Preserving Aceh’s History, President Jokowi Through AMANAH Holds Aceh Wet-Wet Activities 2024

Aceh – The Aneuk Muda Aceh Excellent (AMANAH) program, which was the idea of ​​President Joko Widodo, has again received appreciation for its contribution to developing young talents in Aceh. AMANAH continues to empower Aceh’s young generation through useful activities, one of which is collaboration with the Syiah Kuala University Student Executive Board (BEM USK), and Aceh Coastal Development in the Wet-Wet Aceh 2024 event. This activity aims to explore, document and promote the richness of Aceh’s diverse arts and culture.

Different from the previous Wet-Wet activity which had the theme of songket art, this activity combines historical tourism with cultural preservation with the theme ?Matee Aneuk Meupat Jirat, Gadoh Adat Hana Pat Tamita?.

Wet-Wet Aceh is an opportunity for participants, especially students from USK, to learn more about the history of Aceh, especially Gampong Pande which is known as one of the most important historical sites in Aceh. In this activity, participants were invited to explore various historical traces in the area, including historical remains that were symbols of the glory of the Aceh Sultanate in the past.

The Head of Gampong Pande Village, Deo Fiscia Erjiansyah, expressed his appreciation for AMANAH’s collaboration with BEM USK and Aceh Coastal Development which was considered to be able to broaden the insight and experience of young Acehnese people.

?I salute and be proud, because in the current era it is very rare for students or young people to really love the history of Aceh’s heritage. I hope that with this AMANAH program, activities like this will continue, and most importantly, this activity will increase knowledge about the history of Aceh,? Deo said.

The guide and Chair of the Aceh History Concern Society, Mizuar Mahdi, highlighted the importance of this activity in rebuilding awareness of history among the younger generation. He said that Gampong Pande is one of the sites that reflects the identity of Acehnese believers in the past.

?This is a very positive activity because it reintroduces Acehnese identity. These historical traces in Pande Village are traces of identity and proof of the glory of Aceh Darussalam in the past,? said Mizuar Mahdi.

Mizuar also expressed his gratitude to President Jokowi through AMANAH who has supported Aceh’s young generation in appreciating their cultural heritage while understanding their role in preserving it.

?Thank you very much to AMANAH for supporting this activity so that it increases energy for students or participants and can complete this activity as expected,??he concluded.