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Project No.005
Project Sarikan and Sunter (INDONESIA)
Date: 200511 - 240511
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Dear AB Members,
the day begin with the arrival at Jakarta. Immediately upon we linking up with all our contacts, we set off by driving to an area known as Sunter and our destination is Pondok Ozanam which serves close to 140 families in food supplies and 40 elderly in cooked food 3 times weekly.
As the the main sponsor for this month's food program, we had to helped packed the food into smaller portions. We completed the task by 8pm and headed to our apartment for dinner and rest. The next morning we had to take a domestic flight to Pontianak then drive up to Sarikan which took us 2 hours with 2 stopovers in between.
Upon arrival at Lembah Rivotorto, we went about compiling more information about the area. In this district, there are 3 areas under it's ward, they are known as Rumah Ayak, Rumah Sarikan and Rumah Mangis. At this stage, we know for sure Rumah Ayak has 34 families, Sarikan has 120 families as for Rumah Mangis the head count weren't firm at the point of visit.
Visited some Dayaks (local people) and witnessed that they are in need of dire support. To reach them, we need to walk into the forest along a path. It's the main vein which leads to smaller paths either branching to the right/left and each of it leads to a family. They were all with smiles when we came by. Though life is hard, it gives them comfort that people are willing to come visit.
Thereafter, we had dinner at the the church. Compiled more details, then headed back to the city of Pontianak. We concluded that for the next visit, sanitation is the first thing we will look at follow by education and lastly skill induction programs. More will be elaborated about this 3 projects. We arrived back at Jakarta on 230511. From the airport, we went straight to Pondok Ozanam.
We helped transport the food items and learn that the project is split into 3 parts. The church itself is a distribution center for half the dry food supplies. The other half are transported to an area under a bridge nearby. That bridge is also the place where all the 40 elderly are situated. The photos will allow a deeper understanding of the living conditions they go through every single day.
Basically they are a community of rubbish collectors who savage items that are of value for recycling companies. After sorting, all the unwanted rubbish are left there to rot away. Sadly, some are staying near or on the rubbish itself.
The cooked food are given to elderly who live alone or have difficulty in mobility. This effort is a weekly effort which caters 3 meals every week. Team SOUL managed to visit 8 homes and each gave a very deep impression. See the photos and you will witness the difficulties the community face on a daily basis.
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We are now sure that there are 3 aspects we can work on.
Sanitation - Build a toilet for every family
To enhance living conditions, it's necessary to look into this matter immediately.
A project Sanitation will kick start our efforts for the people of Rumah Ayak.
Our plan is to build 34 toilets. Designs and cost sourcing are underway as we speak. An update will be available by Aug 2011.
Education for kids - Part time studies for children
There is a classroom which we had identified for the studies to take place.
We are targeting 5 to 10 year olds for this program and up to 25 kids for the first semester.
A fund raiser will begin in Apr 2012, resource purchases will commence by June 2012. Classes starts by Jan 2013.
Skill induction Programs - Skills for teenagers
To do this, we need to construct a building then equip it with facilities.
We are targeting a space of 200m by 200m. We will only commence this if the education program succeeds.
To give continuity for the children's betterment, this facility will help to set the next step towards earning a living.
We will begin acquiring land as early as 2013 Jan. Construction commences in Jan 2014. Program starts by June 2015.
This visit was a collaboration with HIH (Hand In Hand) with AB Charity full sponsor and am very thankful for their hosting.
To know more about HIH: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000175939592
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Contributors for 3000kg of rice
01) faith_1128 - 80kg - Received and Verified
02) badtz - 40kg - Received and Verified
03) denwin32 - 80kg - Received and Verified
04) Valtron - 40kg - Received and Verified
05) robertthj - 60kg - Received and Verified
06) davidbeckham_27 - 40kg - Received and Verified
07) Siaw68 - 100kg - Received and Verified
08) kenchua_2001 - 40kg - Received and Verified
09) baretta - 100kg - Received and Verified
10) Newaluboy - 60kg - Received and Verified
Total rice from 01 - 10: 640kg
11) H22A - 50kg - Received and Verified
12) OkoBoko - 100kg - Received and Verified
13) AutoExE - 100kg - Received and Verified
14) DJ^TIESTO - 80kg - Received and Verified
15) bandofbrother - 40kg Received and Verified
16) umw - 100kg - Received and Verified
17) Godma - 100kg - Received and Verified
18) CLAY - 500kg - Received and Verified
19) Bluecrystalmoney - 50kg - Received and Verified
20) avalanche7677 - 120kg - Received and Verified
Total rice from 11 - 20 so far: 1240kg
21) goodyear1 - 40kg - Received and Verified
22) newbie69 - 50kg - Received and Verified
23) happy_343 - 50kg - Received and Verified
24) LEEYA - 100kg - Received and Verified
25) Naige66 - 50kg - Received and Verified
26) GallopRacer - 200kg - Received and Verified
27) Anonymous - 50kg - Received and Verified
28) Anonymous - 180kg - Received and Verified
29) Monzter - 50kg - Received and Verified
30) ray1368 - 100kg - Received and Verified
Total rice from 21 - 30 so far: 870kg
31) Asuras78 - 100kg - Received and Verified
32) Anonymous - 88kg - Received and Verified
33) Extra (MYR exchange to SGD) - 40kg - Received and Verified
34) Skybullet007 - 22kg - Received and Verified
Total rice from 31 - 40 so far: 250kg
Grand total: 620 + 1240 + 870 + 228 = 3000kg
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Click here to view Project Sarikan
Click here to view Project Sunter
Click here to view Receipts
This message was edited by Gentlepleas on 30-May-2011 @ 10:25 PM
This message was edited by Gentlepleas on 13-Jun-2011 @ 12:33 PM
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