UNAIR NEWS – Three students from the Banyuwangi School of Health Science and Natural Science (SIKIA) at Universitas Airlangga participated in the Indonesian Youth Exchange and Conference (IYEC) in Singapore and Malaysia. They are Kresna Ryan Ardiansyah first-year Veterinary Medicine student, Puji Aris Setiawati and Raisa Amelia Yumna second-year Veterinary Medicine students. The event was held by the Indonesian Youth Action from Tuesday, July 18, 2023 to Saturday, July 22, 2023.
One of the delegations, Kresna Ryan Ardiansyah stated that the main event was an international conference for the sustainable development goals (SDGs). During the discussion, they were separated into different teams. Each team consists of four members from different delegations, where they discuss programs to support the achievement of SDGs 2030.
“The delegates come up with ideas to achieve the targets of SDGs in 2030,” he said.
One Village One CEO
Kresna and co. formulate the idea of workmate apps and One Village One CEO program. The program aims to improve the local economy and to provide employment opportunities for rural communities in Indonesia.
“Besides, it was aimed to prevent child labour, that still occurs in Indonesia to achieve SDGs point 3,” he said.
The idea of processing corn cobs
Representing the other team, Raisa came up with the idea of making Cornelli.co instant noodles from corn cobs. The unused food waste is available in significant quantities in various regions. The low sugar content in corn cobs supports the production of safe and healthy food, which can help reduce the prevalence of non-communicable diseases.
“My team comes up with Cornelli.co to prevent diabetes and obesity, which are included in the SDGs,” she said.
Diabetes and obesity are non-communicable diseases with high prevalence rates, largely caused by excessive sugar consumption beyond the recommended daily intake. Another benefit of this food product is that it can create job opportunities for the local communities around corn farming.
Apart from presenting the SDGs innovations in the IYEC, they also attended the SDGs conference with Paniirselvam Jayaraman as the speakers. They got to exchange ideas with other students.
“We had a campus tour and discussed with them and Indonesian students,” she said.
Author: Azhar Burhanuddin
Editor: Feri Fenoria
