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Contact Information
Kompleks Cipinang Elok I Blok I, No. 9
Jakarta Timur 13420
Tel. +62-21-8195328
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Volunteer Kelly Vollenhoven teaching English at the Jakarta center
About Eko Sujarwo and Dessi Wahyunigsih our TEP children (the children of Mr. Hasan Yusup)
Where there is a will there is a way This is proverb that is easy to say but difficult to do. For Hasan Yusup and his family it has been very difficult. They live in a very poor section of Jakarta.
He works as a "scavenger" for a living. He collects garbage from the streets and dumps, such as plastic, rusty iron, wood and anything else that he can try to sell for get money. By doing this he can only earn money around Rp. 10.000,- ( US $1 ) a day for his family, working all day long every day. This is almost impossible to live on.
One day when he was working as usual, he found a few blocks of wood and picked them up. He didn't know that the wood was still needed by the owner and it got him into trouble. The owner called the police and the police arrested him, but thankfully the police set him free after he explaned that it was all a misunderstanding (Unfortunately, not all of IHF's parents are so fortunate).
He was very frustrated because his wife just gave birth to a baby. His wife had to help her husband by becoming "pengamen" to sing on the street to beg for coins. This was very sad and humiliating for her, but it was necessary for the survival of the family.
Hand in hand, Mr. Yusup and his wife try to make enough money to survive. With their situation how can they possibly finance their children's educations? This is the problem. Because they can barely survive on the money, two of his children must drop out of their school
Their children are EKO SUJARWO and DESSI WAHYUNINGSIH. Eko has realized how impossible it is for his parents to support his and his sister education, but it made him so sad that he wouldn't be able to continue his education. It means that his dream can't come true and he will not be able to improve his family's life without this education. An education would help his family both economically and with their self esteem, and give those he loves so much more. With the realization that the poverty was getting worse and worse, Eko cried out "WHAT CAN I DO???"
The answer to his question and the possibility of his dream coming true happened 2 years ago when IHF found him a sponsor, who for $ 7.00 a month, funded his and his sister Dessi's educations. This allowed them to go to school, and he has evolved into a prideful young man who now has high self esteem and optimism.
Eko now lives with IHF's "PASS IT ON" motto by teaching what he has learned to our younger children. Now he and his IHF school friend believe in "PASS IT ON" because it has blessed both of their lives. Please help us to make more children's dreams come true by passing on the blessings that life has given the rest of us.
We volunteer because we love changing children's lives, and creating hope for them all. Thank you for saving EKO and DESSI, so they can PASS IT ON. Now let's PASS IT ON, all around the world!!!
Center Reports
Sunday 31st, January 2010
The children had breakfast together. Joko went to his school for training. Ayu and Seema went to the market and bought food for the day. Then they made lunch and we all had lunch together. The children did their daily activities and washed their clothes and watched some cartoons together. In the afternoon Ayu, Seema and Joko cooked dinner and we all had dinner. Later on in the evening we all sat and talked.
Saturday 30th, January 2010
The children woke up in the morning and had breakfast then went to school. In the afternoon Anissa, Priska and Sonam came to teach the classes. Priska played Elementary English classes games using English words. Christine and Sonam taught Elementary computer classes about autoshapes and fill effects. Anissa taught Elementary math classes about comparing the fraction. Christine taught Advanced English classes about grammar such as is, are, am etc. Ade and Joko taught Level 1 Computer classes about Border and shading, 3-D style, Autoshapes and format picture. In the evening we had dinner together as usual. Joko went to school for Karate training. After classes were finished we got some juice then watched a movie together.
Friday 29th, January 2010
The children had breakfast then went to school together. Normi cleaned and cooked as usual. In the afternoon Seema and Ade went to the Immigration office and Kanwil to extend Seema's visa. Ayu and Normi went to a bread shop to get free bread. Roberto left IHF Jakarta for IHF Thailand. Anissa taught Elementary Math classes about multiplication and division. Christine taught Elementary English classes about the words a lot, many and much. Ade taught Elementary Computer classes about bullets and numbering, bold, italic and underline. Joko taught Level 2 Computer classes about how to group the line. Seema taught Intermediate English classes about conversation on family and facebook. In the evening we had dinner, the children studied together with their friends.
Thursday 28th, January 2010
As usual the children had breakfast then went to school together. In the afternoon Ayu went to Kelapa Gading for Art class. Christine and Roberto taught English classes for Elementary school and they reviewed about after and before. Ade taught computer classes for Elementary school and he taught painting and how to use word art. Ade and Christine taught math classes for Elementary school and we checked the student homework from last time. Seema and Roberto taught Intermediate English classes and they taught how to make a question using why, where, who, where, when and how. Joko taught Computer classes for Level 1 and he explained about the function of toolbar drawing and formatting. In the evening we had dinner together. Roberto bought us donuts and we ate them together.
Wednesday 27th, January 2010
The children went to school together. In the afternoon Seema and Ade went to the Immigration office for visa extension. Then they went to the University to get information about registration. Classes went on normally. Christine and Seema taught English classes for Elementary school about prepositions of place in/out/over/ under/behind/between/etc. Roberto and Christine taught computer classes for Elementary school about typing text, saving files, bold, italics and paragraph spacing. Anissa taught math classes for Elementary school about how to find the area of square, circle, triangle and trapezium. Roberto and Seema taught Beginner English classes about making questions with may/wil/shall/would/could/can. Ade taught Computer classes for Level 1 and he taught about Autoshapes, Border and Shading, fill effects and format picture. In the evening we had dinner together. Christine went with Joko to change the dressing and massage his sprained wrist.
Tuesday 26th, January 2010
As usual all the children had breakfast then went to school together. In the afternoon Ade and Seema went to the Immigration office again. Christine taught English classes for Elementary school about time. Ade and Christine taught computer classes for Elementary school about Format picture and word art. Anissa taught math classes for Elementary school about multiplication. Seema and Roberto taught Intermediate English classes and they carried on with questions and got the class to come up with questions, creating conversation. Joko taught Computer classes for Level 1 about how to group the line and applications in the toolbar drawing. In the evening we had dinner together. The children studied together.
Monday 25th, January 2010
In the morning the children had breakfast then went to school. Joko didn't go to school because his right wrist is sprained from karate. Normi cooked and cleaned the center. After school the children did their daily activities as usual. In the afternoon Seema and Ade went to the Immigration office for Seema’s visa extension. Christine and Roberto taught English classes for Elementary school about food and the difference between plural and singular. Ade and Christine taught computer classes for Elementary school about autoshapes and fill color. Ade taught math classes for Elementary school and he checked homework, then addition and multiplication. Seema taught Beginner English classes about making questions using why, where, when, how, what, who, which . Joko taught Computer classes for Level 1 and he taught about applicants in the toolbar. In the evening we had dinner together. Berish came to the center, he is our music teacher. After classes were finished the children had music class and we enjoyed the class.
Testimonial from Sean Freud, Jakarta Volunteer - January 2009
Six weeks ago, I had applied to work with the International Humanity Foundation. I had been looking for an organization like this for a long time, an organization that is not as concerned with the volunteer’s money as it is about their time and reasons for wanting to help. This is also a unique organization as it is completely volunteer run and focused solely on helping those in need, the “poorest of the poor”, in Indonesia, Thailand and Kenya.
After weeks of anticipation, I was finally there. As I walked across the tarmac and into the airport, I tried to get a sense of my surroundings, looking for any clue, as to what I would experience during my stay at the school and orphanage.
Upon exiting the van from the airport, I was greeted with open arms by the children and other volunteers. After the initial introductions, I was given a tour and shown my room by one of the other volunteers. I put my bags down and began my orientation to the day-to-day operations of the school and orphanage. I was shown things like how to track the centers finances, how and when to pay the bills and how to file the Weekly Reports with the home office. As I was learning my role with this organization, I had a revelation: This “center” was not a center at all. This was a “home”, and it needed my help.
During the course of my experience, I helped to set up a new computer lab, designed class schedules, trained new volunteers, performed house maintenance and spent time with the children. I gained a true appreciation for what kind people with good intentions are capable of and the real and measurable differences that can be made in the lives and communities of those in need. Three months after my return home, I still reflect daily on my experiences in Jakarta, and continue to get excited by every email I receive from my second home. I am thankful to have had the chance to make such as difference, and I look forward to my next chance to visit the home that will always have a special place in my heart.
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