Results in centres of education through creative learning

Indonesia, with its 210 million inhabitants, is regarded as the fourth most populous country in the world. The rural areas like the Mentawei Islands and North Sumatra are regarded as among the poorest: No access to clean drinking water and sanitary installations characterise the rural areas of Indonesia. Schools are also hardly accessible. Goal of the organization "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika" is to educate youth with its "Empowerment of Youth in Child Education Program“ in a one year long course who will consequently work as primary school teachers.

The target group here are children and youth aged 4 -12 years who should be given an elementary basic education in reading, writing and calculating. In addition to that, they take part in hygiene and health precaution courses. Principles are also being conveyed to the children and youth such as the equality of man and woman and the unbiased encounter with people from different ethnic, religious backgrounds and social stratums of society. More than 700 children and youth have already participated in programs in the education centres of Bhinneka Tunggal Ika.

Data & Facts

Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (Unity in Diversity Foundation)

Location: Medan, North Sumatra

Goal: Education of children and youth in poor rural regions of Sumatra and Mentawai.

Physicist and Trainer Sitti Wahidaeh reported: “As a result of the success in our education centres we are being asked by increasingly many village communities to open an education centre in their village as well."