Universitas Muhammadiyah Purworejo (UMPWR) — The commitment of Universitas Muhammadiyah Purworejo to instilling humanitarian values and social awareness is once again demonstrated through the involvement of its students in a national humanitarian mission. Three students from the Psychology Study Program, Faculty of Psychology, Law, and Social Sciences (FPHIS) UMPWR were deployed as volunteers responding to flood and landslide disasters in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra from January 4 to 17, 2026.
The three students are part of the program of the Disaster Resilience Institution (Lembaga Resiliensi Bencana/LRB) of MDMC, Central Executive Board of Muhammadiyah, with a special assignment as a psychosocial support team to assist disaster survivors. The students involved are Ahmad Mabrur Rozi, Karisma, and Daia Fatma Melati.
As members of the psychosocial team, the volunteers are responsible for providing initial psychological support, trauma healing, and emotional assistance to disaster victims, particularly children and vulnerable groups, in order to facilitate post-disaster mental recovery.
Rektor UMPWR Assoc. Prof. Dr. Teguh Wibowo, M.Pd., saat memberikan pengarahan untuk tiga mahasiswa Psikologi yang akan menjadi relawan bencana di Aceh.
In his remarks, UMPWR Rector Assoc. Prof. Dr. Teguh Wibowo, M.Pd., emphasized that student involvement must be truly understood as a humanitarian mission oriented toward the recovery of disaster victims.
“This activity must be oriented as a humanitarian mission. We expect the volunteers to help restore the psychological condition of survivors by prioritizing empathy and providing a sense of safety, without exacerbating trauma. The presence of volunteers should genuinely contribute to the psychological recovery of disaster victims,” he emphasized.
Furthermore, the Rector highlighted the importance of maintaining ethical standards in assistance, including confidentiality and non-discrimination.
“The confidentiality of survivors must be strictly maintained, and assistance must be provided in a non-discriminatory manner without distinguishing religion, ethnicity, or background. Volunteers must also be mentally prepared, respect local customs and religious values in Aceh, and consistently uphold the good name of UMPWR,” he added.
Meanwhile, one of the volunteers, Ahmad Mabrur Rozi, stated that his participation in the mission was both a valuable experience and a humanitarian calling.
“We are present not only as students, but as fellow human beings who want to help survivors rise mentally and emotionally. This psychosocial assistance is very important so that they can regain hope and the strength to face the future,” he said.
The participation of UMPWR Psychology students in this humanitarian mission is expected not only to have a positive impact on disaster victims, but also to serve as a meaningful learning experience for students in applying psychological knowledge directly in the field.
This activity also reaffirms UMPWR’s role as a higher education institution that actively contributes to humanitarian and disaster-related issues at the national level through synergy with the Muhammadiyah organization.
