Progress Report of Children Learning Community in May 2015

Dear friends,

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Happy Day of The Ascension of Jesus Christ
In the spirit of loving kindness, we let the Holy Spirit guide our heart.

The Children Learning Community is very grateful for your support and prayer. All activities ran smoothly throughout the month.
On Sunday, May 3rd, 2015, the Cakung facility had a visitor from our old friends, the alumnae of Strada Junior High St. Fransiscus Xaverius I, Tanjung Priok, Jakarta. They met several children and facilitators. They also bought some handcrafts, which were produced by our young girls and mothers.

To the alumnae of Strada Junior High, we are very pleased with your visit. We are so grateful for your time and effort to visit the Tambun Rengas community. The children of Tambun Rengas also thank you for the gift of candies and cookies.

We thank also for your donation of secondhand clothes, reading books, cookies, candies and financial contribution. We hope our cooperative effort will continue further. We also pray for your physical health and continuous financial blessing. We are grateful to The Lord for your kindness and the spirit of caring to others.

On Friday, May 15th, 2015, a friend from the alumnae of Strada Junior High St. Fransiscus Xaverius I, Tanjung Priok came to Cakung. To celebrate her friend's birthday, she brought lunch for the children. While the children studying, we headed to Tambun Rengas. She greeted the children and the community. She also distributed lunch boxes there.

After studying, the children enjoyed their lunch, “Nasi Towel”. We thank Ms. Subiyanti and friends for their kindness and care. We also pray for her health. We also pray for her financial blessing and spiritual strength to care and assist others.

The Alternate Learning Activities

a. Cakung Children Community

The activity ran well, throughout May 2015.

In the first Friday and the third Saturday of May, we had several days off due to Labor Day, the Ascension of Jesus Christ Day and Isra Mi’raj, the Islamic holiday.

On Saturday, May 2nd, 2015, in the beginning of May, we announced the first quarter report review. We distributed the report to all the children in all categories. We gave price to all the review participants and announced the name of the children who got the highest result in each category. The review score are based on both intellectual and attitude. We believe that these two components are crucial in the development of individual’s character.

Every Tuesday, we hold the craft activity, which is focus on knitting. The knitting product includes hair bands, bandanas and beanie hats. The other craft product is recycling coffee pack. The product includes bags, coasters and hair accessories.

We are grateful to facilitators and the community of Cempaka street, Cakung for their attention and support in collecting the recycling coffee packs. With recycled materials available, we will be able to continuo this craft project.

We accept any recycled materials. In fact, we encourage our friends to donate as many recycling materials. The materials are very useful for this activity. Young girls and mothers can learn and create many wonderful things out of these materials. With this activity, we also support the global movement of reducing, reusing and recycling plastic waste.

b. Muara Baru Children Community

In Muara Baru, we run the learning activity on the second Sunday, May 10th, 2015 and the fourth Sunday, May 24th, 2015.

We divide the participants into two learning groups. Big sister Indri, Yana and Ester accompany them. Due to the construction of the building and learning hall, we still use Ms. Herda’s home to do the activity.

In order to accommodate the community needs and activities, we construct a two levels learning hall.

c. Sarang Tupai Children Community

In Sarang Tupai, regularly, we carry the activity on Monday and Thursday afternoon.

On second Thusday of the month, we had our day off to commemorate the ascension of Jesus Christ.

The number of participants now is around forty students. Since the beginning of May 2015, we had helped from Novi and Geri. They both are teenager from Sarang Tupai with duty to assist the children in first and second category. Big sister Ivonne and Debby still regularly assist the children. Pagi and Cantik are also regularly attending the children after finishing their school.

Little by little, we complete the learning tools such as white board, board eraser, container box to store books and learning equipments. Some children help us raise money by selling the unused donations articles to community with discount price. With that money, they will be able to purchase trash bin and broom.

In fact, we still ask for your kind prayer and financial support. With your support, you give a chance to the children to move forward in achieving their hope and dream,

We are grateful to facilitators, volunteers, children of Cakung, Muara Baru and Sarang Tupai especially big sister Uju, Yana, Indri, Ester, Tino and program coordinators for their cooperation and dedication. We are also grateful to big sister Ivonne, Novi, Geri, Cantik and Pagi for their assistance in Sarang Tupai. We thank Ms Herda for lending us her place for Muara Baru’s children to learn.

Library

We carry this activity every Tuesday afternoon after handcraft. The library staff arranges the scatter books and put them back on their shelf. In Cakung, Muara Baru and Sarang Tupai, the library staff prepares the mandatory reading book for the children.

The library 2011 collection is the mandatory reading books for May 2015.

Throughout May 2015, we focused on reregistering the 2010 library collection. We also inspect, repair and put cover on some books.

We accept any children magazines and reading materials donation for our Sarang Tupai facility.

We are very grateful to the library staff for their tenacity in doing their duty.

Child Nutrition Improvement Activity

Beside Cakung, we also conduct this activity in Sarang Tupai.

In Sarang Tupai, we conduct this activity several times a week. We bought some fruits from the nearby Ciawi market or from fruit kiosk on the road side toward Ciawi toll booth. Beside fruit, we often bring cookies, which are distributed after learning activity.

On Saturday, May 1st, 2015, the Cakung children enjoyed hardboiled egg, which served with sweet soy sauce and salt. Monthly, the children enjoy hardboiled egg. And weekly, the children enjoyed a glass of milk. Most of young children enjoy hardboiled egg and milk. Only several bigger children dislike this menu.

On Saturday, in the second week of May 2015, our Cakung Nutrition Improvement Team prepared green bean porridge with slices of steam banana. Children enjoyed this menu especially with additional assortment such as steam banana.

On Friday, in the third week of May, the team was off from cooking. Ms Subiyanti and friends visited us. They brought us lunch box, nasi towel. The children enjoyed them after learning.

On Monday, May 11th, 2015, before studying, the children enjoyed green bean porridge sprinkle with slices of bread. The Nutrition Improvement Team were satisfied with the menu which both healthy and fill the tummy of the children. With full stomach, the children will be able to learn comfortably.

On Saturday, the fourth week of May, the Cakung Nutrition Team prepared steam corn topping with condensed milk and cheese. Corn was stripped out of its cob and serve in the glass. The children liked it. They even asked for more condense milk.

On Friday, the fifth week of May, the children enjoyed water spinach salad with their choice of dressings, spicy or no spicy. The water spinach grow abundantly in this area. It considers a staple diet in this area. Everybody enjoyed this treat including mothers and facilitators.

We are grateful for the coordinator, big sister Indri and team of Cakung Children Nutrition Improvement Program. We also thank the bigger children of Sarang Tupai and facilitators who volunteer to help us in preparing various healthy menus throughout the month.

Scholarship

In May 2015, we allocated fund for Mei and June tuition of two vocational school students. We also allocated some fund for end of year test, school materials, photocopies, swimming fee, badminton fee and transportation to students of Middle School, High School and Vocational School. We also allocated transport money for all the recipients including some college students. We also paid for English tutor who gave lesson to all the recipients.

The 2015-2016 scholarship budgets have already in place. We have nominated some new recipients from Sarang Tupai. The nomination are based on their family financial condition, and their level of interest for learning.

We are thankful to all our loyal contributors to this program. We believe that your monetary assistance is essential to the recipients to further their education. We hope for your continuous support and commitment to this program.

June 2015 Activity Plan:

1. Learning Activity
a. We still need to complete the learning tools for Sarang Tupai facility such as carpet, cleaning tools and handy man tools.
b. The craft activity for self-sufficient entrepreneur, “Usaha Mandiri”, will still be focused on knitting and recycling coffee pack.
c. The objective of handy man and craft activity are to fill the vacant time during school holiday and to fill shorter school hours during the month of Islam fasting period.

2. Library Activity
a. We still need to reregister the 2010 library collection and register the 2011 donations for May and June 2015 mandatory reading activity.
b. We still need to purchase stationary and materials for registering the library books.

3. Child Nutrition Improvement Activity
a. We need to purchase the ingredients for healthy menu and complete the utensils for cooking and dining.

4. Scholarship
a. We need to pay for the registration fee of Sarang Tupai’s students who just get into vocational school and reregister fee of Cakung’s student who continuo enroll in vocational school.
b. We need to fulfill the 2015-2016 scholarship budget for Sarang Tupai’s new students.

Finally, our sincere thank to all of our friends who throughout this month relentlessly support our program with their presences, finances and prayers.

We are deeply grateful to all donors who care for others more than themselves. We truly respect your trust in our effort.

We gratefully thank the alumnae of Strada Junior High St. Fransiscus Xaverius I for the donation of clothing, cookies and reading books. We thank Ms. Subiyanti and friends for the lunch box. We also thank Mr. David, Jason and Justin for clothing and shoes. We gratefully thank also Sr Annuciata, OSU for the donation of toileteries, milk, cookies and syrup. Thank you very much to Mr. David for your support in translating this monthly report.

We are indebted to all of you for your monetary support, which is crucial to further these programs. We are grateful to Mrs.MA Nani Tirtajaya, Ms. Jenny, Mrs Djiauw Swie Tjing, Big sister Elissa Meiliana Wiguna, Hanaria Putri, Arry Fitriana and Pst Benny Harry Juliawan, SJ of Sahabat Insan community.

To all our friends, we are grateful for your kindness. The Lord grant you with a good health and blessing. We pray that our cooperative effort will always be fruitful. We are called to bring peace and welfare to the world.

God bless us.
For the monthly report and our children’s craft product, please kindly visit: http://cakungchildrencommunity.blogspot.com.
For the order of our young girls and mothers product, please kindly access us at: http://cakungchildrencreation.blogspot.com.

Warm regards,
On behalf of the learning community children.

Debby


P.S.
Kindly place your donation through the bank.
The Account holder: Debby Maitimu or Dwi Resmi Sari
Bank: BCA Branch office Matraman, East Jakarta, Indonesia
The account no: 342-2792161
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