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It started from the first Indonesian Youth Congress held in 1926. At that time, they promoted the idea about
“United Indonesia.” In 1928, the second and third Indonesian Youth Congress was held; they discussed
educational issues. In the final session, the participants heard “the future” of the Indonesian National
Anthem “Indonesia Raya,” which then was followed by the declaration of “Sumpah Pemuda” or “Youth
Pledge.”
Indonesia has 34 provinces, 17,508 islands, 300 distinct native ethnic groups (with their own culture,
traditional clothes, traditional food, traditional song and dance and 742 different languages and dialects).
Since that day, Indonesian youth have been willing to do every single thing in the name of Indonesia and for
the social welfare of Indonesian people. It was the time, when the youth showing their power and braveness
to make a better Indonesia. The simple proof is, we’re speaking in Bahasa Indonesia even though we have
our own language based on our culture or in which province we were born.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia)
I will not talk about the history that much, but from the history I’ve realized that “We have no idea" how
strong we are until we do something or move to make the better future of our world.” We should realize that
we actually have so many creative ideas in our head, we have so many places to speak out and share every
single incredible dream in our mind. Even when the people around are just ‘silent,’ it doesn’t mean, they
don't care about what you’ve said, it means they are thinking about it.
The history of “Sumpah Pemuda” and the story of “Malala” clearly show and explain that we are really
strong. Youth are really strong. We just need a little braveness to share and speak about our incredible
dreams, ideas and desire to make a better world. We just need to arrange “how it will work” in a good way
and take full responsibility. The good news is, we’re living in the digital era, which makes it easier to share
and spread the world about our good desire. If the 1920’s youth from Indonesia were able to unify so many
cultures and beliefs in Indonesia and a little girl like Malala was able to increase people’s awareness about
the education of children, can you imagine “What we will create if we are working together in the name of
peace and responsibility to make a better world?”
Kindly share your desire and the inspiring story or history of youth from your country. Let’s start to be more
aware about the issues around us and think about “how to solve it” in the simple way. Ask your friends and
people around you to discuss it, do the smallest things that we can do to make a better world and don’t forget
to do it with heart and as good as we can do it.
Youth Pledge Day Speech
The topic of my speech is “Youth Pledge Day”.
The Youth and Ladies of the blessed, Seventy-nine-year period and is suata long journey for a generation of
people when it was, October 28, 1928 ago, Indonesian youths and various groups gathered in Jakarta, said a
determination in the pledge an oath known as the youth .
Today, we all come back to celebrate the historic Youth Pledge Day / Youth Day. This shows that as a great
nation always appreciates and respects the service and sacrifice of the fighters in achieving and upholding
the independence of the Republic of Indonesia.
State youth and sports ministry has set the theme of youth oath anniversary 79th this year is "Improving the
solidarity, integrity, and professionalism of the youth towards a prosperous and dignified nation.
The theme thus implies that Indonesian youth who have the spirit of solidarity is a young man who was able
to grow the social empathy to feel the suffering of others and have the ability to share.
For that I am thankful, let us offer our prayer presence of God, God Almighty, that we all, especially the
younger generation given the spiritual and physical strength in the continuing struggle to build the nation to
realize the life of a better future.
Ceremony participants who I respect, Every-day we commemorate the historic day, we need to remember
for a moment, how great is the struggle of the predecessors, the fighters dalamn enforce the nation's
independence had been achieved during that struggle, conducted in an integrated compact between the
people with all the forces that there. Their struggle is not about time, their struggle can not be assessed,
because without considering property or family. They just want to reach a goal of independence.
Youth Pledge in 1928 was a decision born of various discussions and long talks youth Indonesia at that time,
which is the forerunner of the founding of the Republic of Indonesia. Therefore, the youth as future leaders
and agents of the future must be able to understand and appreciate the depth of the meaning of the oath
youth.
Youth must be the spearhead and pioneer journey of this nation, and must be capable of undertaking the
reforms anyway. We do not get stuck in phase opposition and discussion that is actually not necessary that
only waste energy and effort.
Future challenges increasingly heavy and complex. The era of free trade and investment have been before
us. The era of globalization and information technology that requires a reliable quality of human resources
separately won the nation's increasingly sharp competition.
Therefore, in commemorating the Youth Pledge Day / Youth Day is let us increase the spirit of national
unity, moral nation, also demanded an increase in the nation's human resources discipline, independent and
professional with a mastery of science and technology and skills.
In line with this, I took an oath warning through the momentum of this young man we make as a trigger of
our shared passion to constantly improve the unity and integrity of the nation to increase the participation
and support for development in favor of the interests of the nation's youth as the next generation.
With the participation of all parties and supported by the view a visionary outlook on youth and maturity in
thinking the more the public interest, state and nation. Ladies and gentleman that’s all I can say. I hope the
spirit of the fighters we can be felt by youths Indonesia. And may Allah always gives His guidance and help
to All of us.
Wassalamualaikum wr wb.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports has determined the topic of this the 79th Youth Pledge Day celebration is
about “Improving the solidarity, integrity, and professionalism of youths in order to reach for prosperous
nation with dignity”.
Therefore, I am grateful, let’s extend our prayers to Allah Swt, the One and Almighty, so that all of us,
especially for youth generation could be given the power physically and mentally in carrying on the struggle
in developing the nation to achieve a better life in the future.
To all the honorable ceremony participants,every time we celebrate historical days, we need to
commemorate for a moment about how great the struggles carried out by our great predecessors, the fighter
of nation in upholding the independence that had been achieved at that struggling time, everything was
carried out cohesively and corporately between people and all of the powers existed. Their fight was
heedless of time, their struggle was unappreciable. It’s because without considering their wealth or families,
they only went for a goal, namely independence of nation.
Youth Pledge Day in 1982 is one of decisions which was born from many deliberations and long talks
carried out by Indonesian youths at that time that was a pioneer of the founding of Indonesian Republic.
Youths must be the head of the spear and the pioneer for the journey of this nation and be able to carry out
the mandate of reformation. Do not get ourselves into conflict phase and discussion that is actually unneeded
and only wasting the energy.
Therefore, in celebrating this Youth pledge day, let’s develop the spirit of nation’s unity, nation’s morality,
and along with the betterment of nation’s human resources which are discipline, independent, and
professional with the mastery of science and skills.
This celebration of 79th youth pledge day also has deep and strategic meaning in our nation’s efforts in
mending the quality and showing the identity as a great, qualified, authoritative, and dignified nation.
In other side, youths are also demanded to be creative and innovative in facilitating the execution of
decentralization or region autonomy. Thus, hopefully the results of development could be felt to spread
unevenly into remote sites of some regions.
To all the honorable audience, Indonesian youths as the inheritors of nation’s cultural noble values, the
successors of noble goals of nation’s culture struggles, and human sources of national developments, are
supposed to prepare and determine the resolve, and optimize the roles in embracing the unity, enhancing the
human resources of Indonesian youths as a concrete effort to achieve continually national developments.
If we look back, one of the main pillars from national development is national unity. In national unity with
all of its Bhinneka (Diversity) is implied by the power to face all the challenges that pump up our nation to
stand along with other nations.
In the same line with this, I invite you through the moment of youth pledge celebration to make it a trigger
for our spirit to always develop the unity of nation, develop the participations and supports to the
developments that takes side on the concerns of youths as our nation’s successors.
Our attentions and cares towards the growth and development of youths must be increased so that our
nation’s generation can grow stronger, not weak generation neither physically nor mentally.
With the participations from all sides and supported with those visionary views of youths and their maturity
in thinking that prioritize more the interests of people and nations.
To all the honorable youths and audience, that’s all the welcoming speech I could convey, I wish Allah, The
One will everlastingly provide His leading and guidance to all of us