Teaching Reading in Poor Communities in Jakarta

Dear Supporters,

We’re happy to share another update on our work focusing on Jakarta’s urban poor!

The Story of Riani
One of our volunteers at a local community center teaches small groups of children from Monday to Friday. Some of them use these reading lessons as preparation for elementary school, while others join because they struggle to keep up at school. One of the children is Riani. It quickly became clear that she has a learning delay and finds it very hard to learn to read. Last year, she joined the lessons but we didn’t see much improvement.
This year, thanks to the dedication and hard work of the volunteer, we can already see her recognizing letters and even some words! This is a huge step for Riani, and it feels like a whole new world is opening up for her. Finally, she sees what others see, and the smile on her face shows how proud she is of her achievement! 

Next to train tracks
And stories like this, inspire us to look for other possibilites in this area. In 2025 we would love to train volunteers in at least 2 new locations. In one area, next to the train tracks in an urban poor community, we have already found volunteers. We are now waiting for funding to equip them. So, if you know someone who might be interested, or if you want to make a donation yourself, we promise it will be put to good use!

Thank you, as always, for your support in our work here in Indonesia.

Salam Literasi,