Volunteerism Through Festivals for Civic Virtue

Abstract

Based on the experience of developed countries, festival activities can be used as a vehicle to cultivate the volunteerism of young citizens to work in the midst of society. Helping and lighten the agenda of activities within the community should be built from the connectivity between individuals. This study aims to find the form of active citizen participation, increase knowledge, increase social experience, and personal skills to public issues as a form of civilization citizenship in the event of Krakatau festival in Bandar Lampung, Indonesia. Qualitative research with this ethnographic method found that volunteers are very helpful in organizing the festival as a sense of caring and personal satisfaction. The results show that self-care in the work, mobilizing fellow volunteers should be prioritized and learned to foster commitments that promote honesty, fairness, and responsibility. But the true influence of individualist life is a challenge of changing attitudes of individual behavior. Therefore, the extent of volunteer activities can be implemented maximally in building self and society.

Volunteer Beneran Indonesia:Keterlibatan dan Komitmen Warga Negara Muda di dalam Komunitas Berlatar Belakang Multikultural

“…Hubungan komunikasi yang semakin menjauh antar individu, antar etnis, antar komunitas masyarakat dapat menyebabkan kesalahpahaman dan konflik sosial yang membahayakan atau mengganggu kehidupan harmonis masyarakat di Indonesia (Adha et al, 2017). Kepedulian individu di dalam membangun kembali kebersamaan, saling memahami, dan komunikasi sangat dibutuhkan untuk menyatukan kembali masyarakat yang terkotak-kotak di dalam ruang lingkup budayanya sendiri.…”

Participation and Contribution Through Cultural Event to Develop The Independent Character of Young Citizens

“…Citizenship civilization is a guideline for every individual and society to be able to actively participate in daily life and be responsible as a member of society [1], [2], [14]. Government, social capital, and civilization are inseparable parts [27], meaning that all components must be able to work together and produce wiser [28] and healthier communities [29], [30].…”

“…Voluntary activities aim to strengthen the character of independence of young citizens in this modern era. The opportunity to join as volunteers is currently increasing and is available at various activities, including the cultural festivals [1], [2].…”

“…Cultural festivals such as the Krakatau Festival are a very important tourism agenda for Lampung Province. Therefore, this festival is always held and has become a favored tourism program [1], [2]. Since the first festival implementation in 2018, it has received support, aspirations, and assistance from young people by involving themselves directly in various activities carried out for three consecutive days in Bandar Lampung City.…”

“…The success of the festival will not happen if it did not receive support from various existing components such as government, related agencies (work units), communities, organizations, the wider community, and young people [1], [2]. In general, in the implementation of the Krakatau Festival, there are many young people who are actively involved either as participants, organizers, volunteers, event organizers, and other communities of young people.…”