Chaotic Sphere

Warisan dan situs budaya di Sianjur Mula-mula memang berlimpah, seperti yang pernah saya katakan. Tempat yang ingin saya ceritakan ini terletak di Bukit Sulatti, Desa Limbong-Sagala. Tempat ini akrab disebut Sopo Guru Tatea Bulan. Sopo dalam bahasa Batak Toba berarti rumah. Tempat ini menjadi gambaran cerita kehidupan dari putera sulung Siraja Batak: Guru Tatea Bulan. Kesan pertama melihat tempat ini saya pikir tempat ini merupakan kuburan. Apalagi saat saya tiba, terdapat beberapa orang yang ramai seperti sedang berziarah. Sopo Guru Tatea Bulan tampak depan Patung keempat pelayan Raja (empat sebelah kiri) Dugaan saya salah. Tempat ini merupakan saksi bisu beragam cerita sakti Sang Raja juga keturunan serta kerabatnya. Tidak hanya sebagai saksi bisu tempat ini juga menjadi tempat ziaraah, berdoa, serta pemujaan kepada leluhur bagi mereka yang percaya. Pada bagian depan Sopo terdapat 4 patung perempuan di sebelah kanan yang sedag menumbuk padi dan 3 patung p...

Legal summary of GR 28/2024: A little note

Nearly a year after enacting the new health law, the Indonesian government issued the Government Regulation ( Peraturan Pemerintah ) Number 28 or GR 28/2024 on July 26, 2024. This regulation implements Health Law No. 17 of 2023 with more clarification and less redundance. It accommodates 1,1172 articles, a lot more than the law’s 458 articles. Furthermore, the regulation delivers a range of topics, including: (a) tobacco products and electronic cigarettes; (b) processed foods; (c) digital health technologies; (d) mental health; (f) maternal, infant, and child health; (g) hospitals; (h) pharmaceuticals and medical services; (i) people with disabilities; and (j) sexual and reproductive health and rights. GR 28/2024 encompasses two progressive regulations that address health concerns. Firstly, the restrictions and prohibitions on the sale of tobacco products. Secondly, the initiatives in organizing and enhancing safety and quality for mothers and infants. Tobacco products and elect...

BELAJAR MENJADI PARHOBAS

Tradisi gotong royong dan saling tolong menolong di Indonesia adalah hal yang lumrah, bukan? Semoga ‘ya’ jawabannya. Jikalau di masyarakat Batak Toba hal ini lumrah. Terutama sangat tampak ketika terdapat masyarakat yang melangsungkan sebuah acara. Pada sebuah momentum, acara, atau pesta, wujud nyata nan sedrhana terkait gotong royong dan sain tolong menolong bisa terlihat. Itu adalah pemandangan melayani tamu. Masyarakat di sini menyebutnya marhoabas. Sedangkan orang yang melakukan marhobas disebut parhobas. Para parhobas yang bahu-membahu menyukseskan sebuah perhelatan biasanya adalah para tetangga, baik laki-laki maupun perempuan, serta pihak boru (perempuan) dari marga yang sedang melakukan sebauh acara atau pesta atau perayaan. Umumnya, parhobas membantu penyelenggaraan acara jelang satu hari dan pada hari a...

Increased paternity leave, decreases maternal distress

In June 2016, Ahmad Zaini and Adi Nugroho created a petition that asked the Indonesian House of Representatives to increase paternity leave from 2 days to 2 weeks. Law No. 13 of 2003 on Manpower mandated two days of paid paternity leave for the birth of a child or in the case of miscarriage. Zaini and Nugroho, the founders of the fathers' movement known as 'Ayah Ada' aimed to improve the Indonesian parenting ecosystem by implementing better policies through their petition. This petition that was made on 2016 International Father’s Day, got 32,112 supporters, and went nowhere. Regrettably, Irgan Mahfiz , a senator from the House of Representatives, argued that paternity leave is unusual and unnecessary. “It is western people’s tradition. Do not bring it to Indonesia,” said Mahfiz. What a shame. Fast forward to date: Indonesia has recently enacted new legislation, known as UU Kesehatan Ibu dan Anak , which focuses on maternal and child welfare during the first 1,000 days of...

It was my first and won’t be the last

This year, I spent my first summer in Seattle. Months before, I imagined having a chill summer where I could explore many places in Washington State or elsewhere. I never imagined spending part of my summertime with new parents and their babies, facilitating conversation in English. But in a surprising turn of events, I had the valuable opportunity to volunteer as a Group Leader at PEPS. Shout out to the Leader Recruiter, Anushree Dasgupta, who opened the gate for me! As an Indonesian, I must admit that I have a solid fear and insecurity regarding my English-speaking abilities. What if I am unable to express my ideas well? What if my accent sounds weird? What if I could not keep up with the conversation? And a ton of other what-ifs. My primary responsibility as a PEPS Group Leader was to lead weekly discussions with new parents in the northeast area of Seattle for 12 weeks. In my group, there were 7 parents, not to mention their adorable babies! Every Wed...

Recipe to Combat Stunting: Upgraded Resources and Supportive Policies

Imagine you are faced with a critical challenge, but you have limited skill, competence, and support to overcome it. Are you sure you can combat that? You might be able to solve the obstacle, but are you sure it will obtain maximum outcomes? A similar analogy might be implied for one of the most critical health cases in Indonesia: stunting. Are you sure we can combat stunting if our resources have limited skill and competence, as well as an unsupported policy? According to the Indonesia Nutritional Status Survey (2022), the province with the highest case of stunting is Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT). Stunting is more than a short stature. It has a strong connection to the long-term life of a human being. Theoretically, stunting is the impaired growth and development that children experience as a result of inadequate psychosocial stimulation, repeated infections, and poor nutrition. Some of those consequences include poor cognition and educational performance, low adult wages, lost pr...

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