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09 Januari, 2012

Progress Report of Cakung Children Community on December 2011






Greetings to all our kind friends

We wish you a Merry Christmas 2011 and New Year 2012
Let us share the joy, peace, love and blessings with the world


December was filled with several activities covering curriculum evaluation for the team of facilitator and program evaluation for the Cakung children as well as setting up a new curriculum and program for the year 2012. The study activities for the Cakung Children were completed on early December 2011. Therefore, we only had art and craft activities for children in Category III and IV for once a week.

The children and parents started to build their hopes even though they have to live in a small rented house or only able to build a temporary room on the empty land. On that land was built their houses.

The ruins and woven bamboo wall as well as bamboo were scattered on the land. On top of those ruins, we set up a new learning place, a place for the children to learn and for the parents to gather.

There are several children notes regarding their experiences of being forcedly moved out from their homes which can be read on our blog:
http://cakungchildrencommunity.blogspot.com

The land was not prepared to erect buildings yet therefore, we could still use it to plant vegetables – with permission from the land keeper – temporarily, until further notice. Therefore, we tried to ‘build’ our Learning House which is more close to be called as Learning Tent.

Our Learning House belongings were kept in our new rented house. The children of this community together with the residents of Cakung and their children helped us to move the items.

We thank to all of the children in Cakung who have shown their solidarity and effort towards all the activities.

The new rented house we use to keep the community’s belongings, bookshelf and its books as well as to organise some activities, especially to do art and craft and meetings between facilitators and program committee. Although the house is quite big, it is located in a residential area. Therefore, we can not use it for learning place for children from Cakung.

There were some supporters who visited us and had a chance to see the last condition of the demolished houses and the Cakung Children Community rented house.

As soon as we announced the demolishment, Kak Paramita Rai and her friends in Australia took initiative to raise funds. The fund was brought by Kak Maureen Lintong during her Christmas and New Year holiday at her parents. We received the fund on early December 2011. Thanking all the friends in Australia .

Since we erected the Learning Tent, our friends, Bu Ari and Pak Edi organised a 5th birthday celebration for their child, Raka, to share their happiness with the Cakung children.

The birthday was held on Sunday, 18 December 2011. There were quite many children joined the celebration. The children sang and played together and it was the first time after we had our Learning House demolished in November which separated all of the children away. After they sang Selamat Ulang Tahun song, they continued by singing Happy Birthday to You, then Raka blew the candles on his large birthday cake. The birthday cake was covered by sugar featuring cartoon characters. We took a group photo. After that, the family cut and distributed the cake. We played some quiz which was lead by Kak Qori’ah. It was a happy and wonderful time.

After the whole celebration, we had lunch together and distributed gifts from the birthday boy to all children in Cakung. All the children queued in line nicely to receive the gifts and to thank Raka and his family.

Bu Ari and Pak Edi and their family cared to visit the Learning House of Cakung Children Community before they gone home. After that, we walked them to the land where lots of rubbish piled up, to their car.

We thank Bu Ari, Pak Edi, Bu Elisa, Rara and Raka for all the happiness they shared with children in Cakung. May God bless them abundantly and provide good health for Bu Ari and the family.

In mid December, some children received some funds to organise their certificates of birth from Alumni of Canisius College who joined MenforOthers. The children were relieved as finally they can get their birth certificate sorted. They are Jingga and Indah. There are another four children who with the moral support from Alumni of Canisius College managed to encourage their parents to save some money to obtain their birth certificates through a formal venue at the Civil Register Office.

We thank MenforOthers who provided some funds to obtain the birth certificates and to open residents’ awareness the importance of the birth certificates for their children as it is part of their basic right. The right to entitle their names and citizenships as per stated on the Children Right Convention.

On Thursday, 23 December 2011, we held a bazaar under Learning Tent. The items were donated by Kak Maureen Lintong who was on holiday in Indonesia and from Kak Arif and some residents of Harapan Indah estate in Bekasi.

The bazaar was held from noon to late afternoon. Kak Arif came together with his friends who brought all the donated goods as well as visited the area to see the last state of Cakung Sawah


Children Health Improvement Program

On early December, some Cakung facilitator together with some committee of Poor Community in Metro Network (Jaringan Rakyat Miskin Kota) from Muara Baru met the medical team from Atma Jaya Hospital , Pluit. The purpose of the meeting was to prepare the health campaign regarding Tuberculosis and to conduct Mantoux Test. The meeting was held at Atma Jaya Hospital in Pluit.

The campaign was then held in Balai PAUD of Poor Community in Metro Network, Muara Baru branch starting from 2pm till approximately 6pm. The campaign meeting was participated by more than 61 families. We gathered this number from the list of residents in Muara Baru, Bu Dewi and Bu Sinta – the representative of Poor Community in Metro Network, Muara Baru branch.

This activity was supported by MenforOthers - Alumni of Canisius College and led by Kak Bimo together with medical team from Atma Jaya Hospital, Pluit. All medical expenses including transportation cost to do Mantoux Test at Atma Jaya Hospital was borne by Children Health Division of Atma Jaya Hospital, Pluit.

Facilitator Team of Cakung participated in this activity as well. This was their very first activity since expanding to a new area, Muara Baru. This activity also served as the initial collaboration work with Poor Community in Metro Network.

Some other new activities - alternative education program and establishing library - were planned to take in place on 1 January 2012. These two activities will be permanently conducted in Muara Baru community throughout 2012.


Scholarship

The eviction has affected several scholarship recipients especially in accommodation. Initially, they did not require any transport cost, except pocket money which was provided by the parents. However, since early December, we need to provide transportation cost as the parents were having difficulties with the new rental cost.

The residents were used to hire the land for several years to grow some vegetables and then built a house. Nowadays, they have to pay for house rent every month. Furthermore, they have to spend to feed the whole family. No more money to be spent for transportation for the children to go to school.

There were a lot of other expenses to pay for the parents in December month such as Education Material Review for high school students, tuition fees, study certificate cost and fee for borrowing books from school library for the next semester.


Activity plan for January 2012

1. To establish Community of Learning Children as a merge form of two children communities in Cakung and Muara Baru areas in early 2012.

2. To start the learning activities for children from Cakung area on second Friday of January 2012. The activities for children from Muara Baru will start on the first Sunday of January 2012.

3. To purchase stationaries and other supplies for children in the early category group.

4. To involve children from Category 4 to participate as Facilitators in accompanying the younger children to learn. We will divide the groups into four categories. Category 0 is for very young children who start to show interest to learn, Category 1 is for young children who want to learn - numeric, letters, spelling and are brave enough to speak. Category 2 is for young children who have done some studies and mostly have been to formal schools. They can read, write, count and speak up. Category 3 is for children who understand some knowledge, theorethically and practically. Several children from Category 4 are involved to accompany children from Category 0 and 1.

5. Starting from this year, we need to streamline the programs due to limited venue facility to learn and to realise all planned programs. The 2012 Program covers alternative education, nutritious improvement for children, portable library and scholarship. The program we delete - as most of residents have built awareness about the importance of visiting Puskesmas (Centre of Community Health) when they are sick - is children health improvement.


Lastly, we thank all friends for their prayers, financial, physical and material supports to make Cakung Children Community programs into realization in December 2011.

Thanks to the financial support which have been used to accommodate the operational program of Cakung Children Community. Thanks to Kak Paramita Rai, Kak Ivonne Edenton, Kak Melany Wijaya, Kak Budiono, Kak Pie Ling and Kak Anita Linggar. Thanks to Kak Maureen Lintong who had brought the funds from Australia for us.

Our thanks to Kak Eka for sharing our concern with her friends. Thanks to Kak Rizka Meriana who positively responding Kak Eka’s concern by providing financial support. Thank you very much Kak Rizka Meiriana.


Our gratitude to Bu Ari and Pak Edi who have conveying our situation to Lauw Lie Hoeng family, who then provide us financial support. Thanks to Lauw Lie Hoeng family. We thank for caring to allow us to share Raka’s the happiness in celebrating his birthday.

We thank Kak Jenny, Bu Rina Anwar, Bu Vina, Pak Arend, Michelle Maramis for their routine monthly financial donation which we use for operational activities in Cakung Children Community.

Thanks to Kak Tuti and friend for providing us food and basic needs for residents in Cakung, to Kak Maureen Lintong and Kak Arif together with residents of Harapan Indah Estate for the material supports received. Thank you so much to Kak Anita Linggar for translating this monthly progress report.

Thanks to all of you. May God bless you all abundantly and may our collaboration work continues.

God bless us all.


Warmest regards
On behalf of Cakung Children Community

Debby

P.S.
You could give donation via bank:
Acc.holder Debby Maitimu or Dwi Resmi Sari
BCA Branch office Matraman, East Jakarta, Indonesia
Acc.no.342-2792161
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Laporan Kegiatan Komunitas Anak Cakung Desember 2011






Salam jumpa teman-teman yang baik,

Selamat hari raya Natal dan Tahun Baru 2012.
Mari kita bersama bawa sukacita, damai, cinta kasih, dan berkat bagi seluruh dunia.


Sepanjang Desember ini, kegiatan dipadati dengan evaluasi kurikulum bagi tim fasilitator, evalusi program bagi anak-anak Cakung pengurus program dan penyusunan kurikulum dan program untuk tahun 2012. Kegiatan belajar anak-anak Cakung mulai libur sejak awal Desember. Kegiatan belajar anak-anak kategori III dan IV hanyalah kegiatan ketrampilan, yang dilakukan seminggu sekali.

Anak-anak dan orang tua mulai membangun harapan kembali sekalipun tinggal di tempat kontrakan sempit atau pun hanya sanggup mendirikan bilik kecil di perbatasan lahan tempat tinggal mereka yang sudah digusur.

Puing-puing rumah dan bilik serta bamboo yang terserak masih tersisa di lahan gusuran. Di atas puing-puing rumah belajar, kami dirikan kembali tempat belajar baru, tempat berkumpulnya anak-anak belajar dan para orang tua bertemu.

Beberapa tambahan tulisan anak tentang pengalaman saat digusur, dapat dibaca di blog Komunitas Anak Cakung :

http://cakungchildrencommunity.blogspot.com

Lahan gusuran yang belum mulai digarap oleh pihak penguasa, hingga saat ini masih bisa berfungsi sebagai kebun, maka atas seijin pihak penjaga lahan, untuk sementara, sampai batas waktu yang belum bisa dipastikan, kami coba dirikan kembali rumah belajar kami, yang lebih tepat disebut sebagai tenda belajar bagi anak-anak Cakung.

Barang-barang rumah belajar yang sebagian kami titip ke rumah kontrakan Komunitas Anak Cakung. Warga Cakung serta anak-anak membantu memindahkan barang-barang rumah belajar.

Terimakasih banyak kami ucapkan atas solidaritas dan jerih payah anak-anak dan warga Cakung.

Rumah kontrakan sementara kami gunakan untuk tempat menyimpan barang-barang, lemari perpustakaan dan buku-buku serta tempat berkegiatan, terutama kegiatan ketrampilan dan pertemuan antar tim fasilitator dan pengurus program. Sekalipun rumah kontrakan cukup besar, namun karena terletak di wilayah pemukiman, maka kami tidak mungkin memfungsikan tempat ini sebagai tempat belajar anak-anak Cakung.

Beberapa teman yang datang berkunjung, sempat melihat-lihat kondisi terakhir di tempat warga yang tergusur serta ke rumah kontrakan Komunitas Anak Cakung.

Begitu mengetahui musibah penggusuran ini, atas inisiatif Kak Paramita Rai dan teman-teman di Australia membantu dalam dukungan dana yang dibawa langsung oleh Kak Maureen Lintong saat berlibur Natal dan Tahun Baru di rumah orang tuanya. Bantuan kami terima pada awal Desember 2011. Terimakasih banyak pada Kakak-kakak di Australia.

Sejak mulai didirikannya tenda belajar, sahabat kami, Bu Ari dan Pak Edi berkenan merayakan ulang tahun anaknya, Raka yang ke 5 tahun dengan berbagi kebahagiaan bersama anak-anak Cakung.

Acara ulang tahun diadakan pada Minggu, 18 Desember 2011. Banyak anak hadir memeriahkan acara ulang tahun Raka. Anak-anak senang bernyanyi dan bermain bersama setelah sejak akhir November pindah ke rumah kontrakan, berpisah jauh satu sama lain. Selesai menyanyikan lagu Selamat Ulang Tahun disambung lagu Happy Birthday to You, lilin-lilin pun ditiup Raka di atas kue ulang tahun besar yang dipenuhi hiasan gula-gula dengan tema film kartun. Kami berfoto bersama. Setelah itu, sambil kue dipotong oleh pihak keluarga, diadakan kuis berhadiah yang dipandu oleh Kak Qori’ah. Suasana makin semarak.

Selesai acara, kami makan siang bersama dan diakhiri dengan pembagian bingkisan ulang tahun dari Raka pada anak-anak Cakung. Mereka berbaris dengan tertib menerima bingkisan dan bersalaman.

Bu Ari, Pak Edi, dan keluarga sempat berkunjung sebentar ke rumah kegiatan Komunitas Anak Cakung, sebelum pulang. Kami antar hingga di lapangan tempat pengumpulan barang rongsokan, dimana mobil mereka diparkir.

Terimakasih banyak pada Bu Ari – Pak Edi, Bu Elisa, Rara, dan Raka atas kesediaannya untuk berbagi kebahagiaan bersama anak-anak Cakung. Kiranya Tuhan berkenan memberi berkat limpah dan kesehatan untuk Bu Ari dan keluarga.

Pada pertengahan Desember lalu, beberapa anak yang mendapat bantuan biaya pengurusan akte kelahiran dari Kakak-kakak Alumni Kolese Kanisius yang tergabung dalam kelompok MenforOthers, akhirnya bisa memperoleh akte kelahiran. Dua anak itu adalah Jingga dan Indah, sementara 4 anak lainnya, Gio, Marcel, Nabila, dan Dimas bisa memperoleh akte kelahiran dipicu gerakan teman-teman Alumni Kanisius sehingga orang tua mereka mau menyediakan dana yang terjangkau melalui jalur pengurusan resmi di kantor pusat kependudukan dan catatan sipil.

Terimakasih banyak pada Kakak-kakak MenforOthers yang sudah memberikan bantuan dana pengurusan akte kelahiran dan membuka kesadaran warga untuk memperjuangkan hak anak-anaknya, khususnya prinsip dasar hak anak, yaitu hak untuk mendapatkan nama dan kewarganegaraan, yang tercantum dalam Konvensi Hak-hak Anak.

Pada hari Kamis, 23 Desember 2011, diadakan kegiatan bazaar di tenda belajar Komunitas Anak Cakung. Barang-barang yang diperoleh merupakan hasil sumbangan dari Kak Maureen Lintong, yang sedang berlibur di Indonesia dan dari Kak Arif dan warga kompleks perumahan Harapan Indah, Bekasi.

Kegiatan berlangsung dari siang hingga sore hari. Kak Arif datang bersama beberapa temannya membawa barang-barang sumbangan sekaligus melihat-lihat kondisi wilayah Cakung sawah.

Terimakasih banyak atas bantuan dan dukungan Kak Maureen Lintong dan Kak Arif bagi anak-anak dan warga Cakung.


Program Peningkatan Kesehatan Anak

Pada awal Desember, beberapa tim fasilitator Cakung bersama beberapa pengurus JRMK (Jaringan Rakyat Miskin Kota) cabang Muara Baru bertemu tim dokter RS Atma Jaya, Pluit untuk persiapan kegiatan penyuluhan kesehatan masalah TBC dan tes mantoux. Pertemuan persiapan berlangsung di RS Atma Jaya, Pluit.

Kegiatan penyuluhan kesehatan masalah TBC dan tes mantoux dilaksanakan di Balai PAUD JRMK cabang Muara Baru sejak pukul 14.00 WIB hingga menjelang maghrib. Kegiatan diikuti oleh lebih dari 61 KK, dari hasil pendataan perwakilan warga Muara Baru, Bu Dewi dan perwakilan JRMK cabang Muara Baru, Bu Sinta.

Kegiatan didukung oleh Kakak-kakak alumni CC dalam kelompok MenforOthers, yang dikoordinir oleh Kak Bimo serta tim dokter dari RS Atma Jaya, Pluit. Seluruh pengobatan termasuk biaya transport cek tes mantoux ke RS Atma Jaya ditanggung oleh Divisi Kesehatan Anak RS Atma Jaya, Pluit.

Keterlibatan tim fasilitator Cakung dalam kegiatan persiapan dan pelaksanaan pada Sabtu, 3 Desember 2011, sekaligus menandai dimulainya kegiatan pelayanan kami di wilayah baru, yaitu Muara Baru. Kegiatan ini juga dalam rangka meningkatkan kerjasama kami dengan JRMK UPC cabang Muara Baru.

Kegiatan awal yang akan mulai diadakan pada minggu I Januari 2012 ini adalah kegiatan pendidikan alternative dan perpustakaan. Dua program kegiatan ini yang akan dilaksanakan di komunitas Muara Baru sepanjang tahun 2012.


Beasiswa

Masalah penggusuran berdampak pada beberapa anak penerima beasiswa juga, terutama dalam hal akomodasi. Sebelumnya, tidak diperlukan biaya transport, kecuali uang jajan yang merupakan kontribusi orang tua, namun sejak awal Desember, biaya transport mesti kami bantu, karena beratnya beban orang tua yang mesti menanggung biaya kontrak rumah.

Warga yang dahulu hanya sewa tanah untuk beberapa tahun kemudian membangun rumah, kini dibebani oleh biaya kontrak rumah setiap bulan. Belum lagi kebutuhan orang tua untuk mencukupi kebutuhan pangan seisi rumah, sehingga tidak ada cukup dana untuk biaya transport sekolah anak.

Pada bulan ini juga banyak pengeluaran akhir tahun untuk biaya pendalaman materi bagi anak-anak SMK tingkat akhir, uang semester, SPP, dan biaya foto ijazah serta biaya sewa buku perpustakaan untuk 1 semester.


Rencana kegiatan di bulan Januari 2012 ini adalah :

1. Berdirinya Komunitas Anak Belajar sebagai nama kesatuan dari dua komunitas anak di wilayah Cakung dan Muara Baru di awal 2012.

2. Mulai kembali kegiatan belajar anak Cakung pada Jumat II Januari 2012, sedangkan kegiatan belajar anak Muara Baru pada Minggu I Januari 2012.

3. Pembelian kebutuhan perlengkapan belajar dan buku serta alat tulis bagi anak-anak kategori awal.

4. Mulai tahun ini, tim fasilitator juga melibatkan beberapa anak kategori 4 dalam pendampingan anak-anak kecil. Pembagian kategori menjadi 4, yaitu kategori 0 bagi anak-anak kecil yang baru mulai berminat untuk belajar, kategori 1 bagi anak-anak kecil yang mau belajar, baik angka maupun huruf, mengeja, dan sudah mulai berani bicara. Kategori 2 bagi anak-anak kecil yang mulai mendalami pelajaran, sebagian besar sudah duduk di bangku pendidikan formal, sudah mulai bisa membaca, menulis, berhitung, dan bicara. Kategori 3 bagi anak-anak yang sudah memahami dan mendalami baik pengetahuan teoritis maupun praktis. Beberapa anak kategori 4 dilibatkan dalam pendampingan anak kategori 0 dan 1.

5. Mulai tahun ini, perampingan program dilakukan mengingat tempat belajar yang tidak memungkinkan untuk terlaksananya seluruh program. Program kegiatan 2012 mencakup kegiatan pendidikan alternative, kegiatan peningkatan gizi anak, kegiatan perpustakaan keliling, dan kegiatan beasiswa. Program yang kami hapus, mengingat sebagian besar warga sudah mulai memahami perlunya berobat ke puskesmas, adalah kegiatan peningkatan kesehatan anak.


Akhirnya, kami ucapkan banyak terimakasih pada teman-teman yang telah banyak mendukung dalam doa dan dukungan dana, tenaga, maupun material untuk terwujudnya program kegiatan Komunitas Anak Cakung sepanjang Desember ini.

Terimakasih atas bantuan dana yang amat sangat mendukung terselenggaranya operasional program Komunitas Anak Cakung. Terimakasih untuk Kak Paramita Rai, Kak Ivonne Edenton, Kak Melany Wijaya, Kak Budiono, Kak Pie Ling, dan Kak Anita Linggar. Terimakasih untuk jerih payah Kak Maureen yang membawa langsung bantuan dana dari Australia untuk kami.

Terimakasih kami untuk Kak Eka yang turut menyuarakan kesulitan kami pada temannya dan mendapat tanggapan positif dari Kak Rizka Meiriana yang memberi dukungan dana. Terimakasih banyak pada Kak Rizka Meiriana.

Terimakasih kami yang tak terhingga pada Bu Ari – Pak Edi yang menggerakkan hati keluarga Lauw Lie Hoeng untuk memberi dukungan dana. Terimakasih banyak pada keluarga Lauw Lie Hoeng. Terimakasih atas kesempatan yang diberikan bagi kami untuk turut merasakan kebahagiaan bersama dalam acara ulang tahun anak tercinta, Raka.

Terimakasih kami untuk Kak Jenny, Bu Rina Anwar, Bu Vina – Pak Arend – Michelle Maramis atas dukungan dana yang rutin setiap bulan disisihkan bagi operasional kegiatan Komunitas Anak Cakung.

Terimakasih kami untuk Kak Tuti dan teman atas bantuan sembako bagi warga Cakung, Kak Maureen Lintong dan Kak Arif bersama warga kompleks perumahan Harapan Indah atas dukungan material yang telah diberikan.

Terimakasih banyak. Kiranya Tuhan berkenan memberi berkat limpah bagi teman-teman dan semoga kerjasama kita yang telah terjalin selama ini dapat terus berlanjut.

Tuhan memberkati kita semua.


Salam hangat,
Atas nama anak-anak Komunitas Anak Cakung

Debby

05 Januari, 2012

When the houses were demolished

By Cynthia

When I heard the news about houses near paddy field would be demolished, my heart was so hurt.

There were so many beautiful and sad memories we spent together in this area. There were a lot of beautiful memories spent in the Learning House. Separating from friends was really painful.

A few days before the houses were being removed by the owner, we were given compensation money. However, there were some residents who did not get it. One by one my relatives left the area.

My mother and father were busy looking for a new rented house. One day, we found a new rented house. My mother used the compensation money to pay for the rental deposit. The next day, we moved in. However, the landlord returned the money as their house could not be rented. They planned to renovate it and let their relatives to live there.

My mother went home with broken heart. It was so difficult to find rented house especially for us whose occupations are farmer and scavenger. Although we are poor, we still can afford to eat and drink. I wondered why they did not want to care our sufferings.

I only could hug a tree trunk. The trees are my best friends. So many beautiful memories I share with the trees. My childhood house also shares so many beautiful memories, which I would not forget for the rest of my life. What will be happened if the land does not have trees and houses anymore?

One by one my friends moved out. I had to say goodbye to them in the paddy field although I still wish to live here forever, until I am grown up. But fate decides differently.

I realize this sadness was not only mine. I could feel all of the Cakung Sawah residents felt the same as we had to move out. All of them were restless and busy finding new rented houses. At the end, we had to separated.

Translated by Anita Linggar

Saat Rumah-rumah Digusur

Karya Cynthia

Ketika saya mendengar kabar rumah-rumah di sawah akan digusur, hati saya merasa sangat sedih.

Banyak kenangan indah dan menyedihkan yang telah kami lalui bersama. Apalagi banyak sekali kenangan indah di rumah belajar. Berpisah dengan teman-teman rasanya amat menyakitkan.

Beberapa hari sebelum rumah-rumah mulai dibongkar pemiliknya, kami diberi uang gusuran. Diantara warga Cakung sawah, ada beberapa warga yang tidak dapat uang gusuran. Satu persatu saudara saya akhirnya pindah.

Ibu dan Bapak sibuk mencari rumah kontrakan. Satu hari, kami dapat rumah kontrakan, Ibu saya bayar uang muka tanda jadi ditempati. Esoknya ketika kami akan pindah, oleh pemilik rumah, uang muka yang dibayar Ibu dikembalikan, alasannya rumah kontrakan ini tidak jadi ditempati karena akan diperbaiki dan ditempati oleh saudara pemilik rumah.

Ibu saya pulang dengan sedih hati. Sulit sekali mencari rumah kontrakan, apalagi menerima kami yang hanyalah keluarga petani sekaligus pemulung. Walau kami orang miskin tapi kami masih bisa makan dan minum. Kenapa mereka tidak mau tahu dengan penderitaan kami.

Saya hanya bisa memeluk pohon-pohon. Pohon-pohon ini adalah sahabatku. Banyak kenangan indah bersama mereka. Rumah yang sejak kecil saya tempati juga menyimpan banyak kenangan indah, yang tak akan saya lupakan seumur hidup saya. Apa jadinya jika tanah yang kami tempati tidak ada pepohonan dan rumah-rumah.

Satu persatu temanku pindah. Saya harus berpisah dengan teman-teman di sawah, padahal saya masih ingin tinggal disini, selamanya disini, sampai saya dewasa…. Tapi takdir berkata lain.

Saya tahu kesedihan ini bukan hanya milik saya sendiri, saya turut merasakan kesedihan seluruh warga Cakung sawah yang terpaksa harus pindah. Seluruh warga resah dan sibuk mencari rumah kontrakan. Akhirnya kami harus tercerai-berai.

First time to be apart

By Umi Kulsum

When I just heard about the plan to remove all houses in Cakung Sawah, I felt so sad. One by one my friends left me.

I remember the time we played hide and seek, pretended as a family with ‘big sisters’ together with Eneng and Intan when we took bath together.

At that afternoon, we took bath together. I changed my clothes and got ready to visit Intan’s rented house. My family had not got a new rented house as yet.

I visited Intan’s new house together with Eneng. Her rented house is near to small deli while Eneng’s rented house close to Sulton market. Leaving their houses, my mom asked me to buy some salt and chilies. Then, I helped my grandma to tidy up her things to move out from her house. My little sisters – Lina, Lini and Gio – also helped grandma.

We walked in line along the paddy field to go to grandma’s rented house which is also Intan’s rented house. Once we arrived, we put all her belongings in the corner of the room. Then, we went home.

I felt when I was about to reach our home. I cried as it was quite painful. Mom helped me to get some medicine. After that I went to bed and tried to control the pain.

Translated by Anita Linggar

Waktu Pertama Kali Berpisah

Karya Umi Kulsum

Pada hari-hari setelah mendengar berita Cakung sawah akan digusur, saya merasa sedih. Satu persatu saudaraku akan meninggalkanku.

Teringat kembali kenangan bermain petak umpet, bermain ‘kakak-kakak’-an bersama Eneng, Intan, saat kami mandi bersama.

Sore itu, kami mandi bersama. Saya berganti pakaian dan bersiap-siap untuk mengunjungi rumah kontrakan Intan. Saya dan keluarga hingga saat ini belum dapat rumah kontrakan.

Saya kesana bersama Eneng. Rumah kontrakan Intan dekat warung, sedangkan rumah kontrakan Eneng dekat pasar Sulton. Pulang dari sana, saya disuruh Ibu untuk membeli garam dan cabe, kemudian membantu Emak (nenek) membereskan barang-barang miliknya untuk pindahan. Adik-adik saya, Lina-Lini, dan Gio ikut membantu Emak.

Kami berjalan beriringan melalui sawah ke rumah kontrakan nenek, yang juga adalah rumah kontrakan Intan. Begitu tiba di rumah kontrakan nenek, barang-barang miliknya langsung kami letakkan di sudut ruangan. Setelah itu, saya bersama adik-adik pulang.

Dekat rumah, saya terjatuh. Saya menangis kesakitan dan akhirnya diobati oleh Ibu. Setelah itu, saya langsung tidur malam menahan kesakitan.

First time experience seeing houses being bulldozed

By Intan Delima

When I heard that my home will be bulldozed, I felt so sad. Everybody else received compensation money except my mother. It was because we share the house together with grandpa and grandma.

I followed my grandma to find a new rented house. Finally we found one and it is near to a paddy field. I was so pleased as finally we found a relatively large and cheap rented house.

The next morning, I helped my grandma to clean the place and to bring all our and her belongings from the old house.

While carrying the stuff, I saw my friends’ houses were being bulldozed. My heart hurts and felt like to cry.

Translated by Anita Linggar

Pengalaman Pertama Kali Digusur

Karya Intan Delima

Ketika saya mendengar kabar bahwa rumah saya akan digusur, saya merasa sedih. Semua orang mendapat uang ganti rugi gusuran, sedangkan ibu saya tidak mendapatnya. Itu karena keluarga saya tinggal bersama nenek dan kakek saya selama ini.

Saya ikut nenek mencari rumah kontrakan dan akhirnya kami mendapat rumah kontrakan, dekat dengan sawah. Saya senang karena akhirnya kami bisa mendapatkan rumah kontrakan yang luas dan murah.

Esok harinya, saya membantu nenek membersihkan rumah kontrakan dan membawa barang-barang milik keluarga dan milik nenek dari rumah lama.

Dalam perjalanan angkut barang-barang, saya melihat rumah teman-teman saya yang sudah dibongkar dan dirobohkan. Hati saya sedih sekali, rasanya ingin menangis.