Quality Education for Children in Indonesia

Dear friends and supporters,

Happy New Year!

We wish you a new year filled with peace, joy, and prosperity! We survived 2020 and thrived because of your continued support. We were able to exceed our goals and expand our services because of the generosity and commitment of people like you.

As we begin this new year, we are thrilled to inform you that Yayasan Usaha Mulia's project  https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/help-promote-good-reading-habits-in-kalimantan/  has been chosen as GlobalGiving's Project of the Month for January 2021! Our project to enhance the quality of literacy and education in Central Kalimantan was duly selected from a pool of more than 5,000 nonprofit projects in 170+ countries. Nearly 3,000 donors come together and make monthly donations to keep the Project of the Month going. This extra support means the world to us—and to the children living in Bukit Batu, Central Kalimantan. 

The project in Central Kalimantan is similar to the one you are supporting in Cipanas, West Java. YUM continues to facilitate small group learning sessions by providing tutoring activities for primary school students who struggle in reading, writing, and math. In Cipanas, with the collaboration of 3 schools and 9 teachers in the area, YUM has run tutoring sessions for almost 100 students. Meanwhile in Bukit Batu, due to the vast area and lack of transportation from home to YUM's premises, we were only able to support 1 school, 3 teachers, and 50 students. But we are optimistic that we will be able to reach out to more students in the area as more schools participate in this program. Hopefully, by the end of this year, we will be able to achieve our target to ensure children in rural areas keep learning and achieve basic reading, writing, and maths.

We look forward to continuing our efforts and reaching out for more children to help this year and we can only do so with your continued compassion and generous support. 

Sincerely, 

Yolanda

Project Leader