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Literacy is a fundamental skill essential for academic, social, and cultural development, yet interest in and culture surrounding literacy remain low in rural areas such as Desa Toapaya, Indonesia. This community service program aimed to strengthen basic literacy at SDN 005 Toapaya through a collaborative and integrative approach involving the school, university students, the Bintan Library Office, families, and local communities. The method employed was participatory and collaborative, implementing the SIBER CERDAS program (Synergy of Interactive Learning, Literacy, and Numeracy), which included shared reading, interactive discussions, quizzes, writing and storytelling competitions, and interactive numeracy activities. The results showed increased student motivation and participation in literacy and numeracy activities, as well as improved confidence in oral expression. Additionally, there was a noticeable improvement in students’ engagement with reading materials. Challenges faced included limited reading materials, inconsistent literacy habits at home, and lack of awareness about the importance of regular literacy practice. To ensure sustainability, ongoing support from schools, families, and local government, along with strengthened cooperation with libraries and communities, is necessary. Encouraging active participation and fostering a habit of regular reading is crucial for the long-term success of such initiatives. This program successfully created an inclusive and sustainable literacy ecosystem and serves as an adaptable model for similar rural communities, offering valuable lessons in community-driven educational development.

The decline in the culture of literacy and numeracy in Lubuk Linggau City has resulted in low interest in reading among the public, especially students, as well as a lack of adequate facilities and infrastructure to support these activities. To coincide with the commemoration of National Education Day, a literacy and numeracy festival at elementary, middle and high school levels was held. The aim is to arouse students' interest in improving the culture of literacy and numeracy, the method used in this activity is holding several competitions, the aim of holding the competition is to increase students' enthusiasm in competing to improve the culture of literacy and numeracy. The results obtained from this activity are very beneficial for the community, especially students, with this literacy and numeracy festival, students can develop and improve literacy and numeracy culture for the advancement of education in Lubuk Linggau City..

The development of ICT has an impact on the education sector. In Indonesia itself, the development of ICT is not balanced with literacy and numeracy skills. There needs to be follow-up on the low literacy and numeracy skills of students. Follow-up should not only focus on student abilities, but should also be teacher-centered. PGSD Study Program, STKIP Kusuma Negara, through the Field Work Lecture (KKL) course, implements the tri dharma of higher education, namely Community Service (PKM) in the form of a national webinar with the theme My Teacher, My Hero - Literacy and Numeracy in the Digital Era for Elementary School Teachers. PKM implementation goes through 3 stages, namely pre-preparation, implementation and post-implementation stages. The training was conducted with 2 resource persons and attended by 268 participants who were elementary school teachers and students from all over Indonesia.

The Surabaya Mengajar Program is designed to improve students reading, writing and arimathic skills. This program prepare students to face future challenges and become effective leaders. This program involes student from various universities in Surabaya. Before the program start, students and supervisors coordinate/brief. They visit, namely to take part in the Surabaya Mengajar Program. After observations on September 4 2023, the Surabaya Mengajar Program activities were immediately carried out te next day, namely on September 5 2023. One of the benefits of participacing in this program is that student get the opportunity to communicate and interact with many people, as well as knowing the latest learning and teaching systems in the Merdeka Curriculum. Student also gain insight into office administration at SDN Kendangsari IV/279 Surabaya. The Surabaya Mengajar 4 program aims to improve student literacy and numeracy in schools. This program also provide many benefit for student who take part in this program. Students get the opportunity to learn and develop their skills in their skills in their field. Students also have to the oppurtinity to collaborate with teachers at schools and improve the quality of education at school.