TikTok stars clean up: the influencers saving Indonesia’s polluted rivers and beaches
by Ardila Syakriah in Bandung from Technology | The Guardian on (#6DGG7)
Pandawara formed in 2022 after flooding caused by rivers clogged with rubbish damaged their homes - now they are national celebrities
They started as flood victims, now they are touted as local heroes for cleaning up the rivers and beaches of Indonesia's third largest city Bandung in West Java, amassing over 9 million followers on TikTok and Instagram in the process and influencing others across the country to join the fight against pollution.
The Pandawara group is five men in their early twenties and was formed in 2022 after flooding caused by rivers clogged with rubbish damaged their homes. They take their name from the five Pandava princes of Indian folklore and the word wara, which translates to the five bearers of good news.
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