Yayasan Harapan Permata Hati Kita - Yakita

Secara resmi dibuka pada tanggal 9 September 1999 sesuai saran Gus Dur yang saat itu menjadi Presiden RI, YAKITA sudah memberikan pelayanannya dalam beragam bentuk, baik ke para pecandu lewat pemulihan rawat inap, pembinaan ke LAPAS (PRISON PALS sejak 2001), Pengurangan Dampak Buruk (tahun 2002), pemberdayaan Kaum Muda (MUDA BERDAYA sejak 2004), pembinaan bagi orangtua (sejak 1998 - bahkan sebelum YAKITA ada), membawakan pembinaan atau pendidikan dasar adiksi, kesehatan terkait adiksi, dan juga program 12 Langkah ke beragam kelompok, termasuk staff LAPAS, perawat, LSM lain, para guru, dan siapapun yang tertarik untuk belajar. Personil YAKITA sudah memulai pertemuan dukung diri 12 Langkah bagi para pecandu pertama di tahun 1997 dan memotori terbentuknya kelompok relawan KerlipNAZA (Kelompok Relawan dan Individu Peduli NAZA) di tahun 1997 bersama PCI, pada saat tak ada wadah memadai untuk mereka yang ingin belajar dan mengembangkan ide untuk menuangkan kepedulian dan keprihatinan mereka terkait masalah NAPZA.

YAKITA pindah ke Ciawi di lokasinya yang sekarang sejak 2001, yang dinamakan Villa Pandawa. Program Yudhistira (untuk pendatang baru), Arjuna (buat pemulihan dasar), Bima (untuk Peer Counselor), dan Bhisma (untuk pelatihan mereka dari beragam kelompok) diwakili oleh gedung-gedung berbeda.

Program YAKITA bersifat inklusif, bukan eksklusif, bertumpu pada ‘KITA’ bergotong royong. Kita tak lagi menunggu ‘mereka’ untuk bertindak, tetapi KITA yang harus bergerak memulihkan kehidupan kita demi kebaikan diri sendiri. Hidup KITA adalah tanggung jawab KITA, bukan dia, mereka atau siapapun. Siapa yang bisa mengubah hidup? Ya ... KITA! Untuk siapa kita mengubah hidup agar bermakna? Untuk KITA juga! Kita perlu mengamalkan apa yang kita pelajari bagi orang lain. KITA bukan lagi jadi bagian dari masalah, namun menjadi bagian dari penyelesaian masalah. Itu saja.

Apa yang membedakan YAKITA dari yang lainnya adalah karena YAKITA merupakan tempat belajar, dimana para pecandu memperoleh 5-8 jam sehari pelajaran, perenungan dan keluarga juga diharapkan terlibat dalam program p***a rawat mereka sendiri. Dan YAKITA bukan sekedar tempat perawatan, YAKITA menjadi keluarga seumur hidup. Pendekatan psikologis dan ilmu sosial lainnya, memungkinkan peningkatan pemahaman diri dan pendewasaan. YAKITA melihat bahwa adiksi, bukan semata masalah fisik.

Beberapa daerah dimana YAKITA pernah hadir adalah di Papua, Makassar, Surabaya, Bali, Kupang, Semarang, Bandung selain di Bogor. ‘Alumnus’ YAKITA banyak yang tetap aktif di bidang pemulihan dan masalah sosial lainnya (HIV/AIDS, Kespro, dll) dan tetap membawakan ilmu dasar yang diperolehnya di YAKITA dan berkembang lebih jauh di bawah lembaga lain dimana mereka sekarang bekerja. Menjadi bersih dari adiksi, adalah inti dimana segala hal lainnya menjadi mungkin.

From Collaborators

YAKITA - what does it mean to me?

Enormous Commitment - getting family members involved and working with and for their children who are using drugs. Also Effective Advocacy at all levels up to the highest political levels--- getting the message across that people using drugs are the same as you and I, that something can be done NOW - and that WE all have a part to play in this. And Personal Responsibility - helping young people using drugs and their families be effective spokespeople about their vulnerability and potential. (Robert Bennoun, HIV/AIDS Expert, former UNAIDS Country Representative, Namibia)

I very much appreciate and am very proud of YAKITA's dedication and commitment to HIV-AIDS programming in West Java Province, and across Indonesia. YAKITA and staff have fully contributed some excellent work through its intervention programs in the community and in prisons. YAKITA's contribution on building the capacity of some of institution like Prison, BAPAS (Penitentiary Agency) and their staff; Peer Educators and Community Facilitators - are pioneering steps in these areas and are examples of best practices to be followed by others …" (Joko Siswanto, Chief Representative Aksi Stop AIDS/Family Health International, West Java)

"During the past seven years of my work on children and AIDS in Asia, I have found YAKITA Empowered Youth programme to be one of the most effective youth-led initiative with strong link with communities in which the programme is implemented. This has not only enhanced the programme’s sustainability but also ownership by the local people. Many people from all walks of lives continue to benefit from the programme. It is my hope that YAKITA will extend its expertise to other parts of the world like east and southern Africa which is experiencing emerging threat of HIV infection associated with injecting drug use. Keep it up, Team! (Rachel Odede, Regional Advisor, HIV/AIDS UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia

It’s clear to many that YAKITA has become one of the leading drug recovery programs in Asia. What may not be as evident is all of the other fine work this program does with young people in both Indonesia and throughout the region. These activities range from

developing school-based prevention programs;

providing professional development;

innovating programs in challenging settings;

assisting in disaster preparedness efforts;

supporting community-based interventions;

or deepening our collective understanding of “what works” here in our region.

While this range of activities is impressive, what is most remarkable is that through it all, YAKITA is a community. It is a community of dedicated, intelligent and caring people – and the world is a better place because it exists. (Michael J. Rosati, Technical Expert Thailand Ministry of Public Health, Department. of Mental Health, Bangkok

From Our Volunteers

I feel that at YAKITA I have found a new family. I was warmly accepted and I feel so much at home at YAKITA. The openness of the "Junkies in Recovery" I met at YAKITA, the laughter, togetherness with them is real and heartwarmingly impressive. The training at YAKITA, opened a new way of thinking for me. I do not see that addicts and HIV positives as delinquents, but simply uninformed about the dire results of drug use. This tickles my heart to help and care about people who need help in getting out of the mire of drug addiction. I am accepted in YAKITA family that cares about humanity. I hope to continue to apply the values that I have received here in my life and for people around me. (Sigit, Semarang)

To make "humans become more human", that is the lesson that I got at YAKITA. To be humans who could appreciate, respect, be open hearted, able to express feelings, and to be non-judgemental and non-discriminating. The togetherness in this family is lead by compassion and understanding. "To be human!" - that is one sentence that I can think of and the most impressive lesson from YAKITA".- Aris, Jawa Tengah

"One month, I participated in the Empowered Youth Training. I have gone through so much change in myself, personally. I, who used to be so insincere, I - who repress feelings and smile even though I would much rather get angry or cry. But now, I am different. I am me. I have acquired knowledge, experience and information that I would not have been able to gain elsewhere. The training has increased my care and concern for others, raised my concern about the danger of drugs, and HIV/AIDS. Here I have learnt how to be independent, to live a disciplined life, learn how to understand who I am, who we are, and how to understand others. Here I have found good friends, a family and now have a Mom and Dad, whose hugs make me feel comfortable and at peace, giving me the warmth I have been searching for forever in my life. What is true is that what I have gotten from here is so beneficial to me, and I hope I can share all that I have with others, especially my peers and all those who need a helping hand. AND I LOVE YOU ALL! I will miss this place very much, miss all that is here, miss all the activities here, and I will miss my beloved Mommy and Daddy….” Thank you all, thank you for the knowledge, for the education, for the love. Thank you Mom and Dad… Thank you All!" Rini, Greater Jakarta

First impression is AMAZING ... that is what I can say to represent what I feel. First time I walked on the grounds of Villa Pandawa YAKITA, I felt that it was so green, and the addicts in recovery were so nice and kind. That impressed me. The materials taught to volunteers, learning about communication, drug addiction, HIV/AIDS ... all the sessions destroyed all lingering negative thoughts I had about people with HIV/AIDS. The knowledge about the world of addiction presented in training sessions opened my horizon. Recovering addicts were so open in sharing, and they amaze me. Please continue to have this type of trainings and would YAKITA please open centers throughout Indonesia! - Kadir, Kupang

My brothers and sisters here have all helped me understand many things through the sessions and materials given through the training, and there are so many inputs for me to help me improve the way I work and also in improving my sense of responsiblity. To start becoming an empowered youth, one thing that became important for me was to understand myself and I have begun that process here. It is not easy to come face to face with bad habits and patterns that have already taken root in my life, but I was helped here. I learnt to be facilitator and even though I was still a bit nervous, I was able to overcome all that". - SB, Kupang, NTT.

There were many lessons about life that I received at YAKITA, things that I have never received anywhere else, ever! It is just so AMAZING here, I learned directly from the addicts and from their life experiences. I learned the problems of addiction, from your direct life experiences. The way you fought hard to recover motivated myself to better myself. I feel ashamed by all of you addicts who trained us, as you are able to stand tall, improve your lives and be the way you are now. I feel that you know how to value life and give your lives meaning, more than I can. I feel so envious. Thank you for teaching me. Lessons about Honesty, Openmindedness, Willingness has opened my eyes. - Pama

I have gone through so much progress. I know more about HIV/AIDS, drug addiction, and about LIFE. I never knew anything about the danger of sexually transmitted infections, something that I never even cared about before. I am more open now, I learned from YAKITA about the meaning of life. I learnt from YAKITA about being a woman. I realize now how vast this world is, and that there are people who care about HIV, drug addiction and want to share with others like me who know nothing. I am so impressed with the facilitators who really understood us and were willing to share their knowledge with us in such a good way and with easy language that we understand. Thank you for everything! - Febby

From the Addicts

" I just wanted to thank you! Today I am FOUR years sober, something that never would have happened without your help!!! I couldn't believe it this morning; I kept trying to think of that time that I must have messed this up somehow and not really be 4 years sober. Almost unreal. Well, thank you thank you thank you! For sticking through it in the beginning .... after the beginning .... when I was still a horror ... even after that when I was worse .... a few times when I got better .. then when I got worse again .... a little bit better ... even after I almost bankrupted you with tissue costs .. and still now :)!!! Seriously though, thank you for all your continued help, love and support". (El)

"For me personally, YAKITA is not only a rehabilitation center. It means so much more. It's a way of life, a warm family, fellowship, friendship and service of humanity for others. YAKITA is where I was reborn, and it was in YAKITA that I began to understand the meaning of Life, the meaning of friendship, the meaning of compassion, and of Love. It is where I began to understand, recognize and feel the happiness of living a truly drug free life. Most important was that when I joined YAKITA, the community and YAKITA's programs were able to give me a sense of self confidence, increased my capacity and what is more, learning at YAKITA enabled me to stand on my very own two feet, not living in other people's shadow, and never having to be afraid of the future. To live for today, and to be of service to others needing our help". (Dina)

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