Omi, Ubi, dan Syukur!/ Omi, Cassava and Gratitude!

composition

posted on 2025-06-14, 07:07 authored by Welmince Djulete, Oni Djulete, Yoel Sulumansi, Yasmin Cahya Nabila, Jarryd Davis, Sharyn DaviesSharyn Davies, Miya Irawati, Yulisna Mutia SariYulisna Mutia Sari, Sabina Puspita, Ika Idris, Becky BatagolBecky Batagol, Narelle Warren, Ronli Sifris, Alex Lechner, Sudirman Nasir, Berti Soli Dima Malingara

[Bilingual children's storybook: Bahasa Indonesia and English]

Omi lives in a small village in Kupang, Indonesia. She is 10 years old. Last year, her family couldn’t grow their corn because of climate change. They feel sad about this. But Omi has an idea to help her family this year. How can Omi help her family? What do they do to survive? Come and read this exciting story!

This story comes from research about how people in Eastern Indonesia learn to face climate change. Climate change is a big problem, and some people feel the effects more, especially older people, women, and people with disabilities. This research focuses on places where climate change is a big challenge. It also helps people share their stories through the research project: “Developing a Model of Future-proofing for Climate Resilience by Engaging Communities in Eastern Indonesia.”

This research is part of the KONEKSI Project, supported by the governments of Australia and Indonesia. It is done by Monash University Australia, Monash University Indonesia, and other partners.

We hope this book helps many people be stronger and ready for the future.

Thank you to everyone who joined this research, especially the people in Kupang, Lombok, and Makassar who shared their stories. Thank you also to the researchers from Indonesia and Australia who worked very hard.

MoFCREC Research Team: Assoc. Prof. Sharyn Davies; Assoc. Prof. Ika Idris; Assoc. Prof. Narelle Waren; Assoc. Prof. Becky Batagol; Assoc. Prof. Ronli Sifris; Prof. Alex Lechner; Prof. Sudirman Nasir; Dr. Welmince Djulete; Dr. Miya Irawati; Dr. Yulisna Mutia Sari; Dr. Sabina Puspita; Berti Soli Dima Malingara; Nur Syarif Ramadhan; Rafika Nurul Hamdani Ramli; Rosmiati Sain; Dr. Erlin Erlina; Nunung Triningsih; Ela Nurhayati;Dr. Ir. H. Iswandi, M.Si; Assoc. Prof. Eka Permanasari; Dr. Wikke Novalia; Jack Clancy; Liz Thompson; Khadĳah Saleh; Assoc. Prof. Gillian Kidman.

For more information about this research, visit: https://www.monash.edu/indonesia/our-research/mofcrec

Kupang, January 2025