His name is Saekan. He is the man who saves his village from drought that happen when long dry season come. Due to his merits , Indonesian government has awarded him with Kalpataru award as environment saver. His hard work was started at 1970′s. At that time, dry season made wells and river being drought. That condition forced Saekan to did something. After He traced the forest that located not far from a spring that used to be water resource for the villagers, he knew that the springs extinct because there is no tree in that forest. So, he decided to planted pucung trees there. He planted the trees one by one until the number reach 500 at 1982. Ten years and 500 trees were enough to reappear the spring. After the spring reappeared, He flowed the water to his village by bamboos.
Now the village is become very cool, even in dry season. The villager also enjoy very much natural resources such as, cocoa, coconut, clove, durian, etc. They also can build road and enjoy electricity in their village.
When Andy F Noya from Kick Andy ask him about the reason why he save his village, he answered “I won’t let my children and my grandchild suffer pain that I’ve felt”. So, let us save our environment, not only for us, but also for next generation.
“Superheroes don’t save the world, we do”
