Bestari Festival 2024 Awaken The Spirit To Create Social Impacts

The 2024 Bestari Festival press conference (VOI/Yesica Sitinjak)

JAKARTA - Various social issues are currently happening in Indonesian society. Starting from poverty, inadequate access to health and education, economic instability, to environmental issues such as water crises, air pollution, waste, and floods.

The rise of social issues sparked the enthusiasm of the Bestari Festival and Bank DBS Indonesia initiative group to hold a Road to DBS Foundation Bestari Festival: Impact Beyond. This is an initial event to go to the top event which will be held at Urban Forest Cipete on October 19, 2024.

The 2024 Bestari Festival is held to be a forum for individuals to grow and find enthusiasm to start moving has an impact on social and environmental issues.

"Present for the second time this year, the Bestari Festival is again held as a convenient for each individual to grow and have an impact on the problems that exist in the surrounding environment," said the organizer of the Bestari Festival, Firdza Radiany, in the Gatot Subroto area, South Jakarta, Thursday, October 3, 2024.

One of the speakers, namely Okki Sutanto who is also a writer and entrepreneur, said that the 2024 Bestari Festival is different from other festivals related to environmental and social issues.

At this festival the sharing process is carried out simply, so that beginners who want to create social impacts are easy to learn and understand.

Bestari Festival vibesnya berbeda. Di sini bisa berbincang dapat pengalaman yang terkait sangat dengan saya. Di sini menggunakan bahasa sehari-hari, sharing apa yang mereka mengalami, seperti mengalami kolusi udara, mereka membuat pembicaraan soal pollusi udara. Meski kita bukan eksert, kita bisa memberikan dampak ke lingkungan atau Indonesia besarnya di sini, ungkap Okki Sutanto.

Meanwhile, the DBS Foundation Bestari Festival: Impact Beyond will invite a row of speakers and figures as performers. Starting from government representatives, academics, financial practitioners, parenting practitioners, social entertainment actors, and others.