STETOSCORP Issue 6

STETOSCORP “HEARING THE UNHEARD” ISSUE 6 ACTION 2016

OCTOBER 2016 INDONESIA’S IMPRISONED

A NEW START

MSF GOES TO CAMPUS

WELCOME Ananti Wungudita

Media & Communication Coordinator 2016 - 2017

Stetoscorp “Hearing the Unheard” is the magazine of SCORP CIMSA that is released every year. We are proud to say that this magazine has now reach the sixth Edition since its release in 2011. This edition of Stetoscorp, highlights some of the activities done by SCORP CIMSA in local and national level. Aside from that there also some reports from August Meeting, SCORP CAMP IFMSA, and ACTION delegates.

We would like to say thank you for all the contributors, NCORP, LORPs, NC Team and all members who has given support and assistance in the making of this magazine.

Labitta Pachira Aquaira MC Team “Publication” 2015 - 2016

Rahmi MC Team “Layout Editor” 2015 - 2016

We know that this magazine is still far from perfect thus we are very open for advices and critics to make better magazine in the future. You can send your advice and critics to mcc.scorpcimsa@gmail.com with subject “Stetoscorp: Critics & Advice” We also hope that by reading this magazine, readers will be inspired to keep on making a lot of creation and achievement especially in the field of health and human rights.

Last words, don’t be afraid to express what you think and what you feel, because we hear the unheard!

Warm regards, Editorial Team

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Ririn MC Team “Content Editor” 2015 - 2016

Norp's words Fandry Tumiwa

National Officer on Human Rights and Peace 2016 - 2017

Dear SCORPions and member of CIMSA all over Indonesia.

First of all, we shall thank to God, because of His grace and His permission, STETOSCORP can be released for its sixth edition. And from all of National Committee on Human Rights Peace 2016/17, we are welcoming you!

SCORP (Standing Committee on Human Rights and Peace) is one of Standing Committee in CIMSA, which has a high concern of defending human rights and also building peace with mission statement, “We are committed to promoting Human Rights and Peace and as future health care professionals we work towards empowering and improving the health of refugees and other vulnerable people.” SCORP CIMSA is required to be able to facilitate its members (and also CIMSA’s member in general) who is eager to know more about the current situation on anything related to human rights and peace issues in Indonesia or another countries.

SCORP CIMSA has 4 focuses, which is disaster management (pre and post disaster management), vulnerable people, the right to health, and refugee’s health, and will be applied by our 18 locals and 1 observer in their activities, such as any projects or another activities in order to make Indonesian more realized and evenly fulfilled his rights to health, to prevent human violations or human rights violations against the people and for those who are vulnerable his rights have been violated, especially refugees.

STETOSCORP is one of media of SCORP CIMSA, which contains all the information about all activities SCORP-CIMSA. Not only activities, but also any information related to human rights and peace. We also thank you very much to all who assisted in the preparation and publication of this STETOSCORP. We hope that STETOSCORP can be inspired all of the reader.

DIPIDIPIDIPIDIP, WE ARE SCORPIONS!

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Welcome

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About SCORP

NCORP and Team

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INdonesia’s imprisoned

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ACTION 2016

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SCORP CAMP IFMSA MSF GOES TO CAMPUS

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SPORADIST

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ABOUT SCORP “We are committed to promoting Human Rights and Peace and as future health care professionals we work towards empowering and improving the health of refugees and other vulnerable people.”

SCORP (Standing Committee on Human Rights and Peace) is one of six standing committee of CIMSA (Center for Indonesian Medical Students’ Activities).

CIMSA works in many different fields on health including Reproductive Health & AIDS, Public Health, Medical Education, Research Exchange, Professional Exchange and Human Rights and Peace. SCORP is the standing committee that coordintaes all activities of CIMSA that are related to Human Rights and Peace such as Galaksi Tab (Galakan Aksi Tanggap Bencana), CIMSA‘s Humanitarian Response Team (CHRT) as well as many campaigns; International Day of Peace, Human Rights Day, International Women’s Day and Earth Hour.

There are four SCORP’s workfields, they are refugee’s health, the right to health, vulnerable people, and disaster management.

Firstly, SCORP was known as SCOR or Standing Comitte on Refugees. Because of its concern Refugee’s Vunerable towards peace, then SCOR was changed to Health People SCORP or Standing Comittee on Refugees and Peace. But then, SCORP realized that we should fight towards human rights violations. Once again Disaster The Right SCORP changed its name, still SCORP but the Management to Health word Refugees was changed into Human Rights, then voila, it became the SCORP name nowadays, Standing Comittee on Human Rights and Peace.

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NATIONAL COMITTEE AND TEAM ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND PEACE Nevio Nouri Advisory Board

Agung Prabowo Advisory Board

AZIFA ANIS Secretary

NAJMI Fauzan T PC

SEptian dwi Prabowo VNI

JEwaqa brako FNMC

AHmad fairuz HR Team

nadia yandra HR Team

Devi Safrina PC Team

Rahmi shofiana PC Team

Labitta Pachira Aquaira MC Team

Fandry tumiwa NORP

DEVINA HAPSARI VNE

DIAN K. ANGGRAENY Treasurer

ANANTI WUNGUDITA MCC

Aminah Kasuba HR Team

Thifal indri HR Team

Larasati citra ayu HR Team

LOFIna mutia dewi PC Team

Andi noldy yusuf perkasa FNM Team

RAhmi zahra MC Team

nadya dwi astari FNM Team

Yunia HAbsari PC Team

Nafiatul ummah FNM Team

Ririn putrinaldi MC Team

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SCORP’S MEDIA @scorpcimsaid

@scorpcimsa

@scorpcimsa

scorp.cimsa.or.id

issuu.com/scorpcimsapub issuu.com/cimsa.indonesia

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Indonesia’s Imprisoned “Shackles Around Their Ankles and Within Their Minds” Physical and Emotional Abuses against People with Psychosocial Disabilities Labitta Pachira Aquaira Universitas Gadjah Mada 40 years ago, people with mental health conditions were treated even less than prisoners. As if it’s not enough to be imprisoned by their own minds, they were shackled and confined—an act called pasung—unable to experience the freedom they so rightfully deserve. Not only do these people with psychosocial disabilities have their ankles bound with chains, they are also, more often than not, kept outside without a single shred of clothes and unable to wash.

This practice, which involves shackling a person’s ankles, is commonly referred to as pasung. A recent report from Human Rights Watch estimated that around 57,000 people in Indonesia have been shackled at least once in their lifetime. Despite having been banned by the Indonesian government, pasung still continues to be practiced in modern day due to lack of access to proper and affordable community-based mental health services, therefore leading to this practice being more commonly found in rural areas compared to urban ones. Morbidly, pasung is also linked to the superstitious beliefs of numerous Indonesians, which traces a direct line from psychosocial disabilities such as schizophrenia to the work of black magic and evil spirits. Thus, to these people, the act of pasung is not only the right course of action, but a necessary one.

This also allows them to justify why they do not care much to seek medical care for the inflicted individual. A notable amount of stigma also closely follows mentally-ill people, therefore

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cornering the people related to these individuals to not seek medical attention and care.

Research shows that in 2014, around 1,274 cases of pasung were reported across 21 provinces with the rescue of 93% of these people, although the data on how many of those were successfully rehabilitated and were later returned to their shackles is unfortunately absent. Human Rights Watch researches were able to speak with a man who kept his daughter shacked for 15 years as he was afraid she had been cursed and didn’t have the money to take her to a doctor. He was ashamed that his daughter was “destructive” and dug up the neighbor’s crops and ate raw corn from the plant.

“First I tied her wrist and ankles together with cables but she managed to untie herself so I decided to lock her up because the neighbors were scared,” the man said.

Despite releasing his daughter within two months after the visit from Human Rights Watch, the man told the group that his daughter was not allowed to bathe, be clothed nor visited.

Her room had never been cleaned and also served as her toilet, as she had to defecate there. She was not allowed any contact with the outside world, and her meals were pushed twice each day through a hole in the wall. Worst of all, the man did not regard his action as inhumane.

“Shackling people with mental health

A 22-year-old woman with psychosocial disabilities at a healing center in Brebes, Indonesia.

Courtesy of 2015 Andrea Star Reese

conditions is illegal in Indonesia, yet it remains a widespread and brutal practice,” said Kriti Sharma, disability rights researcher at Human Rights Watch and the author of the report.

The first province in Indonesia to ever initiate a program in the hopes of eradicating pasung was Aceh. Due to the long-running civil armed conflict and the 2004 tsunami in Aceh, the number of mental health conditions became frequent. Unfortunately, due to the conflict, there were no mental health services available, resulting in the use of pasung. The families even thought of this practice as the safest way to care for their mentally-ill relatives.

The extensive mental health support provided by the Indonesian and international agencies after the 2004 tsunami in Aceh helped in raising awareness about the importance of community-based mental health care, reported Human Rights Watch. The Indonesian government saw the silver lining and made use of the natural disaster as an opening to develop a sustainable communitybased mental health services by merging mental health into the province’s primary health care system. As such, in 2010, the provincial government of Aceh officially launched the “Aceh Free Pasung” program.

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Modeled after Aceh’s Pasung-free program, Indonesia’s health ministry launched “Indonesia Free from Pasung” 4-year program, also beginning in 2010, aiming to eradicate the practice. However, since no noteworthy advances occurred, the deadline has been extended to 2019. This ambitious program focuses on not only raising awareness about mental health and pasung, but integrating mental health care into primary health care, training health staff to identify and diagnosing basic mental health conditions, providing mental health medication at the puskesmas

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level, and creating community mental health teams called Tim Penggerak Kesehatan Jiwa Masyarakat (TPKJM) to release people from pasung. However, due to evident lack of resources, coordination, and even training, there was difficulty in successfully rescuing people from pasung, as even those who were rescued inevitably return to this practice as a lack of follow-up and access to community-based support. It has always been a tough hurdle in battling against the deep-rooted stigma surrounding mentally-ill people.

don’t let your disabilty limits you from exploring your ability

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AUGUST MEETING Nadhila Aditiyaputri Universitas Padjajaran

August Meeting (AM) 2016 was held in Puebla, Mexico on 1-7th of August 2016. Before the August Meeting commenced, all SCORP delegates was presented with the SCORP Survival Kit through SCORP mailing list as material to prepare for the long awaited SCO Session. The schedules of the General Assembly, entire SCORP sessions, and even up to the details of all sessions themselves, were also sent along with the SCORP Survival Kit via mailing list.

The first day was filled with the introduction of all delegates and SCORP Sessions Team, which consists of all the members of SCORP International Team (SCORP-D, LRP, Regional Assistants, Development Assistant, and General Assistant) and several Human Rights Trainer, with the exception of SCORP Regional Assistant for Africa, whom

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unfortunately could not attend the event. A number of members from the SCORP International Team seemed somewhat disturbed with the reasoning behind the SCORP RA Africa’s absence from the General Assembly.

Right before the beginning of each session, the delegates got to pick the session they will take part in; there are two sessions in each day, and the delegates had the freedom to choose the sessions that suited their fancy. Following that, all SCORP sessions were carried out in the form of discussion in small working groups, in which the members of said group have to give a presentation concerning the results of their discussion.

Sometimes, the materials were also delivered via games.

For example, during the session on Modern Slavery, we took part in a guessing game consisting of fun facts relating to worldwide slavery activities, ranging from its history up to the current statistics. Other than that, each SCORP Session had ice breaking games to thaw the atmosphere as the delegates had just gone through an hour full of SCORP session materials.

In addition, there was also a SCORP Activities Fair, in which SCORP from various

NMOs present their ideas or ongoing projects. One of the projects that caught my attention was the one focusing on disaster management from FMS-Taiwan, where they gave training sessions for students on how to act during emergency situations caused by natural disasters.

On the last day, there was a voting session, where I, as the only representative from SCORP CIMSA, was given the honor to vote by NORP CIMSA to voice out my choice. The voting was held in order to validate the SCORP Strategic Plan 2016-2019.

All in all, I was amazed by the SCORP Sessions that I have been given the honor to attend, moreover, the General Assembly in this August Meeting was my first. I received so many positive things from this meeting, beginning from a fresh perspective on various things, experiences, to new friends. My aspirations are: I sincerely hope that I was able to represent CIMSA and Indonesia well, therefore giving the various attendees a bright image for our beloved organization and country, and I also hope that there will be many more SCORP CIMSA members interested in partaking in General Assembly or Regional Meeting.

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ACTION 2016 ACTION is a transnational project of IFMSA SCORP and stands for "Asian Collaborative Training on Infection Diseases, Outbreak, Natural Disaster and Refugee Management". ACTION is an one week training program held annually in an Asian Pacific country and it is aimed at providing essential knowledge and skills required to prevent, relieve and rehabilitate victims of infectious disease and natural disaster to medical students in Asia Pacific region.

ACTION 2016 was held in Khon Kaen, Thailand, with the

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topic of "Disaster Risk Reduction" based on the latest 2015 Sendai Framework.

During the program, Indonesian delegates acquired basic skills and knowledge of disaster medicine through the lectures such as the definition of DRR, how government manage on disaster risk, mental health in disasters, etc. Not only lectures, Indonesian delegates also had workshops with the other countries delegates on managing disaster risk reduction by working together in a small group. Delegates

also had a large-scale simulation of TRIAGE and field trips with the local experts.

Started with the first day after we arrived at Khonkaen airport, we got picked up and escorted by the committees to the hotel. After lunch, we had a fun ice breaking sessions which made us delegates that come from different countries to blend into groups and there was a gala dinner held by the chairman of the committee in order to conduct an opening ceremony.

On the second day, we had lecture about "Disaster Risk Management" by Prof. Dr. Tavida Kamolve from Thammasat University in Hall University of Khonkaen and "Mental Health" by Nawanant Plyavhatkul MD. from department of Psychiatry, KKU. In the lecture, we learned Framework Sendai made in Japan to decrease DRR which aims to understanding disaster risk, strengthening risk process, Infesting PSB for resilience, and developing risk management.

After lectures, we had workshops and discussions and after lunch there was a creative session where we got to learn about Thailand cultures wrapped up in mini games every day. On that day there was a country presentation by each delegates about disasters in their own country, and delegates from Indonesia presented about Tsunami in Aceh on 2004. We learned so much about disaster from other countries through that.

On the third day, we started our day with lecture and workshop talked about “Strengthening Governance Management in Disaster Risk” which was presented by Dr. Singhanat Rajbhandharak as a fire and rescue specialist from the disaster mitigation center in

Thailand. Before we had the second lecture, we had a creative session and made a Thai pottery called “Ban Chiang”. On the second lecture, Dr. Wuraya Luang on from Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health presented about Biological Disasters and we continued the session with workshop related to the topic through “Patient Doctor Simulation”. In the night, all the delegates dressed up as an angel or a demon who had a crazy party to end the day.

On the fourth day, we got anhydroelectric power project developed in northeastern Thailand.

Group 2 went to Karunruk Palliative Care Center which is a coordination center for patients with end stage care (palliative) and the families of the victims got to participate in planning healthcare by offering supportive home care physically and mentally. here, Group 2 learned that in the end stage we have to cure the patients spiritually because they tend to spend their last time with their family rather than at the hospital. Group 3 visited Martin Village where the people were very poor because they had bad quality soil but years later and now they’re developed and do not depend only on the soil and the health quality is improving.

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Not only Martin Village but group 3 also went to Ubonrat Hospital, guided by dr Tantip, the head of the hospital. The hospital is a community hospital, which is the smallest type of hospital in Thailand. This hospital is different with other hospitals because the patients can choose between traditional & medicine treatment, or the combination for free. When people get hospitalized, they can also grow plants in the hospital garden and use them for their needs. Group 4 went to works project rain at Nakhoratchasema and learn about the process of making artificial rain that was made by the official in order to cut back water shortage caused by variation of nature.

On the sixth day, we had two big agendas which were wrap up simulation and closing ceremony. The simulation was held in a disaster management center in Khon Kaen.

All of the participants learned how to use fire extinguisher for the real simulation that had fire in the scenario. After that, we were divided into two big groups with one commander in each group. And then, we

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finally got into the simulation! There was a very big fire and a lot of patients with wounds made from make-up that looked very real! In this simulation, we practiced triage and decided how we could help the patient. It was very tiring because the weather was very hot, but it was a very great experience because we got to practice our knowledge in real life.

At night, we had a closing ceremony. We performed saman, tor tor, and kecak dance, and also sang Merah Putih together. It was both sad and happy because we couldn't believe we had to leave this amazing event tomorrow.

On the last day we bid farewell to the other delegates that were going to have post action trip to Pattaya. Such a heartwarming farewell because in these 6-7 days we spent a lot of time together. It was such a memorable and unforgettable memories for us as delegates. We hope that ACTION can be better each year and get more participants from more countries in Asia Pacific, including Indonesia. See you next year in ACTION 2017!

SCORP CAMP Ashandi Triyoga Universitas Negeri Jember SCORP Camp 2016 is an international summer training of IFMSA members that have knowledge or practical experience on Human Rights and want to participate in a more specific training. It is a training program held annually and this year was held in Kaunas, Lithuania on 21th-26th August and organized by Lithuanian Medical Students’ Association (LiMSA). SCORP Camp consists of 5 interactive high intensity trainings with complementary external lectures. They are Training New Trainers (TNT), Training New Human Right Trainers (TNHRT), International Training On Disaster Medicine (ITDM), Human Right Advocacy Training (HRAT) and Human Right for Medical Practicioners: Advanced Trainings in Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention.

I as one of Indonesian delegate participate in HRAT. HRAT is a 24 – hour intensive workshop that is divided into 5 day period and complementary to TNHRT. It aims

teach the participants to evaluate public health matters and human rights issues in their local community, identify and develop a plan of action and follow guidelines in order to reach a goal of legislation and policy improvement. Moreover, practical trainings will equip participants with soft skills that will be useful in reaching better advocacy on human rights.

This training is based to teach involvement in politics and making impact on public health sector regarding human rights and ethics issues. Practical knowledge includes writing projects, policy statements, etc. and proposing it, addressing the law and improving on debating.

Started with the first day after we arrived at the meeting point at ISM University located in Vilnius where all of the participants and the committes gather to go to the camp site together. It took about 2 hours to got there. After we arrived, we had

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On the second day, early in the morning we had zumba and breakfast afterwards. At 8.30 everybody directly went to their training rooms and had training sessions until 19.00 with the lunch and coffee break and end the day with wrap up. First, the participants and the trainers introduce themselves, then we had a mini games aims to remember the names. After that we had workhops about introduction of advocacy and human right, politics, thinking out of the box and right to health. In the workshops, the trainers also triggered us to discuss about issues that happen in each participants’ countries and relate to the workshops’ topics. The trainers delivered the sessions in fun ways and tickling ice breaking sessions. After we had dinner, there was a Lithuanian cultural evening where the Lithuanian students came to present the traditional dance and

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everybody learnt and dance together.

On the third day, we had our training sessions until 11.30. HRAT only had workshop about methods and how to do advocacy, followed with human rigthts arena and the mechanism. Then, all of the participants had trip to Lithuanian University of Health Science (LUHS) and we had lectures about “Antimicrobial Resistance” presented by Olga Rostkowoska, ex-President of EMSA, followed with “Human Right” presented by one of the psychiatric professor from LUHS and ended up with “Role of Doctors in Dealing with Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence” by Birute Sabatauskaite. After that, we took photos in the University while holding our own country’s flag. Then we shopped in the supermarket and went back to the camp site to had dinner and movie night.

On the fourth day, the training sessions were about SDG, rhetorics, public speaking, negotiation, law, debates, and we learnt about advocacy in IFMSA. On that day, delegates learned more about advocacy and its tools. We practiced the debates where we divided into groups, also we practice on how to negotiate and we acted in many styles of public speaking on its session. In the night we had Brainwars, where all of the participant had to answer several general but unique questions, we had so much fun and laughed all night.

On the fifth day, the last day of all training sessions, HRAT had workshops about policy statement, creative activism, and ended the day with a simulation. This simulation was about to apply all we had learnt from workshops. So, HRAT participants acted as politicians. The trainer provided us the case,

and things that politicians use to reveal a policy in order to solve the case. It was very tiring, but a very great experience because we got to practice our knowledge in real life.

After that, we wrapped up and shared our thoughts about what we were going to do when we went back home. Then, we had group photos and the trainers handed us our certificate then we hug each other. We were happy but sad at the same time because we couldn't believe we finished all of the SCORP Camp agenda. In the night, we had National Food and Drinks Party where all of the delegates brought their national dishes or beverages and some country present their traditional music and the dance. It was also the closing ceremony because it was the last night for all participant who did not join to the Post-SCORP Camp agenda.

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On the next day, we had to say goodbye to almost all of the participants but before that the trainers receive their certificates from the committes and we had group photos, mini games and big hugs for everyone just before the busses came to pick them up. The rest of us (who joined the Post-SCORP Camp) had to wait for the next bus and we went straight to the Anyksciai Observation Tower and walked in the treetop walking path there. Then, we went to Kaunas hotel to rest and had free time.

On the second day of the trip, we went to Birstonas to bike around for about one hour and we were all enjoy the scenery companied with fresh-fresh summer breeze.

Then we had trip to Trakai where the

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participants had to choose between visit a castle or ride a water-bike there. Well, I chose the castle since I had never visited one. The castle is beautiful and full of Lithuanian mid-era histories. We also shopped some Lithuanian-made souveniers there. After that we went to Vilnius and again the participants had to choose between paintball or laser tag. All of the agenda that day was very pleasing and I totally had so much fu On the last day, we went to Vilnius Old Town where all of the history begins. We walked around guided with a tourist guide who told us stories behind every famous bulidings and statues there. In the midday, we had traditional Lithuanian lunch there. They

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I am Nadhila Aditiyaputri, a member of CIMSA Unpad. I was given responsibility of becoming one of Indonesian delegates for SCORP CAMP 2016 in Lithuania which was held from August 21th-August 26th. From 4/5 available classes in SCORP CAMP 2016, I chose to attend Training for New Human Rights Trainer (TNHRT), because of my concern in human rights. Inequality, violence, inappropriate health coverage and welfare issues still violating human rights. There, I was trained by Majko, IFMSA SCORP General Assistant, and Hana, IFMSA SCORP Director.

My first day of training was begun on 8.00 AM by introductory session to all trainees. After that, I learned about the basic of human rights, medical ethics, also the violence against human rights and medical ethics in different part of the world, which broaden my knowledge about how human right’s going on another country. First day’s session was going until 5.00 PM. In the welcoming dinner, we also had that introductory session with all participants, including trainees and trainers.

I had my most-wanted topic in the second day, and it was about presentation skills. There, I learned about how to do public speaking and make yourself more confident. It was one of essential topics that every trainer should be good at. All of the participants had open-minded perspective, they could see the positive point in every people eventhough some people performed really bad at the impromptu speech. This is a good point to be noted, that everything has a positive side.

More human rights-related topics were given in the third day, and they were peace &

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conflict, norms & discrimination, also refugees.

The interesting part of this day was “becoming refugees simulation”. This activity could rise our empathy to the refugees as we could feel the heart-breaking condition and grief, also made all of us feel more blessed at our current condition.

Finally, in the last day of the training, I had to perform my simulation training. It was going really well. We were divided into group, and each group has two people on it. The topic to deliver was about the article in Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and its relation on violation against human rights.

Besides those trainings, we also had Lithuanian Cultural Night and National Foods & Drinks Party for the social programme.

It was such a precious moment for me, therefore I am so grateful of being elected as one of Indonesian delegates for this training.

The delivery method of the training was so fun and well-prepared. It could bring the interaction between the trainees and trainers. Besides increasing my knowledge, I could also broaden my connection in this training. And I am very pleased I have taken my chance to apply on this program. For above all, it is about challenging yourself out of your comfort zone.

For all who is interested in participating in any kind of training or IFMSA program, I could tell you that it will be your unforgettable and worth-to-try experience for it will improve both your hardskills and softskills. The benefit is also to know and understand global human rights issues, including each country’s issues and how to deal with them.

MSF Goes to Campus!

Shafira Chairunnisa Universitas Gadjah Mada Every time the ongoing conflict in the Middle East pops up on the news, the first thought that crosses our minds centers around “What happened to mankind? Has humanity lost its way?” Little do we know that amidst all the bloodshed that paints the region red, several doctors and other healthcare practitioners are sacrificing their lives to save those who are injured, piecing up together every last bit of humanity left on the land.

These doctors have experienced situations too horrendous to be spoken of, such as seeing their patients being killed by the airstrikes right before their eyes, without even having a split-second to save them.

These brave doctors are

part of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) or Doctors Without Borders, an independent, medical humanitarian organization which delivers emergency aid to people around the world who are affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disaster, and exclusion from healthcare (read more: http://www.msf.org/en). Even though currently thousands of healthcare practitioners from 69 countries around the world join forces to cater the needs of the afflicted, sadly the world is such a hostile place that this sheer number is not enough. This initiates CIMSA UI’s first collaboration with MSF, titled “MSF Goes to Campus”, which will be held on October 12th 2016.

Through a movie screening

and a seminar by an MSF speaker, this event aims to reach out to medical students and show them a glimpse of what it’s like to be a doctor who works for humanitarian organization. Wishing it to be an intimate, insightful experience and in order to ensure the message will truly come across, participants were limited. Despite the quota, this upcoming event received all sort of positive responses. It is hoped that the event will spark the medical students’ interest to work in the humanitarian field and inspire them to continue the legacy of spreading love and humanity in places where chaos and uncertainty reign, in times when all hope seems lost.

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SPORADIST

West Sumatera is a disaster-prone area, exposed to earthquakes and tsunamis.

According to the data from BNPB, five major earthquakes with magnitudes above 6 had occured in West Sumatera in the last nine years, with about 1,584 people killed. West Sumatera itself is located in a territory where two tectonic plates meet and results in a periodic movement. Amongst the victims, 75% were high school students whom were panicked by the disaster, unprepared by the attacks.

This minimal awareness and preparations during earthquakes and tsunamis, as well as the lack of mitigation system and disaster evacuation plan, inspired SCORP CIMSA UNAND to initiate a project named SPORADIST(SCORP Prepare Disaster Response Team) with a purpose to establish a

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Syauqi Faidhun Niam Universitas Andalas

proper disaster evacuation plan, enhance the knowledge, and increase the awareness of the students on earthquake safety, with a hope to be able to reduce the impacts, victims and casualties during a possible attack.

SPORADIST exists in four times interventions. The first intervention SCORP UNAND provided a training which was given by BNPB Padang for all of the SCORP members, so that they will be able to become counselors to pass it on towards the students in SMPN 4 Padang. The topic discussed was on school-based earthquake and tsunami managements, starting from how to create an adequate evacuation system within the school, with a plan to make a disaster response team from the SMPN 4 Scout Team and a few other students.

SMPN 4 Padang was chosen as a target due to its geographic area, being located in a location susceptible to earthquakes and tsunamis with a distance less than 500m away from the shoreline.

Hence, it is considered as located in the red zone(a zone predicted with high risks and damages from earthquakes and tsunamis). Other than that, the other significant reason is due to the limited knowledge regarding these disasters and its managements and mitigation system.

On the next intervention, a tsunami evacuation map will be made by the whole SMPN 4 Padang, with a mission to guide where to or which buidling should they go to as a shelter during an earthquake or tsunami attack. The distance range from the school to the evacuation spot will be measured so that they

could reach the safe spot within a safe predicted time. Not only creating the map, evacuation signs and guides to the assembly area will be established too. When all of these are already done, on the 4th intervention, a disaster simulation drill will be held, which involves all the staffs and students from the school and led by the disaster response team formed on the first intervention, applying what they’ve gained during the whole trainings.

Therefore, it is expected that SPORADIST could increase the knowledge and awareness of the students from SMPN 4 Padang regarding the mitigation of earthquakes and tsunamis. The establishment of evacuation and disaster response team at the school will hopefully help guide the staffs and students at the school should an attack happens, even

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five on disaster management REFINEMENT region Menur Wulan Universitas Gadjah Mada

On a humid hot day of Friday, on June 17th 2016, our friends from SCORP CIMSA UGM came together to visit SMP Bina Anak Soleh, or as commonly known as SMP BIAS, which is located in Giwangan, in order to actualize one of SCORP's project called REFINEMENT, Region Five on Disaster Management. This project has a purpose to raise awareness and also to teach not only students but also teachers of SMP BIAS about managements and actions that is crucial for when one of the frequent natural disaster struck, namely earthquakes.

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The event begins with a speech that was given by the Local Officer of SCORP CIMSA UGM 2014/2015, Dixon Hovin. Furthermore, the event was taken over by MC with puzzle games that make students wracked their brains to answer the questions. That small wood built room was filled with the loud noise and laughters coming from students who tried to answers the puzzles.

The event continued with provision of material by Oktomi Wijaya, the speaker who is a representative from Pusat Kebijakan dan Manajemen Kesehatan (PKMK). Students were thought about how to save them self

when there is an earthquake, besides that they also learned about how earthquakes areformed and about the earthquake that hit Yogyakarta in 2006. After given instructions of the management, earthquake simulation was held for the sake of understanding the student and teachers involved.

Sound of the speaker broke the atmosphere, participants started saving them self under the table. After a couple of minutes they ran out of the class to the save assembly point. Teachers then record the names of the students, meanwhile first aids was given to students that was hurt, some

participants instructed to come back to class to help students that were left behind.

Simulation went through safely and everyone looked very enthusiast in participating. Finally, the event ended with a photo session together.

With this project, we hope that not only the students understand but also could actualized all the steps of saving your life.

Besides, with them understanding those, it is also hoped that if there was an earthquake they could save their own life or even save other people's life.

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SPRITE

spread the happiness through children’s smiles Kadek Parpita Sani Universitas Wijaya Kusuma Surabaya

SPRITE is our project for children who suffer from cancer. It held on may 18th in cancer foundation (YKAKI) at Karang Menjangan street no 5, Surabaya. YKAKI (Yayasan Kasih Anak Kanker Indonesia) is cancer foundation for children. Our theme is " we care, we share". Before the day of project, we have to survey to the foundation few times. The foundation have some offers such as, we didnt allow to give any food or snack to the kids and only do activities which need less energy. But we didnt give up

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and prepare an appropriate project for the children. By this project we want to show that we really care and want to share the happiness with them. So, what we do to make it happen? We held coulouring competition, clown show and we sing along together. We ask them to write their wish in a paper and then make it fly with a balloon. We give a present for the winner at the competition and give a souvenir for all of them. We also give some things that the foundation need for the children. Their response to

this project is awesome and they were look so happy. We were chatting, joking and laughing together. We were so glad that they approved our presence.At the end of project and we clean up the place, some of them even help us and still want to play with us.

The children and us being a friends. We hope they gain a new spirit after this project and realize that they cant give up because there are so many others who support them and pray the best for them.

OUR LOCALS Universitas Syiah Kuala Universitas Malikussaleh Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara Universitas Andalas Universitas Riau Universitas Indonesia Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Universitas Pelita Harapan Universitas Yarsi Universitas Gadjah Mada Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta Universitas Islam Sultan Agung Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta Universitas Negeri Sebelas Maret Universitas Airlangga Universitas Wijaya Kusuma Surabaya Universitas Negeri Jember (observer)

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