Indonesia's 76th Independence Day: Growing together in communities makes Indonesia more powerful

Medical workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) and patients salute, during the ceremony to mark the country's 76th Independence Day, at the Athletes Village Emergency Hospital for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, in this photo taken by Antara Foto/M Risyal Hidayat/via Reuters.

JAKARTA, Aug 17 (Jakarta Post/ANN): Indonesia’s 76th Independence Day carries the theme “Indonesia Tangguh, Indonesia Tumbuh” (Powerful Indonesia, Growing Indonesia). The theme keeps the spirit of not giving up on creating a better tomorrow for Indonesia.

The spirit of Independence Day, on Tuesday (Aug 17), is to reaffirm our understanding of the purpose of our country, where the realization of this spirit is reflected by activities implemented by the Mangrove and Peatland Restoration Agency (BRGM) since January of this year.