Year: 2025

Peeps Con 2025: Voice of Peace, Hands on Action

Peeps Con 2025 was a two-day youth initiative by IAAS LC UNDIP's Exchange Department in collaboration with international partners, including International Volunteers for Peace, SCI International, and Bhumi Horta. Under the theme “Voice of Peace, Hands on Action,” the event responded to growing global instability and the need to localize peace actions among youth. It aimed to introduce students to SCI and International Volunteers for Peace, empowering them to join community-based peace initiatives. Beyond discussion, Peeps Con fostered reflection, learning, and collaboration to turn ideas into tangible peace actions. Day 1 was held online via Zoom with 19 students and featured [...]

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Discover Balinese Slow Living Through Eco-Farming Workcamp

When you want to escape city life and experience life as a humble farmer, the Kintamani Eco-Farming Summer Workcamp by Bhumi Horta Foundation might be just what you need. For me, it was two unforgettable weeks filled with learning, sharing, reconnecting with nature, and cross-cultural understanding. Daily farm work making hugel bed and composting spot From 10 to 23 September 2025, our small but spirited team, comprising 2 volunteers from Indonesia (Itsnani Mardlotillah and Laksita E. Tyas) and 2 from Italy (Filippo Conti and Martina Verucci), lived together with our local partner farmers, Pak Eka and his family. Our workcamp site, located [...]

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Green School Project at SMP Al Islam Semarang

First Day: The "Green School" local action begins today, Monday, September 29, 2025. The event began at 9:00 AM and ended at 11:00 AM. Today's local action took place at Al Islam Junior High School in Semarang City, Central Java Province, Indonesia. Twenty-four participants, including students and teachers, participated.Today's activity included an opening by the principal, followed by an explanation of the program and sustainable agriculture for the school environment. Mr. Sani delivered the presentation. The activity went smoothly. Hopefully, the knowledge and experience shared by Mr. Sani will encourage participants to start farming in the school environment. Second Day: Semarang, [...]

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Berkebun Bersama Menghabiskan Waktu Senja di Kebun Qita

Senja adalah waktu yang tepat untuk melepas kelelahan dari kesibukan sehari-hari. Saat dimana sinar matahari telah redup dan tidak menyengat terasa oleh kulit. Walaupun untuk beberapa pihak adalah waktu mereka memulai hari, namun banyak dari mereka memperlambat ritme rutinitas mereka di waktu ini. Waktu ini juga merupakan waktu yang tepat untuk kita menengok keadaan kebun kita.  Pada tanggal 25 September 2025 tepatnya pada hari Kamis pekan lalu, kami mendapatkan kesempatan untuk menghabiskan waktu senja kami bersama para karyawan PLN di Kebun Qita. Segenap tim teman berkebun dan Kebun Qita menyambut para peserta dengan hangat beserta kudapan yang telah disiapkan oleh relawan [...]

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Voice of Volunteer: Anna Elena Hiebinger – Germany

As Sany and Ifa are working on different projects connected to permaculture, educating the community about becomming self-sufficient and producing their own biological fertilizer, we worked in a different site almost every day. That way it took me a while to get the concept of the workcamp but therefore gave me the opportunity to see many different places and projects and get a broad understanding of their foundation and work. On one hand we did gardening sessions in different places, where Sany designed the permaculture beds. We fertilized the soil, harvested vegetables and more. On the other hand we did [...]

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Peace Across the Sea Online Training Course, interim Report

With the assistance of funding from Service Civil International (SCI), a wonderful training program was devised and carried out. Throughout July, we hosted the Peace Across the Sea, a weekly online training, bringing together 20 participants—10 from Australia and 10 from Indonesia. This collaborative programme is a joint initiative between International Volunteers for Peace Australia (IVP Australia) and the Bhumi Horta Foundation Indonesia (BHF). The training aimed to equip participants with the skills and knowledge needed to design and implement impactful local actions within their communities and organisations. Sessions were led by Mauro from SCI Italy, Rita from IVP Australia, and [...]

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Farm Entrepreneurship Workcamp in Malaysia

A group of five students from Universitas Diponegoro completed a two-week Student Mobility program with Service Civil International (SCI) Malaysia, from August 6 to August 20, 2025. This collaborative initiative, supported by the university's Student Go International and World Class University Program, occurred at Uncle Nicholas' farm in Negeri Sembilan. The team members were Deska Anggoro Priyosaputro (Agroecotechnology), Muhammad Fikri Syaikal (Biology), Nayla Kanamona, Andhika Ramadhani R., and Ezequelle Nesyaras G. P. (all from Food Technology). The program's core was divided into two main components: hands-on fieldwork and engaging discussions. The team's practical activities varied daily, providing a comprehensive learning experience [...]

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Farm Entrepreneurship in a Rural Malaysian Setting – a Hands-on Experiential Learning

SCI Malaysia collaborated with HANDS to organize an interesting and educational Workcamp at a Farm - entitled ;Farm Entrepreneurship in a Rural Malaysian Setting – a Hands-on Experiential Leaning The Workcamp was set up at a 5 year old farm (still new and young), but the enterprising Farm Owner had turned a barren 2 acres of sloping terrain into a very well organized, structured, facilated productive Farm with 100 Durian Trees, plus papaya, banana, passion fruits, tapioca, pineapple, lots of vegetables, plus poultry. He also has 21 watch-dogs to look after the farm from monkeys and intruders. The farm house has simple [...]

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Tanaman Timun

COMPANION PLANT UNTUK TANAMAN TIMUN

Tanaman timun (Cucumis sativus) merupakan salah satu komoditas hortikultura penting yang banyak dibudidayakan di Indonesia. Timun tergolong dalam famili Cucurbitaceae dan memiliki karakteristik batang menjalar, daun berbulu lebar, serta buah silindris berwarna hijau dengan kandungan air yang tinggi. Timun sangat cocok tumbuh di daerah dengan suhu hangat (25–30°C), intensitas cahaya tinggi, dan tanah yang gembur serta kaya bahan organik. Selain itu, timun juga memiliki nilai ekonomis tinggi dan masa panen yang relatif cepat, yaitu 35–45 hari setelah tanam. Dalam budidayanya, timun tergolong tanaman yang rentan terhadap berbagai hama dan penyakit seperti kutu daun, kumbang daun, embun tepung, dan penyakit virus mosaik. [...]

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Kebun Qita

MENGENAL GULMA YANG ADA DI KEBUN QITA

Gulma adalah tanaman yang tumbuh tidak diinginkan, karena bersaing dengan tanaman utama untuk memperoleh cahaya matahari, air, ruang, dan unsur hara. Kehadirannya dapat menghambat pertumbuhan tanaman budidaya dan menurunkan hasil panen. Namun, di sisi lain, gulma juga bisa dijadikan indikator alami bagi petani untuk memahami sifat dan kualitas tanah di kebunnya. Dengan mengenali ciri umum gulma, cara membedakannya dari tanaman utama, serta memahami contoh gulma yang sering muncul di kebun, petani dapat mengambil langkah pengelolaan yang lebih bijak dan efisien. Ciri-ciri gulma antara lain memiliki siklus hidup pendek namun agresif, akar menjalar, dan morfologi kasar seperti daun bergerigi atau batang berbulu. [...]

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