Dignity Day 2009 – Indonesia
Dignity Without Drugs
For two consecutive years, YCAB – Yayasan Cinta Anak Bangsa (Loving the Nation’s Children Foundation) hosted the Global Dignity Day event in Indonesia. We dedicate October to be the Dignity Month as we integrated our message of a healthy lifestyle without drugs with the message of dignity. In the message, youth are encouraged to stay away from drug use and drug abuse, to make the right choices and to reach out for their dreams as the manifestation of living a dignified life.
The message was delivered in classes and assemblies starting October 12th-30th, 2009, involving around 7,908 youth at over 30 schools in four cities (Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi). Students were introduced to the Global Dignity Principles and how important it is to lead a dignified life. Generally, the student did not know about these principles before, as they assumed that dignity is an “elite and old people” issue that is not well known to them. After the campaign, they are now aware of the importance of living a dignified life and to make the right choices in life, one of them is to say no to drugs.
The pinnacles for this Global Dignity Campaign were held on October 19th and 25th, in which we have a mass campaign at KONI Auditorium, Central Jakarta and a band competition in Metropolis Mall Tangerang, respectively. Each event was enjoyed by more than one thousand youth as we introduced the Global Dignity Principles through games and interactive campaign method. With the live performance of Dance, Group Band and Arts, they are being reminded to grasp the opportunity to fulfill one’s potential, to start living a dignified life now in their young age so that they could later on grow up to their full potential and respecting each other.
On October 20th, we held a press conference to socialize the Global Dignity Day concept to our media and journalist friends. With the power of the media, we want to reach and share Global Dignity Day to as many people as possible, not only to youth, but also to all layers of society in Indonesia.
