Jatinangor, July 10, 2025 — Students from the Library and Information Science program at the Faculty of Communication Sciences, Padjadjaran University, have once again achieved a remarkable feat by winning 1st place with their innovative program, “Lingkar Maggot Berdaya,” at the prestigious Liblicious 2025 event. The NARgotika teamconsists of three students from the class of 2022: Muhammad Nabiel Farabi, Andini Zahra Susanto, and Naufal Ripqi Robbani.
Under the main theme, “Empowering Marginalized Communities through Environmental Literacy to Address the Lack of Access to Basic Resources,” the NARgotika team presented a multidisciplinary approach. Their project integrated environmental literacy, community empowerment, and a circular economy by cultivating black soldier fly larvae (maggots) in Indramayu Regency.
The “Lingkar Maggot Berdaya” proposal highlights the complex issues of poverty and the organic waste management crisis in often-marginalized rural areas. Grounded in Hungerford’s four-tier model of environmental literacy, the program partners with information institutions like local libraries and community reading parks (TBMs), as well as local environmental communities, to promote participatory education and concrete solutions based on local wisdom.
The program isn’t just focused on education; it also offers a practical and sustainable solution: converting household organic waste into valuable animal feed and organic fertilizer. On a small scale, this activity has the potential to generate over IDR 4 million per month for the beneficiary communities.
Naufal Ripqi Robbani, the team leader, expressed his gratitude for the win: “We didn’t expect that an idea stemming from concerns about ecological and economic inequality in marginalized villages could be so highly appreciated. We believe that through literacy and local action, big changes can start with small things.”
The victory of the NARgotika team not only demonstrates the academic capabilities of Library and Information Science students in creating information-based social innovations but also strengthens the strategic role of information institutions in connecting communities with transformative knowledge. The team was supported and mentored by lecturers Evi Nursanti Rukmana, M.I.Kom. (Library and Information Science), and Rinda Aunillah, S.Sos., M.I.Kom. (Journalism), who provided strategic guidance for strengthening the manuscript and field observations.
The Head of the Library and Information Science Program, Dr. Rd. Hj. Funny Mustikasari Elita, M.Si., also offered her appreciation and hopes: “This achievement shows that our students’ information competencies can synergize with community development issues. We hope that innovations like this can be adopted more widely and become a real contribution from our campus to sustainable development.”
With a spirit of collaboration, sustainability, and ecological concern, “Lingkar Maggot Berdaya” stands as a tangible step by Unpad students to provide smart solutions for marginalized communities—turning waste into a blessing and information into power.
Authors: Naufal Ripqi Robbani, Muhammad Nabiel Farabi, and Andini Zahra Susanto
