Ahmad Dahlan University Guidance and Counseling Students Won the Title of DIY 2023 Genre Ambassador

Ahmad Dahlan University Guidance and Counseling student won the title of DIY 2023 Genre Ambassador. Alya Adinti, is a counseling student of FKIP UAD class of 2020. GenRe stands for Generation Planning. The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) DIY is the organizer of the 2023 Genre Ambassador activity. Launching from the yogya.bkkbn.go.id page, this activity has the same goals as the government. First, efforts to realize quality human resources. Second, to build national culture and characteristics. This activity has 2 (two) main programs, namely the Bangga Kencana Program and Reducing Stunting Rates.

The 2023 DIY Genre Ambassador program took place starting in January 2023. The selection process began with registration on January 9–23, 2023 with 107 participants. The committee selected 15 pairs of young men and women as the 2023 DIY Genre Ambassador Finalists. The finalists underwent quarantine at the BKKBN DIY Training Dormitory. In quarantine, the finalists received material briefings related to the Proud Program and Stunting Reduction. In addition, the finalists also received material related to self-development, including personality, communication and counseling skills, motivation, and talent development.

Launching from the yogya.bkkbn.go.id page, becoming a GenRe Ambassador can provide opportunities for Peer Educators and Peer Counselors to participate in a real way. In addition, it is able to increase the quantity of coverage and quality of implementation by providing access to information on family life for adolescents. Head of BKKBN DIY Representative Shodiqin conveyed this in the report during the Grand Final event of the DIY 2023 Genre Ambassador.