Improving Productivity and Environmental Health, Unisa Yogyakarta and LLHPB PCA Gamping Hold PESONA Program

Aisyiyah University (Unisa) Yogyakarta, in collaboration with the Environmental and Disaster Management Agency (LLHPB) of the Aisyiyah Branch Leadership (PCA) in Gamping, is implementing a community service program entitled PESONA (Independent Organic Waste Management) which runs from February to July 2025. This program serves as a concrete effort to enhance community productivity and maintain environmental health through sustainable organic waste management.

The activities are being carried out at several locations under the guidance of LLHPB PCA Gamping, involving lecturers and students from various study programs at Unisa Yogyakarta, particularly those in the fields of health and the environment. The PESONA program is designed to encourage community independence in sorting and managing household waste into compost, eco-enzymes, and other environmentally friendly processed products.

“PESONA is not just about managing waste, but also building collective awareness among the community to make the environment a healthy and productive space,” said the Head of the Unisa Yogyakarta Community Service Team, who is also a Biotechnology Lecturer at Unisa Yogyakarta, Arif Bimantara, on Monday (August 4, 2025).

Through training, hands-on practice, and regular mentoring, residents are encouraged to change their habit of littering into productive activities with economic value. Products such as dried maggots are the main target of community service in collaboration with LLHPB PCA Gamping. This collaboration between Unisa Yogyakarta and LLHPB PCA Gamping is also a manifestation of the implementation of green campus and community engagement values, which have long been an important part of the university’s tridharma mission.

With the conclusion of the PESONA program in July 2025, Unisa Yogyakarta and LLHPB PCA Gamping hope that the spirit of independent organic waste management will continue to grow and be replicated in other areas, aiming to create a healthy, productive, and environmentally conscious community.