Story of Rosyad, Human Initiative Volunteer who Helped Evacuating Victims of Semeru Volcano Eruption

Rosyad, a volunteer for Human Initiative, has been at the Semeru post since Sunday afternoon, December 5, 2021. At that time, the ash rain was still ongoing. He even said that his black clothes had turned gray. “I came here wearing a black shirt, that shirt is now turning to gray because it was raining ash yesterday,” said Rosyad.

“This morning also around 9, we had an early morning brief. It turned out that there was another eruption and hot clouds. Finally the team immediately went there. But on the way we met many other volunteers, including the TNI, BNPB had returned back because the hot clouds were getting worse. So this morning it was not possible. It’s sad,” he continued.

Various Stories at The Eruption Location of Semeru Volcano

Rosyad revealed that his desire to become a volunteer was his biggest dream. The first time he joined Human Initiative Volunteer Energy (HIVE) his heart was already moved to help and interested in going directly to the disaster site. Moreover, now that Rosyad has experienced for himself how to become a Semeru volunteer, he has learned many valuable stories and lessons that made him feel goosebumps, moved, sad, all of his emotions mixed into one.

“I saw myself when I was evacuating, there was a small child who turned out to be the younger brother of the body we found. So the younger brother saw firsthand the condition of his brother’s body that we were evacuating, it was lying stiff because of the cold lava. I feel like crying when I remember that. I can’t imagine how the sister felt when she saw her sister’s body like that,” while holding back his tears.

“There is also a story about a mother who keeps looking for her child, she continues to explain the characteristics of her child and asks the team whether her child has been found or not. Once found, the mother was in a situation at the border fence because we found her child in the rescue area, so she couldn’t go in to meet her own child. I’m crying too, oh God, I’m really sad,” continued Bang Rosyad.

He conveyed his hopes to the Initiator Friends, “Friends, all of you, for those who cannot go directly to the field to become volunteers, maybe because of time constraints or other things, don’t ever get discouraged. You can donate in accordance with your field. For example, creating informative content on social media, inviting other people to help, or becoming an educator, that is also a real action.”

“You can find human figures in yourself according to your respective passions and expertise. Stay positive!” the lid.

Initiator Friends, for those of you who are also interested in contributing with the Human Initiative, you can visit HIVE official website or channeling your best donations to those affected by the eruption of Semeru Volcano at Solusi Peduli. Cheers!