LITTLE SOLUTION AGAINST THE MOST BACKWARDNESS PEOPLE of EAST NUSA TENGGARA (NTT)

By Gregorius Mosed Karhindra, ST

Continuing from my previous article ' SCHOLARSHIP AND THE FAIRY TALE of ADVANCEMENT of PEOPLE of EAST NUSA TENGGARA (NTT)' it is necessary to find a more appropriate solution to fight backwardness which hit most of the people of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), especially those living in rural and remote areas. Hopefully a solution will be offered the author on this occasion, could help them, because the abundance of funds by the blessing of God, who wants to share love with others in need, prioritizing the true beneficiaries, to whom really need and the means of supporting development.

Based on personal experience of the author during the tour to a number of areas in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) and had lived with the people in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) where full of limitations such as shortage of power supply, health facilities (such as drugs, medical personnel, etc ), water resources, etc., read many books, became honorary teacher of Information and Communications Technology in Borong, East Manggarai district of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), listen to suggestions and complaints, the educational background of the author with a degree in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems Engineering) and others.

In this occasion, the author discusses only a little solution against the lack of a cheap source of electricity as a small part of little solution against the most backwardness people of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), especially those who are not served by PLN (Electrical Company of Nation) with variety of reasons but living at or near the area has potential for electricity generation using renewable energy technologies. For example, human settlements are located near rivers, beaches, much of livestock (cattle, buffalo, etc), or who have a strong wind (not a tornado or waterspout).

More about the importance of procurement power source? We are all creatures that are still in healthy mind knows the benefits of electricity for human life. In the presence of electric energy, we can operate the equipment - electronic equipment / power as a means of exchanging information (whether for good or bad educate), entertainment, medicine, cooking, washing clothes, ironing, lighting up for both small scale industries, medium to big.

As a priority for rural or remote communities are so poor anymore, let the construction of a power source intended for lighting as the primary, so that they can work better at night which includes learning. It is understood by the author when the author was there.

Education is the main weapon against backwardness. This opinion, the author has from people who live first than the author and the author agrees. To get ahead in education, everyone should learn. In the author's observation while living in an area full of limitations, the author’s students before, usually give priority to help parents who are generally farmers or fishermen such as carrying firewood, washing clothes in rivers and so forth, when it was still light. At night, then used for the study. For those whose do not have electricity, usually using a oil lamp.

Whether you are now studying the minimal 11-watt lamps, had studied accompanied by oil lamp or equivalent 5 watt or less light ? If the answer is yes, whether you felt happy ? Or to be comfortable ?  Or to be excited ? Or felt this is the most ideal learning situation and felt to suggest to others to do the same thing ? If your answer is yes, I dare say that you've lost your healthy mind and deserves the title 'Father of Lies' .......!!!

For those who still have healthy mind and an abundance of funds and wanted to share the love, use your funds, to build for them at remote areas, power generation with renewable energy technologies in accordance with the existing potential of the area around them even if the power plants can only turn on the lights 14 watts per family.
For example, for human settlements near the river, built hydroelectric power. In areas near the coast of the wind strong, built power plants with windmills that can be spun. In areas where a lot of manure, constructed by the method of biogas power plant, in hot areas where a lot of solar, built power plants using solar cells.

As input for their abundant funds and wanted to share the love, the authors make an estimate as I know from the testimony of many people including those already received a large scholarship about scholarship funds. Until 2012, the amount of scholarship funding from foreign governments to send one of the province of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) in foreign countries, when totaled up to graduate school and convert into rupiah, approximately Rp. 200 million, which if completed, this person will not sure necessarily to make a real contribution to communities in remote areas. With the same amount of funds, can be built a power plant with renewable energy technologies for communities in remote areas, which really need help and like the 'forgotten' even by the government of Republic of Indonesia itself, even if only to light a 14 watt per head of the family as much as 10 heads of households.

In this case, the author does not say that the granting of scholarships is wrong. Scholarships are also solutions against backwardness. But, given the general scholarship is for those who have completed an undergraduate education and have the TOEFL / IELTS> 450, meaning that the provision of scholarships from foreign governments is for the people of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) has advanced and want more in the field study. Which, the scholarship has been going on for decades even with the same goal every year until 2012 and who knows how long again, the 'building of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT)'. This means that the scholarship does not make significant changes for the majority of the people of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) is isolated and left behind. And given the general purpose of the scholarship is to 'build the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT)' then indirectly legitimize the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) as persons with the predicate 'Nusa Tetap Tiarap (Stay Down Nusa)' or ' Nusa Terus Tidur (Keep Sleeping Nusa)'.

As for the people of remote areas of poverty and backwardness 'sold' as an excuse to get a scholarship, let alone complete the educational strata 1, even to complete primary school education was not necessarily able to, get a scholarship abroad to fight backwardness ancestral area is so heavy even lead to the fairy tale.

Regardless, it is a wonderful gift/ Amazing Graces, for those who get scholarships abroad or help build a power plant. Is good, if it can run both (the scholarships and the construction of power plants for communities in remote areas), but if it should be a priority, then it is returned to the owner to whom the funds will be provided.

For their abundance of funds and wanted to share the love, you know they are isolated and as 'forgotten' was there and so are they. But with not exactly the relief that comes from your funds, many who know the 'truth' that you care with them in remote areas and as 'forgotten' but whether they are isolated and as 'forgotten' know the 'truth' is?

Hopefully a little input from this writer, can be read by those with an abundance of funds and wanted to share love, to be more precise in delivering assistance and it is most needed for those who are poor, remote and backwardness in the province of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

In conclusion, for most of the people against the backwardness of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), especially those located in rural or remote areas, can be started by building power plants with renewable energy technologies in accordance with the natural potential of the area, although the electrical energy produced is just enough to lighting. So that they can move better in the evening. So for those who are isolated, that so long as NTT mean 'Nasib Tidak Tentu (Fate Not Sure)' or the 'Nasib Terus Terlupakan (Forgotten Keep Fate)' or 'Nusa tanpa Terang (Nusa Without the Light)', in the presence of electricity, could say, 'Sumber Listrik su dekat ...  (Power Sources are now close)' and slowly could mean NTT as ' Nusa Telah Terang (Nusa Has Light)'. ^_^