Integrated Service Post) to serve pregnant women and the babies by giving them vitamins, extra food, fresh milk, and immunization from tropical diseases.

So far, there are four hundred babies (under five

years old) and pregnant young mothers. We also give them medical guidance to achieve a good health condition.

Every month, there are 9 Posyandu in 9 hamlet, namely Drojo, Senggrong, Manyak, Cangaan, Jugo 1, Jugo 2, Guwo, Kelet, and Simo who get help from Yayasan Penghibur.

Our activities in this Posyandu are : weigh and height measure, immunizations for children under one

The participants seriously listening the speaker who are speaking about Bio-pore Absorbing Hole method

Food Security meeting between Jerukrejo Farmers group and Yayasan Penghibur

Our nurse checking baby at Posyandu


year old, Paracetamol for children who get immunized, the examination of pregnant women, provision of medicines and vitamins for pregnant women, supply additional food (green beans) for children and pregnant women.

Beside these posts, we also have 3 posts for old people in Drojo, Jugo 1 and Jugo 2.

H. TO OVERCOME THE PROBLEM OF DIABETIC In Indonesia, with an population of 235 million

people, there are 5,6 million people who are suffering from Diabetic, and in 2020 there will be 8,2 million people.

We started the diabetic clinic because a lot of diabetic patients are poor. So, they need health education to know better about this disease, and we give facility to control their blood sugar with cheaper cost. The medicine has also can be bought from our clinic. Every two months the doctor will come to do examination for the patients and to discuss about diabetic. We have also DVD for diabetic gymnastic. When we are gathering together we can do diabetic gymnastic with that DVD Cassette.

In our clinic, there was a 75 years old diabetic

patient. We have looked after her since 2004 until March 2010. When we started treating her, we gave medicine regularly without any payment. So, the result is even though she did not take any best medicine, but her health condition is better and almost quite normal. After observing five years, we can prove it.

The activity has also needed funds. This fund comes from the donation given by school children, church members, and privates. From the school children donation we bought 7 (seven) cows while from private donation we bought 5 cows. All together are 12 cows. But, because there were no rains for long time at 2011, then we sold all cows and bought 5 goats, and 1 milk cow. We put these goats in the villagers families to raised by them, while the milk cow raised by Yayasan Penghibur.

I. CLEAN WATER DISTRIBUTION FOR GUWO HAMLET On September 29, 2011, Yayasan Penghibur staff

visiting Guwo Hamlet to see the latest follow-up and development of clean water distribution research which has undertaken by Yayasan Penghibur in this place.

Guwo hamlet located on a hill called Mount Pucang Pendowo, which is belonging to the Blingoh Village, Donorojo sub-district, Jepara Regency, Central Java Province.

Guwo Hamlet is the only hamlet in Blingoh village, which is located in mountainous areas, with a population about 400 families (1400 citizens). Existing problems in Guwo Hamlet are varieties, but among of them, the problem of lack of clean water facilities is a major problem for being urgently overcome.

Yayasan Penghibur clean water survey team

made several surveys and research into Guwo Hamlet in January, February and March 2009 in order to made a proposal of clean water distribution to Guwo people. In this survey we examine the water spring in Guwo Hamlet, including wells and rivers. We took water samples were then taken to Yogyakarta to be examined in the laboratory.

On March 27, 2009 until April 6, 2009, the clean water survey team measurements the elevation of Guwo Hamlet area. We start from the settlement and then from the spring, to know the elevation difference between settlement and water spring, so it can be made a map of the hamlet and also map of the distribution of water.

On September 29, 2009 we received the proposal of clean water distribution to Guwo people compiled by the team of Duta Wacana Christian University in Yogyakarta and later on October 5, 2009 we sent the proposal to Emmaus International. In addition, the Indonesian version of the proposal we submitted to the head of Guwo Hamlet with hope that the proposal can be used to find another help.

Diabetic meeting at Yayasan Penghibur

The main water reservoir to save & supplied water


A year later, in April 2010, the Jepara Regency Government build a clean water distribution facilities to Guwo people.

On September 29, 2011, Yayasan Penghibur staff visiting Guwo Hamlet to see clean water installations built by government, and also make interviews with some community leaders. From these interviews, we got information that the Clean water distribution construction was undertaken by a company appointed by Jepara Regency Government.

There are three water springs that is channeled to

the settlements. The water from Bucung spring used for 5 RT (Neighborhood) or about 875 people (built by the government), the water taken from water spring near the river used for 1 RT or about 150 people (self-help), water from Kali Song spring used for 2 RT or about 400 people (self-help).

Water from these springs are channeled into the water reservoirs with a water hose. There are three water reservoirs built by the government. One is a big tank (± 2m x 4m x 2m size) and 2 smaller tanks.

There are some people who channel water from the reservoirs to their homes, and some others are take water to the reservoirs because they do not have money to buy a water hose to get water from water reservoir to their homes.

The hamlet leader said that 30% of the citizens have access to clean water to their homes, 25% still get water in the river, 40% take water in the reservoirs, and 5% had their own wells in their homes.

J. CHILDREN DENTAL EXAMINATION

On 13th October 2011 Yayasan Penghibur held the Free Dental Examination to the children at PKK Blingoh Kindergarten.

In this program, our staff give lesson to the children about dental health and how to brush their teeth properly.

We also measured children height and weight,

and provide additional food (green bean porridge) to them to increase their health. K. CHILDREN DAY CELEBRATION

This activity has held at 22 November 2011,

located in Guwo Elementary school. At this event, Yayasan Penghibur distributing

fresh milk and provide gift containing toothbrush and toothpaste to the Kindergarten and Elementary school children.

We train the children to maintain their health, especially mouth and dental health.

Our staff teach them on how to brush their teeth, with the hope that they will be able to brush their teeth properly. The school staffs and also the children are very happy with this program.

Beside for daily needs, clean water also used for showering nursery for reforestation

Children brush their tooth together after get the lesson and received tooth brush & tooth paste.

Children who get dental examination and lesson


L. ‘BIOPORE TO THE VILLAGERS’ PROGRAM Started from November 2011, Yayasan

Penghibur has launch “Bio-pore” Program. In this program, we have planning to make Bio-

pore Absorbing Hole in all houses in Blingoh Village. To realize this, we already held “The Bio-pore Workshop” for several times to the community leaders in Blingoh Village such as Farmers group leader, neighbourhood leader, hamlet leader, etc.

After that, we asking permission from Blingoh Village leader to make Bio-pore hole to all houses in Blingoh Village. Village leader agreed with our request and asking us to prioritize four hamlets (Senggrong, Manyak, Pungkruk, and Lembah Hamlet) from seven hamlets in Blingoh Village. After we get the permission, then at the neighbourhood meeting of the Blingoh citizens, our staff start to introducing about the Bio-pore system and also asking approval to make Bio-pore hole around their houses.

There are 2370 houses at Blingoh village. Because our program is to make 5 Bio-pore holes for every house, so we are planning to make 11’850 holes in this village.

Then, at 25 November 2011, we started to make

Bio-pore absorbing hole at Manyak Hamlet citizens house. In this hamlet, we make Bio-pore hole every Friday, because at this day almost of the male people are in holiday, so they can help us to make the hole around their own house.

At 23 December 2011 we are finish to make Bio-pore hole in this hamlet. The total of the hole we make at this hamlet are 245 holes to 47 houses.

From this hamlet, we are planning to make Bio-pore hole at Pungkruk Hamlet. And after that, we will continue to the other hamlets, until all houses at Blingoh village have Bio-pore Absorbing Holes.

M. MIGRANT DAY CELEBRATION Yayasan Penghibur celebrate the Migrant Day

2011 by held a workshop about migrant. Because 18 December is Sunday (holiday) so we held this activity on 20 December 2011 at Kelet Hospital meeting room.

The participants come from the head of Keling &

Donorojo Sub-district office, head of Keling & Donorojo Sub-district police & army office, head of the villages in Keling & Donorojo Sub-district, head master of Senior & vocational high school, and also the head office of the Indonesian migrant worker supplier companies.

There are three people who become speaker in this workshop. They are Mr. Adi Bintoro from The Office of Social Service, Manpower, and Transmigration of Jepara Regency, Ms. Endah Setyowati and Ms. Wiwik Kuslestari, from Duta Wacana Christian University, Yogyakarta.

In this meeting there are a lot of question from the audiences about the cases of migrant worker and has got the answer from the speakers.

N. “SINAR KASIH” EARLY AGE SCHOOL

(PLAY GROUP) Education is very significant needed by human

being. Because with proper education it has made the quality of human resources will be increasing. It also gives affecting mind condition and paradigm to be growing better. It has become a struggling matter in the village of Jrahi, Gunung Wungkal Sub District, Pati Regency.

The aim of this play group are to open the mind of community so that realizing how is important education for their children, to promote the quality of Human Resources in Jrahi village, and to help the people in Jrahi village so that they can enjoy education since in the early childhood

People practice to make Bio-pore around their house.

The speaker gives explanation to the participants about migrant


This play group located at Jrahi Village, Gunung Wungkal Sub District, Pati Regency, Central Java Province.

Jrahi is a village which is located in the mountainous area and its people having plural believing (Islam, Christian, Buddies and Kajawen (Javanese old tradition). These four believing have been living together harmoniously. The majority of them is working as farmers, having rice field or garden. Their economic status is belonging into middle class and under.

The education for this early age children is

actually have been started in the month of November 2010 with its name “SINAR KASIH”. The facility is quite simple and the class is renting from a person in this village. This school has two teachers. They are Ms Elizabeth Purwati and Ms Sutrisni They are the citizen of this village.

About the pupils, in the school year 2010/2011 they are 27 children with the age of 3 – 4 year. And for the school year 2011/2012 there are 23 children with the age of 3 – 4 year. They are from different religion : Moslem, Buddies, Christian and Old Javanese Believers.

This activity has been supported by Emmaus International via YAYASAN PENGHIBUR in Kelet, Jepara. This support has been done because the parents of the pupils have not yet been able to pay the salaries of the teachers.

So, for the first year the payment for the school fee was free. But for the second year the parents have to pay Rp 5’000 per month, for each child. Then, for running this activity in the future, its vision is to make this generation more qualified. While its mission is to educate the children intellectually, morally, mentally and spiritually. Its mission is also to educate the children to become skilled and self standing.

II. INCOME GENERATING PROJECTS A, DAIRY FARM

Today, Yayasan Penghibur has seven dairy cows, two calves, one heifer, and one bull. From our dairy farm, every day we got about 35 to 40 litters of fresh milk.

Beside for our income, we give the milk for our

children and also to school children at Kindergarten and Elementary school around Penghibur centre to promote their health.

Four of our cows are donated by Emmaus International and Emmaus Ruffec group in France and use to support fresh milk aid to school children program.

Up to this time, Fresh milk aid program for Kindergarten and Elementary school children are still running well.

Originally, we just planned to run this program until 2010. But, when we see the enthusiasm and the benefit obtained by children who get the fresh milk aid, we are determined to continue this program although sometimes the problem of cows raise cost become an obstacle to the continuation of this program.

The problem we faced now are to give food for cows and salary for workers, because often, the result of milks sale is less than the cost we spend to buy cows food and workers salaries. So that, Yayasan Penghibur must to provide subsidies to make this activities continues. B. MUSHROOM CULTIVATION

Mushroom, especially oyster mushroom is very nice to be cooked as a soup or other food. There a lot of people who like so much to eat it with rice.

Before started this project, Yayasan Penghibur staff has been joining the training on cultivating mushroom on 3rd June 2009 at Penghibur centre, when we become hosted of Jepara Regency Children

Children helping to milking the cows

Pupils play & study together with their teacher in the classroom.


Home meeting. In this training we learn about mushroom cultivation, especially oyster mushroom.

After the training, we went to the mushroom farmer at Damarwulan Village (about 15 km from Penghibur centre) to know deeper about how to make mushroom house, cultivating mushroom and to know how is the best treatment for mushroom, etc.

After attending the mushroom cultivation training

and visiting mushroom farmer, then we started to make mushroom house and oven to cooking mushroom cultivation media.

To cultivate mushroom, first we must prepare the media (wood dust, bran, limestone, and sugar water or molasses). These materials then are mixed and moistened with water.

To find out if the dough is good, clenched the

dough. If the dough is shattered when the fist is removed, the dough is too dry. But if when the dough is fists and then water came out, the dough is too wet. If water is not come out when the dough clenched and not shattered when the fist opened, the dough is good and ready for the next step. Cover the dough with plastic sheet for 1 x 24 hours so that the dough can be fermented well and ready to put in the plastic bag and cover with pieces of cement paper or newspaper and tie with rubber bands.

Dough that has been put in plastic bags then cooked use oven with temperature of 80o Celsius to 95o Celsius, so the bacteria, disease, wild mushroom seed will be death. After cooking with oven, then plastic bags containing mushroom growing media stored in a dark room for 1 x 24 hours until cool.

After the growing media is cold, then open the cover and insert the mushroom seeds, and cover with the paper. Stored again the mushroom bag in the dark room for about 2 weeks, until all grow media covered with mushroom spore. When the growing media is full with mushroom spore, the mushroom bag is ready to move to cultivation house / room.

Open the cover / ties of mushroom bag, so the mushroom spores can grow. Spores need time 7 to 14 days to grow and become ready to harvest.

We must be careful when harvesting the mushrooms. Remove mushrooms with its roots, so that no parts of mushroom left and become rotten, because it can damage the growing media and the mushroom cannot grow well. Even entire the growing media become rotten and no mushroom will grow.

Actually, mushroom cultivation is very prosperity.

But because we are not experienced and also the weather is always changing drastically, as well as destructive pest, the harvest cannot be stable. Sometime the harvest is abundant, but sometimes only a few.

At normal time, we can get 6 kg to 8 kg of mushroom. The price of mushroom at the market is Rp. 10.000,- per kg. So, in normal time we can get income Rp. 60.000 to Rp. 80.000,- everyday from mushroom cultivation. Even at the peak of harvest, we can get more than 10 kg of mushroom with the price more than Rp. 100.000,-

The aim of this activity beside to get income by selling these mushrooms to the market, also for promoting mushroom for the health of our children. Because mushroom have a lot of nutrition and good for the children health.

Plastic bags that have been given mushrooms seeds stored in the dark room until the spores covering all grow media.

After mushroom seed spread over the entire surface of the log, then transferred to cultivation room until mushroom ready to harvest.

Worker inserted the grow media into plastic bag & then cooking in the oven.


In the future, we have plan to develop and increase this mushroom production by cultivate more mushroom, so we can get more income from this project.

C. ORGANIC FERTILIZER

Actually, YP has been implementing the use of Organic Fertilizers for a long time, even since we moved to Kelet in 1983. We have implemented organic fertilizer every time we planted.

In the 1990's, when we started running the greening program in barren land we bought in the Guwo Hamlet, Blingoh Village, Keling Sub-district (now become Donorojo Sub-district area), Jepara Regency, we already use organic fertilizers on a large scale. At that time, the road to the reforestation land is uphill and also stills a soil road and has not been paved. Making it very difficult to pass with the vehicle. Often we had to walk uphill along mountainous roads, especially if there are rains, because the road becomes slippery, so that cars cannot go up.

At the beginning, because the land is barren,

then almost all of the threes we plants cannot live. However, we do not give up with this situation. We dug again the die plants, we give an organic fertilizer again, and then again we planted other crops. After several years, that we continue to give the organic fertilizers then the soil changed its structure becomes more fertile. So, planting trees becomes easier. More seeds we plant can survive and live.

Since 1990 until now, we always use our made organic fertilizers to make the nursery and also to plant trees. Because used organic fertilizers, so that the greening program that seemed almost impossible can become reality. Now, the formerly barren land was already fertile, and the trees that we planted have also begun to produce, because we were not tired to give organic fertilizer as planting media, so the barren soil then become more fertile.

Since 1990 until the middle of 2009, we make organic fertilizer in the traditional way, that is by making a hole in the ground, then filled with organic garbage. After the hole is full with organic garbage,

then we make a new hole nearby and close the old trash pit. It took a long time until the waste can be turned into organic fertilizer. Could be 3 to 6 months. Sometimes, when we need fertilizer, it was not yet ready to use. Even sometimes we are forced to dispose of trash next to the compost pit, because the entire hole is full.

Seeing this situation, we then think how so we can make compost with good quality, but not take too long time. After discussing with some friends who know about organic farming, particularly in the organic fertilizer, then we decided to make organic fertilizer by fermentation or Bokashi.

In order to learn how to make good Bokashi,

then we work together with Trukajaya Foundation from Salatiga which has experienced in making Bokashi / organic fertilizer to held training about organic fertilizer to our staff and children on August 2009. After the training, then staff and the children who received training immediately practice what they learned from the training provided by Trukajaya Foundation - Salatiga.

We collected compost which is almost mature and then filtered using a wire sieve. Then we selected again the screening trash. We collected stone, plastic, glass, and wood sticks mixed with residual waste. The rest trash of our selection is not wasted but used to cultivate vegetables, grass for cow food, and planting trees. While the selection wastes we collect and milled using a crushing machine to use as coarse fertilizer raw materials. After the waste is filtered, chopped and collected, the next step is to make waste into Bokashi, both fine and coarse. What should be done to make Bokashi fertilizer are : 1. Preparing Raw Materials:

a. Manure that has been finely sifted for fertilizers and fertilizer materials remaining fine sieve, or garbage which has been chopped for coarse fertilizer raw material.

Fertilizer raw material (cow urine, organic garbage, and biogas waste)

After aerated until dry, then fertilizer put into plastic bags.


b. EM 4, both purchased from the store or homemade EM4 (EM Lestari = . Sustainable Effective Microorganism).

c. Molasses / sugar that has dissolved in water d. Cow urine

2. Processing / Create Bokashi Fertilizer:

a. Setting up the place to make bokashi b. Dissolving the EM 4 and molasses or sugar

with water. c. Collecting the raw materials (manure which

have been sifted or garbage that has been shredded) and then flattened in a stack as high as ± 15 cm.

d. Piles of materials that have been flatted are then moistened with water to 50 % of wet level. The way to check for less or not too wet is with hand clenched. When the dough is squeeze and the water does not come out, and then if the fist is opened and the dough are not easily broken, that was good. But, if the fist is opened and then the dough easily broken, it is need to add water again.

e. After the first pile is considered good enough, then made a second stack above the first pile in a way similar to the point c and d until the material runs out or the bokashi making place not fit anymore.

f. After the stirring / mixing is complete then the dough covered with plastic so that the fermentation process can be smoothly distributed.

g. Keep the temperature of the mound about 40 to 50 Celsius. If the temperature is over 50 Celsius, opened the cover, and then stirred the dough so that the temperature drops. If the temperature is too hot, that can cause the bokashi become rotten and nutritional content also decreased.

h. After two weeks, bokashi fertilizer is ready to be used as organic fertilizer.

i. The characteristic of the finished Bokashi is there will be a kind of mushroom, black and greyish colour, and smell the typical smell of fermentation.

In addition to making coarse and fine organic fertilizer, we also make Liquid NPK Organic fertilizer (NPK : Nitrogen, Phosphat, Kalium = Nitrogen, Phosphate, Potassium). Stages to make liquid organic fertilizer are as follows :

1. Setting up the necessary tools : a. Drums to make the liquid organic fertilizer /

decomposition process. b. Filter to filtering the liquid organic fertilizer.

c. Plastic bottles for a liquid organic fertilizer which is finished and ready for selling.

2. Preparing Materials : a. Straw or leaves of legumes : 30 kg b. Manure (cow, goat): 30 kg c. Banana tree stem or coconut husk: 30 kg d. Kitchen ash or wood ash: 30 kg e. Cow urine: 60 litters f. Clean water: 20 litters g. EM 4: ¼ litter

3. Creating a liquid organic fertilizer : a. Put all the solid material (a - d) into the drum.

Compacting the materials by stepping or pressing down.

b. Adding clean water and urine into the drum. c. Sealed drums for 1 week. d. On the eighth day, the drum lid is opened, and

adds as much as ¼ litter EM4 into the mix of materials.

e. Drum re-sealed and left again for 7 days. f. On the 15th day drum lid is opened, then the

solution is filtered and put in a bottle that had been prepared.

4. How to Use a liquid organic fertilizer : a. Dissolve liquid organic fertilizer into the water

with a ratio of 1 or 2 tablespoon of liquid organic fertilizer to 1 litter of water.

b. Solution that has been diluted ready for use. c. The use of liquid fertilizer is to be sprayed into

the soil or plants. When sprayed onto the plants, try to be sprayed into the back / bottom side of the leaf, so that the nutrients more easily absorbed by plants.

5. Benefits or usability: a. To fertilising the soil. b. To strengthen leaves and fruit.

6. Note: a. Residues resulting from the process of liquid

organic fertilizer can be used as fertilizer (after drying with aerated, not by the sun).

Fertilizer labelling & packaging


b. Spraying should be done in the morning and afternoon.

In order for reducing the cost of making bokashi fertilizer and liquid organic fertilizers, we also practice making EM4 (Effective Microorganism 4), which we named 'EM Lestari’ (Sustainable EM). Stages to make ‘EM Lestari’ is as follows : 1. Prepare the equipment :

a. Kniffe or sicle b. Drums for place to make a 'EM Lestari’ c. Filter to filtering the 'EM Lestari’. d. Tools for squeeze 'EM Lestari’.

2. Preparing the materials : a. Banana tree stem (still wet) b. Coconut water c. Yeast for fermentation d. Molasses / sugar e. Residual / former rice water (if available)

3. Stages to make ‘EM Lestari’ : a. Prepare all tools and materials needed. b. Banana stem (the middle which is still wet)

thinly sliced. c. Insert slices of banana tree into the drum d. Put coconut water solution mixed with yeast,

molasses / sugar, and rice water until flush with the surface of the slices of banana tree stem.

e. Sealed drums for 1 week. f. After 7 days, open the drum cover, squeeze

the ’EM Lestari' pulp with wringer and then strain the solution.

g. Inserted the filtered solution into the bottle. ‘EM Lestari’ ready for use.

4. ‘EM Lestari’Benefits : a. Accelerate the process of fermentation

(composting) of organic materials. So it is very well used to make organic fertilizer.

b. When sprayed onto the ground then it will restore the fertility of the soil, because it will break down the nutrients in the soil so it is easier absorbed by plants.

5. How to use ‘EM Lestari’ : a. Dissolve ‘EM Lestari’ with water in the ratio

1: 100. b. Usage is done by spraying or splashed

directly. c. Spraying the plants should be done in the

morning and afternoon, and sprayed to the backside of leaves.

6. Note: a. Residues resulting from the manufacturing

process of EM Lestari can be used as a fertilizer plant.

b. Stored ‘EM Lestari’ in the tightly closed container / bottle container in order to avoid dirt and nutrients are not reduced..

When We Started This Project ? We started our organic fertilizer business since July 2009. What we do first is built a production house to protect materials and fertilizers from the sun and rain. At this house, we process the materials to be made into organic fertilizer, ranging from the sifting, grinding, up to the fermentation process. For chopping garbage and organic fertilizer materials. To determine the nutrient content in our bokashi fertilizer, and also to further the public interest, then work together with Trukajaya Foundation - Salatiga, in December 2009 we examined our organic fertilizer to the Satya Wacana University Laboratory - Salatiga. After having the results of laboratory tests, then we started to offer our organic fertilizer product to the community as well as various institutions, including Perhutani (Indonesian State Forestry Company). At the request of Perhutani, in May 2010 we once again examined the nutrient content of organic fertilizer made by us to the laboratory. This time, we use SUCOFINDO – Semarang laboratory service.

Liquid organic fertilizer (black) and EM4 (yellow).

Move the fertilizer into the warehouses


This we do as a way to do a cross checks on the laboratory results from Satya Wacana - Salatiga. The NPK (Nitrogen, Phosphat, Kalium = Nitrogen, Phosphate, Potassium) content of our organic fertilizer (Bokashi fertilizer) according to laboratory test result :

The NPK (Nitrogen, Phosphat, Kalium = Nitrogen, Phosphate, Potassium) content of our Biogas fertilizer according to laboratory test result :

After obtaining the laboratory data, Perhutani then bought our organic fertilizer products to be tested in their nursery area. Currently they are preparing a more extensive land for nursery that will be using our organic fertilizers.

Whereas for our liquid organic fertilizers and EM4, it is starting to use by the farmers. Slowly, people began to recognize the benefits and efficacy of our liquid organic fertilizer and EM4 that we made. Farmers who are satisfied with the results of our fertilizer told their friend, and so on. That is the way people know about our liquid fertilizer, then more and more farmers are interested to use it for their crops. Because it has a lot of farmers who prove that the liquid fertilizer and EM4 we made more effective to fertilize and control pests on their crops, especially rice and pulses. Although today the sale of our organic fertilizer is still in the small stage, but we believe that more people will be interested and willing to use our organic fertilizer. Best regards, YAYASAN PENGHIBUR P.O. Box I keeling – Jepara 59454 Central Java – Indonesia Phone : +62 291 579068 E-mail : [email protected] Website : www.yayasanpenghibur.org

No. Nutrient Content ( % ) 1 Nitrogen 1’84 2 P2O5 0’79 3 K2O 1’83

No. Nutrient Content ( % ) 1 Nitrogen 0’87 2 P2O5 0’57 3 K2O 0’77


APPENDIX I :

FINANCIAL REPORT OF YAYASAN PENGHIBUR FOR 2011

RECEIVED MONEY - 2010 remainder 341,669 or € 28,5 - Public Donations 420,470,359 or € 35’039 - Personal Donations 950,000 or € 79,2 - Received from church collection 2,259,300 or € 188,3 - Result of income generating projects 27,696,000 or € 2’308 - Tools & Vehicles renting 900,000 or € 75 - Variety income 9,714,000 or € 809,5 - Receiving from Government aid 30,000,000 or € 2’500 - Loan from Mr. Suprapto 70,742,600 or € 5’895,2 - Loan from Ms. Anna-Liisa 16,869,743 or € 1’405,8 - Loan from Cooperation / Union - - or € - - - Loan from Dairy Cattle 1,015,560 or € 84,6 - Loan from Diabetic clinic money 54,087,495 or € 4’507,3 Total of received money 635,045,726 or € 52’920,4 EXPENDITURES : - Electricity cost 24,818,355 or € 2’068,2 - Telephone cost 13,216,022 or € 1’101,3 - Office & Administration cost 21,869,200 or € 1’822,4 - Kitchen & dormitory cost 104,626,250 or € 8’718,9 - Children education & pocket money cost 55,883,901 or € 4’657 - Children health cost 7,445,435 or € 620,4 - Children clothes cost 3,769,585 or € 314,1 - Household equipment cost 4,008,000 or € 334 - Vehicle maintenance cost 12,329,138 or € 1’027,4 - Building maintenance cost 16,190,100 or € 1’349,2 - Electricity & water installation cost 5,465,100 or € 455,4 - Vehicle fuel cost 6,485,116 or € 540,4 - Genset / electricity power diesel fuel cost 1,961,000 or € 163,4 - Transportation cost 32,387,134 or € 2’698,9 - Daily employees salary cost 98,997,500 or € 8’249,8 - Monthly employees salary cost 114,745,000 or € 9’562,1 - Donation to community 3,399,700 or € 283,3 - Chief house cost 47,257,950 or € 3’938,2 - Spirituality cost 4,500,000 or € 375 - Constructed / disabled people cost 6,116,310 or € 509,7 - Non dormitory children cost 2,434,400 or € 202,8 - Miscellaneous cost 8,171,600 or € 680,9 - Tax cost 581,480 or € 48,5 - Security cost 1,883,750 or € 156,9 - Vehicles administration cost 3,792,500 or € 316 - Purchasing of equipments cost 28,880,000 or € 2’406,6 Total of Expenditures 631,214,526 or € 52’601,2 Remainder 3,832,200 or € 319,4

Documents

PENGHIBUR FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES REPORT 2011