Suatu hari di tengah malam aku dikejutkan dengan alarm Black Berry-ku yang menandakan ada email yang masuk. Dengan terkantuk-kantuk kubaca mail dari seseorang yang begitu asing bagiku...Eriko Takizawa...Seorang utusan dari UNDP yang bermaksud untuk visit ke TPA Bantar Gebang. UNDP - GIKOKO KOGYO bermaksud mengadakan kegiatan untuk community empowerment sebagai program poverty reduction. Dan mereka membutuhkan aspirasi dari beberapa lembaga swadaya masyarakat terkait yang concern dalam social activity dan non profit oriented... Beberapa hari kemudian kami pun melakukan komunikasi by phone... Kamis, 8 April 2010 siang, tibalah team mereka di desa Sumur Batu Kecamatan Bantar Gebang. Setelah meeting kecil di dalam ' kantor ' yang berupa container mungil, mulailah mereka mengunjungi sekolahku....Mereka cukup exited melihat bangunan sekolah yang terbuat dari bambu yang bercat warna warni...Eriko Takizawa bertanya kepadaku " Why do you choose bamboo, Sari ? "...aku hanya tersenyum simpul mendengar pertanyaannya. Agak sungkan juga menjelaskan bahwa aku memilih bambu agar menghemat biaya dikarenakan keterbatasan dana... " Hm...it's cheaper, Takizawa San..." aku menjawab pendek...Eriko Takizawa pun tergelak mendengar jawabanku. Lalu dia membesarkan hatiku bahwa bambu sangat bermanfaat untuk mengusir nyamuk, mengandung obat-obatan alami...bla..bla..bla...aku pun mahfum sebagai orang Japan dia pasti pakar tentang per-bambu-an... Setelah sempat berfoto bersama murid-muridku yang sedang mengaji, kami pun berpisah. Eriko Takizawa and team akan melanjutkan perjalanan ke Ciketing Udik, aku pun melanjutkan agenda untuk meeting kecil dengan para pengurus harian Yayasan Ummu Amanah... Kunjungan ini sangat mengesankan. Tak pernah terbayangkan bahwa ada team dari UNDP yang sudi mengunjungi sekolah Al Falah ini... " Thank you very much for coming, Takizawa San. Arigatou Gozaimasu. Sayonara...."....Eriko Takizawa pun melambaikan tangan dan berlalu...Visit of UNDP - United Nation Development Programme
One day in the middle of the night I was awaked by the alarm of my Black Berry, indicating incoming email. With nodding off I read mail from someone who was so strange to me ... Eriko Takizawa ... A broker of the UNDP intends to visit the Bantar Gebang Landfill. UNDP - Gikoko Kogyo intend to conduct activities for community empowerment as a poverty reduction program. And they need the aspirations of several relevant non-governmental organizations concerned in social activity and non profit oriented ...
A few days later we had to communicate by phone ... Thursday, April 8, 2010 afternoon, their team arrived at Sumur Batu Village. After meeting at GIKOKO's office, they began visiting the school .... They're exited to see the school building made of bamboo painted colorful. Eriko Takizawa ask me ... "Why do you choose bamboo, Sari?" ... I just smile to hear the question. A bit shy to explain that I chose bamboo to cut costs due to limited funds ... "Hm ... it's cheaper, Takizawa San ..."... Eriko chuckled to hear my answer. Then she raised my heart that the bamboo is very useful to repel mosquitoes, contain natural medicines ... etc. She must be expert to explain all about bamboo ... Having had time to pose with my students, Eriko Takizawa and team permit and then continue visiting Ciketing Udik Village, and I have a meeting scedule too with the management of Ummu Amanah Foundation... This visit was very impressive. Never imagined that there were teams from UNDP willing to visit my school ... "Thank you very much for coming, Takizawa San. Arigatou Gozaimasu. Sayonara ....".... Eriko Takizawa waved and passed ...
