1. indonesiaexpat issue 1286
FEATURED
5,000 Volunteers
Take to the
Streets to Clean
Up Jakarta
On Sunday, October 19th
2014, Jakarta’s
citizens carried out the Indonesian tradition
of gotong royong by picking up rubbish and
cleaning up Jakarta together in ‘Clean Up
Jakarta Day 2014’. The aim of the clean-up
is to educate people about the detrimental
effects of littering, and in turn spark an
awareness of the importance of recycling.
This campaign was carried out by
volunteers, of which there were 5,000
this year, picking up rubbish, separating
into recyclable and non-recyclable sacks
as they cleaned. All clean-up activities
commenced at 7am at 27 sites throughout
the city. These sites were nominated by
volunteers and approved by the Clean
Up Jakarta Day team.
Clean Up Jakarta Day is an annual event
which acts as a platform for existing
communities, schools, companies and
organizations to join together on one day
with one united voice against littering.
Ambassadors this year included business
magnate Sandiaga Uno, actress and TV
anchor Marissa Anita and actor and TV
host Mike Lewis, as well as Governor
Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) and
Dinas Kebersihan Kota Jakarta
supporting the event.
This year’s Platinum Sponsor was Maersk
Group. Maersk Group has activities in a
variety of business sectors, primarily within
the transportation and energy sectors.
Founded in 1912, Maersk Line is currently
the largest container ship operator and
supply vessel operator in the world.
Rubbish collected was separated into bags
of recyclable and non-recyclable materials,
and the recyclables were taken by Santa Fe
Relocators to Jakarta Green Project in East
Jakarta.
After the clean-up activities all over
Jakarta, a post-event at Senayan Driving
Range was held for participating volunteers.
This gathering was a chance for the sharing
of experiences with other site's volunteers,
and discussions on how to continue making
a change in Jakarta. Speakers included
Jakob Friis Sorensen of Maersk Group
and Sandiaga Uno of PT Adaro Energy.
Team Awards were also given out at the post
event. Pasar Santa won ‘Most Influential
Team’, Gelora Bung Karno Stadium won
‘Most Extreme Makover’, Sudirman 1 won
‘Weirdest Item Found’ and Sudirman 2
won ‘Best Dressed Team’. The largest team
award was awarded to Monas, a site with
900 volunteers.
Clean Up Jakarta Day 2014 was brought
to you by Indonesia Expat and would like
to thank all of the Clean Up Heroes for
taking part and raising awareness of
Jakarta’s rubbish problem, as well as
cleaning up the city together.
Please visit www.cleanupjakartaday.
org for more information or email
cleanupjktday@indonesiaexpat.biz.
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1. Having fun at the photobooth
2. GBK's rubbish
3. Gandhi Memorial School volunteers
4. Monas
5. 800-strong team at GBK Stadium
6. Mentari International School Haji Jian Team
7. Abang None dancing the Betawi Nandak at CUJD's post event
8. Gandhi Memorial Middle School at Pasar Baru
9. Sandiaga Uno giving a speech at CUJD's post event
10. Volunteers having fun at Pasar Santa
11. Volunteers gathering at CUJD's post event in Senayan Golf Driving Range
12. CUJD Ambassador Marissa Anita showing off her gloves
13, Volunteers at Glencore's team
14. Painting the clean Jakarta mural together
15. Thamrin 1 team's volunters
16. Volunteers at Glencore's team

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