Cianjur, January 21, 2023 - A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook Cianjur City and its surroundings on November 21, 2022. The impact arising from the earthquake in Cianjur is not only on infrastructure in the form of buildings but also has an impact on the mental condition of the community, especially children. In addition to logistics, assistance in the form of mental reinforcement/trauma healing to affected children is urgently needed at the evacuation site.

Departing from this, Kompas Gramedia through the Nusantara Literacy Movement - AkuBaca program took the initiative to provide book donation assistance to children at the refugee site of Kp. Sedong Kulon, RT 02 / RW 22, Bojong Herang Village, Cianjur Kota District (21/01/2023). Book donations for children victims of the Cianjur earthquake were also delivered by Kompas Book Publisher (PBK).

Not only sharing books, but the AkuBaca Team also organizes storytelling activities to provide comfort to these children.

The activity was welcomed by the Chairman of RT 02 / RW 22 Kp. Sedong Kulon Yayan

"I represent the community here to thank you for sending books from Kompas Gramedia, which this book is very helpful and entertaining for our children here, they have quite good activities, can read and add knowledge," said the Head of RT 02 / RW 22 Kp. Sedong Kulon Yayan.

The storytelling activity was enlivened by the distribution of dolls by Kompas Gramedia Adventure (KGA), a community of KG employees who love nature. The dolls distributed were the result of donations from KG employees raised by the KGA team.

On the same occasion, the Kompas Humanitarian Fund Foundation (YDKK) together with Indonesian Guitarists also distributed logistical assistance to Cianjur earthquake survivors who were still living at the evacuation site. Logistical assistance was distributed at two points, namely Kp. Sedong Kulon, RT 02 / RW 22, Bojong Herang Village, Cianjur Kota District and Ciwelan Village, Warungkondang District, Cibinong Village.

Kompas Gramedia Community & CSR Analyst Mochamad Ardiyanto said that this series of activities departed from Kompas Gramedia's concern for earthquake survivors in Cianjur. Business units and employees show concern for earthquake survivors through their respective contributions. Mochamad Ardiyanto hopes that conditions in Cianjur will soon recover and that people can return to living their daily lives safely and comfortably.

"We saw that at the evacuation site, many children were affected by the Cianjur earthquake, not only the logistics needed at the site but also the children needed to be helped to recover from their trauma to what had just happened to them. It is hoped that with storytelling activities and donations of reading books from the Nusantara Literacy Movement - AkuBaca, it can provide support to children in refugee camps so that they can rise from grief," said Mochamad Ardiyanto.