BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY THROUGH EDUCATION

Newsletter Vol. III August 2015

…and for most of YKIP sponsored students, their new classes started on 27th July 2015.

In this Academic Year of 2015-2016, YKIP aims to continue the educational support to:

39 students from Bali bomb victims’ families through the KIDS Scholarship Program;

500 students from disadvantaged families ranging from elementary to senior high school level, across 5 regencies in Bali through the KEMBALI Scholarship Program;

4 new students attending a one-year vocational training course through the Vocational Scholarship Program; and

5 students attending university through the University Scholarship Program.

New School Year Has Begun

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The distribution of school supplies to 39 KIDS children, including to KIDS children who live in East Java, was completed in the 2nd week of July and this year we gave out prizes to 18 KIDS students who demonstrated outstanding achievements in both academic and non-academic fields in the year of 2014:

Best Students in Academic Field

Lucky, currently at 7th Semester (GPA 3.33)

Linda, currently at 3rd Semester (GPA 3.42)

Indah, graduated from high school in June 2015 (81.78)

Yoga, freshman student at Bali State Polytechnic (83.66)

Dwiga, freshman student at STP Nusa Dua (81.00)

Kadek, currently at Grade 12 (80.31)

Wina, currently at Grade 12 (84.99)

Rahmat, currently at Grade 12 (80.98)

Ayu, currently at Grade 11 (84.69)

Alief, currently at Grade 11 (84.37)

Novi, currently at Grade 10 (83.50)

Komang, currently at Grade 10 (84.68)

Aldi, currently at Grade 10 (83.11)

Izzul, currently at Grade 10 (82.23)

Fendy, currently at Grade 9 (80.95)

Indra, currently at Grade 7 (80.73)

Chika, currently at Grade 6 (87.85)

Best Student in Non-Academic Fields

Novi, Drawing Competition - 1st Prize Winner

Alief, Choir Competition - 2nd Runner-up

Aldi, Pop Song Competition - 2nd Runner-up

Wawan, Japanese Calligraphy Competition - 2nd Runner-up

KIDS Scholarship Program

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The school supplies, uniforms and cash assistance to support the KEMBALI students have been distributed to all 500 students over a three week period (27th July to 22nd August, 2015).

KEMBALI Scholarship Program

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With the support of YKIP donors, these young people are now students in the following courses:

2 attending Food Production 1 attending Computerized Accounting 1 attending Automotive Technique

In addition to these four students, four young ladies of graduates 2014 who are continuing their training in 2015 will graduate this year.

These are the names of university students receiving scholarship from YKIP to continue their studies in the 2015-2016 academic year:

Tiya, studying Management at Udayana University, currently at 5th Semester with latest GPA 3.92

Darmani, studying Accounting at Bali State Polytechnic, currently at 5th Semester with latest GPA 3.38

Gek Dewi, studying English Language at Ganesha University of Education, currently at 3rd Semester with latest GPA 4.00

Darsana, freshman at Udayana University, studying Public Health Science Irma, freshman at Kesdam IX Udayana Nursing Academy

Vocational Scholarship Program

University Scholarship Program

Never underestimate

YOUR ABILITY

to make someone else’s life

BETTER,

even if you never know it. ~ Greg Louganis

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In June, YKIP visited Les Village which is located in the Tejakula district, on the northern coast of Bali, approximately three hours drive from Denpasar. We were accompanied by Samuel Einsenman, the COMO Foundation Program Ambassador who flew 31 hours from Miami to Denpasar to go to this remote area of Bali. He wanted to meet COMO’s sponsored students and to see first hand how YKIP conducted the surveys for new student candidates as well as the monitoring of on-going sponsored students.

Accompanying YKIP in their routine check-up to Les Village allowed Samuel the opportunity to meet the children who will be receiving YKIP KEMBALI

scholarships. On the first day, we paid a visit to SMKN 1 Tejakula where YKIP sponsored students were studying. All secondary students from Les Village have to travel at least 5 km east to Tejakula Village, to go to this school every day. This secondary school is the only public vocational secondary school available in the district covering 97.68 square kilometres. We met some teachers and while we were interviewing these teachers to get updates about our YKIP sponsored student’s academic achievements, Samuel was involved in a discussion with one of the teachers. He wanted to learn more about the general condition of education at the school and among students in the Tejakula area.

We took a short break after the school visit and then continued our trip by motorbikes to visit three student candidates at their homes. They live in the hills, in a location that is quite difficult to reach as access is only by walking or by piggybacking on motorbikes that are ridden by locals who know exactly

Two Days In Les Village

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what the road conditions are like in Les Village. We visited for almost three hours to complete our surveys of the three student candidates.

They all live in the same poor conditions, either the children have to live with an extended family member because both parents have to work and live far away in Denpasar or they live in a single-parent household. All three children live in houses that have limited access to water utilities, electricity and all have poor sanitation facilities.

During his visit, Samuel learned about the children’s accomplishments, their hopes, their dreams, and how their scholarships have changed the direction of their lives. Samuel also met their families and saw for himself where they lived and how they go about their daily lives.

Most of them could not afford to keep paying for the school fees and many of the children would have stopped schooling and helped their parents, if they did not receive financial aid from YKIP.

“I was able to see first hand the difference we can make,” he said,

smiling happily. “One thing that has been an honour for me is to be able to see the smile on people’s faces, hear the stories that the children have to tell, and the opportunity to open a new door, to break the cycle of poverty through education.”

In this trip, he witnessed the children’s strong determination to continue their education, even when the odds are against them.

The second day was spent mostly at Ibu Made’s house. We spent all morning with Samuel and our sponsored students in the video-making project while we made our preparation for the children’s afternoon activities.

More than 20 children from age 4 to 16 attended that afternoon to participate in the making of bookmarks. Samuel was very occupied with the children the whole afternoon. It seemed the children had no barriers in communicating with Samuel who barely knew more than three Balinese words; Oom Swastiastu (a Balinese greeting), suksma (thank you), and Ketut (Samuel’s nickname in Balinese); as long as they both were holding coloured pencils, paper, a paintbrush or paint.

That afternoon everything ended up so well. All the creativity kits which Samuel brought to Bali from Miami were distributed to the children and at least 40 bookmarks decorated by the children were finished and were left to dry. All the children who participated in this activity each went home with a bag of gifts.

When Samuel and YKIP team returned from the trip, it was with

the knowledge that the COMO Foundation partnership with YKIP has managed to save so many children from losing their chance at a better future.

“YKIP is making a difference and

COMO foundation is proud to support YKIP in its initiative,” Samuel said. “It’s not an immediate change, but a long term one. Breaking the chain of poverty through education. YKIP believes in it and they’ve got another believer in me.”

Special thanks to COMO Foundation, Samuel Eisenman, Samuel's friends and colleagues of the Metropolitan by COMO in Miami Beach, and to all the people who have generously supported YKIP’s Scholarship Program. You have all helped these children of Les Village build their path towards a better future through education.

“These children are all exceptional. They

just need an opportunity to be educated

to get a better chance in life.”

Yayasan Kemanusiaan Ibu Pertiwi (YKIP) and Yayasan Peduli Kemanusiaan Bali (an organization dedicated to disabled people’s welfare), teamed together on the 26th June, 2015 to host a soccer day practice in Denpasar. Three coaches were in attendance, Dona Cantu, who travelled all the way from San

Francisco to attend and Sean & Tyler Fitzgerald. Thanks to Karen Kaplan who organized these three coaches to come and share their soccer-playing expertise with YKIP and YPK Bali children.

Twenty-eight children sponsored by the organizations participated on the

day and during the game practice, a number of volunteers helped translate the instructions from the three English-speaking coaches to Indonesian. These volunteers also took part in the exercises, demonstrating and teaching soccer techniques to their enthusiastic audience. The volunteers all have a

Soccer Skills for Life

passion for sport and their involvement certainly livened the games up and the children loved being cheered on by them.

Some children who attended this soccer practice had never been involved in any kind of activity like this before. Some had played soccer with other kids in their neighborhood in their backyards but they had never had a chance to practice with real coaches like they did on the day. Some children were very timid and stood at a distance when they first arrived (mostly the girls), but when the coaches gave them the cue to start practicing, all the children happily joined in. Everybody who watched from the sidelines that Saturday afternoon, saw that it did not take much encouragement before these children were happily engaged with the game practice. The coaches knew that in sport, pleasure comes from the pure enjoyment of the activity itself, so they had activities that were fun but at the same time taught some skills.

After a little less than an hour of practice, all the children were divided into six teams and then the teams matched against each other. For the first 40 minutes, these kids hardly ever stopped chasing the ball dribbled by their opponent team player. They were having so much fun; they didn’t even want to stop for a drink.

They played all afternoon until the sun set, which was the sign for all kids to go home.

Disadvantaged children can benefit a lot from sport-based events like this and with enough support, YKIP aims to organize similar events in the future for its sponsored students.

We believe that the game teaches more than just the sport, it teaches life lessons which will help these kids further down the road of life.

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“I've never played soccer before, but

after today’s practice, I think girls

like me can play it too!” ~ Sanastya, 15 ~

TO OUR VOLUNTEERS

From June to August 2015, many volunteers dedicated their time to help YKIP.

Every day we’re grateful for a volunteer like you and no words can convey our gratitude for your tremendous contribution. Thank you!

Individuals:

Donna Page Deanti Permata Sati Gusti Ayu Gek Dewi Arini I Ketut Kertayana I Made Badra I Nengah Landra I Nyoman Puja Jimmy Hartono Ketut Dharma Layla Nurul Af’idati Ni Gusti Ayu Supariyatni Ni Kadek Budiani Ni Kadek Darmani Ni Kadek Murdani Ni Komang Aryawati Ni Luh Suci Ciptawati Ni Made Astriasih Ni Made Dwi Setiari Ni Made Irma Sugianti

Dewi Ni Made Tiya Jumani

Monika Nitya Sawitri Rhenjiro Marcel Gunawan dr. Rubijono Gunawan Samuel Eisenman

Mitrais:

Ayu Parwati Budi Hardiyanto Nugroho Filya Mustikawati Griya Permata Lestari

Nayoan Hesty Noviana I.G Agung Dian Wulandari I Made Dwi Suwardiana Iwan Ni Luh Putu Adi Swandani Pitri Yosi Leowardi Ricky Ari Nugraha Wenny Noor Arifani Yanti Raharjo

YKIP is extremely grateful for all of the support that the Inspirasia Foundation and Mitrais have given so we are able to deliver educational

assistance to disadvantaged children.

The Inspirasia Foundation is a philanthropy portfolio making investments in health & education projects with a high potential for growth, helping some of the most marginalized social groups in India, Indonesia, and Thailand, including the disabled, poor young women, and unschooled children. We believe in the power of “What IF.”

The Inspirasia Foundation, established as the Annika Linden Foundation in 2003, was formed as a positive response to the tragic 2002 Bali terror bombing in Kuta, and as a memorial to the spirit of the more than 200 innocent victims of that bomb, among them young Annika Linden. Today, the Inspirasia Foundation supports 13 partners across Asia, including in Bali.

2015 sees Mitrais entering its 13th year of involvement in supporting YKIP activities. Mitrais’ involvement started in 2002 when Mitrais’ staff were involved in the Bali Bombings relief action, their support has continued through today and includes the provision of office space, accounting, IT, and internet support, as well as other volunteer services. Senior Mitrais employees are on the YKIP management board, cementing an already close bond between the two organizations.

Please visit www.mitrais.com for further information.

How to Donate

Account Name: Yayasan Kemanusiaan Ibu Pertiwi

IDR Account No: 0556.01.000245.30.4

USD Account No: 0556.02.000009.30.6

Bank Name: PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. Cabang Kuta

Branch: Kuta

Branch Code: 0556

Address: Jalan Dewi Sri No. 99X, Kuta, Badung - Bali

Swift Code: BRINIDJA

For those of you who may be reading our newsletter for the first time, the name of our organization, Yayasan Kemanusiaan Ibu Pertiwi (YKIP) translates from the Indonesian language to mean the Humanitarian Foundation for Mother Earth. It is a non-profit organization with the mission to “Break the cycle of poverty in Bali through education”. YKIP was founded in response to the Bali Bomb blast of October 2002, and our efforts are intended to be a living tribute to the victims.

May we ask you to also forward this e-mail newsletter to your family members, friends and business associates who may be interested in supporting the work of Yayasan Kemanusiaan Ibu Pertiwi? Thank you for your continuing interest and support and please do not hesitate to contact us if you have queries or suggestions regarding the contents of this newsletter. If you would prefer not to receive a copy of this newsletter in the future, please let us know at the e-mail address below.

Until the next Newsletter in December 2015.

Our kindest regards,

The YKIP Management Team Jalan By Pass Ngurah Rai, Gg. Mina Utama No.1, Suwung

Denpasar – 80223, Bali, Indonesia Phone: +62 361 937 8047

www.ykip.org | info@ykip.org

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