ANGKIE YUDISTIA
Angkie Yudistia (born 5 May 1987 ; age 34 years) is the founder of Thisable Enterprise, a cadre of the Indonesian Justice and Unity Party (PKPI), and deaf people with disabilities . Graduated from SMAN 2 Bogor, Angkie then continued his studies at the Department of Communication at the London School of Public Relations, Jakarta. In 2008, he was appointed as one of the Jakarta Abang None finalists. Still in the same year, she was named "The Most Fearless Female Cosmopolitan 2008". She wrote a book entitled Deaf Women, Men Penansi Borders .
He also collaborates with Gojek Indonesia to employ people with disabilities at Go-Auto and Go-Glam. In 2019, he was appointed as Special Staff to President Joko Widodo.
Even though the person with disabilities Angkie who is also a member of the Indonesian Justice and Unity Party (PKPI) is actually known by the wider community as an inspiring young woman. His limitations do not prevent him from realizing his dreams. Instead, she transformed into a female figure with a myriad of achievements.
Her hearing began to disappear when the woman wearing the hijab turned 10 years old. It is suspected that this could not be separated from the "mistake" of using drugs when he was stricken with several diseases, including malaria. The incident had hit him and he felt insecure. However, the strong support from his family and loved ones, especially his mother, slowly managed to raise him from adversity. Angkie completed high school education at SMA Negeri 2 Bogor. Then the daughter of the couple Hadi Sanjoto and Indiarty Kaharman continued her education by studying at the communication faculty at the London School of Public Relations Jakarta. On this campus, this woman who is known to love writing won her master's degree in 2010. In 2008, the woman who was doing activities using hearing aids participated in the Abang None Jakarta event and was successfully selected as one of the finalists from the West Jakarta electoral district. Still in the same year, she also successfully won the award as The Most Fearless Female Cosmopolitan 2008. Angkie continues to work to realize one dream at a time. In 2011, she published a book entitled "Deaf Women Penetrating Boundaries." His second book entitled "Setinggi Langit" appeared on the market two years later. In 2019, Angkie launched his third book entitled "Become Rich as a Sociopreneur". Still in 2011, the woman who has been active in the Sehjira Deaf Foundation since 2009 then founded a company called Thisable Enterprise. Previously, Angkie had worked for several large companies such as IBM Indonesia and Geo Link Nusantara, until finally he decided to establish Thisable Enterprise. Angkie founded the institution with the aim of empowering Indonesian disability groups to have the abilities and skills, and channel them to the world of work, especially in the creative economy industry. According to him, currently the disability group is still having trouble getting a job. Angkie hopes that through the existence of Thisable Enterprise, people with disabilities will be able to compete in the world of work so that their economy can be lifted properly. "I know how difficult it is to get a job. I understand how it feels to survive among the difficulties of accessing being a minority. But I try to always believe that every disability has its own role in development. Being recognized as an equal citizen is the dream of every disability and I try to to make it real, "said Angkie in an interview.
By reading the biography of Angkie Yudistia, I got a lot of valuable lessons about life, especially about how we are grateful for what we have and let go of what happens. Physical limitations are not a barrier for someone to achieve their dreams. That's what I got from the figure of Angkie Yudistia.
"Angkie was born in Medan on May 5, 1987, his hearing began to fade when the woman wearing a hijab turned 10 years old. This incident had caused a loss of self-confidence. However, the support from his family and closest people, especially the mother, slowly managed to arouse his enthusiasm. . "This part makes me feel touched and touched. The first time he saw he could not hear normally, he was very embarrassed, sad, unsure of himself, and even felt hopeless. However, thanks to the support of his parents, he was able to get back up and make many achievements, even though Angkie experienced limitations in his audience. Now he is a spokesman for the president
Never give up on your dream, whatever happens, it is the best plan that God has written for us. We have to show that we are able to make dreams come true with all the strengths we have.
This journal is very interesting to read because we read a lot of lessons.
