Wadah to Publish Donation of Equipment from Wadah They Learnt to Produce Looking After a Young Family Studying for Her Masters Prints on Cloth

Volume 3 No.1, 2010 Jakarta

had a great impact on her, seeing the rich concerned about the impoverished. In reverse, Wadah was impressed with Widya, her dedication to children and she was recruited as a coordinator for the SOS-Family Strengthening Programme Teaching, Studying, FSP-Wadah. Newsletter Social Work 24/7 With the development of Bale Swara Nusa by SOS which grew out of the Community and Women's Empowerment Institute, Widya became involved in programmes for children as well as the community. Women from the grassroots level were trained in make bags, souvenirs and Widya laughs when you ask her how she manages her other handicraft from recycled paper. It started with the sewing machine of Widya's grandmother and later with a time between teaching, studying, doing social work and Wadah to Publish donation of equipment from Wadah they learnt to produce looking after a young family Studying for her Masters prints on cloth. Not only did they win regular orders from a degree, teaching at an elementary school, supervising factory but also for bags from Wadah. Sales of their community work and the second child only 4 months old, it First Book on Children handiwork is generating income for the poor families. is a matter of discipline and hard work that was instilled in Furthermore, the people around Bale Swara Nusa have now her from childhood. “I grew up in a simple family, the eldest become small entrepreneurs in the printing business, of 3 children with my father a civil servant and mother supported by Wadah. At a dinner in mid-February, Mrs. Anie Hashim running a provisions warung (stall). Early on I learnt to be Djojohadikusumo announced that the Wadah Foundation independent, taking ice popsicles to sell at school, and Seeing her potential and desire for further study, the Wadah would publish its first of a series of three books dedicated to doing embroidery which earned me enough money to buy Foundation presented her with a scholarship to attain her the children from the slum areas which it supports. Mrs. Anie Hasim proudly introduces photographer Tanis Chalopin shoes,” related. Widya(34) whose full name is (seated right) with her mother, Ethel. Standing are Mr. Jean Chalopin (left) Master's degree at the Duta Wacana Christian University, Widyaningtyas Virgo Kartika. and Mr. Hashim Djojohadikusumo Yogyakarta specializing in “Peace and Conflict “It is not to show the poverty in Indonesia but real life, as Transformation”. Also as of this year she has taken on the they live day to day,” she told members of the foundation After high school, she was admitted to Universitas photographing the Shui in 2008 and dedicated the book to additional job of a volunteer teacher at the PGRI and the coordinators who supervise Wadah's assistance in Pembangunan Nasional (UPN) Veteran on a scholarship Micky Kai, an orphan from Bluesky Healing Home in Kindergarten at Kulon Progo. these areas. She then introduced the young photographer studying Communications and passed with honours in cum writer Tanis Chalopin and her parents, Jean and Ethel Beijing. She met the 8-month old baby who was suffering 1999. During this period she worked part-time in a bakery from a congenital heart disease and other complications Coordinator for 2 foundations, teaching, studying and Chalopin from France, who were present. packing hampers and at the Radio Republik Indonesia when she was a volunteer at Bluesky. Proceeds from the sale looking after her family,Wodya admits it is a 24/7 job, but Yogyakarta. It was the earthquake which struck Yogyakarta of the book were to go to his care but sadly he passed away says she has the support of her husband who is a researcher The Photographer-Writer in 2006 which got her involved in social work. Joining the th on February 14, 2009. This is now donated to the Healing with an NGO and also involved in social work. One son is 8 At the age of 16 and in the 11 grade of Sevenoaks School in Yayasan Kesejahteraan Anak Indonesia(YKAD) or Home. years old and for the baby of 4 months, she is England, Tanis Chalopin already has an insight into the Indonesian Children's Welfare Foundation she was assigned grateful for the help of neighbours when lives of the common people and their cultural depth. Her to MOBITECH (Mobile Information, Technology and Her parents are now living back in Switzerland where Mrs. she is at work or at the university. Life is first book on the “Shui, a Chinese Minority Race” published Communications for Children), a mobile library which Chalopin first met Mrs. Hashim at a school event and forged full of challenges for Widya but her in 2009 is a story told through her photographs with brief rotated amongst 6 elementary schools, kindergartens and a close friendship. There was a common interest as the hope for the future is to see poor explanations in their captions. children's centres. Chalopins founded Storyplus Foundation in 1997, f a m i l i e s b e c o m i n g dedicated to promote literacy in children. StoryPlus independent and able to In Indonesia to work on her second book on the children Wadah Connection Foundation has also developed 3 interconnected sites to support themselves. from the slum areas around Jakarta and Yogyakarta, on The work would take her to the remote hamlet of Kulon assignment from the Wadah Foundation, Tanis with her assist, support and encourage children (and their parents) Progo and there one day in 2008 she met Wadah mother, Ethel, toured these areas to photograph the to read, dream and flex their creative muscles. Scribum at The Bale Swara Nusa Chairperson Retnoningtyas who was visiting the area. This children in their natural environment. generates and collects stories from writers from all around the world. StoryPlus.com publishes stories from Scribum “I am not taking any posed shots, just as they go about their writers and StoryClass.com provides stories free of charge lives. It is amazing that in spite their poverty, they are happy for teachers and educational professionals. WADAH Foundation and smiling,” she noted after a day of walking with her Yayasan WADAH Titian Harapan Canon camera through the poor, crowded settlements in Three full days in Jakarta and Yogyakarta has provided Tanis with the hundreds of shots which she will select during her Patron : Anie Hashim Djojohadikusumo (WADAH Foundation) Penjaringan, Kampung Beting, Bekasi and Parung which are MidPlaza 2 Level 2 supported by Wadah. free time from classes and write the text. The printing will be Advisory Board : Dewi Djarot Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 10-11 done in Indonesia with the support of Mrs. Hashim. Janti Notowidigdo Jakarta 10220 Indonesia Having lived in Beijing for the last 4 years, “as we wanted Phone: +62 21 570 7789 our children to learn Chinese” explained her mother, TROTOAR 'The lost children of Indonesia' will be launched Executive Board Fax +62 21 570 7630 Singapore-born Ethel Chalopin and her writer/producer in July this year and will be distributed in Indonesia and worldwide. Any contributions will benefit the children of Chairperson : Retnaning Tyas Email: [email protected] French father, Jean Chalopin, Tanis became interested www.wadah.or.id Indonesia's slums in conjunction with the WADAH's Secretary : Paula Stella Nova (even at that young age) in minority races. She started 12 Published by WADAH Foundation children outreach. 1 Treasurer : Yekti P Suradji Copyright by WADAH Foundation Editor: Daisy Hadmoko Vice Treasurer : Jane Maramis Creative Design: Omar Satriyo Production: PT. PernikDivaNirwana www.pernik.co.id Wadah Launches First Children's Art Programme

From left: Ms. Nenny Soemawinata of the Sampoerna Foundation, Ms. Debora Iskandar of Sotheby’s, Mrs.Gouri Mirpuri, wife of the Singapore Ambassador, Mrs. Anie Hashim Djojohadikusumo, Mrs. Pia Alisjahbana, of the Femina Group and Ms. Junita Ciputra of the Ciputra Foundation

Chairperson of Wadah Retnaning Tyas (left) Mrs. Witono flanked by Mrs. Indra Prawoto and with Sara and Indra Djojohadikusumo Mr. Gregor Hadi Nitihardjo

Performance by the children, from left: Angklung bamboo instrument, Sirih Kuning dance, Rampak Suling.

2 3 Donations Also received from Singapore were books for the Wadah libraries in Penjaringan, Bekasi, Kampung Beting, Kampung Received by WADAH in 2009 Bulak and Parung.

Pioneer Associates in Singapore donated S$ 200 to Ever since the early 1990s, Mr. and Mrs. Hashim Mrs. Margaret Njoo donated another US$ 5,000 in improve nutrition for students in PAUD (Pre-School) Giri Djojohadikusumo have been involved in helping those not November 2009 which is to be used for the renovation of a Mekar in Lembang, West Java. so fortunate, the impoverished families, and particularly the Children's Community House in the Gunung Kidul area of Yogyakarta called Boskid, an abbreviation for Bocah Sisih Mr. Steve Law of Singapore gave S$ 100 for the victims of children whose parents could not provide the means for a List of donors at the Nias school healthy livehood and education. Kidul or Children of the South Area. Besides the the earthquake renovation and educational tools for the children, part of 3,000,000 for the purchase of sewing machines for the SOS Mrs. Hashim started to visit the poor communities around the funds, in case of any balance, will be used for the Mrs. Sari Sjadzali of the Wadah Advisory Board donated Children's Village in Semarang and for Mr. Sutarjo in Yogya. Mr. Hashim's cement factory in Cibinong and soon other purchase of a motorcycle to support activities of the FSP Rp. 2,500,000 for the victims of the earthquake in Padang, ladies, members of RISCI (Rukun Ibu Semen Cibinong) Yogya. West Sumatra and Rp. 1,000,000 for the victims of the Christian Services of Arsari Group collected Rp. joined in her philanthropic work Mr. and Mrs. Hashim then earthquake in Pangalengan, West Java. 1,050,000 for the victims of the dam burst at Situ Gintung in established foundations such as the Hashim Donation of US$ 1,980 from anonymous person in June south Jakarta. Djojohadikusumo Family Foundation or the Yayasan 2009. The funds are used for microfinancing among 18 Mrs. Janti Notowidagdo of the Wadah Advisory Board Keluarga Hashim Djojohadikusumo (YKHD), now the families in Cikaret village, Bogor district, to stimulate their gave Rp. 2,000,000 for the earthquake victims of Donors should specify how or where their contributions Yayasan Arsari Djojohadikusumo (YAD) and Yayasan home industries such as house tools and snacks for sale. Pangalengan, West Java. should be used and WADAH, acting as a facilitator, will Wadah Titian Harapan. carry out their wishes, stated Patron of WADAH Mrs. Anie Mrs. Babli Kalha of India, donated a sum of US$ 1000 for The 3 members of the WADAH Advisory Board Hashim. These foundations have supported schools, the military the economic activities of the FSP (Family Strengthening contributed Rp. 1,650,000 for making WADAH bags. academy, universities, SOS Children's Villages and their Programme) in Cikaret, Bogor. Family Strengthening Programmes, helped to educate Wadah's staff and board collected Rp.3.000.000 for the children as well as care for their health, provided a means of Madam Mawunu of Ghana donated a total sum of FCR purchase of 3 months' supply of medicines for Sedayu livelihood for women by training them for a trade, and 1500 during 2008-2009 to improve the nutrition in FSP- Church (GKJ Sedayu), Yogyakarta. making available microfinancing, and much more. SOS Medan and Semarang. Ms. Yuliani Tri Astuti of YAD (the Arsari “Untukmu Indonesiaku” Their work has drawn support from their friends in Ms. Lim Choo Hin, Ms. Suriya and their friends (of Djojohadikusumo Foundation) donated a total of Rp. Sanggar Arsari Anak Mandiri Indonesia and overseas, even from their staff who work in Singapore) donation totally S$ 450 to be divided into one- the business companies of Mr. Hashim Djojohadikusumo month tutorial fees for 23 children and purchase of and the foundations themselves. equipment for making soyamilk and working capital, in Ponorogo, East Java. Wadah to organize a Cultural Performance Following is a list of donations received in 2009 and, in July 2010 whether big or small, are greatly appreciated by WADAH Another S$ 200 was contributed by Ms. Lim Choo Hin for and the recipients. Mrs Darwati, a crackers producer in Yogyakarta. Wadah Titian Harapan is planning on holding a cultural performance through its Sanggar Arsari Anak Mandiri on 9 July One of the largest donations was made by Mr. Al Njoo and From Ms. Lim Choo Hin and friends in Singapore 8 boxes 2010. This will involve both the children under its support that his wife, Margaret, who funded the rebuilding of the schools were sent for distribution through SOS Indonesia to the are from marginalised communities and also the children under in the earthquake devastated island of Nias to the tune of victims of the earthquakes and fire. The boxes contained SOS Desa Taruna Indonesia's “Family Strengthening Program.” Rp.1,798,000,000 in 2008. clothes for men and women, used handbags, towels, We hope that through this program those under-privileged biscuits, different types of milk and rice and S$ 300 to defray children will be motivated to build a strong self-confidence, to Mrs. Margaret Njoo in June 2009 donated US$ 50,000 for part of the costs of renovating TK Sakato in Pariaman, be more independent and to serve as role-models for their peers the renovation of the Salib Putih orphanage in Salatiga, Padang that was damaged by the earthquake. Microfinancing in Cikaret in their own as well as other marginalised communities. Central Java, and its furnishings. However, this performance is not just an opportunity to show the talents and skills of these children, but also a way to develop the children's personality through the process of audition and rehearsals. It is our aspiration to raise these children in a way that would make them more than just equals with other members of the community in their rights, responsibilities, and opportunities for a better future. But we trust that by encouraging and/or exemplifying good, noble, pious qualities, as well as patriotism, and giving them a sufficient level of knowledge and skills, we can expect them to grow and become future leaders and good citizens of not only 4 Indonesia, but also of the world. 5 Soyamilk production in Ponorogo The Salib Putih orphanage in Salatiga Community house at Gunung Kidul area (Boskid) Recovery of Schools in Nias The world saw the destruction brought about by the government or any other organization, hence the decision completed this school. The students were also provided with books, school earthquake and ensuing tsunami which flattened most of of rebuilding the elementary and junior high schools should uniforms as well as for pramuka (boyscouts). Aceh on December 26, 2004, which was followed by a be done in this village. It is believed that the high massive international relief effort. Nearby, in neighbouring transportation costs (all materials had to be brought in from The junior high school (SMP Negeri 1) was much larger, to accommodate Nias, the tsunami did not do as much damage, it was the Medan to Sibolga and then shipped to Gunung Sitoli and 520 students in 13 classrooms. Other rooms included guestrooms, offices earthquake on March 28, 2005 which caused widespread finally by road to Tetesua village) was the main reason why for teachers, the school principal and administration besides a storeroom, destruction, including 80% of the school buildings on this this location would receive less attention from relevant an infirmary, for intra-curricular activities, 2 rooms for laboratories and one island. agencies and the local government. library. A house was built for the school principal and one for the security. A diesel generator, electric water pump, well, 10 toilets/bathrooms, bicycle Nias, which is part of the province of North Sumatra, is Although the government and international community park, landscaped gardens and a volleyball court completed the school separated by 125 km of sea from the Tapanuli coast and has a had entered the region with vital assistance for complex. land area of 3,793 sq. km comprising of 28 islands (12 humanitarian and reconstruction effort, very little had been inhabited). The Nias population totals 441,174 of which targeted for the rehabilitation of educational facilities. The senior high school (SMA Negeri 1) has a capacity for 502 students with 95.34% live in villages. The majority of them, about 83%, Based on this reasoning, Mrs. Hashim decided not only to 11 classrooms furnished with 220 sets of tables and chairs and 10 are Protestants, 11% Catholic, 5% Muslim and 1% others. rebuild the elementary and junior high schools but also a blackboards. Other rooms include offices for the principal and Agriculture and fishing are the mainstays or 87% of the senor high school nearby. administration, a lab, a library and 2 storage rooms, and 10 bathrooms. It local economy, including coffee, cacao, and coconuts with also has a landscaped garden. The ground-breaking ceremony for this paddy in small patches. Donations school was held on December 10, 2007 and handed over with all its facilities Mrs. Anie Hashim organized a gala dinner in Geneva, on May 2008. As a result of the poor infrastructure, education levels were Switzerland which generated sufficient funds to rebuild the very low with 75% of the population reaching only elementary and junior high schools. The plan to reconstruct Appreciation elementary school, while the work force with junior high the senior high school was realized through the generous The SMA is greatly appreciated by the students, as without it an SMA school education accounted for 17% and only 6% passing donation-providing full financing-from Mr. and Mrs.Al could only be found in Lolowalu, a distance of 8 km. Unfortunately it did high school and 2% attaining higher education. Njoo of Singapore, close friends and a business partner of not have sufficient facilities to accommodate all students from Sirombu Mr. Hashim Djojohadikusumo. Additionally, there were district About 80% of school buildings on the island were heavily other grants, apart from the Hashims themselves, totalling damaged by the earthquake and classes were being held in in all Rp. 4,762,158,629 or US$ 493,590. The SD and SMP students have since received top honours in the regency emergency tents with pupils at the mercy of heavy rains. and this is due to the extensive list of value-added services incorporated by Seeing these conditions, Mr. Hashim and Mrs. Anie The reconstruction of the 2 school buildings started in the foundation in its assistance package. It includes school uniforms, Hashim under the Hashim Djojohadikusumo Family December 2005 and was completed within 9 months in learning materials, library books, and equipment besides scholarships for Foundation or the Yayasan Keluarga Hashim August 2006. The elementary school (SD 071184) can underprivileged children. Djojohadikusumo (YKHD) which is now the Yayasan accommodate 240 students in 6 classrooms. In addition Arsari Djojohadikusuma (YAD) and Wadah Titian there are guestrooms, teachers rooms, offices for the school All buildings and facilities have been endowed by the foundation to the Harapan sent a team to survey the situation led by Mr. principal and administration, storage, laboratory, and a local community and it continues to provide strategic support in the form of Suradji, together with Mr. Daniel Poluan and accompanied library. A clinic was built in a separate building not only for library books and exercise books besides other necessary school items to by a local, Mr. Faan. Tetesua village in Sirombu district, a the school but also to serve the local community. One house enhance the productivity of both the students and teachers. distance of 60 km from the Binaka airport of Gunung Sitoli was built for the principal and one for the security and accessible in 4 hours by road, was considered the most personnel, 3 toilets and bathrooms. The school was Meanwhile, Nias is slowly recovering. Accessibility is still limited with sea vulnerable. equipped with a diesel generator and electric water pump transport available only from the port of Sibolga in North Sumatra to complete with a reservoir and tower besides a well. A Gunung Sitoli, the regency capital and Teluk Dalam in the south taking Mr. Suradji mentioned that Sirombu was in such a remote landscaped garden, bicycle park and volleyball court about 12 hours and an airport near Gunung Sitoli for flights from and to location that it would receive little attention from the local Medan. While roads have been repaired, transport between towns and villages remain sketchy, otherwise the only way to travel over the rugged Ground-breaking for the first school Complete destruction of a school terrain is on foot.

The people of Nias known as Ono Niha, have their own language and a centuries-old culture based on ancient megalithic traditions, originating From top down: from the Gomo area in the central part of the island. Elementary school children cheer the school opening The new elementary school building Students in the new SMP class room Before the earthquake, Nias attracted tourists with its unique megaliths in The gatewy to the new SMA 86 the village of Bawomataluo in the southern part of the island and its surfing 79 beach at Lagundri. and people in need of our aid. We distributed food, water 3. Humanitarian Services. Providing specialty and milk and set up a kitchen manned by one of our services such as psychology, treatment for the volunteers initially till someone in the community could do aged, children, difable and other services in the the job. In such cases the people are in a state of shock and post disaster phase. they prefer to stay out in the open to avoid any danger from 4. Rescue. For evacuation. after-shocks. We stayed with them to calm them down,” 5. Rapid Reaction Team. In the preparatory stage to gather data, identification, interpretation, “Groups are also formed for security to patrol the area as forecasting assistance, reporting and monitoring. there are always cases of looting, even on the first day when houses are left vacant by the inhabitants,”. The concept of handling disasters starts with reducing risks Indra said. during disasters: 1. Prevention. Learn through simulation of a disaster “Initially 5 volunteers are needed and then more on and socialize it through songs and children's rotation as it is a 24/7 job. Most volunteers were stories. coordinators of FSP-SOS Yogja and SOS Lembang, and 2. Map the location of a disaster-prone area some of them were students. Volunteers for medical aides including roads or paths for evacuation, a logistic were medical students and some doctors. For trauma warehouse and place for a public kitchen. healing we cooperated with some psychology students from 3. Prepare a place of safety. universities, such as for the assistance programme in Aceh”, 4. Handling trauma patients. she added. 5. Establishing a Command Post, a public kitchen, medical services, collecting data of victims, What you need to know Volunteers depend on contacts made earlier with hospitals logistics for children, children's camp if separated and universities, to be able to call on them for help when from parents. necessary. Students who volunteer get a special certificate 6. Rehabilitation of people affected including trauma which adds to their credit rating. healing, education programmes, counseling, Emergency Response restoring economic establishments. After the initial emergency response, donations started to 7. Reconstruction of infrastructure, water, flow in as other organizations joined the relief effort. electricity, health centres, public service offices and schools. to Natural Disasters Tagana “The Department of Social Affairs has its own relief Special services for children include: organization, Tagana, with funds, larger tents, vehicles, etc. 1. Relief items include blankets, medicines, milk, What do you do when a natural disaster strikes? How do essential is money. “When disaster strikes like an and we have been cooperating with them since 2006 during food for babies/children, health biscuits, you prepare for it? There have been many unpredicted earthquake, besides money, just as important are volunteers the Yogyakarta earthquake,” related Indra outlining its readymade food, drinking water, masks against natural disasters causing widespread destruction and taking who are willing to rush to the stricken area to help,” said organization. dust, clothes particularly undergarments, warm hundreds of human lives throughout Indonesia in the past Indra. “We have to come with water, food, medicines and clothes, additional nutrition programmes if years. The worst was the earthquake and tsunami which shelter.” Within Tagana are 5 divisions: parents are not in a stable condition. devastated Aceh in 2004, followed by Nias in 2005, 1. Posko or Command Post. This is set up from the 2. To handle children a special post or shelter is Yogyakarta in 2006, a tsunami in Pangadaran, West Java in Emergency Response to Pangalengan beginning of the emergency and maintained needed staffed with medical assistants, 2007, the earthquake in Padang, West Sumatra in 2008 and While FSP-SOS-Wadah have been involved in relief work throughout. It manages and integrates all consultants for trauma healing, and educational most recently the earthquake in Pangalengan, West Java in in Aceh, Yogyakarta, and Padang, their lastest emergency potential relief efforts and establishes a database. programmes. September, 2009. Besides there have been rescue efforts response has been in Pangalengan, West Java, and they give 2. Logistics. It collects all resources, manages and 3. Needed a children's centre focusing on children's undertaken during floods, dam bursts and whirlwinds. an insight to their work. distributes relief goods. activities with the coordination of people from the A field kitchen set up after the earthquake community and parents. In all cases, even the most recent massive earthquake in “As we do not have a ready account for such an emergency, 4. In the reconstruction stage, the relief programme Haiti (Central America), showed that quick action is as soon as we got the report of the earthquake in Bandung, should focus on the children's needs. needed to save lives and the utmost priority is the we pooled what cash we had amongst us coordinators and availability of ready money. contacted friends willing to assist With 2 cars and 4 Both Indra and Tata regretted that there is no standing fund volunteers we bought cooked food in packets, milk for for emergency relief. But some relief goods could be used for Two women who have had the experience to responding to children, babyfood, water in bottles and over-the-counter new disasters such as the leftovers from Yogyakarta disasters in Indonesia, agree that foremost of all, there has to medicines such as for headaches, colds, stomach problems earthquake which were transported to Padang. However, it be funds available to buy all the necessary items needed to and First Aid kits. for injuries,” continued Indra. Whatever took 5 days to move them to the stricken area. launch a relief effort. blankets and cooking equipment available in storage were loaded on. “More useful would be warehouses with relief goods more Ms Indrajani Prawoto and Ms. Martanti Endang Lestari accessible on each island in Indonesia or within a certain better known as “Tata” of the SOS-FSP-Wadah “In the disaster area we first contacted the local government range for easy reach,” asserted Tata. 8 organization said that for organizations like theirs most to offer our services and then looked for the damaged areas 99 an Alternative

The school in Lembang prevents the students, from very to Formal poor families who don't have sufficient funds to pay school making a difference fees, from dropping out of formal school, and/or it also accepts students who have dropped out from formal school. The school in Gunung Kidul was built because there is no life-changing gift Education school for the children in the area, and it was beyond their means to pay school fees as well as for transport to another area. Rp. 5,000 Alternative Schools is a growing phenomenon which Outing Alleviates the effects of malnutrition in a child by providing a month’s worth of food offers children drop-outs from formal schooling an The schools also organizes outings such as camping on the supplements to augment his diet beach in south Yogyakarta for the students in the Gunung education. They offer choices of following the school Mengurangi malnutrisi pada anak melalui pemberian suplemen makanan selama 1 curriculum or some form of vocational training in “life Kidul area to introduce them to destinations out of their skills” which will prepare them for the future when they reach and as a means of bonding, according to FSP SOS bulan need to earn a living. Coordinator for eastern Indonesia Ms Martanti Endah Lestari better known as “Tata”. Started by Ms Euis Mintarsih (Family Strengthening Rp. 50,000 Those drop-outs who follow the formal school curriculum Program Coordinator SOS Chlidren's Village Lembang) in Purchases a children’s story book for a community library 1999, according to Ms Indrajani Prawoto (SOS (either for junior high or senior high school) are tutored so Communication, now Wadah-FSP Coordinator), there are that they can sit for the government examinations and get Membeli sebuah buku cerita anak untuk taman bacaan masyarakat now 200 children in this alternative school in Lembang. school certificates which will enable them to either study This school follows the formal curriculum for 4 days, and on further or seek employment. Rp. 80,000 the last 2 days the students learn life skills, such as hair dressing, bridal make-up, facials and, health massage. What needs special mention is that all the teachers or Pays for the tutorials of a school child for a month instructors at the alternative school in Lembang are Membayar biaya kursus/bimbingan belajar seorang anak sekolah selama 1 bulan In the Gunung Kidul area on the mountains outside volunteers who only receive a minimal sum for transport, Yogyakarta 9 children are following the formal school provided by the Wadah Foundation. The alternative school curriculum in order to complete their junior high school in Gunung Kidul is now being renovated with funding Rp. 250,000 studies in such a school built by SOS-FSP Yogjakarta. provided by the Wadah Foundation. Another 60, who attend formal school, are training in other Provides the monthly living expenses of a tutor skills such as computer technology, farming, music (guitar These schools accommodated in the Family Strengthening Menyediakan biaya hidup seorang tutor selama 1 bulan and drums) sewing, embroidery, beading, block printing and Programme- SOS-Wadah centres bring together children other handiwork at the same place in the afternoon. (both boys and girls) from poor families, either those with single parents or unemployed fathers. Rp. 800,000 In these impoverished areas, Wadah sees a growing interest Purchases a sewing machine to empower an unemployed wife to use her skills to in education and the need to establish such “alternative generate income and improve the lives of her family schools” in Yogjakarta city to provide the needs of drop-outs Membeli 1 buah mesin jahit untuk memberdayakan isteri yang tidak memiliki and students who may be busy with family chores or some form of work in the morning, so they can attend school in pekerjaan menggunakan keterampilannya memperoleh penghasilan dan mengangkat the afternoon. kesejahteraan keluarganya

Rp. 1,000,000 Supplies the capital to enable a micro-entrepreneur to start a business and make a decent living out of her work Menyediakan modal untuk memulai usaha mikro dan memperoleh penghasilan yang layak dari usahanya

Rp. 1,000,000 Provides a month’s supply of medicines for a community clinic Membeli persediaan obat untuk klinik pedesaan selama 1 bulan 108 Children learning paperwork at the Alternative School in Yogyakarta At Jayagiri Lembang, drop-outs learn hair-dressing 119