Bandung, December 28, 2012. Closing the year 2012, Sahabat Kota and Greeneration Indonesia again launched the latest environmental education module series in the form of an animated film, entitled "The Adventure of Banyu and Elektra to Light Up the City". The movie, produced by WWF-Indonesia, BNI, The Body Shop, and HILO, is based on the theme of energy, especially related to electricity. In this movie, viewers can learn together with Banyu and his new friend, Elektra, about how energy (especially electricity) plays a role in everyday life, the impact of energy waste, and what can be done to utilize energy wisely. Along with this movie, there is also an educational module package for children, containing various fun activities to recognize and understand energy issues. The movie and module package can be used as media for Environmental Education (EE) both in schools and in various out-of-school communities.

This third series of Banyu Adventure animated films comes after ""Banyu Adventure with Titik Air"" (2009) and ""Banyu Adventure in the Land of Trash"" (2011). The energy education module and animated movie were launched for the first time at the "Kidsventure Club: Investigating Elektra's Secret Trail" which was held with children exploring Indonesia Power on Friday morning, December 28, 2012. After the exploration, a talk show was held in the afternoon with Nyoman Iswarayoga, Climate and Energy Program Director WWF-Indonesia, representatives from ESDM, and Sahabat Kota at Gedung Indonesia Menggugat to discuss the relationship between the role of energy in everyday life and how through simple behaviors can have a significant impact.

This animated film and educational module is expected to be a complementary educational media for other environmental issues. Through these works, it is hoped that children can learn happily and grow to be more concerned about the environment around them.

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Note to editor

Accreditation: Video copyright Sahabat Kota and Greeneration Indonesia.
The Banyu Adventure Movie (preview): http://youtube.com/greenerationind
Interview: Kandi Sekarwulan, Coordinator, Sahabat Kota
Telp: +62 856 216 5166, kandi.s.wulan@gmail.com.
Shelly Asmauliyah, Banyu Adventure Program Coordinator, Greeneration Indonesia
Telp: +62 856 2463 4024, shelly@greeneration.org.

About Banyu and Elektra's Adventure to Light Up the City

The animated movie ""The Adventure of Banyu and Elektra to Light Up the City"" is the third in the Banyu Adventure series after ""The Adventure of Banyu with Titik Air"" (2009) and ""The Adventure of Banyu in the Land of Trash"" (2011). The Banyu Adventure program is a package of animated films and environmental education modules that is the result of a collaboration between Greeneration Indonesia and Sahabat Kota aimed at children, especially those aged 8-12 years. In this series, Adventure Banyu discusses the theme of energy where it is told how energy (especially electricity) plays a role in everyday life, such as the impact of energy waste and what can be done to utilize energy wisely. The animated film and the environmental education module, Adventure Banyu, will continue to be developed in new themes and stories.

About Sahabat Kota

Sahabat Kota is a non-profit organization that works with local youth to optimize the development of children in the context of the urban environment. In 2007, Sahabat Kota was started by 6 young people from Bandung. At that time, the first activity of Sahabat Kota was to fill the children's long vacation into an exciting ""City Exploration Adventure"". Children are invited to explore the city, and take an active role in creating a friendly environment for them. We believe that children learn best from their living environment, which means the city itself. Living in harmony and interacting positively with the surrounding environment, both natural and social, will provide valuable learning for children's physical and character development. Therefore, creating an environment that supports optimal child development is the obligation of all city residents, including young people. kisahsahabatkota.wordpress.com

About Greeneration Indonesia

Greeneration Indonesia (GI) is an environmental social entrepreneurship-based business organization formed in 2009. In running its business, GI refers to the concept of work: REACTS (Research, Education, Action, Campaign, Tools, and System). With REACTS, GI continuously reacts to the challenges in addressing current environmental issues. Research is the basic foundation of every product/program that will be created; Education is part of the dissemination of information on environmentally friendly lifestyles; Action & Campaign is real action in the form of environmental programs; Tools & Systems is the media (products and systems) to carry out green lifestyles in everyday life. We believe that the environment belongs to everyone and it is everyone's duty to take care of the environment. Real action needs and can start from ourselves, in the spirit of action GI has a jargon: "Green Attitude, Green Environment". www.greeneration.org