I want to be a doctor
Pianto is very impressed by the HIV and AIDS training session he joined called Sahabat Sumber Informasi (SSI).
Sahabat Sumber Informasi, is a group of peer educators of which members are still teenagers. SSI aims at spreading information about HIV and AIDS, peer to peer, in Lanny Jaya, a district in Papua.
"I have learned so much about HIV and AIDS here. Now, I want to tell my friends so they don't go to tukar gelang events anymore," said Pianto.
As a member of SSI, Pianto is extremely disappointed with tukar gelang events because he thinks that it doesn't bring any benfit for the young generation. Also, it leads to the spread of the HIV virus. As he wants to be a doctor in the future, Pianto wants to share the information about the harms of tukar gelang to his friends. By being a doctor, Pianto hopes that he can help many people in Tiomneri, the place where he was born and lives today.
*Written by Sonya Tadoe, Community Development Coordinator, Wahana Visi Indonesia at Eruwok operational office