Having a background as a student at the Faculty of Islamic Studies (FDI) at UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta did not hinder Rifda Najilah Marhamah from excelling in general fields. Rifda successfully won second place in the ‘Call for Articles’ competition organized by the International Development Cooperation Fund (LDKPI), which operates under the Ministry of Finance. The competition was part of LDKPI's carnival celebrating its 2nd anniversary, with the submission deadline on October 22, 2021. The winners were announced on October 29, 2021.

Rifda, or Cemcem as she is affectionately called by some of her friends, initially hesitated to participate in the article competition because she learned about it only a week before the submission deadline. She was unsure because LDKPI is a new organization, making it difficult to find references about it. The article she wrote was titled "The Role of the International Development Cooperation Fund (LDKPI) in Indonesia's Economic Diplomacy Policy in Non-Traditional Markets." Cemcem used Google and the Ipusnas app to gather references. She first searched for information on economic diplomacy, then explained foreign policy, and finally connected it to LDKPI.

After completing the article, Cemcem asked her friends, Lisda and Firda Fauziah, to help proofread it. Once she was confident in her work, she submitted it via email to LDKPI. However, she soon received an email requesting revisions because the article was deemed to lack focus and detail in discussing the role of LDKPI. Undeterred, she revised her article with the help of her friends and resubmitted it after making the necessary improvements.

Cemcem admits that she has a strong interest and talent in writing. Additionally, she has a desire to learn many things outside of her academic studies. "My educational background is from an Islamic school, I study at the Faculty of Islamic Studies with an Islamic curriculum, and we use Arabic as the medium of instruction. All of that doesn't limit my potential to excel in other areas. Religion is important; living without religion is dangerous, but other areas are also important. It's about how we can acquire everything," said Rifda.

(Journalist Team FDI: Achmad Faiq)