Joko was a 22-year-old Urban Nexus participant from the Klender sub-district who joined in the presentation alongside experts from various areas. He spoke alongside resources from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, the Centre for Volcanology and Disaster Mitigation, and the National Disaster Management Agency. Joko shared his experience, mainly developing the locally-produced flood early warning tools components and its standard operating procedure. He also shared that his team had tested the device during a flood in his village. People from the flood-prone Klender subdistrict can now evacuate as soon as they hear the warning sound from the early warning system.

Reza, a 21-year-old in the Krendang sub-district, West Jakarta, is participating in Plan Indonesia’s Urban Nexus programme activities. He then learned a lot of capacity-building knowledge that he could apply. Aside from that, Reza began to promote a healthier lifestyle to his family and surroundings. As part of the youth who joined the Urban Nexus peer educator training, Reza learned more about climate change and the small ways to adopt a sustainable lifestyle.

Shula, a 19-year-old, is a Klender (East Jakarta) youth representative who joins Plan Indonesia’s Urban Nexus programme activities. In 2021, she joined Urban Nexus’s series of peer educator training, including the Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) training. Through the Urban Nexus training, Shula and the other youth participants started discussing menstruation myths and facts. They learned that a woman must keep her body clean and healthy, especially when menstruating.