Some facts about the country
Located on the border between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world. 44% of the population lives in rural areas, often isolated, lacking infrastructure and skilled human resources. The quality of education, especially pre-school education, remains a challenge and schools in these regions lack adequate teachers and training. In addition, access to education varies considerably depending on the economic situation of families. It is these challenges that the Yayasan Bhinneka Tunggal Ika Foundation (YBTI) seeks to address, contributing to the goal of education for all.
Our partner
Recognized as an NGO in 1996, the Yayasan Bhinneka Tunggal Ika Foundation (YBTI), whose name means “unity in diversity” in Indonesian, promotes a vision of development that seeks material, intellectual and moral prosperity. With more than 20 years of experience, YBTI has supported several communities in their efforts to take charge of their children’s education by setting up community schools in remote villages of the Mentawaian Island of Siberut in West Sumatra and in the District of Dairi in North Sumatra.
To ensure that schools grow and develop successfully, the foundation has identified four core elements where it provides support to teachers: systematic lesson planning, visits to parents’ homes, parental study meetings and open day celebrations. It also supports schools’ efforts to cultivate relationships with the wider community and government.
The government’s confidence in the foundation was strengthened through conversations with local and regional government authorities of the Mentawai islands, discussions with local community organizations and the participation of government representatives in consultations at each stage of the activities. This relationship of trust results in the fact that, on the one hand, the government offers resources to YBTI, and on the other hand, it sends it requests for training for its officials.
Goals
Some of the numerical objectives of the four-year project (2018-2021) supported by Unity Foundation are as follows:
- 25 formed teacher trainers,
- 8 new schools to reach a total of 26 schools,
- 500 new students to reach a total of 1000 children in community schools.
Updates & stories from the field
LINES OF ACTION
LOCATION
Siberut (West Sumatra) and Dairi (North Sumatra)
PARTNER
Yayasan Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (YBTI)
COLLABORATION WITH UNITY FOUNDATION
Since 1999
DURATION
Framework agreement “accord-cadre” 2018-2021
TOTAL BUDGET
€ 263,300.00