The Children Learning Community is very grateful for your supports and prayers. All activities ran smoothly throughout the month of May 2016.
The number of children learning in Sarang Tupai, Ciawi, grew rapidly. Big sister Novi, Rachel, Cantik, Dian, and Pagi devoted their times to accompany these children. Because of growing number of participants, we are now short of folding desk. On top of that, all of the existing folding desks’ wooden legs were broken.
The children learned to sing national anthem and made a miniature flags from coloring papers and straws.
Cakung’s children took advantage in sharpening their mathematics and English with big brother More and Gomez from Timor Leste, East Timor. They came with big brother Bosco on Saturday afternoon, 21st May 2016.
Part of building up confidence, the children introduced themselves and gave speech in front of their peers.
We thank facilitators, volunteers and surrounding community who relentlessly gave their time, efforts, finances and place for this learning program. We thank Jaka, Ester, Ondo, big sister Lucy, big brother Bosco, More and Gomez in Cakung. We also thank big sister Ivonne, Novi, Cantik, Dian, and Pagi in Sarang Tupai, Megamendung, Ciawi.
We prepared variety of healthy menu throughout the month of May 2016. In Cakung, we had simple cassava dish such as “misro”, deep fried mash cassava fill with brown sugar; “bom”, round mash sweet potatoes with brown sugar inside; “nagasari”, steam powder rice fill with banana and wrap with banana leave; fruit cocktail with syrup; also rice cake and vegetable coconut milk soup which are made by Cakung parents. In Sarang Tupai, parents also prepared fruit cocktail fill with slices of papaya and melon; fried sweet potatoes and cookies.
We thank all facilitators and the nutritious improvement team in Sarang Tupai as well as in Cakung. We also thank big sister Ivonne and her family who prepare and serve the healthy meal in Sarang Tupai.
School’s expenditure in May was increased due to transportation allowances for some of Junior High students in Sarang Tupai We investigated this issue by observing Yanti, a Junior High Student, who gradually missed her learning class. Later on, we found out that she also had been absence from school for more than a month. We finally realized that she did not have any transportation money to go to school. We also discovered that other student, Marina, also faced the same issue.
After supporting them with transportation allowances, now, they are able to go back to school.
We also assisted an Ambonese student from a family who fleed to Ciawi, out of religious clash in Ambon. We assisted this student with school needs and High School’s entry tuition.
Several Sarang Tupai children are also applying for scholarship program. To determine their eligibility, we need to interview their parents.
We also successfully found a one roof facility for a scholarship recipient. This Cakung’s scholarship recipient now is able to get a shelter and an education at Elementary School in Sindanglaya, West Java. We prioritized his future; therefore we decided to move him to a quality school with an orphanage in the premises.
The school’s expenditure throughout this month includes two month advance monthly tuition for Elementary and Technical High School students. The advance tuition for these schools was paid as requirement before final examinations.
We also provided the students with internet fee, school material’s photocopies, school transportation allowance, school needs and other transportation allowance for students to reach distance extracurricular facility.
We are grateful to our friends who continuously provide their financial support for this scholarship program. This scholarship’s support is extremely valuable for the children’s future.
June 2016 Plan :
1. Learning Activity
a. In the 1st week of June, Sarang Tupai and Cakung’s children will enjoy their holiday to welcome Moeslem’s fasting month, the Ramadhan.
b. We welcome Eid Al-Fitr with selling activities. The purpose of these activities is to boost the community’s income. The community prepared holiday cookies and greeting cards. Variety of cookies will be sold wrapped in a package. Cookies were made by a member of Sarang Tupai’s community who was a victim of 1998 riot. Before 1998, she owned a bakery. She lost her home and place of business during riot. This year activity is collaboration between teenagers and young mothers of Sarang Tupai and teenagers and young mothers of Cakung. They joined effort on baking cookies making greeting cards and turning recycle materials into useful items. To see their effort, please look through our blog at http://cakungchildrencreation.blogspot.com.
2. The Children Nutrition Improvement
a. Preparing healthy menu and purchase needed cooking utensils.
3. Scholarship
a. Fulfilling school needs for all recipients along with new candidates who pass the screening.
4. Moslem’s children circumcision ritual
With the alumni of Kolose Kanisius High Shool Jakarta, we invited all the moeslem’s children in Cakung and Sarang Tupai to this free of charge’s event. We will have this event on Saturday morning, 4th of June 2016 in Cakung. Later on, we will have this event on Thursday morning, 9th of June 2016 in Sarang Tupai.
At the end, we thank many of our friends for their support in prayers, finances, efforts and materials. This month learning activity ran well because of your support.
We are deeply touched by many of our donors’ generosity. They prioritized others than themselves. We truly appreciate your trust in our efforts.
We thank Sr. Irena Handayani, OSU for writing tablets and stationeries donation. We thank the community of sisterhood Ursulin, Juanda and Sr. Agustina BKK for their routine donations of recycles coffee bags. We thank Sr. Paulina OSU of Pondok Damai Orphanage in Kampung Sawah, Bekasi for text books, coloring pencils, stationaries and children’s magazines donation. Thank you very much to Mr. David for translating the monthly report regularly.
We express many thanks to all of our generous donors for your financial commitment in supporting the operation of this learning program. We thank Ms. Jeanny; Mrs Djiauw Swie Tjing; big sister Sofia Erlinda Indra; Anita Linggar: Elissa Wiguna; Ms. Rina Anwar; the Loos through Pater Franz Schaaf, SVD and also Ms Susana Maria Santy and her family.
To all our friends, we are very grateful to your commitment, trust and kindness.
We pray that The Lord grants you with good health and many financial blessings. Thank you for your continuous support. We are called to bring peace and welfare to the world.
God bless us,all
For monthly report and children’s craft product, please visit us at: http://cakungchildrencommunity.blogspot.com.
To order the craft product made by young girls and mothers, please kindly look us at: http://cakungchildrencreation.blogspot.com.
Warm regards,
On behalf of the children learning community.
Debby
P.S.
To place your donation through the bank.
Account holder: Debby Maitimu or Dwi Resmi Sari
Bank : BCA Branch office Matraman, East Jakarta, Indonesia
Account no : 342-2792161
Swift code : cenaidja
Feel free also to contact me at +628129685594 for any supporting documents and materials.
