Progress Report of Children Learning Community in September 2014

Dear friends,

In September 2014, the learning activities ran well. The children, the team and I are so grateful for your prayer and support.

On the 2nd week of September 2014, to be exact on Saturday, September 13th, 2014, we held the outdoor activity with the theme ‘Sightseeing in the centre of Jakarta by City Tour bus and Commuter train’. On that day, for most of the children and their parents were the first time for them using those transportations. The rest point was in Monas park. The activity is followed by 75 children and parents, accompanied by some facilitators. It is held to fulfill the learning activity every Saturday.

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In the morning, the children already gathered in the learning house. We went to Kranji railway station renting some public transportation. It was just 7 AM, the passengers already fill almost all seat on the train. We turned out at the Juanda railway station and take a rest for a while, then walked across the street to Istiqlal bus shelter waiting the City Tour bus.

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The children were enjoy following the activity, riding City Tour bus with almost full seated by them and with the tour guide who was very helpful in explaining the buildings and the roads which passed by. We turned out to take a rest at Monas park.

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We enjoy our meal together and had many rice fried chicken packages from Ms. Arry Fitriana and her friends in Kentucky Fried Chicken. Wow, it’s the most exciting experience, enjoying the tasty food and riding the great transportations!

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After that, the children were ready visiting Monas statue. The children of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd categories walked together accompanied by Ms.Qori’ah and Ms.Uju. The children of the 0 category are accompanied by Ms. Indri and the mothers walked together to the shelter near Monas statue waiting the mini trem which riding around Monas area. Unfortunately, there’s no mini trem, because Monas area is prepared for the public festivity in the evening so it didn’t operate.

The children of 0 category were back to the venue and just playing around the park waiting the others to gather.
About 2 PM, when all the children gathered, we were taking pictures for a while and walked to the bus shelter nearby. Before that, we cleaned the venue helping by some of the cleaning server in the area. We rode City Tour bus to Juanda railway station.

It’s not easy to take City Tour bus in the afternoon, so we divided ourselves in three groups. The first group with Ms. Indri arrived at the railway station and directly bought tickets waiting other groups. Soon after all group gathered, the Commuter train to Cakung was coming and we got it directly. In Cakung railway station, we rest for a while waiting the facilitators took some rented public transportation. We were back home and arrived around 4.30 PM at the learning house. The children were very happy enjoying the outdoor activity on that day.

A day after, on Sunday evening, September 14th, 2014, we had many secondhand clothes and households from Ms. Linda Kurnia, Mrs. Susan, and Mrs. Meilina. We opened and sort all the stuff immediately. We packed up almost all of them for the fire victim in Jambul, Cililitan, East Jakarta who had the tragic disaster on Saturday night.

We were very grateful for the worthy support from Ms. Linda Kurnia, Mrs. Susan, and Mrs. Meilina. May God bless all of you abundantly and may our collaboration will continue well.

Alternative Learning Activities

a. Cakung Children Community

In September 2014, the learning activities ran well.

There are 9 children from the nearby environment involved in the activities this month. Six children joined the 0 category and 3 children in the 2nd category. They are from 6 to 9 years old.

The life-skill activity for teenagers and mothers in Cakung during this month was still focus in producing the creation from the coffee sachettes. We produced some handbags and bags for drinking bottle. The teenagers and mothers learned to sew the fabrics inside the bag.

On Sunday, September 28th, 2014, we followed the sewing workshop which postponed since last November 2013. Mr.Nanang as our facilitator, came and checked all the sewing machines. From afternoon til evening, we practiced hard how to make the pattern and sew it. We made the bag with the string for the inside handbag.

We were so thankful for the attention and support of Mr. Nanang. We hope our collaboration will sustainable well.

We are gladly receiving your plastic garbages for supporting the income generating program for the teenagers and the mothers of Children Learning Community. Together we move the action of reduce, reuse, and recycled the plastic garbages.

b. Muara Baru Community

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In this month, the learning activities ran on the week I and III. The number of the children participant continue to increase to 26 – 30, so we decided to involved 3 facilitators every meeting.

The learning activity is done in three groups, the first group is for the children who aren’t fluently reading, writing, and counting, accompanied by Ms. Debby, the second group who have assignment in writing all the vocabularies sorted alphabetically accompanied by Nia, and the last group from 11 to 13 years old children participants accompanied by Ms. Indri.

We were glad for the children’s enthusiasm.

We thank all the collaborative works of the facilitators, the volunteer, the children, and the residents of Cakung and Muara Baru, especially to Mrs Herda, Ms Qori’ah, Ms Uju, Ester, Tino, Mohandri, Indri, and the children coordinator programs.

Bibliotheque

The library activities in this month have done on the 3rd and the 4th Mondays of September, to be exact on September 15th and 22rd, 2014.

On Sunday, September 14th, 2014, we have some books supported by Ms. Linda Kurnia, such as student books and general knowledge books beside the secondhand clothes and households.

A day after, we took time to register the books. In this month, we provided some stationeries and stuff as well for the library administrative work.

The administrative work is done once a week out of the learning activity scheduled every Friday and Saturday. We manage the time of library activity and life-skill activity by turns so the team could focus more in doing their assignment.

Thank you very much for the attention, support, and the perseverance of the coordinator and her team, who faithfully spent the time to do the assignment.

Nutrition Improvement Program for Children

In September 2014, the program activities ran well.

Besides drinking milk every Saturday, the healthy menus were hardboiled eggs, nagasari steamed cake, watermelon, and steamed vegetable with peanut butter sauce.

On the first Saturday of September 2014, nagasari steamed cakes prepared after the learning activity ending. Helped by the mothers and the facilitators, the team was doing the job. Beside nagasari, we made another steamed cake from rice flour mixed with the scrapped coconut. The children liked to eat warmly.

On the second Friday of September 2014, the children were enjoy hardboiled eggs, which usually eaten with soyasauce or sprinkle salt, while we have meeting with parents preparing all things for the outdoor activity.

On the third Saturday of September 2014, the children liked to enjoy the fresh watermelon in the hot day of this dry season, while on the fourth Saturday of September 2014, the children and their mothers ate steamed vegetables with peanut butter sauce while some of their mothers preparing the cooperation meeting.

Thank you very much to the team, the mothers, and the facilitators who organised the healthy menu and cooked it in September 2014.

Children Scholarship

In September 2014, the expenditures included the monthly school fee for 2 vocational high school students and 1 campus student for registering the credits on the 5th semester. Beside those, a high school student needed batik school uniform, which have to purchase in her school, refill ink printer, and a CD program, also student books, copy learning materials, and provided the students weekly accommodation.

In the 2nd week of September 2014, the campus activity for the 5th semester student began.

We are so grateful to our friends who would like to support the program regularly. We hope the collaboration will continue well and become the worth provide for the children’s fullest potential in the future.

October 2014 Activity Plans

1. Learning Activities

a. The learning activities in Cakung run every Friday and Saturday and in Muara Baru every Sunday on week II and IV of the month from 12 PM til 3.30 PM.
b. The life-skill activities, focusing on recycled material, such as handbags, small bags, bags for drinking bottle, and sewing the fabric inside the bag.

2. The Nutrition Improvement Program for Children
a. Providing the healthy menu and packing up all the kitchenware as the preparation for moving to the new learning house in the end of October 2014.

3. Bibliotheque
a. Preparing to pack up the library books for moving to the new learning house in the end of October 2014.

4. Children Scholarship
a. Paying the monthly fee of the two vocational high school students before mid semester examination in the second week of October 2014.
b. Providing the campus student’s need, such as student books and other school needs.

5. Secretariate and Administration
a. Preparing to move to the new learning house.
b. Paying the rented house fee in the end of October 2014.


Finally, we would like to express our gratitude to all friends who sustainably supporting us in their prayers, donations, materials and time. Without your support, our activities would not be realized.

Thank you for all the donors who truly care others above their interest, respect us and appreciate for what we had done.

Thank you very much to Ms. Linda Kurnia, Mrs. Susan, and Mrs. Meilina for supporting reading books, secondhand clothes and households which we packed up to support the fire victim in Jambul, Cililitan, East Jakarta in the fire disaster on Saturday night, September 13th, 2014.

Thank you abundantly for the funds which are worthy for operating our activities in Children Learning Community. Special thanks to Ms. Arry Fitriana, Mrs. Susana Maria Santy, Ms. Sofia Erlinda Indra, Ms Jenny, and Ms. Elissa Meiliana Wiguna.

Again, our sincere thanks to all of you. May God bless all of you abundantly and may our collaboration will continue well. We are chosen to share and serve others.

Our monthly progress report could be accessed on our blog : http://cakungchildrencommunity.blogspot.com

The production of Cakung teenagers creation could be accessed on our blog : http://cakungchildrencreation.blogspot.com.


Warmest regards,
On behalf of Children Learning Community
Debby



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