Kristofer, or better known as Titus (25), a resident of Bolapapu Village, Kulawi District, Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi Province, is a person with a disability with Cerebral Palsy since birth.
After the disaster that hit Palu, Sigi and Donggala on September 28, 2018, Titus was one of the survivors who received business capital assistance provided by the KARSA Institute Palu.
For Titus, the provision of business capital was the starting point for growing his confidence to be able to start a business and interact with other people more widely, besides that, full support from his family also strengthened Titus to start a business, especially a business in the field of catfish cultivation. Working earnestly and sincerely by utilizing the business capital obtained made the stigma against him gradually begin to disappear.
On October 11-13, 2022, Titus' self-confidence increased when Titus participated in the Disability Training activity in Yogyakarta which was implemented by KEMITRAAN through the Estungkara Program.
"When I was informed that I would be taking part in training in Jogja, the residents of Bolapapu Village were immediately excited, sir. They didn't expect me to be able to take part in this activity," said Titus with a smile.
According to Titus' family, this was the first time Titus had left Central Sulawesi Province and participated in training attended by a number of participants from several provinces and this made the entire Bolapapu Village community proud, especially Titus' extended family.
Upon Titus' return from disability training, Titus admitted that his physical limitations did limit his movement, but did not limit his life dreams and aspirations.
"Moreover, I learned a lot from Jogja and had the chance to meet and learn with fellow people with disabilities there, they were very inspiring, making me no longer feel inferior," said Titus.
He represents other disabled people in his village, Titus expressed his gratitude to KARSA for giving him special attention, for him this is assistance that he will never forget.
"I thought that someone like me would never get an opportunity like this, and it was like a dream," said Titus, stuttering while crying, especially when Titus received news that he would also get a training certificate.
Titus promised that upon his return from Jogja he would invite his disabled friends in his village to rise together and overcome their lack of self-confidence.
