KAFEIN-Program

Waduk Jatibarang was one of the potential project locations. Fortunately, the local community has already developed in terms of sanitation. The need for the implementation of development programs was classified as low.

Visitation to the potential location in Tambak Lorok, Semarang. LPUBTN has attended the community in Tambak Lorok since 2016. It was decided that the KAFEIN program should be set in Tambak Lorok because the need to improve sanitation was enormous.

Agnes Hapsari introduced BUGI at the kick-off meeting in Rumah Apung.

Gregorius Haryana, our biogas plant expert, presented the model of the sanitary facility.

The residents and all stakeholders are well informed about the program.

There was also intensive discussion at lunch.

Slamet Riyanto, one of the community leaders in Tambak Lorok, Agnes Hapsari from BUGI and Isti Sumiwi from LPUBTN signed the declaration of intent.

The declaration of intent by the community in Tambak Lorok indicated active participation together with LPUBTN and BUGI on the KAFEIN program.

Press release about Kick-Off Meeting in Tambak Lorok, Semarang

The construction project team visited the project location.

The condition before the KAFEIN program began.

The waste and an outhouse in Tambak Lorok.

A large pool of waste and litter – our sanitary facility would be set up there.

The preparatory seminar on microfinance: Income Generating Project

The info meeting about the KAFEIN program with the representatives of Rotary Club Bali Taman, Evangelical Church (GKI) Bali and BUGI took place in Denpasar, Bali.

The traditional ceremony before the construction of the sanitary facility.

(From left to right LPUBTN, BUGI, community representative and district manager Tambak Lorok, Tanjung Mas.)

Father Fransiskus Assisi Sugiarta SJ (LPUBTN) and Anindya Krishna Siddharta (BUGI) together laid the first stones of the sanitary facility

The stakeholder meeting to discuss the time planning: The lengthy process to free up the suitable area, where the sanitary facility would be, proved to be a hindrance in the milestone of this project. For this reason, the execution time of the project’s construction and the other planned actions had to be adjusted.

The representatives of the women’s group Tambak Lorok, Puskesmas, BUGI and LPUBTN.

The students of Leibniz Universität Hannover (LUH) interacted with the children in PAUD Seroja.

The health workshop in a small group on the topic of hygiene.

Gregorius Ismono, Lamser and Isti Sumiwi from LPUBTN measured and recorded the length and width of the construction area.

After the official granted the building permit, the excavation work started immediately.

Water has collected in the excavation pit. The water was siphoned and the pit was filled with earth.

Annual meeting of BUGI and LPUBTN at the Jesuit Agricultural Training Center in Salatiga.

Microfinance workshop – „Saving & Loan Association and Financial Business Management“ with Dr Birgit Galemann und Intan Maulidah

Our microfinance expert, Dr. Birgit Galemann led the workshop until late in the evening.

Microfinance workshop – cost-income course

Microfinance workshop – monitoring course

Microfinance workshop – passbook entry

Microfinance workshop – Deby acted diligently as a record keeper

Microfinance workshop – auditing course

Microfinance Workshop – William, Nana, and Asih discussed intensively the best form of Saving and Loan Association for the community in Tambak Lorok.

After the workshop a celebration was held with with a chocolate tasting.

Our microfinance expert, Dr. Birgit Galemann and Corina Mailoa from BUGI exchanged views with the representatives of the micro-finance group in Tambaklorok.

Visit to the small shops in Tambak Lorok to exchange about finance business management – crafts from wood and shells.

Visit to the small shops in Tambak Lorok to exchange about Finance Business Management – Herbal Garden.

Visit to the small shops in Tambak Lorok to exchange about finance business management – fish powder manufacturers.

Nana, the coordinator of the micro-finance group, has shown a step in the workflow of crafting wood and shells.

BUGI’s leader visits the micro-finance group in Tambak Lorok.

After the dredging, the property was closed down for about eight months to stabilise its new shape. From this photo, it was still four months before the further construction work could be continued.

The remaining inadequate open toilets are gradually destroyed.

Stakeholder assembly: BUGI, LPUBTN, LUH, Church Development Service Hanover (KED) and Universitas Katolik (UNIKA) Soegijapranata Semarang.

Revita from LPUBTN presented about our program in Tambak Lorok to the students of Leibniz Universität Hannover and Universitas Katholik Soegijapranata.

BUGI’s Dyon Hoekstra explained the project in detail.

Dr. Karina Hoekstra from Leibniz Universität Hannover conducted a seminar in Universitas Katholik Soegijapranata.

Andreas Kurschat from the Church Development Service told about the learning method.

After the series of workshops, the students finally have the time they deserve.

Students from Leibniz University Hanover and Catholic University Soegijapranata visited the local health care facility PUSKESMAS Bandarharjo.

Kukuh Madyaningrana and Dyon Hoekstra from BUGI at the coordination meeting for the health workshop in collaboration with Catholic Polytechnic University Mangunwijaya.

Health workshop in Tambak Lorok with students from the University of Hanover and UNIKA Soegijapranata.

The property was stable enough and the further construction work could be continued.

The construction team commanded by Prof. Djoko Suwarno, the Dean of the Faculty of Technology UNIKA Soegijapranata Semarang.

The construction work to build up the sanitary facility continued.

The excavation pit for the biogas reactor.

The installation of the water pipe.

Die Gründungsfläche des Biogasreaktors.

Construction of the biogas reactor.

Dome reactor of the biogas plant.

The interior of the biogas reactor.

Final check of the biogas reactor by our biogas expert Gregorius Haryana.

Prof. Djoko Suwarno, the person responsible for the construction of the toilet cubicle and public kitchen, was visiting the construction site.

Revita from LPUBTN welcomed the guests and multipliers to the health workshop for trainers.

The health expert at the municipal health facility has provided information on the subject of basic hygiene and sanitation.

Tri Puji Kurniawan gave a lecture on sanitation, focused on dengue fever.

The health workshop for the multipliers in Tambak Lorok was successfully carried out.

The construction progress

The steel work to prepare the roof structure.

Annual meeting of BUGI and LPUBTN at the LPUBTN office in Semarang Old Town.

The collaboration between BUGI and LPUBTN continues under the supervision of Kukuh Madyaningrana from BUGI and Revita from LPUBTN.

Anindya Krishna Siddharta and Kukuh Madyaningrana from BUGI visited the construction site.

The walls are erected.

The walls and roofing is finished.

The finalisation of the plant was stopped due to COVID19.

The construction of sanitation facility has been completed and is ready to use.

The walls has been painted.

A user training was organized in Tambak Lorok on 18th of September 2020.

The grand opening of MCK (Sanitation Facility) Biru Bahari, attended by all of the supporting representatives. The sanitation facility is officially established for public use and named MCK Biru Bahari.

The stove is turned on using the biogas from the sanitation facility/MCK Biru Bahari.