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Sharlene Budihardjo, an 11th grader from Santa Ursula is the founder of Sustain The Nation. But what exactly is this organisation? Let’s find out, shall we ?

Sustain the Nation is a youth organization that raises awareness, opens conversations, and initiates change about matters surrounding sustainability to educate, inspire, and empower the nation. They focus on environmental, social, and economical sustainability.

They currently have more than 30 members in their team, with content writers, illustrators, event organizers, social media managers, and public relation officers. According to Sharlene, learning to love oneself takes deliberate work, but is not out of the reach of any person. Having low self-esteem can be destructive, but accepting and loving ourselves is a necessity.

Amidst the struggles, anxiety and moments where you question every assumption about yourself,it’scrucialtorememberyourpast.

Sharleneusesasimplemetrictomeasureher self love: "2015 me would never be able to guessthatIwouldbewhoIamrightnow" . Sharlene knows that there is no need to perfectlyperceiveoneselfbeforelovingoneself.

Everyone has flaws, and everyone deserves methods of self-improvement. Take methods ofself-improvementasencouragementrather thanobstacles.

Sharlene personally thinks that building a youth organisation has helped her learn about making the world a better place.

ACHIEVEMENTS :

In 2021, Sustain the Nation has successfully launched several projects. Their first webinar “Being A Shoulder To Cry On” was held in February with more than 100 participants. In addition, Sustain the Nation also collected more than 500 books that were donated to a community library in Agats, Papua. They also held “Should We Cancel ‘Cancel Culture'” in July, which was a combination between a webinar with a moderated discussion with all the participants.

Other than that, they also launched a content collaboration series called “A Look Through the Lense Of Sustainability” with 4 other youth organizations. In the past few months, Sustain the Nation also mobilized more than 50 volunteers to distribute food and raise awareness regarding food insecurity through our program, STN Against Hunger.

Lastly, their latest event was just held last month called “Building Your Future” Month, where they had a series of events over 3 consecutive weeks. They talked about choosing ideal majors, building our mindsets, and creating our personal branding.