Help Promote Good Reading Habits in Kalimantan

The Borneo Football International Academy (BFIA) management recently held an “Anti-smoking” workshop at the YUM library in Bukit Batu, Kalimantan. BFIA is one of YUM’s partner organisations in Central Kalimantan. The focus of this organization is in assisting the healthy development of local children and youths through football. They provide a healthy environment, qualified sports training, and promote sporting values like tolerance and community integration for the children in the area. Most of the children in this organization are also members of YUM’s library.

The event itself ran in three sessions: a presentation, followed by a discussion, and finally poster making. The presentation is about raising awareness of the danger of smoking. The children were given information about how harmful smoking is for their life. These risks include a variety of dangerous health conditions, as well as loss of income. One of our team members from the Australian Volunteers International program, Mr. Mathew, gave a presentation about how harmful being a smoker was. He used the human props to show more details about which part of the body could become damaged due to smoking. After that, the children divided in small groups to make a campaign poster and explain about their poster in front of other students.

We hope that byimparting information on the dangers of smoking to the children, we canhave a better and healthier generation. Without smoking, the children will be more focused in their study and activities, which could lead them to a better quality of life in the future.

Thank you as always to our supportive GlobalGiving donors for your trust and support to continue providing quality education and facilities for the children in Bukit Batu, Central Kalimantan.