Closing the Road-Show

This is the update of our last event on the Road-Show. It took place on Cinagara, Sukabumi - West Java. The foundation was called "Panti Al-Khazanah". The event was held on June 21st 2009. There were 18 children under this foundation with the age range from 4 to 15 years old. At first (on the opening of the event), almost all of the children there were so shy to speak up. We felt that it was not an easy task to make a good interaction with them. But slowly the children were finally be able to make an interaction and open up the conversation with us. The closing of the event was filled with smile and laughter.

(the calming place of Al-Khazanah)

(the girls of the Al-Khazanah foundation)

(the symbolic of the donation)

(the gathering inside the mosque)

Second week of the Road-Show

Hi everyone, here's the latest update with the second activity of our Road-Show program. This time it was held on June 14th 2009 at a foster home (rumah singgah) called "Sanggar Akar". The foster home was located at Kalimaralng, North Jakarta. "Sanggar Akar" is a place of 300 very creative children and teenager. We were amazed by their creativity and their willingness to learn about anything new. They learn music, school subject, theatrical and acting skills, writing skills and so on. They even have their own magazine in which they seek for information by being their own reporter. It was such a happy feelings to see those teenagers who can actually lift up their spirit of learning and of course to make a living. Other than that, this foster home also provides the informal learning class for the surrounding society who don't need enough money to go to the formal school. Here are some of the activities we have done, those include drawing competition, music (jimbe) performance from the talented boys. The event was so full of the cheerful feelings, we will surely going back to "Sanggar Akar" to meet those talented and skillful children. They give us a very valuable lesson in which knowledge and learning can still continue if you have the willingness to do so.

(The three group winners of the drawing competition)

(The children when being ask to draw something with the theme of "Cleanliness and Healthiness)

(Jimbe performance)