Ive been unavoidably out of touch due to internet connection issues, I am so very grateful to my sister for picking up this project for me, to help create a preschool for the children here. Please, Like and Share the page, the posts, and the indiegogo link below to join us in creating this preschool. From this one school, we hope to assist more people create more school around the world! igg.me/at/aschoolforlatifa Anita Lamotte here. Im helping Lia Mari and Zain Jaelani with this project to build a preschool in Zains village on Lombok island in Indonesia. If you are like me, youre curious about the state of Early Childhood Education in Indonesia. I found an article in the July 27, 2013 edition of The Jakarta Post that was written by Nadya Natahadibrata. Ive take the liberty of posting a few excerpts from the article which prove how it truly is a dire situation for Zain and his village: - The ministry’s early childhood, non-formal and informal education (PAUDNI) director general, Lydia Freyani Hawadi, said on Thursday that in 2012 only 37.8 percent of children had access to preschool in Indonesia, despite the ministry’s drive to increase the percentage to 72 percent by 2014. “We acknowledge that we are facing tough challenges in fulfilling that target of 72 percent,” Lydia said. However, she said that the directorate general had successfully increased the gross participation rate (APK) of children below six years old in preschools to 37.8 percent from 34 percent in 2011. - According to Lydia, the directorate suffered from a lack of funding, which limited them from expanding the early childhood education facilities throughout the country. - “With this amount, we can only develop 1,491 new preschools this year: Far less than the government’s program to establish a preschool in every village in Indonesia. As of 2012, there were 25,834 villages without early childhood education institutions,” Lydia said. “As such, with funds at the current level, it would take around 15 years to complete the program,” she added. 15 Years!! Thats incredible to think about. And we have no idea when Mr. Jaelanis village would actually receive a preschool. I admire Zain for recognizing the importance that early childhood education is and his desire to build one for his village. Please join me in supporting Mr. Jaelani in his mission for a preschool by making a donation! Sincerely, Anita If you would like to read the entire article in The Jakarta Post you can click on this link thejakartapost/news/2013/07/27/most-children-still-have-no-access-early-education.html
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