The
Multiplication Program of Stube HEMAT in Alor with the students and youth from
the Salem Pasi church held a workshop on processing candlenut as local products
into candlenut oil. The local youth leader, Alonso Tande, S.Pd, opened the
event which was attended by 25 participants in Tutta, Air Mancur, Alor
(23/03/2021). Alonso supported this activity because it promoted local products
and provided a place for students and youth to train both their life-skills and
soft-skills. This workshop to process the local products trained participants
to observe the potency, market condition, and market opportunity for
candlenuts. For the people of Alor Regency, candlenut is one of the local
commodities that has economic potency to improve the economy, especially for
those in rural areas.
Pastor Sanci Oan, S.Th as the head of GMIT Salem Pasi assembly, also supported the activity initiated by Petrus Maure, S.Kom as the Stube HEMAT Multiplicator. This activity is in sync with the GMIT Synod program to improve the church members' economy, like the last training to make virgin coconut oil (VCO). Pastor Sanci also said that this activity had a positive response from the Northeast Alor Klasis and a production house will be built in this church, as well as a place to process other local products such as cashew nuts, marungga/moringa, and others. Meanwhile, the representative of the Air Mancur Village government, the Head of RT 06, Roni I. Tande, expressed a hope of collaboration with the government to develop local products. "If this production house is established, it means that we can cooperate with the government, both at the village, district, regency level, and even possibly abroad," he said.
Meanwhile, Yunus P. Tande, SE, coordinator of rayon-II of the Salem Pasi congregation said that in the future, a local committee responsible to process local products of the village could be formed. Piterson Takalapeta, S.Pi, representing other youths said, "Such activities should be carried out continuously, not only to trigger creativity but also support the village economy." Piterson added that honey is also a local potency that must be developed in the future.
The
activity will be continued to do, not only bringing profit but training the
ability to process local products into something useful. It is a good task for
young people to apply their skills and knowledge to be independent with the
existing natural resources. ***
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