Why Sail and Search?

A shipwreck, on the surface, is often viewed as a sign of devastation, loss of life and hopelessness. Yet, through the eyes of its survivors, it also leaves one important thing: which is to continue with life’s journey despite the obstacles they have to face along the way. In the same manner of thesis writing, a researcher is also considered a survivor. They must continue to sail across the rough waves of rejection, miscalculation and error, in order to reach and find a new direction and solution that will avoid such wreckages in the future.

The last group of Obra Kulasa will invite the audience to have a quest to set sail in a new direction of Social Change. The survivors, which are the different thesis groups, aim to recount the events and narrate their research and experiences to the audience, at the same time empower them with different advocacies. Issues surrounding fisher folks, fish cages, mangroves preservation, women rafters’ empowerment and hydrometeorological and geological hazards information will be narrated through a series of video documentaries and advocacy and information campaigns.

The journey of these survivors will inspire and empower more passengers to inquire, research and call action to neglected issues that are vital and relevant to our society. At the end of the journey, the audience will hopefully continue to spread-out the stories they have encountered from the survivors of St. Scholastica 2013 and eventually embark more other fearless travellers to go on board and experience a meaningful journey on being good stewards of Social Change.