Credits
LOMEF
Catholic Overseas Development Agency (CAFOD)
United Church of Canada (UCC)
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
Qatar Charity
Muslim Aid UK
Buddhist NGOs Network of Japan (BNN)
Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF)
ASIAN RESOURCE FOUNDATION
The Spirit of Caring and Sharing
INDONESIA
Partner Organization: Anggi Ratri Anggoro Kasih Foundation (ANGGI Foundation)
Informal Education Program for Street Children
According to government statistics, 2.8 million Indonesian children between the ages of ten and fourteen are not attending school, rather they are earning money for themselves and their families through the selling of newspapers, shoe shining, parking cars and collecting recyclable rubbish. Unofficial estimates of working children are much higher because in government statistics, children under the age of ten are not included. Unfortunately, the statistics on child labor are only getting worse with weak child protection laws and ever increasing structural poverty – unemployment, economic instability and cultural poverty – lack of creativity and volunteerism spirit.
It was within this context that the ANGGI Foundation was established in 1999 by a group of street youth after one of their members was killed. Through the grieving process these youth reformed themselves and undertook rehabilitation activities for their group members. Later on, the ANGGI founders expanded their work to include other young people. Currently, the foundation has a functioning committee board and field volunteers working as overseers of the program and in actively mobilizing community opinion in favor of the protection and promotion of the importance of children’s education.
The small grant that has been given by LOMEF/ARF has been used to finance two projects that focus on preparing young adults who are looking for gainful employment with personal skills such as discipline, time management, public speaking, networking and writing capabilities. The first project was the establishment of a small community lending library and the second was a series of discussions and career training workshops aimed to introduce the youth to the current recruitment process being used by many Indonesian employers. Under the career training ANGGI Foundation ran a cadetship program that included English language classes, the conduction of sessions on preparing job applications, practice interviews, psychology tests, placements tests etc, and the sponsorship of three students to attend T.V journalism training at the University of Indonesia.
In the coming year, ANGGI Foundation hopes to increase the number of their English language classes, the number of school scholarships provided, and to expand their programming into information technology training.
Partner Organization: Anggi Ratri Anggoro Kasih Foundation (ANGGI Foundation)
Informal Education Program for Street Children
According to government statistics, 2.8 million Indonesian children between the ages of ten and fourteen are not attending school, rather they are earning money for themselves and their families through the selling of newspapers, shoe shining, parking cars and collecting recyclable rubbish. Unofficial estimates of working children are much higher because in government statistics, children under the age of ten are not included. Unfortunately, the statistics on child labor are only getting worse with weak child protection laws and ever increasing structural poverty – unemployment, economic instability and cultural poverty – lack of creativity and volunteerism spirit.
It was within this context that the ANGGI Foundation was established in 1999 by a group of street youth after one of their members was killed. Through the grieving process these youth reformed themselves and undertook rehabilitation activities for their group members. Later on, the ANGGI founders expanded their work to include other young people. Currently, the foundation has a functioning committee board and field volunteers working as overseers of the program and in actively mobilizing community opinion in favor of the protection and promotion of the importance of children’s education.
The small grant that has been given by LOMEF/ARF has been used to finance two projects that focus on preparing young adults who are looking for gainful employment with personal skills such as discipline, time management, public speaking, networking and writing capabilities. The first project was the establishment of a small community lending library and the second was a series of discussions and career training workshops aimed to introduce the youth to the current recruitment process being used by many Indonesian employers. Under the career training ANGGI Foundation ran a cadetship program that included English language classes, the conduction of sessions on preparing job applications, practice interviews, psychology tests, placements tests etc, and the sponsorship of three students to attend T.V journalism training at the University of Indonesia.
In the coming year, ANGGI Foundation hopes to increase the number of their English language classes, the number of school scholarships provided, and to expand their programming into information technology training.