Aula Sakinah Muntasysarah - Southern Cross University

Aula Sakinah Muntasyarah

Community Impact Alumnus of the Year, Aula Sakinah Muntasyarah

Aula is a champion of agroforestry and community programs that solve environmental problems while creating revenue streams.

She has worked with young farmers in West Lombok in Indonesia to increase their knowledge of sustainable agroforestry systems including soil management.

“Lombok is famous for agriculture and this project can achieve many goals, providing the solution for waste management on the island but also cheaper organic feedstock and compost for farmers,” Aula said. “We can build a world where zero waste is a reality not a concept, and our communities and the environment benefit.”

I teach local farmers in west Lombok how to assess their soil condition and also how to see the impact of an intensive cultivation on their land. In this project together with local community in village central we have the responsibility to collect organic waste from households, traditional markets, fresh market, hotel, restaurants and then send it to the facility. In the facility we treat the organic waste using black soldier flies so the larvae will eat the organic waste and then after 10 to 14 days we harvest the larvae to be used for feedstock for poultry and also fish. I think there are many inspirations and also many lessons that I learned in Southern Cross University that I can bring to my home country in Indonesia in Lombok island and deliver the lessons to many people in here to bring better world, better environment in Lombok.

2020 Alumni Impact Award Recipients

Alumnus of the Year, Professor Debra Jackson AO

Debra is a distinguished nurse scientist and scholar. She was the first nurse – and is still today the only nurse – appointed to a Principal fellowship of the NIHR-funded Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, awarded in recognition of sustained contribution to generating knowledge to enhance the care of NHS patients in the United Kingdom.

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Young Alumnus of the Year, Nikita Austin

Nikita is a speech pathologist who is passionate about working with rural, regional and indigenous communities to improve access to healthcare. She has created an Indigenous-friendly communication board for Speech Pathology Australia.

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Nikita Austin - Young Alumnus of the Year

International Alumnus of the Year, Mong Marma

Kyasingmong (Mong) is from the remote village of Dongnala in Bangladesh. As a Legal and Justice Studies graduate, Mong has worked in countries around the world to protect the rights of indigenous communities, at-risk human rights lawyers and defenders, and civilians impacted by ceasefire-related violence.

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Mong Marma - International Alumnus of the Year

Community Impact Alumnus of the Year, Aula Sakinah Muntasyarah

Aula is a champion of agroforestry and community programs that solve environmental problems while creating revenue streams. She has worked with young farmers in West Lombok to increase their knowledge of sustainable agroforestry systems including soil management.

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