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Udayana University Medical Faculty Students Secure Funding from the Directorate of Learning and Student Affairs, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology
Udayana University Medical Faculty Students Secure Funding from the Directorate of Learning and Student Affairs, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology
Students from the Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, initiated a program to empower blind people to act as facilitators in art and coffee classes. This program, implemented through the Student Creativity Program for Community Service (PKM-PM), successfully secured funding from the Directorate of Learning and Student Affairs, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia in 2025. The program runs from July to October at the Teratai Foundation.
The program's implementation team is led by Diah Widiastri from the Undergraduate Program in Medicine, class of 2023. The team consists of five members:
1. Andini Putri, Undergraduate Program in Physiotherapy, class of 2023,
2. Nayaka Ksatria, Undergraduate Program in Medicine, class of 2023,
3. Dinda Pradewi, Undergraduate Program in Psychology, class of 2024,
4. Sumerta Yasa, Undergraduate Program in Medicine, class of 2024.
The program is supervised by I Gusti Ayu Diah Fridari, S.Psi., M.Psi., Ph.D.
The program, called SENTRA, stands for Seni dan Narasi Tunanetra (Art and Narasi Tunanetra), and aims to create a platform for blind people to express their values and potential through painting, coffee blends, and the power of personal narrative. This collaboration is carried out with the Teratai Denpasar Foundation, which has long been a home for blind people to learn and engage in independent activities. This program wasn't founded on pity, but on the belief that people with visual impairments have the capacity to be leaders of space, not simply space recipients.
Through experiential learning-based public speaking and personal branding training, participants are encouraged to discover ways to convey their life stories through sound, scent, texture, and expression.
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