By: Teuku Iskandar )*
Various elements of society in Aceh, especially young people, enthusiastically welcomed and participated in the entire series of activities and events in the Aneuk Muda Aceh Excellent and Great (AMANAH) Program.
The enthusiasm of young people and people from the area nicknamed Tanah Rencong was seen when they welcomed the many series of AMANAH program activities. Of course, this cannot be separated from AMANAH’s role in providing various kinds of very useful training, especially for youth in the area.
One of them, when AMANAH carried out sports and socialized its program during Car Free Day (CFD) on Jalan Tgk. Moh. Daud Beureueh, Banda Aceh on Sunday, June 9 2024. In this activity, the volunteers looked very active and full of enthusiasm when explaining a number of superior sectors of AMANAH and how they benefit the entire community and the young generation there.
One of the AMANAH volunteers, Atha Fayyadh, explained that the enthusiasm of the young people of the area nicknamed Serambi Mecca was very clear when they listened to the explanation about the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) initiation program.
Indeed, the existence of AMANAH itself is one of the government’s many superior programs, especially during the leadership of the President of the Republic of Indonesia (RI) Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in the field of empowering the people of Aceh.
The main aim of AMANAH is to embrace as many young people as possible from Tanah Rencong in various fields of the creative economy. There are many sectors that this program covers, such as agriculture, fisheries and many more.
Responding to this, one of the young people, Syarifah Fatimah Azzahra (19) admitted that with the BIN initiation program, the creativity of the entire young generation of Aceh could continue to increase in the future. Moreover, for example, for the younger generation who are still shy or shy (introverts), by participating in a series of activities in AMANAH, of course, all their hidden talents can be further developed.
Meanwhile, another young Acehnese, T. Muhammad Fauzil (21) said that the various training provided by the government has clearly improved all sectors that have existed so far.
Because indeed, the existence of the Aceh Youth Creative Hub or AMANAH Central Building aims to provide development facilities for all kinds of potential that exist there, be it human resources (HR) or natural resources (SDA).
All training provided by the Government through AMANAH is only for the progress of the Indonesian people themselves, especially to help improve the welfare of the people of Aceh. So that the building is not just a physical building, but also a place for the young generation to develop their potential and creativity.
With the various facilities and programs that AMANAH provides, it can be a catalyst for progress in various sectors such as plantations, agriculture, fisheries, including in the technology sector and the development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
There are at least 9 main functions of AMANAH, namely being a creativity center based in Tanah Rencong, then holding various kinds of training and workshops. Furthermore, namely becoming an incubator for local MSME players, as well as being able to provide collaboration spaces, art galleries and exhibitions, technology centers, environmentally based creative programs, cultural and artistic activities as well as partnerships and networks.
Because there are so many benefits that the community can experience directly, this has resulted in many parties giving their full support to the initiation program of the institution led by Police General (Ret.) Prof. Dr. Budi Gunawan.
There is enormous potential in AMANAH, especially because its activities continue to specifically target the entire young generation of the nation, which is something that Aceh really needs at this time, considering that they can be free from the shackles of poor areas.
It is not impossible, with the assistance of various AMANAH programs, to make even distribution of development in all corners of the archipelago, which the government is intensively promoting, even more possible. This is because people from marginalized and poor areas are able to experience increased capabilities, so that they can stand on their own feet (be independent).
Not only that, BIN continues to map potential Business Cases (BC). In Aceh Province there are 126 BCs consisting of 12 creative economy sectors in 23 districts/cities. BC in the culinary sector dominates with 28 BC or 22%, followed by handicrafts with around 25 BC or 18%.
In fact, young people are assets of the nation and state, so they must be equipped with various knowledge and skills and be able to have the competence to take their region in a more advanced direction.
Therefore, it is not surprising why young people and the community in Aceh are full of enthusiasm when welcoming and participating in all the series of activities or events in the AMANAH Program.
*) Acehnese students live in Surabaya