Progress Report of Children Learning Community on December 2012

Dear friends,

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2013.
We wish the King of Peace always reigns in our heart and touches us to share love so the world will be better in 2013.

In December, the Children Learning Community have long holiday regarding the end of the 3rd quarterly learning activities, so we fill the holiday with some evaluations, such as learning program, curriculum, organization evaluations and arrangement of learning program and curriculum of 2013.

By the inisiative of friends of Magis on Tuesday, December 4th, 2012, we have honour being visited by the Marionette Insect Circus from England. The children from the community and neighborhood enjoyed the performance of puppet show.

The performance started about 2 PM for 30 minutes. After the show, the children accompanied by their parents went home one by one while we gave the biscuits for them. For the older children from 10 years old above, they have opportunity to play the puppets. They were a little doubt to play the puppets at first, because the puppets look like the real ones, but after a while and being encouraged by the guests and facilitators, they want to play the puppets.

There were kinds of wooden puppets being played, such as the ant puppet which good at violin playing, the butterfly puppet which good at ballet dancing, the caterpillar puppets which energetic creeping into the nest and came out to be the beautiful butterfly, and also other puppets.

In the afternoon, the guests and the friends of MaGis were leaving. We had pictures together. Thank you very much for the rare opportunity for the children. Thank you very much for your visiting, especially for the guests, Ms. Angguni, Ms. Meilita, and Ms. Meltari. We hope our cooperation will continue well.

On Wednesday, December 12th, 2012, we were visited by our friends, who accompanied by Kak Debby. Mrs. Ann Djuzman and her husband have time in their holiday to Indonesia, visited the children in Learning House. The children gathered in Learning House. We introduced each other and after that, the children sang the children songs and performed their dance, ‘Rampak Gendang’ to greet Mrs. Ann Djuzman and her husband. Mrs. Ann Djuzman enjoyed the nostalgic children songs which rare to sing by the children now, such as ‘Menanam Jagung’ (Planting Corn), ‘Balonku’ (My balloons), ‘Naik Becak’ (Into the Becak, Indonesian traditional transportation).

After that, Mrs.Ann gave us the donation from Angga, Rixie, and John. The children accompanied them going to the field and made pictures, also Mrs. Ann talked to the mothers who accompanied their children.

In the evening, Mrs.Ann Djuzman and her husband were leaving. We were so glad and thankful for their visiting. After so long just reading the monthly report, finally Mrs. Ann Djuzman have a chance to meet the children and their parents directly although not all children could come.

On Sunday, December 16th, 2012, we had a year end organization reflection activity. The theme of this activity was learning from nature. Mrs. Alvieni lead the activity and involved the team of learning program and facilitators as participants.

The activity started about 10.30 AM. We learned the leadership and cooperation from nature. The leader should be the example of the members, faithful to serve others. We learned from water which never end, always watering earth, giving life to all creatures.

The good leader should be the example for the members. We learn to be a good leader from stars in the sky. The stars always shine and be the direction for us, especially when we need them to guide us in the sea. They never tired to shine to all of us in the world.

In cooperation, Mrs. Alvie asked us to order the jigsaw puzzle in groups. All of us cooperated in groups. We have some requirements which have to obey, such as do not ask, do not communicate each other, and do not ask permission. In every jigsaw puzzle, there is one piece which not fit. Because of the requirements, we just saw other groups and find where is our one piece. Finally we have a good idea, if we do not ask, so the first group which almost finish have inisiative to give the unfit piece to the group which belong to. As the piece were given to another group, the rest groups give each other, until every groups have the perfect picture of jigsaw puzzle without communication.

The lesson is let’s begin to give, not to ask for, ‘cause what will be our right will back to us, without asking, and we will receive in time.

Then Mrs.Alvie asked the children to understand the meaning of cooperation, do and responsible for all the tasks by watching the film about nature. Learning from geese, how instinctly guard the V formation while flying together and give a chance to another goose replace the position when it tired.

Learn from ducks, who bravely guarding the packs, honking loudly while in a danger situation, never leaving one of them alone.

Learn from the eagle, which make a living smartly for the chicks, such as catch a turtle, although have a hard shell, the eagle flying high and fall the turtle down so it could take the flesh for the chicks.

We learned about trust and responsibility as a leader in a game; one member of a group cover the eyes, hear the leader’s command to walk along avoiding paper mines. The member should give trust to the leader while the leader should have responsible for the members.

We learned not to give up and always have high motivated, learn from Nick Vujicic in a film, story about him, as an Australian disabled motivator. Although he has no leg and hand perfectly, he could be a successful man who always motivating teenagers and youngers to have hope and future.

By playing games and watching films, we learned to be a leader and discussed everything about, especially learning from nature.

After the discussion, we ate our lunch together supported by Ms.Arry Fitriana, KFC.

After that, we had relaxation. The children have hypnotherapy, instructed by Mrs.Alvie.
In the afternoon, the activity has done. We hope through this activity, the children could begin this new year wiser, more confident, and always in high spirit.

Thank you very much to Mrs. Alvie who accompany the Cakung children faithfully each year and support the children’s spiritual development.

Thank you very much to Ms. Arry Fitriana who always support in our activities each year by providing subsistance from KFC.

On Saturday, December 29th, 2012, the children gathered at the learning house to receive the Christmas gifts providing by Laftavi family through the kindness of Tontey family.
Although not all of the children could gathered and received the gift, because of the holiday and flood in their area, they still have joy.
They were so happy and thankful to receive the Christmas gifts.

They learned the meaning of tolerance by shaking hands in greeting their Christian friends by turns. A moslem child, Natalia who have birthday on Christmas day, celebrated together with us. The children sang ‘Happy Birthday to You’ and ‘We Wish You A Merry Christmas’ repeatly until the last turn.

After receiving the gifts, the children came home. Some facilitators brought the gifts to the children who couldn’t come because of flood.

Thank you very much to Laftavi Family and Tontey Family for giving joy and spirit of sharing.
We hope our friendship and cooperation could continue well.

Alternative Learning Activities

The learning activities in December have vacation. In December, we held evaluation and arrangement of program and curriculum of 2013.

a. Cakung Children Community

In December, learning activities have long vacation after the children from all categories have finished the 3rd quarterly learning evaluation on Saturday, December 1st, 2012.

The evaluations started since the early December. After the learning evaluation, the facilitators & the coordinator & team of program activities gathered to make schedules. We held the meetings every Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday.


b. Muara Baru Community

The learning activity held once in December 2012, accompanied by two facilitators.

On week II of December 2012 until week I of January 2013, the learning activities have vacation according to the schedule of evaluation and arrangement of program and curriculum of 2013.

We thank all the collaborative works between the facilitators, the volunteers, the children and residents of Cakung and Muara Baru, especially to Mrs. Herda at Muara Baru, Mala, Indri, Yana, Riska, Ms. Uju, Mrs. Mar’ah, Ms. Qori’ah, and the children coordinator program.

Bibliotheque

The library program have vacation in December 2012 according to the vacation of learning activities of Children Learning Community.

In the early December 2012, the coordinator and team of library program were busy to order the reading books into the shelves as the learning house already renovated. It took some days, before the schedule of meetings.

Finally we are thankful for the attention and the perseverance of the team.

Nutrition Improvement Program for Children

In December 2012, the nutrition improvement program have long holiday according to the vacation of learning activities of Children Learning Community.


Scholarship Program

In this month, the need of some learning materials for the elementary and university students increased. They were such as student books and copy learning materials. Beside that, a university student need additional fee for 3 credits semester I.

In the early January 2013, after the New Year’s holiday, a scholarship student in the university followed the examination of the 1st semester, while for some elementary student have their school report, before the Christmas holiday. Their marks are good, but the school didn’t make rank for all students.

Thank you very much 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 future.

January 2013 Activity Plan

1. The inauguration of the coordinator and the team of program activities of Children Learning Community 2013 on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013.
2. The beginning of the 1st quarterly of learning activities 2013 on Friday, January 4th, 2013.
3. Live-in Exposure of the students of De Britto High School, Yogyakarta on Monday, January 28th , 2013 to Friday, February 1st, 2013 at Cakung.

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 very much for supporting the secondhand clothes, stationeries, bath stuffs & snacks from Mrs.Rina Anwar, Mrs.Risa Anwar & Meilita on Tuesday, December 4th, 2012.

Thank you very much for providing 2 computers, stabilizers, 1 printer, 1 rack of tape recorder, 1 gas stove, and gas & regulator, also Christmas gifts from Mr. Mehdi and Mrs. Margareth Laftavi through Mr.Robert and Mrs.Esti Tontey.

Thank you very much to Ms.Meilan and St.Mary Convent, Juanda for supporting second hand clothes, also to Ms.Arry Fitriana for supporting lunch boxes for the year end organization reflection program on Sunday, December 16th, 2012.

Thank you very much to Ms.Sari Pelengkahu for providing 1 computer and 2 book shelves. Also thank you very much to Ms.Havas for supporting toys, dolls, children books, and transport fee for taking them. Our prayer to you and your family for your success in this new year.

Thank you abundantly for the funds which are used for operating our activities in Children Learning Community. Special thanks to Ms. Elissa Wiguna, Mrs.Vina – Mr.Arend, Michelle Maramis, Ms. Arry Fitriana, Angga – Rixie – John’s donation through the kindness of Mrs.Ann Djuzman, Mrs.Rina Anwar, Ms.Jenny, Ms.Toetoet, Christmas donation from Sr.Annunciata, OSU, and nutrition improvement donation from Mrs.Uwie.

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

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
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Laporan Kegiatan Komunitas Anak Belajar pada Desember 2012

Salam jumpa teman-teman yang baik,

Selamat Natal dan Tahun Baru 2013.
Kiranya Sang Raja Damai senantiasa bertakhta di dalam hati kita dan menggerakkan setiap kita untuk berbagi cinta agar tercipta dunia yang lebih baik lagi pada tahun 2013 ini.

Sepanjang Desember ini, kegiatan belajar Komunitas Anak Belajar diliburkan mengingat kegiatan belajar Catur Wulan III telah selesai dan selama libur kegiatan belajar, kami isi dengan berbagai evaluasi, baik evaluasi program, kurikulum, pribadi maupun penyusunan program kegiatan dan kurikulum 2013.

Atas inisiatif teman-teman dari kelompok MaGis, pada Selasa, 4 Desember 2012, kami mendapat kehormatan dengan diadakannya panggung boneka dari duta seni teater boneka dari Inggris, The Marionette Insect Circus. Anak-anak dari wilayah sekitar Cakung berkumpul untuk menghadiri acara ini.

Acara dimulai sekitar pukul 14.00 dan berlangsung sekitar 30 menit. Selesai acara, anak-anak ditemani orang tua pulang sambil kami bagikan biscuit. Sementara beberapa anak besar, usia 10 tahun ke atas, diajak untuk belajar memegang dan memainkan boneka. Anak-anak ragu-ragu untuk memegang boneka kayu, yang menyerupai makhluk hidup karena dimainkan dengan trampil oleh Kakak-kakak tamu hingga akhirnya anak-anak yakin dan berani untuk berdiri memainkan boneka kayu.

Ada beragam boneka kayu yang dimainkan, boneka semut yang pandai bermain biola, boneka kupu-kupu yang pandai menari balet, boneka ulat yang merayap masuk ke dalam sarangnya hingga keluar menjadi kupu-kupu, dan beberapa boneka kayu lainnya.

Sore hari para tamu dan kakak-kakak kelompok MaGis pulang. Kami berfoto bersama sebelum pulang.
Terimakasih banyak atas kesempatan langka yang didapat dari kehadiran para tamu. Terimakasih banyak pada kakak-kakak kelompok MaGis, terutama pada Kak Angguni, Kak Meilita, juga Kak Meltari. Semoga kerjasama yang telah dijalin ini, dapat terus berlanjut dengan baik.

Pada Rabu, 12 Desember 2012, kami kedatangan tamu, yang datang diantar oleh Kak Debby. Ibu Ann Djuzman bersama Bapak menyisihkan waktu liburnya di Indonesia untuk berkunjung ke rumah belajar Cakung. Anak-anak berkumpul sejak siang hari. Kami berkenalan dan anak-anak menyanyikan lagu anak-anak serta menari Rampak Gendang menyambut Ibu Ann Djuzman dan Bapak. Ibu Ann tampak menikmati suasana gembira anak-anak yang dengan riang menyanyikan beberapa lagu, ‘Menanam Jagung’, ‘Balonku’, ‘Naik Becak’. Nampaknya Ibu Ann benar-benar bernostalgia dengan lagu anak-anak Indonesia, yang sudah langka dinyanyikan oleh anak-anak masa kini.

Pada saat itu juga, Ibu Ann menyampaikan sumbangan dana yang dititipkan padanya dari Kakak-kakak; Angga, Rixie, dan John.

Setelah itu, anak-anak menemani Bapak dan Ibu ke kebun untuk berfoto-foto dan berbincang-bincang dengan warga. Kami berfoto bersama. Ibu Ann juga tidak ingin kehilangan kesempatan untuk berfoto dengan para Ibu Cakung yang hadir menemani anak-anaknya.

Menjelang sore hari, Ibu Ann dan Bapak pamit pulang. Kami senang dan berterimakasih atas kunjungan ini. Akhirnya Ibu Ann mendapatkan kesempatan langsung untuk bertemu anak-anak dan para orang tua setelah sekian lama hanya bisa membaca laporan bulanan yang rutin kami kirim setiap bulan.

Pada hari Minggu, 16 Desember 2012, kami mengadakan kegiatan refleksi organisasi akhir tahun. Tema refleksi akhir tahun ini adalah Belajar dari Alam. Kegiatan dibawakan oleh Kak Alvieni dan melibatkan seluruh anak pengurus program dan fasilitator sebagai peserta.

Acara dimulai sekitar pukul 11.00 WIB. Kami belajar masalah kepemimpinan dan kerjasama dari alam. Pemimpin mesti menjadi teladan bagi anggotanya, setia melayani. Kami belajar dari air yang ada di muka bumi, tidak pernah habis walau mengaliri daratan, selalu memberi kehidupan bagi seluruh makhluk hidup.

Pemimpin yang baik mesti menjadi teladan bagi anggotanya. Dari bintang-bintang, kami belajar menjadi pemimpin yang baik. Bintang selalu bersinar menjadi penunjuk arah bagi seluruh makhluk hidup, tanpa pandang bulu. Ia tanpa kenal lelah bercahaya dan terus berkelap-kelip.

Dalam hal kerjasama, Kak Alvie mengajak anak-anak untuk menyusun puzzle dalam kelompok. Seluruh anak saling membantu untuk menyelesaikan susunan gambar. Beberapa persyaratan yang mesti dipatuhi, tidak boleh meminta, tidak boleh ada komunikasi, dan tidak boleh minta ijin. Dalam susunan gambar, ternyata sepotong gambar tidak cocok dengan potongan lainnya. Karena tidak boleh komunikasi dan meminta, kami hanya bisa melihat-lihat potongan gambar kami yang kurang pada kelompok-kelompok lain dan mencari tahu potongan gambar yang tidak sesuai milik kelompok mana. Akhirnya muncul pemikiran, bila tidak boleh meminta, maka kelompok pertama yang harus memulai lebih dulu untuk memberi potongan gambar yang tidak cocok pada kelompok yang membutuhkannya. Begitu potongan gambar diberi, bergeraklah kelompok lain untuk mulai memberi potongan gambar yang bukan milik mereka, hingga seluruh kelompok bisa melengkapinya tanpa perlu komunikasi dan meminta.

Pelajaran yang bisa ditarik dari sini adalah mulailah memberi, bukan mengharap diberi. Karena apa yang menjadi hak kita akan kembali pada kita, tanpa harus meminta, tinggal menunggu saatnya.

Kemudian Kak Alvie mengajak anak-anak untuk mengenal makna kerjasama, tugas dan tanggung jawab melalui film yang diputar. Belajar dari angsa, bagaimana secara instink menjaga formasi V saat terbang bersama dan memberi kesempatan pada angsa lain yang lelah dan pindah dari formasi untuk diisi oleh angsa lain yang bertukar posisi. Belajar dari bebek, yang gagah berani melindungi kelompoknya dengan bersuara keras saat terancam bahaya, tidak meninggalkan satu pun anggota kelompoknya sendirian.

Belajar dari elang, yang memiliki banyak akal untuk menghidupi anaknya, dengan makanan sesulit apa pun yang ia peroleh, seperti kura-kura dengan tempurung keras, bisa terbelah ketika si elang membawa mangsanya terbang tinggi dan menghempaskannya ke bawah agar bisa pecah dan diambil dagingnya untuk makanan bagi anak-anaknya.

Kami belajar masalah kepercayaan dan tanggung jawab sebagai pemimpin dalam permainan kelompok, dimana salah satu anak dengan mata ditutup, dituntun oleh pemimpin melalui perintah yang diberikan. Jalan yang akan dilalui, penuh dengan ranjau kertas. Untuk menghindari kena ranjau kertas, pemimpin mesti jelas memberikan perintah. Demikian pula, anggota mesti menaruh kepercayaan penuh atas perintah sang pemimpin.

Kami belajar untuk pantang menyerah dan selalu memiliki motivasi tinggi, belajar dari film yang berkisah pengalaman seorang motivator Australia, Nick Vujicic yang tidak memiliki kaki dan tangan yang sempurna, namun bisa menjadi orang sukses yang setia memotivasi remaja dan anak muda untuk tetap memiliki harapan dan cita-cita.

Melalui permainan dan tontonan, anak-anak diajak untuk berdialog dan memahami pelajaran yang bisa diambil dari alam.
Selesai berdialog, kami makan siang bersama dari bantuan Kak Arry Fitriana, KFC.

Kemudian dilanjutkan dengan relaksasi, anak-anak menjalankan hipnoterapi bersama-sama, dipimpin oleh Kak Alvie.

Sore hari kegiatan refleksi akhir tahun Komunitas Anak Belajar selesai. Kami berharap melalui kegiatan ini, anak-anak bisa memulai tahun yang baru ini dengan lebih arif, langkah penuh percaya diri dan tetap semangat.

Terimakasih banyak kami ucapkan pada Kak Alvieni yang setia dari tahun ke tahun menemani anak-anak Cakung dan mendukung perkembangan mental spiritual anak menjadi lebih baik.

Terimakasih banyak kami ucapkan pada Kak Arry Fitriana yang tetap setia mendukung kegiatan-kegiatan yang kami adakan melalui bantuan konsumsi dari KFC.

Pada Sabtu, 29 Desember 2012, anak-anak berkumpul di rumah belajar untuk menerima bingkisan Natal yang disediakan oleh Keluarga Laftavi melalui Keluarga Tontey.

Walau tidak semua anak bisa berkumpul pada siang itu karena masih masa liburan dan musim hujan yang menyebabkan beberapa rumah warga kebanjiran, anak-anak tetap tidak kehilangan keceriaannya.

Mereka antusias menerima bingkisan Natal yang dibagikan. Mereka senang dan berterimakasih atas bingkisan yang mereka terima dari Pak Mehdi dan Bu Margareth.

Saat berkumpul, anak-anak belajar toleransi dengan berbaris memberi ucapan salam Natal dan Tahun Baru pada teman-teman yang beragama Kristen. Seorang anak muslim, Natalia yang berulang tahun saat Natal, kami rayakan bersama-sama dan sambil bersalaman, anak-anak menyanyikan lagu ‘Happy Birthday To You’ dan ‘We Wish You A Merry Christmas’ bergantian.

Selesai dibagikan bingkisan, anak-anak pamit pulang. Para fasilitator mengantarkan bingkisan bagi anak-anak yang tidak bisa hadir karena banjir.

Terimakasih banyak atas kebahagiaan dan semangat berbagi yang diberikan Keluarga Laftavi melalui Keluarga Tontey.

Semoga persahabatan dan kerjasama yang telah dijalin ini dapat terus berlanjut dengan baik.

Kegiatan Belajar Alternatif

Kegiatan belajar selama bulan Desember ini diliburkan. Sepanjang Desember kegiatan diisi dengan evaluasi dan penyusunan rencana program dan kurikulum.

a. Komunitas Anak Cakung

Sepanjang Desember ini, kegiatan belajar diliburkan setelah anak-anak dari seluruh kategori menyelesaikan evaluasi belajar catur wulan III pada Sabtu, 1 Desember 2012.

Rangkaian kegiatan evaluasi mulai berlangsung pada awal Desember. Selesai evaluasi belajar anak-anak, para fasilitator & anak pengurus program berkumpul untuk membuat jadwal dan rencana kegiatan.

Evaluasi dan penyusunan program dan kurikulum dilaksanakan setiap hari Selasa, Jumat, dan Sabtu.

b. Komunitas Muara Baru

Kegiatan belajar berlangsung satu kali dalam bulan Desember 2012, didampingi oleh dua fasilitator.

Minggu II Desember 2012 hingga Minggu I Januari 2013, kegiatan belajar diliburkan mengingat anak-anak pengurus program dan para fasilitator mesti evaluasi dan menyusun program dan kurikulum 2013.

Kami ucapkan terimakasih banyak atas kerjasama para fasilitator, volunteer, anak-anak dan warga Cakung dan Muara Baru, terutama pada Mala, Indri, Yana, Riska, Kak Uju, Bu Mar’ah, Kak Qori’ah, dan anak-anak pengurus program, serta Bu Herda di Muara Baru dan para Ibu warga Cakung.

Perpustakaan

Kegiatan perpustakaan selama bulan Desember diliburkan sehubungan dengan liburnya kegiatan pendidikan alternatif Komunitas Anak Belajar.

Pada awal Desember, tim program perpustakaan sibuk menata buku-buku bacaan ke dalam lemari dan rak buku setelah rumah belajar selesai direnovasi. Kegiatan diselesaikan selama beberapa hari mengingat selama Desember, kegiatan dipenuhi dengan jadwal evaluasi program dan kurikulum serta penyusunan program dan kurikulum untuk tahun 2013.

Akhirnya kami ucapkan terimakasih banyak atas perhatian dan ketekunan koordinator dan tim program perpustakaan.

Kegiatan Peningkatan Gizi Anak

Selama Desember 2012 ini, kegiatan peningkatan gizi anak diliburkan sehubungan dengan liburnya kegiatan pendidikan alternatif Komunitas Anak Belajar.

Beasiswa

Pada bulan ini, kegiatan beasiswa dilakukan untuk pemenuhan kebutuhan pendidikan anak dari perlengkapan belajar dan pembelian buku tulis serta fotokopi dan rental internet bagi anak-anak penerima beasiswa untuk sekolah dasar dan universitas. Selain itu juga, ada tambahan biaya kuliah untuk 3 SKS pada semester I ini untuk seorang penerima beasiswa di universitas.

Pada awal Januari 2013, setelah libur Tahun Baru, seorang penerima beasiswa tingkat universitas akan menjalankan ujian akhir semester I. Sementara bagi beberapa penerima beasiswa tingkat sekolah dasar sudah menerima raport setelah ujian semester ganjil, sebelum libur Natal. Nilai rapor anak-anak cukup memuaskan, tidak ditentukan oleh pihak sekolah, peringkat berapa di kelas.

Terimakasih kami pada teman-teman yang berkenan rutin membantu penyelenggaraan program beasiswa ini. Kami berharap kerjasama ini dapat terus berlanjut dan menjadi bekal yang berguna bagi masa depan anak-anak.

Rencana kegiatan di bulan Januari 2013 ini adalah :

1. Pelantikan pengurus program Komunitas Anak Belajar 2013 pada Rabu, 2 Januari 2013.
2. Dimulainya kegiatan belajar Komunitas Anak Belajar caturwulan I 2013 pada Jumat, 4 Januari 2013.
3. Kegiatan Live-in siswa SMA De Britto Yogyakarta pada Senin, 28 Januari – 1 Februari 2013 di wilayah rumah belajar, Cakung.

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

Terimakasih kami pada Bu Risa Anwar, Bu Rina Anwar, & Meilita atas sumbangan pakaian layak pakai, alat tulis, perlengkapan mandi, dan snack kegiatan panggung boneka pada Selasa, 4 Desember 2012.

Terimakasih kami pada Keluarga Pak Mehdi dan Bu Margareth Laftavi atas bantuan dana untuk pembelian 2 set komputer, 2 stabilizer, 1 printer, 1 rak tape recorder, 1 kompor gas, 1 tabung gas dan regulator serta bingkisan Natal untuk anak-anak Komunitas Anak Belajar melalui Keluarga Tontey.

Terimakasih pada Kak Meilan dan biara St. Maria, Juanda atas bantuan pakaian layak pakai, juga Kak Arry Fitriana atas bantuan konsumsi siang kegiatan refleksi akhir tahun Komunitas Anak Cakung pada Minggu, 16 Desember 2012.

Terimakasih kami atas bantuan 1 set computer dan 2 rak buku dari Kak Sari Pelengkahu. Kami berterimakasih juga pada Ms.Havas atas bantuan boneka, mainan anak-anak, buku bacaan anak, dan biaya transport pengambilan sumbangan. Doa kami menyertaimu dan keluarga agar mendapatkan kesuksesan di tahun yang baru ini.

Terimakasih banyak pada semua teman yang telah banyak memberikan bantuan material.

Terimakasih banyak atas bantuan dana yang amat sangat mendukung terselenggaranya operasional program Komunitas Anak Belajar. Terimakasih kami untuk Kak Elissa Wiguna, Bu Vina – Pak Arend – Michelle Maramis, Kak Arry Fitriana, Angga-Rixie-John melalui Bu Ann Djuzman, Bu Rina Anwar, Kak Jenny, Kak Toetoet, Sr.Annunciata, OSU, Kak Uwie, dan pendukung kami yang tidak ingin ditulis namanya.

Laporan kegiatan setiap bulan dapat diakses dalam blog kami di : http://cakungchildrencommunity.blogspot.com

Terimakasih banyak atas semua kebaikan teman-teman. Kiranya Tuhan berkenan memberi berkat limpah 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 November 2012

Dearest friends,

Thank you very much for all of your attention and support to the Children Learning Community so the programs could run well in November 2012.

In the middle of November, exactly on Thursday, November 15th, 2012, we have guest, Mrs.Inonk, who visited us on her holiday in Indonesia. Accompanied by Kak Debby, she visited the learning house and introduced the children at Muara Baru and Cakung.

At Cakung, the children greeted her by performing musical instrument (recorder) and singing, also ‘Rampak Gendang’ dance from Aceh, her homeland. After that, we enjoyed our lunch (rice, mixed vegetable with spicy coconut slices, fried fish, and salted egg) which prepared by the children and some ladies in Cakung. After lunch, we chatted and went to the field and met some parents.

Thank you very much to Mrs.Inonk and Mrs.Ison who would like to visit us and know more about the people. We hope our collaboration could run sustainly.

At the end of November 2012, we have permit to prolong our rented house from the owner. Now, we moved everything so the empty house could renovate well. We are so thankful for having opportunity to live in the house, although anytime we could get out if the house will sold.

The rented house will sold by the owner in a big amount, 300 million rupiahs. Although the price is negotiable and could be paid twice, we still don’t have much money to buy.

We hope our friends would like to support us for the realization of permanent house for the children.

We hope you all understand the situation and would like to support us.


Alternative Learning Activities

Now, the learning activities at Cakung are four days in a week. Every Tuesday and Thursday, we accompany the children at Cakung farm area, while every Friday and Saturday at the Learning House.

The learning activities at Muara Baru is every Sunday.


a. Cakung Children Community

In November 2012, the learning activities could run well.

In the middle of November, we have a holiday regarding moslem holiday.

On Thursday, November 15th, 2012, although it was holiday, the children were gathering at the learning house to greet Mrs. Inonk and Mrs. Ison who would like to visit the children.

Because that was a holiday and the children would like to gather at the learning house, so we give them one free day a day after.

In the early December 2012, exactly on Saturday, December 1st, 2012, we had learning evaluation for all the children from every categories. The learning evaluation was held at the house of one of the facilitators because the learning house was still renovating. The evaluation was facilitated by Kak Qori’ah, Kak Uju, Mrs. Mar’ah, Kak Indri, and Kak Mala.

The end of the learning evaluation on the 3rd quarter at Cakung is the end of the learning activities in 2012. During December 2012, the team of program activities and the facilitator will hold the annual evaluation, such as program evaluation, curriculum evaluation, and personal reflection.

The life-skill activity is regularly done every Tuesday, at the same day of the library administrative task. On Christmas & New Year seasons, it focused on making paper quilling cards. You could see our productions at our blog; http://cakungchildrencreation.blogspot.com.


b. Muara Baru Community

In November 2012, the learning activity run well, accompanied by two facilitators.

Before learning, the children prepare the place and the equipments well.

In the middle of November 2012, we had a guest, Mrs. Inonk who visited the children’s house & the place for learning. Mrs. Inonk chatted with the family and introduced some children there.

We thank all the collaborative works between the facilitators, the volunteers, the children and residents of Cakung and Muara Baru, especially to Mrs. Herda, Mala, Indri, Riska, Ms. Uju, Mrs. Mar’ah, Ms. Qori’ah, and the children coordinator program.


Bibliotheque

In November 2012, the activity in week I of November 2012 was covering the books supported last month.

Until the end of November 2012, the total of the registrated books in 2012 are 678.

At the end of November 2012, the team of library program was busy packing the books into the cardboards before we moved all the stuff and equipments.

Finally we are thankful for the attention and the perseverance of the team.

Nutrition Improvement Program for Children

In November 2012, the nutrition improvement activities run well.

Besides drinking milk, the healthy menu for this month was hard-boiled egg, mangoes, salted egg and kangkung, also steamed cassava with coconut slices & sprinkled sugar.

The variety of healthy menu also based on the beginning of the rainy season which there are more fruits harvest, especially mangoes. The team chose it as the healthy menu on the 2nd Saturday of November 2012.

We thank the team who organised it and to the mothers who had prepared the menu for November 2012.


Scholarship Program

In this month, the need some learning materials for the elementary and university students increased. They were such as student books and copy learning materials. Beside that, a university student need accommodation during her time at campus, where she has to prepare to go to campus in the early morning before the traffic jam and go home in the evening in the traffic jam condition as well.

Thank you very much 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 future.

December 2012 Activity Plan

1. The end of the learning activities of the 3rd quarter in 2012 by holding the learning evaluation on Saturday, December 1st, 2012.
2. Puppet performance and workshop by the artist from British Council, England on Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 at 2 PM, in the learning house.
3. The team evaluation during December 2012.
4. Annual Personal Reflection for the team & facilitator on Sunday, December 16th, 2012, from 9 AM until evening.
5. Christmas and New Year holidays. The activities will begin on Friday, January 4th, 2013.

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 very much for the secondhand clothes & liquid soaps from Sr. Agustina, BKK and the family of Mr.Mehdi & Mrs.Margareth Laftavi for providing CDs of English programs.

Thank you abundantly for the funds which are used for operating our activities in Children Learning Community. Special thanks to Ms. Elissa Wiguna and the family of Mrs. Vina – Mr.Arend - Michelle Maramis.

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

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 November 2012

Salam jumpa teman-teman yang baik,

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

Pada pertengahan November, tepatnya Kamis, 15 November 2012, kami kedatangan tamu, Kak Inonk, yang selama beberapa hari ini menghabiskan waktu liburnya di Indonesia. Ditemani Kak Debby, ia mengunjungi tempat belajar dan berkenalan dengan anak-anak di Muara Baru dan di Cakung.

Tiba di Cakung, anak-anak menyambut dengan beberapa lagu yang dimainkan dengan suling dan tarian Rampak Gendang dari Aceh, tanah kelahiran Kak Inonk. Kami berkenalan dan setelah itu, hidangan istimewa khas Cakung menjadi santapan siang Kak Inonk bersama kami semua. Para ibu memasak urap ditemani telur asin dan beberapa ekor ikan mas. Kami menikmati bersama-sama. Selesai santap siang, kami berbincang-bincang sambil melihat-lihat rumah dan kebun warga.

Terimakasih banyak pada Kak Inonk dan Bu Ison yang berkenan datang berkunjung untuk berkenalan dengan anak-anak Cakung. Kami berharap, kerjasama yang telah dijalin dapat terus berlanjut dengan baik.

Pada akhir November 2012, kami memperoleh ijin untuk memperpanjang rumah kontrakan dari pemilik rumah. Kini rumah kami kosongkan sementara, agar bisa dicat dan direnovasi. Kami sangat berterimakasih masih diberi kesempatan untuk tinggal di rumah itu, sekali pun suatu saat kami harus keluar bila rumah yang akan dijual oleh pemiliknya itu laku.

Rumah kontrakan yang merupakan rumah belajar kami ini hendak dijual oleh pemiliknya seharga 300 juta rupiah. Walau harga jual masih bisa dinegosiasi dan boleh mencicil dua kali, namun kami tetap tidak sanggup untuk membelinya karena kami tidak memiliki banyak dana.

Kami berharap teman-teman bersedia membantu demi terwujudnya tempat belajar permanen bagi anak-anak Cakung.

Kiranya teman-teman memahami keadaan ini dan berkenan membantu.


Kegiatan Belajar Alternatif

Kegiatan belajar di Cakung kini berlangsung selama empat hari dalam seminggu. Setiap hari Selasa dan Kamis kegiatan belajar berlangsung di Cakung sawah, sedangkan setiap Jumat dan Sabtu, kegiatan belajar berlangsung di rumah kegiatan Komunitas Anak Belajar.

Sementara di Muara Baru, kegiatan belajar berlangsung setiap hari Minggu.


a. Komunitas Anak Cakung

Sepanjang November ini, kegiatan belajar dapat dilakukan dengan baik, baik di rumah belajar maupun di Cakung sawah.

Pada pertengahan November, kami meliburkan kegiatan belajar anak-anak Cakung sehubungan dengan libur hari besar umat Islam.

Pada Kamis, 15 November 2012, sekali pun hari libur, anak-anak berkumpul di rumah belajar untuk menyambut Kak Inonk dan Bu Ison yang berkunjung ke rumah belajar.

Karena hari itu anak-anak berkumpul di rumah belajar, sekalipun hari libur, maka pada hari Jumat keesokan harinya, kegiatan belajar diliburkan, sebagai pengganti waktu libur di hari Kamis.

Pada awal Desember 2012, tepatnya pada Sabtu, 1 Desember 2012, kami menyelenggarakan evaluasi belajar bagi seluruh kategori.

Kegiatan dilakukan di rumah keluarga Bu Mar’ah karena kondisi rumah belajar yang tidak memungkinkan untuk digunakan. Dibantu oleh para fasilitator, Kak Qori’ah, kak Uju, Bu Mar’ah, dan kak Indri, anak-anak sibuk mengerjakan tugas evaluasi belajar.

Dengan selesainya evaluasi belajar caturwulan III Komunitas Anak Belajar di Cakung, maka berakhir pula lah kegiatan belajar disana.

Sepanjang Desember 2012 nanti, kegiatan akan diisi dengan berbagai evaluasi, baik evaluasi program maupun kurikulum yang melibatkan tim pengurus program dan fasilitator.

Kegiatan ketrampilan rutin dilakukan setiap Selasa disamping kegiatan perpustakaan. Menyambut hari raya Natal dan Tahun Baru, kegiatan ketrampilan mengambil focus pembuatan kartu ucapan. Hasil karya anak-anak Cakung dapat dilihat dalam blog kami, http://cakungchildrencreation.blogspot.com.


b. Komunitas Muara Baru

Kegiatan belajar berlangsung dengan baik selama bulan November 2012, didampingi oleh dua fasilitator.

Sebelum mulai belajar, tempat belajar dan perlengkapan belajar disiapkan dengan baik oleh anak-anak peserta belajar.

Pada pertengahan November 2012, kami kedatangan tamu, Kak Inonk yang berkunjung ke rumah warga, dekat dengan tempat belajar Muara Baru. Kak Inonk berbincang-bincang dengan warga dan berkenalan dengan beberapa anak yang ada disana.

Kami ucapkan terimakasih banyak atas kerjasama para fasilitator, volunteer, anak-anak dan warga Cakung dan Muara Baru, terutama pada Mala, Indri, Riska, Kak Uju, Bu Mar’ah, kak Qori’ah, dan anak-anak pengurus program, serta Bu Herda di Muara Baru dan para Ibu warga Cakung.


Perpustakaan

Kegiatan perpustakaan selama bulan November dilakukan dengan penyampulan buku pada minggu I November 2012.

Hingga akhir November 2012, jumlah buku perpustakaan yang diregistrasi pada tahun ini ada 678 buah.

Pada akhir November, tim program perpustakaan sibuk mengepak buku-buku bacaan ke dalam dus untuk dipindahkan. Karena selama beberapa hari ke depan, rumah belajar akan direnovasi, maka seluruh buku perpustakaan kami keluarkan.

Akhirnya kami ucapkan terimakasih banyak atas perhatian dan ketekunan koordinator dan tim program perpustakaan.


Kegiatan Peningkatan Gizi Anak

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

Selain minum susu rutin, menu sehat bulan ini adalah telur rebus, mangga, telur asin dan sayur kangkung serta singkong rebus ditaburi parutan kelapa dan gula pasir.

Menu yang disiapkan tim pengurus program menyesuaikan dengan kedatangan musim hujan yang disambut oleh musim buah-buahan.
Berlimpahnya mangga di wilayah Cakung, membuat tim pengurus memilih menu sehat pada Sabtu II November 2012 makan mangga
bersama-sama.

Akhirnya, kami berterimakasih pada koordinator dan tim pengurus program serta para Ibu, yang telah membantu mempersiapkan menu
sehat selama bulan November 2012.


Beasiswa

Pada bulan ini, kegiatan beasiswa dilakukan untuk pemenuhan kebutuhan pendidikan anak dari perlengkapan belajar dan pembelian
buku pelajaran serta fotokopi bagi anak-anak penerima beasiswa untuk sekolah dasar dan universitas. Selain itu juga, kegiatan
beasiswa kami lakukan dengan pemenuhan transport dan konsumsi untuk kuliah anak yang memakan waktu untuk bersiap-siap
berangkat pagi hari sebelum mulai padat kendaraan hingga siang atau sore hari pulang kuliah dan tiba di rumah.

Terimakasih kami pada teman-teman yang berkenan rutin membantu penyelenggaraan program beasiswa ini. Kami berharap kerjasama
ini dapat terus berlanjut dan menjadi bekal yang berguna bagi masa depan anak-anak.


Rencana kegiatan di bulan Desember 2012 ini adalah :

1. Berakhirnya kegiatan belajar caturwulan III 2012, dengan diadakannya evaluasi belajar caturwulan III pada Sabtu, 1 Desember 2012.

2. Panggung boneka dan workshop oleh duta seni dari Inggris pada Selasa, 4 Desember 2012, pk.14.00 – selesai, bertempat di rumah belajar Komunitas Anak Belajar.

3. Evaluasi program kegiatan dan kurikulum 2012 oleh tim fasilitator Komunitas Anak Belajar sepanjang bulan Desember 2012 ini.

4. Refleksi Akhir tahun 2012 bagi seluruh tim pengurus dan fasilitator pada Minggu, 16 Desember 2012, pk.09.00 – selesai.

5. Libur hari raya Natal dan Tahun Baru. Kegiatan belajar dimulai kembali pada hari Jumat, 4 Januari 2013.


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

Terimakasih kami pada Sr. Agustina, BKK atas sumbangan sabun cair dan pakaian layak pakai serta Keluarga Pak Mehdi dan Bu
Margareth Laftavi atas bantuan dana untuk pembelian perlengkapan belajar berupa CD program belajar bahasa Inggris. Terimakasih
banyak atas bantuan material yang telah diberikan.

Terimakasih banyak atas bantuan dana yang amat sangat mendukung terselenggaranya operasional program Komunitas Anak Belajar.
Terimakasih kami untuk Kak Elissa Wiguna dan Bu Vina – Pak Arend – Michelle Maramis.

Laporan kegiatan setiap bulan dapat diakses dalam blog kami di : http://cakungchildrencommunity.blogspot.com

Terimakasih banyak atas semua kebaikan teman-teman. Kiranya Tuhan berkenan memberi berkat limpah 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 October 2012

Dearest friends,

Thank you very much for all of your attention and support to the Children Learning Community so the activities could run well in October 2012.

In early October, exactly on Saturday, Oct 6th, 2012, we had visitors, friends of alumna St. Ursula high school ’88. They visited and talked to know our and the people of Cakung’s activities. They have plan to hold some collaboration activities.

The children showed their creation, such as life-skill creation and salted egg which they make regularly every week. After the guests visited the Cakung people’s farm area, the children performed their dance learning Rampak Gendang and playing some songs by recorder instrument.

Thank you very much to the friends of Alumna St. Ursula High School who would like to visit us and bring some biscuits. We hope our collaboration could run sustainly.

In mid-October 2012, we have donation to provide the learning equipments from Mr.Mehdi and Mrs.Margareth Laftavi. To increase the spirit of the children’s learning, we bought multi function equipments of tape recorder-DVD player-radio. Now, children could enjoy some CD and English lesson’s cassettes which kept for a long time in the library.

Thank you very much for Laftavi family’s attention and support which meant so much for improving the children’s ability and knowledge. We hope our collaboration could run well and sustain.

Also in Mid-October 2012, we visited Ms. Eka who was in hospital. Ms. Eka is one of our faithful friends since Komunitas Anak Cakung was developing. She is one of our donor who sometime accompany her Marsudirini Elementary students to Cakung children community.

We pray for Ms. Eka for recovering and starting her teaching activities after long leave til mid-November 2012.

As we have October 2012’s schedule to raise fund for the operational activities of Children Learning Community, we followed the bazaar at Salvator Church, Slipi, West Jakarta. The bazaar conducted by the Young Catholics Club for raising fund for their activities from the week III of October 2012 until the end of November 2012. We have some space to sell our product and children’s creation.

It supports us in raising fund and promoting the children’s creation. During October 2012, our famous products are salted egg, beats creation, and some knitting’s creation.

We were glad and thankful to Ms. Lucy Wenehen and the board for their attention and support. May our collaboration run well and sustain.

In mid-September 2012, we found the good location for the permanent learning activities for the children. It is a small house in the 400m2 land near the old location of the learning tent and not so far from the rent house for learning. It is 810 million rupiahs which is so expensive for us who still have less savings. We need the permanent place for the learning activities of the children, while at the end of November we have to rent another house because the owner intend to sell it.

We plan to have the permanent place for learning and for the long term projection to legalize it as a foundation.

We hope you all understand the situation and would like to support us.


Alternative Learning Activities

Now, the learning activities at Cakung are four days in a week. Every Tuesday and Thursday, we accompany the children at Cakung farm area, while every Friday and Saturday at the Learning House.

The learning activities at Muara Baru is every Sunday.


a. Cakung Children Community


In October 2012, the learning activities could run well.


The facilitating of learning are done by the young facilitators who are projected to accompany children to learn. The young facilitators are the children participants at the Learning House and now learn to teach the younger children.

As human being who have moral responsibility, in the early stage, children learn to understand their task and the purpose of their life by developing the habit of cooperation, tolerance, serving and caring every God’s creature well.

Every Friday, the reading library book program is for the children of the 2nd and 3rd categories. After the activities, we give them task according to the ability of the category. For the children of the 2nd category, after reading books, usually the children retold the story, and after that, we make some sentences based on their reading and read off so the children could learn to write. While for the children of the 3rd category, they learn to write in narrative way.

The life-skill activity is regularly done every Tuesday, on the same day of the library administrative task. This activity is in different level from the activities every Friday because the products are for the income accelerating program for the children savings. You could see their productions at their blog; http://cakungchildrencreation.blogspot.com.

b. Muara Baru Community

In October 2012, the learning activity run well, accompanied by two facilitators.

Before learning, the children clean the house well. We divide the children in two groups as well as in Cakung farm area. While we provide some equipments according to their needs and they keep it at one of the children's home. It is done because there are some activities beside learning activity in it.

At last Sunday of October 2012, after learning, the children accompanied by the facilitators went to the beach at Muara Baru. They enjoyed the togetherness. Although they live near the sea, they seldom went there, moreover no guards.

We thank all the collaborative works between the facilitators, the volunteers, the children and residents of Cakung and Muara Baru, especially to Mrs. Herda, Yana, Indri, Riska, Ms. Uju, Mrs. Mar’ah, and the children coordinator program.


Bibliotheque

In October 2012, the activity was covering on the books supported last month.

Until the end of October 2012, the total of the registrated books in 2012 are 678.

The presentation of the children reading books is every Saturday based on what their read every Friday. Each children should prepare themselves by summarizing their reading and presenting a day after. We hope all children have knowledge by listening and speaking.

Children are giving speech with pictures from the books, when all of the children drink milk before learning. We have many encyclopedia so during this month, the children still read encyclopedia.

Nutrition Improvement Program for Children


In October 2012, the nutrition improvement activities run well.

Besides drinking milk, the healthy menu for this month was hard-boiled egg, watermelon, bread with chocolate jam, and steamed corn.

The variety of healthy menu also based on the beginning of the rainy season which there are more fruits harvest, especially watermelon in Cakung. The team chose it as the healthy menu on the 2nd Saturday of October 2012.

We thank the team who organised it and to the mothers who had prepared the menu for October 2012.


Scholarship Program

In this month, the needs of some learning materials for the elementary and university students increased. They were such as student books and copy learning materials. Beside that, a university student need accommodation during her time at campus, where she has to prepare to go to campus in the early morning before the traffic jam and go home in the evening in the traffic jam condition as well.

Thank you very much to our friends who would like to support the program regularly. We hope the collaboration will continue well and worthy for the children future.

November 2012 Activity Plan :

1. Finding the rent house for the children learning.
2. Fund raising by marketing the community production.
3. Providing the needs of learning activities, bibliotheque, nourishment improvement, and scholarship programs.
4. Regular learning activities on the 3rd quarter (September – early December 2012).

Every end of Saturday of the month, we hold the meeting cooperation organization which involved the women of Cakung community. In October 2012, we have 1 new participant and now the total is 14. In cooperation, we could buy share and borrow it for every parents need, including the household and running their business.

In this month, we voted the new team. Mrs. Mar’ah as the coordinator, Mrs. Erni as the treasurer, while the previous team, Mrs. Sutini and Mrs. Siti as the cash box and the key holders, so we hope the process of learning could run well, assisted by the previous team.

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.

Thanks for the biscuits from Mrs. Widya Yohanes and friends of alumna St. Ursula High School, tape recorder-DVD player-radio from Mr.Mehdi and Mrs.Margareth Laftavi, also for some secondhand clothes from Sr. Annunciata, OSU.

Thanks for the funds which are used for our activities in Children Learning Community. Special thanks to Mr.Arif – Mrs. Maria, Ms. Elissa, Mrs. Vina – Mr.Arend - Michelle Maramis, Mrs. Rina Anwar, Mrs. Ciske Simanjuntak, and Ms. Arry Fitriana.

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

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 Oktober 2012

Salam jumpa teman-teman yang baik,

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

Pada awal Oktober, tepatnya Sabtu, 6 Oktober 2012, kami kedatangan tamu, kakak-kakak Alumni SMA St. Ursula tahun ’88. Kakak-kakak berkunjung melihat-lihat dan berbincang-bincang dengan kami untuk mengetahui kegiatan kami dan kegiatan warga Cakung. Kakak-kakak berencana untuk mengadakan kegiatan yang melibatkan Komunitas Anak Belajar.

Anak-anak menunjukkan hasil karya mereka, baik karya ketrampilan maupun produksi telur asin yang mulai rutin mereka buat setiap minggu. Setelah melihat-lihat dan berkunjung ke kebun warga, anak-anak menampilkan hasil belajar mereka menari Rampak Gendang dan memainkan recorder dari beberapa lagu yang mereka pelajari.

Terimakasih banyak pada Kakak-kakak Alumni SMA St. Ursula yang berkenan hadir berkunjung dan membawakan biscuit untuk anak-anak. Semoga kerjasama yang telah dijalin dapat terus berlanjut dengan baik.

Pada pertengahan Oktober 2012, kami mendapat bantuan dana untuk pembelian perlengkapan belajar anak dari Bapak Mehdi dan Ibu Margareth Laftavi, maka pada bulan ini semangat belajar anak-anak semakin bertambah dengan adanya tape recorder, yang dilengkapi DVD player dan radio. Sekarang anak-anak bisa menikmati sumbangan CD dan kaset belajar bahasa Inggris yang selama ini tersimpan lama dalam lemari perpustakaan.

Terimakasih banyak atas perhatian dan bantuan dari keluarga Laftavi yang sangat berguna untuk peningkatan kemampuan dan pengetahuan anak-anak. Semoga kerjasama yang telah dijalin dengan baik ini dapat terus berlanjut.

Pada pertengahan Oktober 2012, kami mengunjungi Kak Eka yang menderita sakit dirawat di rumah sakit. Kak Eka merupakan sahabat setia kami saat berdirinya Komunitas Anak Cakung dan seorang donatur yang setia berkunjung dan membawa murid-muridnya dari SD Marsudirini Matraman untuk berkenalan dengan anak-anak Cakung.

Kami berdoa agar Kak Eka dapat segera pulih dan memulai aktifitasnya mengajar murid-muridnya setelah cuti panjang dan masuk kembali pada pertengahan November nanti.

Seperti yang kami harapkan dalam rencana kegiatan di bulan Oktober 2012 agar dapat menggalang dana untuk operasional kegiatan pendidikan alternative Komunitas Anak Belajar, pada minggu III Oktober 2012 hingga akhir November 2012, kami diajak kelompok muda Katholik paroki Salvator, Slipi, Jakarta Barat, untuk ikut serta dalam kegiatan bazaar yang diadakan dalam rangka menggalang dana untuk kegiatan mereka. Kegiatan diadakan setiap Minggu pagi hingga siang hari. Kami mendapatkan tempat untuk menjual hasil karya anak-anak dan warga.

Kegiatan ini tidak hanya membantu dalam mengumpulkan dana untuk kegiatan belajar dan pemenuhan pembiayaan tempat belajar, tapi juga dalam promosi hasil karya anak-anak. Selama bazaar bulan Oktober ini, karya andalan yang terjual habis dan diminati para pembeli adalah telur asin dan kreasi manik-manik serta beberapa kreasi rajutan.

Kami senang dan berterimakasih pada Kak Lucy Wenehen dan panitia kegiatan paroki Salvator, Slipi, Jakarta Barat atas perhatian dan bantuannya. Semoga kerjasama yang telah dijalin dapat terus berlanjut dengan baik.

Pada pertengahan September, kami menemukan lahan yang kami rasakan cukup memadai untuk tempat kegiatan belajar anak-anak. Rumah mungil di atas lahan seluas 400 m2 cukup dekat dengan tempat tinggal anak-anak, dan tidak begitu jauh dari rumah kegiatan Komunitas Anak Belajar, namun biaya yang ditawarkan pemilik cukup besar untuk kami yang baru memiliki tabungan sedikit. Tanah dan bangunan dengan sertifikat hak milik dihargai sebesar 810 juta rupiah. Saat ini, kami membutuhkan tempat tetap untuk kelangsungan kegiatan pendidikan anak. Sementara ini, kontrakan rumah kegiatan Komunitas Anak Belajar berakhir pada akhir November 2012. Kami sudah harus pindah dari tempat belajar karena akan dijual oleh pemiliknya.

Tempat tetap kami butuhkan untuk memudahkan kami berkegiatan bersama anak-anak. Sementara untuk tujuan jangka panjang, bila sudah memiliki domisili tetap, memudahkan kami untuk meresmikan kelompok kami menjadi yayasan.

Saat ini kami masih terus mencari rumah kontrakan yang sesuai untuk kegiatan belajar anak dan tidak jauh dari tempat tinggal mereka.

Kiranya teman-teman memahami keadaan ini dan berkenan membantu.

Kegiatan Belajar Alternatif

Kegiatan belajar di Cakung kini berlangsung selama empat hari dalam seminggu. Setiap hari Selasa dan Kamis kegiatan belajar berlangsung di Cakung sawah, sedangkan setiap Jumat dan Sabtu, kegiatan belajar berlangsung di rumah kegiatan Komunitas Anak Belajar.

Sementara di Muara Baru, kegiatan belajar berlangsung setiap hari Minggu.


a. Komunitas Anak Cakung

Sepanjang Oktober ini, kegiatan belajar dapat dilakukan dengan baik. Kegiatan belajar rutin dilakukan setiap Selasa dan Kamis di Cakung sawah dan setiap Jumat dan Sabtu di rumah belajar. Setiap hari Minggu, kegiatan belajar diadakan di Muara Baru.

Pendampingan belajar di Cakung sawah dilakukan oleh fasilitator muda, yang siap mendampingi anak-anak belajar setelah selama beberapa tahun sebelumnya menjadi peserta belajar.

Sebagai bagian dari tanggung jawab moral, sejak awal anak-anak belajar memahami tugas dan tujuan hidupnya dengan membiasakan diri melalui belajar bekerja sama, saling membantu dan memelihara, merawat segala sesuatu dengan baik.

Setiap Jumat, kegiatan baca buku perpustakaan wajib dilakukan oleh anak-anak kategori II dan III. Setelah kegiatan, kami beri tugas sesuai dengan kemampuan tiap kategori. Bagi anak-anak kategori II, setelah membaca buku, biasanya anak-anak bercerita hasil bacaannya, kemudian dikte hasil bacaan. Sementara bagi anak-anak kategori III, setelah belajar menulis deskripsi, anak-anak belajar menulis narasi.

Kegiatan ketrampilan rutin dilakukan setiap Selasa disamping kegiatan perpustakaan. Kegiatan ketrampilan yang dilakukan pada hari itu berbeda dengan kegiatan ketrampilan dalam kegiatan belajar setiap Jumat dan Sabtu. Hasil dari kegiatan ketrampilan ini untuk dijual sebagai bagian dari program peningkatan usaha anak dan remaja Komunitas Anak Belajar. Bagi anak-anak yang memiliki hasil ketrampilan yang cukup baik, kami ikut sertakan dalam kegiatan rutin setiap Selasa. Hasil penjualan dibagi untuk modal kegiatan dan kompensasi anak-anak yang dimasukkan dalam tabungan. Hasil karya mereka dapat dilihat dalam blog kami, http://cakungchildrencreation.blogspot.com.


b. Komunitas Muara Baru

Kegiatan belajar berlangsung dengan baik selama bulan Oktober 2012, didampingi oleh dua fasilitator.

Sebelum mulai belajar, tempat belajar dan perlengkapan belajar disiapkan dengan baik oleh anak-anak peserta belajar. Sementara beberapa perlengkapan belajar yang kami sediakan, setelah belajar disimpan di rumah salah seorang anak peserta belajar karena tempat belajar digunakan tidak hanya untuk kegiatan belajar kami, tapi juga untuk beberapa kegiatan warga.

Kegiatan belajar dilakukan dalam dua kelompok, seperti halnya dengan kegiatan belajar di Cakung sawah.

Pada minggu terakhir Oktober 2012, selesai belajar, anak-anak bersama fasilitator bermain di pantai Muara Baru. Mereka gembira menikmati kebersamaan. Walau tinggal dekat laut, mereka sendiri jarang pergi kesana apalagi bila tidak didampingi.

Kami ucapkan terimakasih banyak atas kerjasama para fasilitator, volunteer, anak-anak dan warga Cakung dan Muara Baru, terutama pada Yana, Indri, Riska, Kak Uju, Bu Mar’ah dan anak-anak pengurus program, serta Bu Herda di Muara Baru dan para Ibu warga Cakung.

Perpustakaan

Kegiatan perpustakaan selama bulan Oktober dilakukan dengan penyampulan buku dari buku-buku sumbangan yang kami terima bulan lalu.

Hingga akhir Oktober 2012, jumlah buku perpustakaan yang diregistrasi pada tahun ini ada 678 buah.

Presentasi hasil bacaan masih dilakukan setiap Sabtu dari kegiatan baca buku yang dilakukan pada hari Jumat. Setiap anak belajar mempersiapkan diri dari ringkasan bacaan yang mereka buat. Dengan demikian, semua anak dapat pengetahuan baru, baik sebagai pembicara maupun sebagai pendengar.

Selama anak-anak minum susu sebelum mulai belajar setiap Sabtu, seorang anak dari kategori III presentasi hasil bacaannya, dilampiri gambar-gambar dari buku bacaannya. Mulai banyaknya buku-buku ensiklopedi maka kegiatan wajib baca buku perpustakaan selama bulan ini, masih diarahkan untuk baca buku ensiklopedi.

Kegiatan Peningkatan Gizi Anak

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

Selain minum susu rutin, menu sehat bulan ini adalah telur rebus, semangka, roti dengan selai dan jagung rebus.

Menu yang disiapkan tim pengurus program menyesuaikan dengan kedatangan musim hujan yang disambut oleh musim buah-buahan. Berlimpahnya semangka di wilayah Cakung, membuat tim pengurus memilih menu sehat pada Sabtu II Oktober 2012 makan semangka bersama-sama.

Akhirnya, kami berterimakasih pada koordinator dan tim pengurus program serta para Ibu, yang telah membantu mempersiapkan menu sehat selama bulan Oktober 2012.


Beasiswa

Pada bulan ini, kegiatan beasiswa dilakukan untuk pemenuhan kebutuhan pendidikan anak dari perlengkapan belajar dan pembelian buku pelajaran serta fotokopi bagi anak-anak penerima beasiswa untuk sekolah dasar dan universitas. Selain itu juga, kegiatan beasiswa kami lakukan dengan pemenuhan transport dan konsumsi untuk kuliah anak yang memakan waktu untuk bersiap-siap berangkat pagi hari sebelum mulai padat kendaraan hingga siang atau sore hari pulang kuliah dan tiba di rumah.

Terimakasih kami teman-teman yang berkenan rutin membantu penyelenggaraan program beasiswa ini. Kami berharap kerjasama ini dapat terus berlanjut dan menjadi bekal yang berguna bagi masa depan anak-anak.

Rencana kegiatan di bulan November 2012 ini adalah :

1. Pembiayaan dan pencarian rumah kontrakan untuk rumah belajar Komunitas Anak Belajar.
2. Penggalangan dana melalui penjualan hasil karya ketrampilan.
3. Pemenuhan kebutuhan untuk program kegiatan belajar, perpustakaan, peningkatan gizi anak, dan beasiswa.
4. Kegiatan belajar rutin caturwulan III selama September – awal Desember 2012.

Setiap Sabtu akhir bulan, kegiatan koperasi simpan pinjam diadakan oleh dan untuk warga Cakung. Pada bulan Oktober ini, peserta kegiatan koperasi bertambah satu orang dan kini jumlah seluruh peserta kegiatan koperasi menjadi 14 orang. Peminjaman dana kebutuhan warga Cakung, biasanya untuk pemenuhan kebutuhan rumah tangga, kebutuhan perlengkapan sekolah anak dan modal usaha warga.

Pada bulan ini diadakan pergantian pengurus koperasi. Kini pengurus koperasi yang baru adalah, Bu Mar’ah yang duduk sebagai ketua, Bu Erni yang dipercaya sebagai bendahara, sementara pemegang cash box dan kunci oleh mantan ketua dan bendahara lama, yaitu Bu Siti dan Bu Sutini. Dengan demikian, proses peralihan pengurus diharapkan dapat berjalan dengan baik, dengan masih didampingi pengurus lama yang dipercaya untuk menjadi anggota pemegang cash box dan kunci.

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

Terimakasih kami pada Bu Widya Yohanes dan Kakak-kakak alumni SMA St. Ursula atas pemberian biskuit, Keluarga Pak Mehdi dan Bu Margareth Laftavi atas bantuan perlengkapan belajar tape recorder-DVD player-radio serta ucapan terimakasih kami pada Sr. Annunciata, OSU atas bantuan 1 dus pakaian layak pakai. Terimakasih banyak atas bantuan material yang telah diberikan.

Terimakasih banyak atas bantuan dana yang amat sangat mendukung terselenggaranya operasional program Komunitas Anak Belajar. Terimakasih kami untuk Pak Arif Budi – Bu Maria, Kak Elissa, Bu Vina – Pak Arend – Michelle Maramis, Bu Rina Anwar, Kak Ciske Simanjuntak, dan Kak Arry Fitriana.

Laporan kegiatan setiap bulan dapat diakses dalam blog kami di :
http://cakungchildrencommunity.blogspot.com
Terimakasih banyak atas semua kebaikan teman-teman. Kiranya Tuhan berkenan memberi berkat limpah dan semoga kerjasama kita yang telah terjalin selama ini dapat terus berlanjut dengan baik.

Tuhan memberkati kita semua.


Salam hangat,
Atas nama anak-anak dan pengurus 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 Children Learning Community on September 2012

Dear friends,

The Children Learning Community activities run well in September.
We have supported some food stuff packages after Ied celebration, so on the week II of September 2012, we decided to buy trolley to carry it. We need it because of the stony road and it’s hard for car traffic.

On Wednesday, September 19th, 2012, we accompanied the 3 elder people of Cakung who will follow the cataract surgery program at the hospital in Central Jakarta. Although we didn’t support the health development program yet since 2011, we support the 3 people of Cakung because of their eagerness to see their children & grandchildren growing up and work for feeding the big family.

We used some donation from Ms.Paramita Rai and friends to accommodate the health fee for the 3 elder people of Cakung. The surgery will hold after the total of the patient reach 25. The hospital will give free of charge in surgery but we have to pay for the lenses and some medical check up. So, we will give thanks for the willing of the donors’ support and attention.

On Friday, September 21st, 2012, we were visited by Mrs.Gerda Silalahi and her staffs at QBE Pool Insurance. As the social responsibility program of the company for the people, Mrs.Gerda Silalahi and her staffs visit the Learning House of Children Learning Community and support the needs of library and nutrition improvement programs. After introduction each other, the children performed Rampak Gendang dance and singing some songs with recorder. Mrs.Gerda Silalahi and her staffs gave presents for all children. The big presents are including schoolbags, books & stationeries, some stuff for bathing, also milk & biscuit. They provided 2 big sacks of rice and 1 big sack of mungbean. After that, we took some pictures.

We are so grateful for Mrs.Gerda Silalahi & friends’ support and attention. We hope our our collaboration will continue well.

In the mid-September 2012, we found the good location for the permanent learning activities for the children. It is a small house in the 400m2 land near the old location of the learning tent and not so far from the rent house for learning. The amount is 810 million rupiahs which is so expensive for us who still have less savings. We need the permanent place for the learning activities of the children, while at the end of November we have to rent another house because the owner intend to sell it.

We plan to have the permanent place for learning and intent for the long term projection to legalize it as a foundation.

We hope you all understand the situation and would like to support us.


Alternative Learning Activities

Now, the learning activities at Cakung are four days in a week. Every Tuesday and Thursday, we accompany the children at Cakung farm area, while every Friday and Saturday at the Learning House.

The learning activities at Muara Baru is every Sunday.

a. Cakung Children Community

The learning evaluation program on the second quarter held on Saturday, September 1st, 2012. We prepared the material of evaluation in August 2012, before the Ied holiday. The facilitator from each category prepared and explained us the questions of the exam.

We evaluate all, including the diligence and the will of the children in following the activities. After the exam, we give them rewards, such as pencils and coloring books for children in the 0 and 1st category, while for the children in the 3rd category, we gave them pencils and pens.

Since August 2012, the total of the children participants were decreasing, but on the week III of September 2012, we have 6 children participants from the neighborhood. Every week after that, some new participants always come. At the end of September 2012, the total of the children participants are 39. At Cakung farm area, the children participants from 7 increase to 12. Their parents are farmers and farm workers.

We give the same curriculum based on the children’s capability. At Cakung farm area, the learning activities are divided in 2 groups, for children who are able to read-write-counting and are unable.

The facilitation of learning are done by the young facilitators who are projected to accompany children to learn. The young facilitators are the children participants at the Learning House and now learn to teach the younger children. The early activities are cleaning the place, brooming, mopping, clipping the children’s nail and washing hands at each children’s hut.

As the human being who have moral responsibility, in the early stage, children learn to understand their task and the purpose of their life by developing the habit of cooperation, tolerance, serving and caring every God’s creature well.

Now, we need a bigger space for activities. The front room have more table. Now, there are 3 long tables for children in the front room, while in another room for the children of the 1st and 2nd categories and have 1 long table. In library room, we don’t need long table for the children of the 3rd category.

The learning tent was demolished, now it is just an empty land and going to develop the mega project. Some pictures where the learning house become the learning tent and demolished are attached. (cakung0912.3 and cakung0912.4).

Since the early September 2012, the reading program for the children of the 3rd category is every Friday, and some children have to present it every Saturday. Each children should prepare themselves by summarizing their reading and presenting a day after.

This activity helps them to speak and express their mind well. Children should give speech with pictures from the books, when all of the children drink milk before learning. This month, the children read encyclopedia. We hope all children have knowledge by listening and speaking.

The life-skill activity is regularly done every Tuesday, at the same day of the library administrative task. This activity is in different level from the activities every Friday because the products are for the income accelerating program for the children savings. You could see their productions at their blog; http://cakungchildrencreation.blogspot.com.

b. Muara Baru Community

In this month, the learning activity runs in the week II of September 2012, a week after Ied holiday. The total children were 17, increase from usually 6 – 7 children. Until the end of September, we have 13 children activie participants.

Before learning, the children clean the house well. We divide the children in two groups as well as in Cakung farm area.
We thank all the collaborative works between the facilitators, the volunteers, the children and residents of Cakung and Muara Baru, especially to Mrs. Herda, Yana, Indri, Riska, Lisna, Ms. Uju, and the children coordinator program.


Bibliotheque

In September, the activity started with book registration and list them and then put covers on the books.

On the week III of September 2012, we bought some magazine and life-skill reference books.

On Wednesday, September 19th, 2012, we received many books, such as encyclopedia, map, dictionaries and children reading books from Mrs.Gerda Silalahi on behalf of QBE Pool Insurance, while on Thursday, September 20th, 2012, we continue received book shelves, whiteboards, markers and a set of table and chairs.

We are thankful for Mrs.Gerda Silalahi and QBE Pool Insurance’ support for the children library program. Until the end of September 2012, the total of the registrated books in 2012 are 637.


Nutrition Improvement Program for Children

In September 2012, the nutrition improvement activities run well.

Besides drinking milk, the healthy menu for this month was hard-boiled egg, papaya dices with lemon water, rujak kangkung, and mungbean porridge with steamed banana.

On the 1st Saturday of September 2012, still in Ied season, we provide biscuits and lemonade for children as the substitute of the healthy menu for the early month. We have some biscuits and lemonade supported from some friends. While the facilitator inform after the exam, the children enjoy their meal.

In the middle of this month, we received 3 food stuff packages from Ms.Tuti on behalf of KONTRAS. Thank you very much for the support and attention. We hope our collaboration will continue well.

Besides the children library program provided, Mrs.Gerda Silalahi and QBE Pool Insurance gave some vitamins and honey. We give packages of rice and mungbean for parents, and at the end of September 2012, we cooked the healthy menu, mungbean porridge with steamed banana.

Thank you very much to Mrs.Gerda Silalahi and QBE Pool Insurance for visiting and supporting us.

We thank the team who organised it and to the mothers who had prepared the menu for September 2012.


Scholarship

The need of student books and copy learning materials increased on this month.
We also fulfill the student books for a university student. Because of the learning activity at campus need longer time so we accommodate the travel subsistance for her.
A child who dropped out in the 2nd grade of vocational high school who is regularly accompanying the children, intend to learn computer and at the end of the year, she hopes to follow the equals examination for high school so she could have high school certificate.

Thank you very much to Ms.Arry Fitriana and friends who would like to support the program regularly. We hope the collaboration will continue well and become the worth provide for the children future.


October 2012 Activity Plan

1. To provide plastic cover for library program.
2. To raise fund for a permanent place savings by marketing the community production.
3. Regular learning activities on the 3rd quarter (September – early December 2012).

Every end of Saturday of the month, we hold the meeting of cooperation organization which involved the women of Cakung community. Until now, the participants are 13. In cooperation, we could buy share and borrow it for every parents need, including running their business.

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

Thanks for the reading books, book shelfes, table-chairs, whiteboard, food stuff and present for children to Mrs.Gerda Silalahi on behalf of QBE Pool Insurance. Thanks to Ms. Tuti on behalf of KONTRAS for providing food stuff packages.

Thanks for the funds which are used for operating our activities in Children Learning Community. Special thanks to Mrs. Vina – Mr.Arend - Michelle Maramis, Ms. Elissa, Ms. Hanaria Putri, Mrs. Rina Anwar, and Mr.Arif – Mrs. Maria.

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