Teach 3000 Indonesian Children to Read

Dear Supporters,

Thank you for your ongoing support over the past months. Because of you, we can keep training teachers and sending books to schools, working together with local schools so Indonesian children can grow up loving to read.

On the move
In recent weeks most of our team has been in Kalimantan, running trainings in four different locations. Only two weeks later they returned to Kalimantan again, this time for the start of a program in another region. Our team in Kupang has also trained several partners, with more planned for October. These long term programs are important for us, as they often include mentoring. This mentoring is carried out by local facilitators (Fasda). Together with them we make sure what teachers learn during the training is integrated into daily classroom practice. That makes a real difference in the lives of these children.

Omi, Ubi, dan Syukur
Another result of the past few months is the bilingual book project Omi, Ubi, dan Syukur. This project is a collaboration with Monash University in Australia. The story follows Omi, a young girl who learns to grow cassava after a failed rice harvest and discovers the importance of gratitude even in difficult times. Through this story, children are introduced to themes like resilience, community, and the impact of climate change. We are very grateful for this collaboration, which makes it possible to bring books like this to children across Indonesia, supporting both their learning and awareness of important issues. You can read a news article about it here. 

That is why we continue to need your support: to see change in literacy in Indonesia, and most of all, to see children start loving to read. Thank you so much for your support, which makes this important work possible.

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