Progress Report of Children Learning Community in March 2012

Hello my dearest friends,

Happy Caka New Year 1934 for you who celebrate it.
May we all intend to be more conscious and self-perfection.

In March, the Children Learning Community run well. There’s a holiday on the 4th Friday of March, exactly on March 23rd , 2012 due to Caka New Year 1934.

On Thursday evening, March 8th, 2012, we visited to Ms.Tiny’s house. She is one of the facilitators, who facilitating the children of the 1st category. She gave birth the first babyboy. The facilitators & some children brought a present for Ms.Tiny & the baby before went together at her house.

Congratulation to Ms.Tiny & husband for the new baby born. May you all are always happy to be the parents.


Alternative Learning Activities

a. Cakung Children Community

In March, the learning activities run well. The children of the 0 category increased. & need another table, while the preparation to make it has not finished. The children will learn to make a table, facilitating by a father of one of the children of the 3rd category.

The life-skill activities for the children of the 0 category to the 2nd category were colouring pictures, origami, & sport’s game.

In March, we learn and practice about Love & Affection Value (as part of Living Value Activities). This activity is held every Saturday for a month & from this month we prepare it in team. Usually we have sharing, singing, & meditating. We started with love ourselves. Kak Qori’ah lead it.

The next Saturday, children learned about love others, including parents, brothers-sisters, & friends, who lead by Ester, while the last Saturday of this month, Indri lead the activity about love the environment & the country. We ended The Love & affection Value activities with playing train to the farm area. Every children greet the environment, such as sky, birds, vegetables, soil, chicken, etc. After that, we were back to the tent & singing a nation’ song, Rayuan Pulau Kelapa.


b. Muara Baru Community

The Learning Activities run every Sunday, where we have studying together as well as reading books from our little library.
The activity starts at 10AM and finishes around 2PM. After studying together, the children usually read books and play scrabble.
On the early Sunday of this month, children learning English, facilitating by Ms.Saneri, who just come. The children learned about the part of body. They learned an English song about the part of body.

From this month, we have a new facilitator in Muara Baru. She is Ms.Marisa, who is in charge to facilitate the children in English & Math.

We thank for all the collaboration between the facilitators, the children and residents of Cakung and Muara Baru.

Thanks to Kak Uju, Kak Qori’ah, Kak Uwie, Kak Ari, and Kak Marisa, also Yana, Indri, and Mala.


Library

We open our library on every Wednesdays. Mostly we start it with book registration and numbering, then we put covers on the books.

On this month, the library activities are annual re-registration all the books from 2009 until now. On the 3rd Wednesday of the month, we already done & have arranged all on the bookshelf.

From now on, the reading activity for the children of the 3rd category is in the library room, at the house of activities (which we rent for a year). Usually children read at the learning tent & the team of library activity have to prepare the book. The coordinator of library activity accompany the children while they are in reading activity.

On Friday, March 9th, 2012, Mrs. Margaretha donate reading books for the Children Learning Library. We thank to Mrs. Margaretha for her kindness to support us.


Nutrition Improvement for Children


During March 2012, the nutrition improvement activities run well. Beside drink milk, the healthy menu for this month are bananas, hard-boiled eggs, sweet potatoes, & mixed vegetable with spicy coconut slices. Once again, the menu was prepared by one of the residents, Tia’s mom, at their house. It has done because of Tia’s resident is the nearest from the learning tent.

On the 2nd Saturday of this month, we did not provide healthy menu – except still providing milk – as we celebrated Intan’s younger sister; Fajar’s 3 years old’s birthday. Her family would like to celebrate together with the children by games, singing, cutting birthday cake, eating cake & turmeric rice. The birthday celebration was so special for the family, because after few months, now Fajar has recovered from her TB.

Happy birthday Fajar, we wish you a good health, be a smart & creative girl, and also submissive to the parents. Thank you very much to Intan’s family who would like to share the happiness & provide special menu for the children.

On Sunday, March 18th, 2012, after facilitating at Muara Baru, we visited sanggar akar. We have some groceries, such as rice, sugar, vegetable oil, soap, shampoo, toothpaste & toothbrush. We brough directly to Cakung.

Thank you so much to the board of sanggar akar for supporting the groceries.

We thank to the team who organized it and to Tia’s mom who had prepared the menu for March.


Scholarship


In February, Indri and Mala, both are scholarship recipients who are now in their last grade of their vocational high school, came to help our community on routine basis. They helped after they finished their school and study.

Now, they are involved in facilitating regarding to the schedule, including Yana, their friend, who dropped out in the 2nd grade of the vocational high school. They facilitate from the children of the 0 category to the children of the 2nd category.

There were several routine expenditures for vocational high school students, especially for them who were in the last grade. It was for their tuition fees, exam fees, and photocopy as well as internet rental for searching their study references. Some expenditures for the elementary students, such as English & Indonesian dictionary, school uniform, and stationeries.


April 2012 Activity Plan

1. The Library activity will off for a month, as the coordinator have to prepare the school exam. The life-skill activity will done every Wednesday for this month.

2. To make additional & repair learning desks, also the additional bookshelf. The children of the 3rd category will involve in it regarding the life-skill activity.

3. Days off on the 1st week of April due to Easter celebration.

4. To provide the milk powder in the Nutrition Improvement Program for the children.


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

Thanks to the funds which we use for operating our activities in Children Learning Community. Thanks to Winda, Mrs. Vina, Mr. Arend, Michelle Maramis, Mrs. Hanaria Putri, Mrs. Rina Anwar, Ms.Elissa, Mr. Jahn Schlosser, & Ms. Arry Fitriana.

Again, our sincere thank to all of you. May God bless all of you abundantly and may our collaboration will continue well.

May God bless all of us.


Warmest regards
On behalf of Children Learning 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
Swift code : cenaidja
or contact me for material support on +628129685594

Laporan Kegiatan Komunitas Anak Belajar Pada Maret 2012

Salam jumpa teman-teman yang baik,


Selamat Hari Raya Nyepi, Tahun Baru Saka 1934 bagi teman-teman yang merayakan.

Semoga di Tahun baru ini, kita semakin mengarah pada penyempurnaan diri dan pemahaman akan makna hidup.


Sepanjang Maret ini, kegiatan belajar Komunitas Anak Belajar berjalan dengan baik. Pada Jumat IV, 23 Maret 2012, kegiatan belajar diliburkan sehubungan dengan peringatan hari raya Nyepi.

Pada Kamis sore, 8 Maret 2012, kami berkunjung ke rumah Kak Tiny, eks fasilitator kategori I. Kak Tiny sudah melahirkan anaknya yang pertama, seorang anak laki-laki. Ditemani beberapa anak Cakung, kami membeli bingkisan untuk Kak Tiny dan bayinya. Setelah itu, kami berangkat bersama-sama.

Selamat atas kelahiran putra pertama Kak Tiny dan suami. Selamat berbahagia menjalani hidup sebagai orang tua.


Kegiatan Belajar Alternatif

a. Komunitas Anak Cakung

Sepanjang Maret ini, kegiatan belajar alternative dapat berjalan dengan baik.

Anak-anak kategori 0 semakin bertambah dan membutuhkan meja belajar tambahan, sementara ini pembuatan meja belajar belum selesai. Rencananya anak-anak kategori III akan sekaligus belajar pembuatan meja belajar.

Kegiatan ketrampilan bagi anak-anak kategori 0 – 2 di antaranya adalah mewarnai, origami, dan berolahraga dalam bentuk permainan.

Pada bulan Maret ini, nilai kasih sayang kami terapkan bagi anak-anak dalam kegiatan pendidikan nilai (Living Values Activities). Kegiatan setiap Sabtu sejak bulan ini akan dilakukan dalam tim.

Kegiatan dimulai dari cinta pada diri sendiri, yang dipimpin Kak Qori’ah, kemudian cinta pada orang lain, termasuk orang tua, kakak adik, dan teman, dipimpin oleh Ester, dan Sabtu terakhir dengan tema cinta pada lingkungan dan tanah air, dipimpin oleh Indri.

Kegiatan dilakukan dengan sharing tema, bernyanyi, dan meditasi. Pendidikan nilai kasih sayang pada Sabtu terakhir, ditutup dengan anak-anak bermain kereta-keretaan menuju kebun sambil menyapa alam sekitar. Setelah itu kembali ke tenda dan diakhiri dengan lagu kebangsaan Indonesia, Rayuan Pulau Kelapa.


b. Komunitas Muara Baru

Kegiatan belajar dilakukan setiap hari Minggu. Kegiatan selain diisi dengan kegiatan belajar juga kegiatan membaca buku perpustakaan.

Kegiatan dimulai pukul 10 pagi dan berakhir sekitar pukul 2 siang . Biasanya selesai belajar, anak-anak membaca buku perpustakaan dan bermain scrabble.

Pada awal bulan ini, anak-anak belajar bahasa Inggris ditemani Kak Saneri, yang kebetulan bisa datang, mengajarkan tentang bagian tubuh kita dengan pengantar lagu yang berhubungan dengan tema belajar dalam Bahasa Inggris.

Mulai bulan ini, kami dibantu seorang fasilitator, warga Muara Baru, yang bernama Kak Marisa. Kak Marisa bertugas mendampingi anak-anak belajar Bahasa Inggris, juga Matematika.


Perpustakaan

Kegiatan diadakan setiap hari Rabu. Biasanya kegiatan diisi dengan registrasi buku, penomeran, dan penyampulan buku.

Pada bulan ini, kegiatan yang dilakukan adalah registrasi ulang seluruh buku perpustakaan, dari tahun 2009 hingga sekarang. Pada Rabu III, registrasi ulang selesai dilakukan dan sudah disusun dalam lemari perpustakaan baru.

Kini kegiatan wajib baca buku bagi anak-anak kategori III, yang biasanya diadakan dengan membawa buku-buku bacaan ke tenda belajar, dilakukan di rumah kontrakan yang memiliki ruang perpustakaan tersendiri. Anak-anak kategori III kesana didampingi koordinator pengurus perpustakaan.

Pada Jumat, 9 Maret 2012 ada sumbangan buku-buku bacaan pengetahuan umum dari Bu Margaretha sebanyak satu koper. Terimakasih banyak pada Bu Margaretha atas kesediaannya mendukung kegiatan perpustakaan Komunitas Anak Belajar.


Kegiatan Peningkatan Gizi Anak

Selama Maret 2012 ini, kegiatan peningkatan gizi anak berlangsung dengan baik.

Selain minum susu rutin, menu sehat bulan ini adalah pisang, telur rebus, ubi rebus, dan urap. Menu sehat bulan ini dipersiapkan oleh Mama Tia kembali di rumahnya. Hal ini dilakukan mengingat rumah Tia merupakan rumah terdekat dengan tenda belajar.

Pada Sabtu II, menu sehat selain susu, diganti sehubungan dengan perayaan ulang tahun adik Intan, Fajarwati, yang memasuki usia ke 3 tahun. Kami merayakan dengan makan kue tart dan nasi kuning bersama-sama. Perayaan ini sedikit istimewa karena sekaligus syukuran Fajar atas selesainya pengobatan penyakit TB.

Selamat ulang tahun Fajar, semoga tetap sehat dan jadi anak yang cerdas dan kreatif serta patuh pada orang tua. Terimakasih pada keluarga Intan yang berkenan berbagi kebahagiaan dengan menyediakan menu istimewa.

Pada hari Minggu, 18 Maret 2012, sepulang dari kegiatan pendampingan anak-anak Muara Baru, kami berkunjung ke sanggar akar dan mendapatkan beberapa bantuan sembako, berupa beras, gula, minyak goreng, sabun, shampoo, pasta gigi serta sikat gigi, yang kami bawa sendiri.

Kami ucapkan terimakasih banyak pada pengurus sanggar akar, atas bantuan sembako yang diberikan.

Akhirnya, kami berterimakasih pada koordinator dan tim pengurus program serta Mama Tia, yang telah membantu penyediaan menu sehat selama bulan Maret.


Beasiswa

Selama Maret ini, Indri dan Mala, dua anak SMK tingkat akhir, penerima beasiswa, rutin membantu dalam kegiatan belajar di Cakung. Kegiatan ini mereka lakukan setelah selesai kegiatan sekolah dan pendalaman materi.

Kini jadwal pendampingan rutin dibuat mengikutsertakan mereka, termasuk Yana, teman mereka yang putus sekolah kelas II SMK. Mereka bertugas mendampingi anak-anak kategori 0 - 3.

Pada bulan ini, pengeluaran rutin meningkat, terutama bagi anak-anak SMK tingkat akhir, karena menjelang ujian akhir, pembayaran SPP dan biaya ujian diminta sekolah untuk segera dilunasi untuk beberapa bulan ke depan dengan batas waktu sebelum mulai ujian akhir.


Rencana kegiatan di bulan April 2012 ini adalah :


1. Kegiatan perpustakaan diliburkan pada bulan ini, mengingat koordinator pengurus akan menjalani ujian nasional. Kegiatan diganti dengan pembuatan karya ketrampilan setiap Rabu.

2. Pembuatan meja belajar tambahan, perbaikan meja belajar lama, dan pembuatan lemari perpustakaan tambahan. Pembuatan meja belajar sekaligus jadi pelatihan ketrampilan bagi anak-anak kategori III.

3. Libur kegiatan belajar alternative pada minggu I April karena libur nasional peringatan Paskah.

4. Pengadaan susu bubuk untuk program kegiatan peningkatan gizi anak.


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

Terimakasih banyak atas bantuan dana yang amat sangat mendukung terselenggaranya operasional program Komunitas Anak Belajar. Terimakasih kami untuk Winda, Bu Vina – Pak Arend – Michelle Maramis, Kak Hanaria Putri, Ibu Rina Anwar, Kak Elissa, Jahn Schlosser, dan Kak Arry Fitriana.

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

Tuhan memberkati kita semua.


Salam hangat,
Atas nama anak-anak Komunitas Anak Belajar

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
Swift code : cenaidja
or contact me for material support on +628129685594

Progress Report of Children Learning Community on February 2012

Hello my dearest friends


Happy Chinese New Year 2563 for you who celebrate it.
May we all be in the prime health, happiness and receive abundant blessings in this Dragon Year.


The Children Learning Community activities run well in February.

We received several guests, in groups or individually, who wanted to get to know the children and our alternative learning activities.

On Saturday, 4 February 2012, we have Legion of Mariae group from Cijantung – East Jakarta Parish. The ladies were involved in the children activities, gave some advices and encouragement to the children to keep studying, obey to their parents and keep the manners well. Mrs. Antonia taught the children to sing and dance ‘Potong Bebek Angsa’. They brought some gifts from their friends of St Andrew community. The children were happily singing and dancing together, especially when they then received some snacks, milk and red pocket money.

Thanks to the Presidency of Legion of Mariae Ratu Putri Surgawi, Cijantung Parish who deigned to visit us and share their concerns, happiness and some material supports to the children.

On Saturday, 18 February 2012, Kak Alfin Nadjib and his friend visited the Learning Tent. We gathered and chatted with them. Kak Alfin was in the process of finishing his works for several days in Jakarta, he came from Texas USA to know the children better. He brought some stationery which we really need. There were whiteboard, marker, ink, eraser and magnet pins. We also then took group photo. Kak Alfin Nadjib then farewelled and wished to be able to visit us again.

Thanks to Kak Alfin Nadjib for his support, concern and generosity. We for sure will use the stationery in our alternative learning activities. Thanks to Kak Ita who introduced us to Kak Alfin Nadjib.

On Saturday afternoon, 25 February 2012, we received old friends, Kak Edwin Vega and his wife, Kak Violeta, who brought some of their work colleagues from Soho Pharmacy. In 2009, Kak Edwin Vega and Kak Violeta together with their university friends visited us. At the time, we just built our Learning House, nearby the rice field. Now, they brought their work colleagues to visit us in Cakung. They brought us some lunch. Therefore, our Healthy Menu program was replaced by this event.

We were about to start the Learning Activities. As usual, the children start it by clipping their nails and washing hands, and then they gathered to sing together and drinking milk. All the guests came after they drank the milk. We got to know each other and sing together. Then, they enjoyed the lunch provided. Before the guests leaving, we took a group photo.

Thanks to Kak Edwin, Kak Violeta and friends from Soho Pharmacy who deigned to visit and entertain the children and provided lunch and some funds for the many programs in our Children Learning Community.


Alternative Learning Activities

a. Cakung Children Community

This activity is held every Friday and Saturday and we now have many new children joining us from nearby the rice field. Usually, there were maximum 30 children to participate in Friday session however, it is now 49 children. Not to mention every Saturday. During this February, every day we always have new children, with a total of 14 new children in February. Mostly they are very young children who we then put them within Category 0. The rest go to groups within Category 1, 2 and 3.

We were finally able to fix the bookshelf on the last week of February. It was done after we completed the making of other bookshelf. Now, we can use these bookshelves to store stationery, art and craft materials and tools, reference books and text books for the facilitators and children.

In February, we learn and practice about Appreciation Value (as part of Living Value Activities). This activity is held every Saturday for a month. We started with Self Appreciation, Appreciation towards Others and Appreciations towards Environment. Kak Ari was in charged to lead and coordinate this month activity.

On the first quarter of the year, we introduced the values of peace, appreciation, love and responsibility. These activities are scheduled on every Saturday, after studying together. As the consequence, we moved the Vocational Skills session to Fridays.

On Friday, 24 February 2012, one of our facilitators, Kak Mona, who used to help us in Cakung Community in 2010-2011, came to visit and help children from Category 0. She left us in 2011 as she needed to return to her hometown, Balikpapan.


b. Muara Baru Community

The Learning Activities run every Sunday, where we have studying together as well as reading books from our little library.

The activity starts at 10AM and finishes around 2PM. After studying together, the children usually read books and play scrabble.

We had less children came for studying but we had more children for joining the reading and playing together. They were interested to read books and play scrabble. Most boys came in the afternoon then they read and played scrabble.

This gameboard is a new thing for Muara Baru community. The children enjoy composing words. From this game, we all learn new Bahasa Indonesia vocabulary.


We thank for all the collaboration between the facilitators, the children and residents of Cakung and Muara Baru.

Thanks to Kak Mona, Kak Uju, Kak Qori’ah, Kak Uwie and Kak Ari.



Library

We open our library on every Wednesdays. Mostly we start it with book registration and numbering, then we put covers on the books.

In the early month of February, our plan to make up a bookshelf was into a realization. We completed it on the last week of February 2012.

We received many donated books, including school text books and general knowledge books.

On Thursday, 9 February 2012, we received school text books from Mrs Danik. On Tuesday, 14 February 2012, we received general knowledge books from Kak Vera. We collected the books directly from their houses.

Thanks to Mrs Danik and Kak Vera for their loyal support to our library activities.


Nutrition Improvement for Children

During February 2012, the nutrition improvement activities run well. On the last Saturday of the month, we did not provide healthy menu – except still providing milk – as we received several guests who brought some lunches. They are Kak Edwin, Kak Violeta and their friends.

The healthy menu for this month is bread with jam, boiled peanuts and hard-boiled eggs. The menu was prepared by one of the residents, Tia’s mom, at their house, who followed the agreed schedule and menu established in Children Learning Community Program in December 2011. Starting from the last week of January 2012, the demand of milk has been 2 boxes for milk powder every Saturday. Therefore, for the coming months, the total amount of milk powder boxes required for a month will be 8 boxes (800grams per box).

We thank to the team who organized it and to Tia’s mom who had prepared the menu for February.


Scholarship

In February, Indri and Mala, both are scholarship recipients who are now in their last grade of their high school, came to help our community on routine basis. They helped after they finished their school and study.

Usually, they helped whenever they can including during the study break, art and craft session and nutrition improvement for children.

Yana, their friend, who had received a scholarship (but could not continue studying at school due to family commitment), came to help the children in their study. She was in charged to help accompanying the children in Category 0 in Cakung Community every Friday and Saturday as well as in Muara Baru Community every Sunday. She stopped her school as she has to take care her little siblings and to do chores.

There were several routine expenditures for high school students, especially for them who were in the last grade. It was for their tuition fees, exam fees, and photocopy as well as internet rental for searching their study references.


March 2012 Activity Plan

1. To learn and practice making papercard quill, making carton box for beads and knitting works. These activities are prepared for Category 3 together with their facilitators and program committee team.
2. To make additional study desks for children in Category 0 and 3.
3. To re-register books in library and to re-arrange the books in bookshelves. This activity will be the responsible of library committee team.
4. To buy milk powder for Nutrition Improvement for Children program.


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

Thanks to the funds which we use for operating our activities in Children Learning Community. Thanks to Mrs.Vina-Mr.Arend-Michelle Maramis, Mrs.Hanaria Putri, Mrs.Rina Anwar, Mrs.Tjandra Hartati, and Ms.Arry Fitriana. Thank you so much to Ms.Anita Linggar for translating the monthly progress report.

Again, our sincere thank to all of you. May God bless all of you abundantly and may our collaboration will continue well.

May God bless all of us.

Warmest regards
On behalf of Children Learning 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
Swift code : cenaidja
or contact me for material support on +628129685594

Laporan Kegiatan Komunitas Anak Belajar pada Februari 2012

Salam jumpa teman-teman yang baik,


Selamat Tahun Baru Cina atau Imlek 2563 bagi teman-teman yang merayakan.

Semoga di Tahun Naga ini membawa kita semua dalam kesehatan yang prima, kebahagiaan, dan berkat melimpah.


Sepanjang Februari ini, kegiatan belajar Komunitas Anak Belajar dapat berjalan dengan baik.

Sepanjang bulan ini, ada beberapa tamu baik dari kelompok maupun perorangan yang hadir untuk berkenalan dengan anak-anak dan mengenal kegiatan pendidikan alternative Komunitas Anak Belajar.

Pada Sabtu sore, 4 Februari 2012, kami kedatangan tamu kelompok Legio Maria paroki Cijantung, Jakarta Timur. Para Ibu ikut terlibat dalam kegiatan anak-anak, setelah berkenalan, memberi nasihat, dan semangat agar tekun belajar, patuh pada orang tua, dan sopan santun. Bu Antonia mengajarkan anak-anak menyanyi dan menari lagu Potong Bebek Angsa. Para Ibu membawa titipan sumbangan dari beberapa orang teman Lingkungan St.Andreas. Anak-anak gembira bernyanyi dan menari bersama, apalagi setelah itu mereka dibagikan snack dan susu serta angpaw.
Terimakasih banyak pada kelompok Legio Maria Presidium Ratu Putri Surgawi, Paroki Cijantung, Jakarta Timur, yang berkenan hadir, memberi perhatian, keceriaan, dan bantuan material bagi anak-anak Cakung.

Pada Sabtu sore, 18 Februari 2012, Kak Alfin Nadjib dan seorang temannya berkunjung ke tenda belajar Komunitas Anak Belajar. Kami berkumpul dan berkenalan. Kak Alfin yang sedang menyelesaikan pekerjaannya selama beberapa hari di Jakarta, rela jauh-jauh datang dari Texas untuk mengenal anak-anak Cakung dan membawa perlengkapan belajar yang sangat dibutuhkan. Ada whiteboard, spidol, tinta, penghapus papan tulis, dan magnet penanda. Selesai berkenalan, kami berfoto bersama. Kak Alfin Nadjib pamit dan berharap semoga bisa datang kembali untuk menjenguk anak-anak.
Terimakasih banyak pada Kak Alfin Nadjib atas dukungan, perhatian dan bantuan material yang sangat berguna untuk kelangsungan kegiatan pendidikan alternative Komunitas Anak Belajar. Terimakasih banyak pada Kak Ita yang telah memperkenalkan Kak Alfin Nadjib pada kami.

Pada Sabtu siang, 25 Februari 2012, kami kedatangan tamu kembali, sahabat lama kami, Kak Edwin Vega dan istrinya, Kak Violeta, yang mengajak teman-teman kerjanya dari Perusahaan Farmasi Soho. Kak Edwin Vega dan Kak Violeta serta teman-teman kuliahnya pernah datang ke rumah belajar Komunitas Anak Cakung pada 2009 silam, saat rumah belajar awal baru berdiri, di pinggir sawah.
Kini Kak Edwin dan istri mengajak rekan-rekan kerjanya untuk berkunjung ke Cakung. Kakak-kakak membawa konsumsi siang untuk anak-anak, sehingga menu sehat untuk akhir bulan Februari ditiadakan.

Saat itu, anak-anak baru akan memulai kegiatan belajar. Seperti biasa, anak-anak gunting kuku dan cuci tangan, kemudian berkumpul dan bernyanyi bersama sebelum minum susu. Kakak-kakak hadir saat anak-anak selesai minum susu. Kami berkenalan dan menyanyi bersama. Setelah itu, anak-anak menikmati konsumsi siang yang telah disediakan. Sebelum Kakak-kakak pulang, kami berfoto bersama.
Terimakasih banyak pada Kak Edwin – Kak Violeta dan teman-teman dari Perusahaan Farmasi Soho yang sudah berkenan hadir, menghibur anak-anak, dan memberi bantuan konsumsi siang serta dana bagi kelangsungan program kegiatan Komunitas Anak Belajar.


Kegiatan Belajar Alternatif

a. Komunitas Anak Cakung

Kegiatan belajar setiap Jumat dan Sabtu mulai dipadati anak-anak baru yang datang dari lingkungan sekitar sawah. Biasanya kegiatan belajar pada hari Jumat diikuti tidak lebih dari 30 anak, kini mencapai 49 anak. Belum lagi setiap hari Sabtu. Selama bulan ini, setiap hari dimulainya kegiatan belajar, selalu dihadiri oleh beberapa anak baru. Pada bulan ini, ada 14 anak baru yang terlibat dalam kegiatan pendidikan alternative. Kebanyakan adalah anak-anak kecil yang dikelompokkan dalam kategori 0. Selebihnya masuk dalam kelompok anak kategori 1, 2, dan 3.

Perbaikan lemari belajar telah dilakukan pada minggu terakhir Februari, setelah penyelesaian pembuatan lemari belajar. Kini lemari belajar bisa difungsikan dengan baik untuk menyimpan alat tulis, alat-alat ketrampilan, serta buku-buku referensi dan pelajaran bagi fasilitator dan anak-anak.

Sepanjang Februari ini, nilai penghargaan kami terapkan bagi anak-anak dalam kegiatan pendidikan nilai (Living Values Activities). Kegiatan dibagi setiap Sabtu selama sebulan. Dimulai dari penghargaan pada diri sendiri, penghargaan pada orang lain, dan penghargaan pada lingkungan. Kegiatan bulan ini dikoordinir oleh Kak Ari.

Pada caturwulan I ini, kegiatan pendidikan nilai yang kami berikan adalah nilai-nilai kedamaian, penghargaan, cinta, dan tanggung jawab. Kegiatan berlangsung setiap Sabtu, selesai kegiatan belajar, menggantikan jadwal kegiatan pengetahuan praktis, yang kami pindah setiap hari Jumat.

Pada hari Jumat, 24 Februari 2012, Kak Mona, fasilitator yang pernah membantu kegiatan belajar di Cakung pada 2010 – 2011, datang menyediakan waktu untuk membantu pendampingan anak-anak kategori 0. Sejak pertengahan Februari, Kak Mona kembali ke Jakarta dari kampong halamannya di Balikpapan.

b. Komunitas Muara Baru

Kegiatan belajar dilakukan setiap hari Minggu. Kegiatan selain diisi dengan kegiatan belajar juga kegiatan membaca buku perpustakaan.

Kegiatan dimulai pukul 10 pagi dan berakhir sekitar pukul 2 siang . Biasanya selesai belajar, anak-anak membaca buku perpustakaan dan bermain scrabble.

Walau kegiatan belajar diikuti oleh sedikit anak, namun kegiatan setelahnya justru banyak dikunjungi anak-anak. Mereka tertarik untuk membaca buku dan bermain scrabble. Kebanyakan kelompok anak laki-laki datang siang hari, selesai belajar dan bermain scrabble.

Kegiatan bermain scrabble merupakan kegiatan baru bagi anak-anak Muara Baru. Mereka senang bermain dengan menyusun kata. Lewat bermain scrabble, kami belajar Bahasa Indonesia.


Akhirnya kami ucapkan terimakasih banyak atas kerjasama para fasilitator, anak-anak dan warga Cakung dan Muara Baru.

Terimakasih banyak pada Kak Mona, Kak Uju, Kak Qori’ah, Kak Uwie, dan Kak Ari.


Perpustakaan

Kegiatan diadakan setiap hari Rabu. Biasanya kegiatan diisi dengan registrasi buku, penomeran, dan penyampulan buku.

Pada awal bulan ini, rencana pembuatan lemari perpustakaan telah dilaksanakan. Lemari perpustakaan selesai dibuat pada minggu terakhir Februari 2012.

Pada bulan ini, ada banyak sumbangan buku, baik buku pelajaran maupun buku bacaan pengetahuan umum.

Pada hari Kamis, 9 Februari 2012, kami mendapat sumbangan buku pelajaran Sekolah Dasar dari Bu Danik, sedangkan pada hari Selasa, 14 Februari 2012, kami mendapat sumbangan buku bacaan pengetahuan umum dari Kak Vera.
Sumbangan buku kami ambil langsung di tempat kediaman masing-masing teman.

Terimakasih banyak pada Bu Danik dan Kak Vera, atas kesetiaannya mendukung kegiatan perpustakaan Komunitas Anak Belajar.


Kegiatan Peningkatan Gizi Anak

Selama Februari 2012 ini, kegiatan peningkatan gizi anak berlangsung dengan baik. Sabtu terakhir bulan Februari, menu sehat selain susu, ditiadakan sehubungan dengan kedatangan tamu, Kak Edwin-Kak Violeta dan teman-teman yang membawa konsumsi siang untuk anak-anak.

Menu sehat bulan ini adalah roti tawar dilapisi selai coklat, kacang tanah rebus, dan telur rebus. Menu sehat dipersiapkan oleh salah satu warga, Mama Tia di rumahnya selama sebulan, berdasarkan jadwal dan kesepakatan bersama dalam Program Komunitas Anak Belajar yang disusun anak-anak pada Desember 2011 lalu. Terhitung sejak minggu terakhir Januari 2012, kebutuhan susu meningkat menjadi 2 dus susu bubuk setiap Sabtu. Untuk bulan-bulan selanjutnya total kebutuhan susu bubuk selama sebulan sebanyak 8 dus @800 gr.

Akhirnya, kami berterimakasih pada tim pengurus program dan Mama Tia, yang telah membantu penyediaan menu sehat selama bulan Februari.


Beasiswa

Selama Februari ini, Indri dan Mala, dua anak SMK tingkat akhir, penerima beasiswa, rutin membantu dalam kegiatan belajar di Cakung. Kegiatan ini mereka lakukan setelah selesai kegiatan sekolah dan pendalaman materi.

Biasanya mereka membantu sebisanya setelah waktu istirahat belajar, baik dalam kegiatan ketrampilan anak maupun dalam peningkatan gizi anak.

Yana, teman mereka, yang pernah mendapatkan beasiswa, walau akhirnya putus sekolah di kelas II SMK karena tuntutan keluarga untuk mengurus rumah dan adik-adiknya, bersedia untuk kembali membantu anak-anak belajar. Ia mendapat tugas untuk membantu pendampingan belajar anak-anak kategori 0 di Cakung setiap Jumat dan Sabtu, juga Minggu di Muara Baru.

Pada bulan ini ada beberapa pengeluaran rutin bagi anak-anak SMK tingkat akhir, yaitu SPP dan ujian kompetensi, juga fotokopi serta rental internet untuk mencari referensi tugas sekolah.


Rencana kegiatan di bulan Maret 2012 ini adalah :

1. Pembuatan karya ketrampilan kartu paper quilling, kotak karton pembungkus untuk karya manik-manik dan karya rajutan oleh anak-anak kategori 3 didampingi fasilitator dan tim anak pengurus program.
2. Pembuatan meja belajar tambahan bagi anak-anak kategori 0 dan 3.
3. Registrasi ulang buku-buku perpustakaan dan penataan dalam lemari perpustakaan oleh tim pengurus program perpustakaan.
4. Pembelian susu bubuk untuk program kegiatan peningkatan gizi anak.


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

Terimakasih banyak atas bantuan dana yang amat sangat mendukung terselenggaranya operasional program Komunitas Anak Belajar. Terimakasih kami untuk Bu Vina – Pak Arend – Michelle Maramis, Kak Hanaria Putri, Ibu Rina Anwar, Ibu Tjandra Hartati, dan Kak Arry Fitriana.

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

Tuhan memberkati kita semua.


Salam hangat,
Atas nama anak-anak Komunitas Anak Belajar

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
Swift code : cenaidja
or contact me for material support on +628129685594

Progress Report of Children Learning Community on January 2012

Hello my dearest friends

Year 2011 has just passed and we are now entering the year 2012. We praised God for His kindness to allow our social community service continues to run in the Cakung Children Community. We even has started the learning activities in Muara Baru, North Jakarta.

With these two activity groups, we can serve a broader opportunity for the children in humble areas, not limited to Cakung area. Therefore, we decided to change the name of our community to be Children Learning Community, a community who opens opportunities and increase awareness of the young children the importance of keep studying. We hope they will nurture the positive outlook in their life and for the nation. During January 2012, the learning activities run well. The Cakung group started their activities on the 2nd Friday of January while the Muara Baru group started on 2nd Sunday of January.

There were several activities held in this January. We started our activities by organising a picnic event for children and their parents for the Cakung Group in Ragunan Zoo, on Friday, 6th January 2012. Unfortunately, not all children could participate in it as some of them were still on holiday and some of them went to their villages with their parents.

Twenty children and their parents participated in this outings, assisted by one facilitator. Eventhough there were not many children participated, we had fun and enjoyed the time. It felt so good especially after the tiring and depressing time during the eviction a few months ago.

The heavy pouring rains in January forced several families in the area to evacuate, they even had to stay in the Learning Tent for several weeks. Cynthia's family (from Category III group), Umi (Category III group), Lina-Lini (Category I group) had to stay in the Learning House because their rented houses were flooded. In early February, Cynthia's family decided to move to another rental house again, and it is close by to the paddy field and their children school.

Firman's hut was flooded and covered by water due to the heavy rain in January. The rain flowing through the gutter almost swept away the hut. Firman (from Category I group) only live together with his grandma. Their poor condition touches our heart to share. Now, the hut has been moved to an area far from the gutter. The donated fund was used to by some building materials, bamboo and triplex.

On Friday, 20th January 2012, the children received a donation of lunch from Ladies Group from Utan Kayu, East Jakarta, lead by Mrs. Nani. The children thanked and enjoyed the meals before they started studying.

Thank to Mrs Nani and the Ladies Group from Utan Kayu who shares their concern and help.

Toward the end of January 2012, we had another 5 children obtained their birth certificate. Djoyo, Windy, Alfiah, Iqbal and Haidar, they are the last group who registered their birth since October 2011 in the Civil Registry Office.

All the parents are relieved and happy as their children now have a formal documents which may help them to enter school and be accepted as citizens of our beloved country.


Alternative Learning Activities

a. Cakung Children Community

We started the learning activities on 2nd Friday of January 2012 with a few numbers of children. There were only 10 children attended.

Despite of the lack of facilities including the place to learn, the study spirit still endures. Kicking off from 3rd Friday of January to date, we have more children attending the study activities. There are seven new children from nearby area who join us to study, starting from Category 0 until Category II. All together we have 40 children.

Starting from early 2012, we changed the learning material including changing the category group from Category I-IV to be Category 0-III. The young children are grouped in Category 0, while children who knows alphabets and learning to spell are grouped in Category I.

The children who can read and write simple words are grouped in Category II. The children who are fluent in reading and writing are part of Category III. Two children of the Category IV, Indri and Mala, now start to accompany children from Category 0 and I, eventhough they can not do it fully as they are still having other activities at their formal school and are in the last grade of their high school.

The facilitation for Category 0 are done by several volunteers, one of them is the parent of Cakung children who routinely assisting the facilitators.

The children from Category I-III are accompanied by us, the facilitators, including Kak Qori'ah, Kak Uju, Kak Ari, Kak Lestari, Kak Uwie and Kak Debby.

Living Values Activities were introduced in 2012. This activity is inspired from a book titled Living Values: An Educational Program published by Grasindo. This is a reference book written by a non-profit organisation and supported by UNESCO and sponsored by UNICEF.

We found this valuable book is worth to apply for the children and to improve the creativity of all the facilitators.

There are several positive values emphasised in this program, they are peace, respect, love, responsibility, joy, collaboration, honesty, humility, sense of tolerance, simplicity and unity.

For January, we started to introduce PEACE to the children. This activity was held every Saturday, after the studying session.

There are some children stories telling about their experiences living in the new houses. You may find it on the below blog.
http://cakungchildrencommunity.blogspot.com


2. Muara Baru Community

The learning activity was started on the 1st Sunday in January 2012. We encouraged children to read books and to play in the Learning/Activity House. We played scrabble gameboard to learn words. Through this game, we learn Bahasa Indonesia.

There are 20 children who took turn and came to learn reading and to play scrabble.
The full activity was started on the 3rd week of January. After reading books from our library, the children learn Bahasa Indonesia, English and maths.

There are 2-3 facilitators for accommodating the children in this community, one trained facilitator and 1-2 grown up children from Cakung Community (who were in Category IV). This is a good opportunity for regenerating new facilitators.

Finally, we thank all facilitators, children and residents of Cakung. Special thanks to Kak Uju, Kak Qori'ah, Kak Uwie, Kak Ari and Kak Lestari.


Library

We started our library activity on Wednesday, 1st January 2012, a few days prior to the studying activities for Cakung Community. We agreed to run the library program on every Wednesday afternoon, and it agrees to our plan established in December 2011.

The activity was run by our librarian, Mala, with some helps from 3 Cakung children who are in charge for managing some programs. They are also helped by some parents.
The first thing they did was to re-register all the books in Cakung. There are some boxes of books we stored in Muara Baru house of learning.

We bought some new books in January 2012 therefore, we need to re-register all the books. The new books are reference books for facilitators and reading books for children, fiction and non-fiction (general knowledge books).

For the time being, we still store some books in boxes as the cupboard where we used to keep our books are still in Muara Baru and some parts of it are broken. It is not strong enough to hold many things. We are planning to buy bookshelves and to fix the cupboard in February 2012.


Nutrition for Children Activity

In January, the activity to improve children nutrition run well. We provided quite variety of nutritious meals yet simple, including a glass of milk every Saturday before studying then lunch nutritious meal after the study.

On 2nd Saturday of January, we had hard-boiled eggs, on week 3, we had pecel (Indonesian steamed vegetable salad) and on the last week, we had oranges.

The menu was prepared by one of the residents and she prepared it in accordance to the Children Learning Community Program established in December 2011. Cynthia is in charge to in this Nutrition for Children activity and she was helped by another 3 committees in this Children Learning Community.

We thank all of the committees and Indri's mom who had prepared the healthy menu in January. Thanks to Mrs Nani and Ladies Group from Utan Kayu, East Jakarta who had provided lunch as well as Kak Qori'ah who routinely provided vitamins for all children in Cakung.


Scholarship

On Monday, 9 January 2012, most schools started their classes. All the scholarship recipients attended their classes. There were some students live quite far from their school therefore, we supported them with some money for public transport fare.

Indri and Mala, both are in their last grade of high school, are also scholarship recipients. They consistently assist many different studying activities in Cakung. They do it after classes and studying for themselves. Usually, they do their maximum after they complete their study and take a rest.

In this January, there are some routine expenses for all high schools students who are in their last grade. It is their tuition fee, stationery, photo copy costs and internet rental for searching some reference for their school tasks.

For the primary school students, the expenses cover stationery and school necessities such as school bags and shoes.


Our plan for February 2012 are:

1. to purchase bookshelves and some books for the children
2. to fix the cupboard to store studying materials of Cakung Children Community.
3. to purchase children studying necessities, for theoretical and practical general knowledge
4. to buy the necessities for improving children's nutrition.

We finally thank to all friends who support us in prayers, funds, efforts and materials to realise the programs held in Children Learning Community for this month.

We thank for the fundings which help us in running many operational programs in Children Learning Community. Thanks to Mbak Inonk and friends, Mrs Ivana and family, Mrs Rina Anwar, Sr. Annunicata, OSU, Mr. Husin Raharja - Mrs Yuli, Mrs Vina and Mr Arend - Michelle Maramis, Mbak Jenny, Kak Diah Campbell and friends gathered in PIQ (Indonesians Association in Queensland), as well as Children First initiated by Mrs. Ann Djudzman and Gemeente Oostkamp initiated by Mbak Inonk in Belgium.

Special thanks to Sr. Annunciata, OSU for knitting yarn for Cakung children, to Mrs Danik and Mrs Harimurti for the beads, to Kak Anita Linggar and Kak Tonny Tjhai for translating the children stories in the blog.

Again, our sincere thank to all of you. May God bless all of you abundantly and may our collaboration continues.

May God bless us all.


Warmest regards
on behalf of Children Learning 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
Swift code : cenaidja
or contact me for material support on +628129685594

Laporan Kegiatan Komunitas Anak Belajar pada Januari 2012

Salam jumpa teman-teman yang baik,

Tak terasa tahun 2011 telah berlalu dan kini telah memasuki tahun 2012. Kami bersyukur karena Tuhan masih berkenan mengijinkan kegiatan pelayanan kemasyarakatan ini berjalan di Komunitas Anak Cakung, bahkan mulai tahun 2012 ini, mulai dijalankan kegiatan belajar di Muara Baru, Jakarta Utara.

Dengan berdirinya dua kegiatan ini, maka semakin luas kesempatan belajar bagi anak-anak pemukiman sederhana yang kami dampingi, tidak hanya di wilayah Cakung saja. Dengan demikian nama kegiatan ini kami ganti menjadi Komunitas Anak Belajar; sebagai komunitas yang membuka kesempatan dan membangun kesadaran anak-anak untuk memahami arti belajar demi kemajuan pengetahuan dan budi pekerti bangsa.

Sepanjang Januari ini, kegiatan belajar Komunitas Anak Belajar dapat berjalan dengan baik. Kegiatan belajar di Komunitas Anak Cakung dimulai pada Jumat II Januari 2012, sedangkan kegiatan belajar di Muara Baru dimulai pada Minggu II Januari 2012.

Ada beberapa kegiatan sepanjang Januari ini. Kegiatan diawali dengan piknik bersama beberapa anak dan orang tua Cakung di Kebun Binatang Ragunan pada hari Jumat, 6 Januari 2012. Kegiatan tidak dapat diikuti oleh seluruh anak karena masih dalam suasana libur dan beberapa dari mereka ikut orang tua pulang kampong.

Kegiatan ini diikuti oleh 20 anak dan orang tua didampingi oleh 1 fasilitator. Sekalipun hanya sedikit anak yang bisa ikut, namun tidak menyurutkan keceriaan & kebahagiaan anak-anak dan orang tua, setelah lelah hati dan pikiran menghadapi penggusuran yang baru beberapa bulan berlalu.

Hujan yang turun deras selama bulan Januari ini membuat beberapa warga harus mengungsi, bahkan tinggal selama beberapa minggu di tenda belajar. Keluarga Cynthia (anak kategori III), Umi (anak kategori III), Lina-Lini (anak kategori I) terpaksa harus menetap sementara di rumah belajar karena rumah kontrakannya kebanjiran. Hingga awal Februari, keluarga Cynthia memutuskan untuk pindah ke tempat kontrakan lain, yang lebih dekat dengan sawah dan sekolah anak-anaknya.

Gubuk Firman terendam air sejak hujan deras awal Januari ini, bahkan hampir hanyut dibawa derasnya air got di samping gubuknya. Firman (anak kategori I) hanya tinggal berdua dengan neneknya. Ketiadaan biaya mengetuk hati kami untuk berbagi. Kini gubuknya pindah ke tempat yang agak jauh dari aliran air got. Bantuan biaya digunakan untuk membeli bahan bangunan, bamboo dan tripleks.

Pada Jumat, 20 Januari 2012, anak-anak mendapatkan bantuan konsumsi siang dari kelompok Ibu-ibu wilayah Utan Kayu, Jakarta Timur, yang dipimpin oleh Bu Nani. Anak-anak senang menikmati konsumsi siang, sebelum mulai kegiatan belajar.
Terimakasih banyak pada Bu Nani dan kelompok Ibu-Ibu wilayah Utan Kayu, yang berkenan memberi perhatian dan bantuan.

Pada akhir Januari 2012, menyusul 5 anak yang bisa memperoleh akte kelahiran. Djoyo, Windy, Alfiah, Iqbal, dan Haidar merupakan kelompok terakhir sejak Oktober kami mulai kegiatan pengurusan akte kelahiran.

Para orang tua gembira dan lega, anak-anaknya mendapatkan surat resmi untuk memudahkan mereka kelak masuk sekolah dan diterima sebagai warga Negara bangsa tercinta.


Kegiatan Belajar Alternatif

1. Komunitas Anak Cakung

Kegiatan belajar dimulai pada Jumat II Januari 2012. Awalnya memang masih sedikit anak yang belajar. Hanya sekitar 10 anak yang hadir.

Walaupun tempat belajar, tidak seperti dahulu, namun tidak menyurutkan niat anak-anak untuk terus belajar. Sejak Jumat III Januari 2012 hingga sekarang, makin bertambah banyak anak yang terlibat. Ada 7 anak baru dari lingkungan sekitar yang ikut belajar, mulai dari kategori 0 hingga kategori II. Jumlah peserta belajar kini mencapai 40 anak.

Mulai awal 2012 ini pun, perubahan materi kami lakukan, dari kategori I – IV berubah menjadi kategori 0 – III. Anak-anak usia dini yang terlibat bersama kami, kami kelompokkan dalam kategori 0, sedangkan anak-anak yang sudah mengenal abjad dan masih belajar mengeja, kami kelompokkan dalam kategori I.

Anak-anak yang sudah bisa membaca sederhana dan menulis, kami kelompokkan dalam kategori II, sedangkan anak-anak yang sudah lancar membaca dan menulis, kami kelompokkan dalam kategori III.

Dua anak kategori IV, Indri dan Mala, mulai merintis kemampuannya untuk mendampingi anak-anak kategori 0 dan I, walau tidak bisa penuh mendampingi karena masih ada kegiatan di sekolahnya menjelang akhir pendidikannya di SMK.

Pendampingan anak kategori 0 didampingi oleh beberapa volunteer, salah satunya dari orang tua anak Cakung, yang rutin ikut serta bersama fasilitator.

Sementara anak-anak kategori I – III didampingi oleh kami, para fasilitator, seperti Kak Qori’ah, Kak Uju, Kak Ari, Kak Lestari, Kak Uwie, dan Kak Debby.

Kegiatan pendidikan nilai (Living Values Activities), mulai kami terapkan di 2012 ini. Kegiatan yang kami serap dari buku Living Values : An Educational Program terbitan Grasindo ini merupakan buku pegangan yang ditulis oleh sebuah kelompok nirlaba yang didukung oleh UNESCO dan disponsori oleh UNICEF.

Buku berharga yang kami temukan di toko buku Gramedia ini, kami anggap layak untuk diterapkan bagi anak-anak di Komunitas Anak Belajar, dengan kreatifitas para pendamping yang bertugas.

Kegiatan pendidikan nilai terdiri dari nilai-nilai kedamaian, penghargaan, cinta, tanggung jawab, kebahagiaan, kerjasama, kejujuran, kerendahan hati, toleransi, kesederhanaan, dan persatuan.

Sepanjang Januari ini, nilai kedamaian kami terapkan bagi anak-anak. Kegiatan berlangsung setiap Sabtu, selesai kegiatan belajar.

Ada beberapa tulisan anak tentang pengalaman tinggal di tempat baru, ditulis anak-anak di blog Komunitas Anak Cakung. Teman-teman bisa membacanya di :

http://cakungchildrencommunity.blogspot.com

2. Komunitas Muara Baru

Kegiatan belajar dimulai pada minggu I Januari 2012. Kegiatan awal kami lakukan dengan mengajak anak-anak untuk membaca buku dan bermain di rumah kegiatan.

Kegiatan bermain scrabble merupakan kegiatan baru bagi anak-anak Muara Baru. Mereka senang bermain dengan menyusun kata.
Lewat bermain scrabble, kami belajar Bahasa Indonesia.

Ada sekitar 20 anak bergantian datang dan pergi untuk membaca dan bermain scrabble.
Kegiatan belajar penuh kami lakukan pada minggu III Januari 2012. Setelah membaca buku perpustakaan, anak-anak belajar Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Inggris, dan Matematika.

Kegiatan pendampingan ini dilakukan oleh 2 hingga 3 fasilitator, yang terdiri dari seorang fasilitator dan 1 – 2 anak Cakung (yang dulu masuk dalam kategori IV). Kegiatan ini sekaligus menjadi tempat pelatihan anak Cakung belajar mendampingi adik-adik di Muara Baru.

Akhirnya kami ucapkan terimakasih banyak atas kerjasama para fasilitator, anak-anak dan warga Cakung.

Terimakasih banyak pada Kak Uju, Kak Qori’ah, Kak Uwie, Kak Ari, dan Kak Lestari.


Perpustakaan

Kegiatan dimulai sejak Rabu I Januari 2012, bebeerapa hari sebelum dimulainya kegiatan belajar 2012 di Cakung. Kegiatan perpustakaan disepakati untuk dilakukan setiap Rabu siang. Kegiatan rutin yang dijadwalkan seminggu sekali ini, berdasarkan program kegiatan yang sudah disusun pengurus program, sejak Desember 2011.

Kegiatan dilakukan oleh pengurus perpustakaan, Mala, dibantu oleh 3 anak Cakung, yang merupakan anak-anak pengurus program, juga oleh beberapa orang tua.

Kegiatan awal dengan melakukan registrasi ulang dari seluruh buku-buku perpustakaan yang ada di Cakung. Beberapa kardus buku bacaan kami tempatkan di rumah kegiatan Muara Baru.

Pembelian buku baru di bulan Januari 2012 menjadi kegiatan registrasi awal perpustakaan 2012. Buku-buku baru yang kami beli terdiri dari buku-buku referensi bagi para fasilitator dan buku-buku bacaan anak, baik fiksi maupun non-fiksi (buku-buku pengetahuan umum).

Sementara ini, sebagian besar buku masih ditempatkan dalam kardus, karena sebagian lemari, kami tempatkan di rumah kegiatan Muara Baru dan sebagian lagi rusak, karena tidak kuat menampung banyak barang. Pembelian lemari buku dan perbaikan lemari belajar akan kami lakukan pada bulan Februari 2012.


Kegiatan Peningkatan Gizi Anak

Selama Januari 2012 ini, kegiatan peningkatan gizi anak berlangsung dengan baik. Menu sehat cukup bervariasi, walau sederhana. Kegiatan rutin minum susu dilakukan setiap Sabtu sebelum mulai belajar, kemudian makanan menu sehat dilakukan setelah selesai kegiatan belajar.

Pada Sabtu II Januari 2012, menu sehat yang disediakan adalah telur rebus, sedangkan menu sehat minggu III adalah pecel. Menu sehat pada minggu terakhir Januari adalah jeruk.

Menu sehat dipersiapkan oleh salah satu warga di rumahnya selama sebulan, berdasarkan jadwal dan kesepakatan bersama dalam Program Komunitas Anak Belajar yang disusun anak-anak pada Desember 2011 lalu. Koordinator anak dalam kegiatan peningkatan gizi anak adalah Cynthia, yang biasa dibantu oleh 3 anak pengurus program Komunitas Anak Belajar.

Akhirnya, kami berterimakasih pada tim pengurus program dan Mama Indri, yang telah membantu penyediaan menu sehat selama bulan Januari. Terimakasih kami pada Bu Nani dan kelompok Ibu wilayah Utan Kayu, Jakarta Timur yang telah menyediakan konsumsi siang serta Kak Qori’ah yang rutin menyediakan vitamin bagi anak-anak Cakung.


Rencana kegiatan di bulan Februari 2012 ini adalah :

1. Pembelian lemari perpustakaan dan buku-buku bacaan anak.
2. Perbaikan lemari belajar untuk menyimpan barang-barang kegiatan belajar Komunitas Anak Cakung.
3. Pembelian kebutuhan belajar anak, baik kebutuhan kegiatan pengetahuan teoritis maupun praktis.
4. Pembelian kebutuhan peningkatan gizi anak.

Terimakasih banyak atas bantuan dana yang amat sangat mendukung terselenggaranya operasional program Komunitas Anak Belajar. Terimakasih kami untuk Mbak Inonk dan teman-teman, serta Children First atas inisiatif Bu Ann Djudzman dan Gemeente Oostkamp atas inisiatif Mbak Inonk di Belgia.

Terimakasih kami untuk Sr.Annunciata, OSU atas bantuan benang rajut bagi anak-anak Cakung, manik-manik dari Bu Danik dan Bu Harimurti.

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 Belajar

Debby


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At the New House

By Cynthia

I live at a rented house since Monday, 21st November 2011. The house is large, comfortable, and warm, but we can not watch the TV longer and cook rice with the rice cooker.

Because we live together with other neighbours, the power supply must be evenly distributed and cannot be simultaneously used in excess.

Our neighbours are kind and friendly. I have not got new friends there yet. My younger sister has already got several new friends. Their names are Putri, Siti, Uznul and Ugi. Near the new house, there are many little shops. My younger brother, Gio, always asks to buy things from those shops.

In the morning, my father goes to work by cycling, searching for garbage that are still saleable.
My mother goes to her workplace on foot. I also go to school. My neighbours look after my siblings.

At the new house, in rainy season, our house is flooded, so we all can’t sleep at night. I am annoyed, because of the flood, I can not sleep, and the house becomes smelly.

It has been raining since Tuesday, 10th January 2012. My whole family evacuated to the study tent. The blue tent where we are studying is very large, so we can use it as a shelter and live temporarily there.

I sleep on the bench with my family. We cook with the wood fire. After I school, I go to the blue tent straight away. I change clothes and have my lunch. Afterwards, I usually play with Intan. Her mum and dad are still living at the previous place, even after the house was bulldozed. Thankfully, we can still grow our plants there. Intan is always there after she returns from school.

Now my new house is the study tent, close to the old house which has become ruins.

Translated by Tonny Tjhai