Membangun Kesadaran Komunitas MengenaiFood Loss dan Food Waste Melalui Story Telling

Abstract

Food loss and food waste (FLW) are problems that affect people in the community on a daily basis, but they have not received the same attention as plastic trash, which was once considered to be bad for the environment. The problem of food waste is not only related to environmental sustainability but also to socio-economic issues given the high rate of hunger in society and the large economic losses it causes. The Church, as part of society, also has a responsibility to overcome this problem through the involvement of various communities within it, such as the Catholic Women's Community and the Environment Section. The Catholic Women's Community of Maria Bunda Karmel Parish, the Catholic Women's Parish of Saint Andreas, and the Catholic Women and Environment Section of Santa Theresia Parish are several Catholic church communities in Jakarta that are concerned about the FLW issue. Through online seminars that explain the management of FLW and how to initiate change in the community through story telling, real action is expected from each community. The follow-up to the online seminar is assisting in the story telling production for the community through the WhatsApp group. Based on the evaluation of the activity, it was found that the objective of the activity, which targeted change at the individual and community levels, was only seen at the individual (choice maker) level, which was marked by changes in the attitude of community members toward FLW management, such as the habit of conducting food audits and processing food waste into eco enzyme. Changes at the community level (carrier of practice) that are marked by a critical attitude by consistently evaluating and changing daily consumption patterns (food audit) together so that we are able to share inspiration about FLW through community social media story telling have not been fully implemented. Educational efforts are still limited to sharing experiences through the WA community group. The main obstacle is the absence of the habit of writing and presenting social media content that requires mastery of photo and video production techniques. The suggested solution is to invite the involvement of young people who master digital media production techniques in their communities to help produce social media story telling.