ICYE STEPS / SLUM AREA PROJECT 2017

The project sites options are Marsudi Utami Project, Cabean Project etc. They are private non-profit kindergarten school. The project are located in crowded and slum area in Semarang suburb on the river side of Banjir Kanal Barat which always deals with river flood every year. The school serves the children from the local community and helps the disadvantaged families who cannot afford to send their children to school. The main income of the villagers are from various sectors such working in factories, collecting stones or sands from river, scavengers (garbage pickers). In the schools, there are extra activities for students such as making compost, making handicraft / souvenir and cooking lesson. Then the students sell the stuffs to the churches, local community, and teachers from other schools etc.To assist local staffs & motivating the local children in the slum area to make effort in life and motivated them in having passion in life; To stimulate intercultural learning ; Better understanding about life under economical difficulties. Volunteer tasks: To organize learning basic English by doing games and entertaining activities for children; To organize sport activities; create other activities that will enrich the skill of the kids ; Helping in extra activities such as cooking, making compost etc; To share time with the children, provide them entertainments; Teaching them about health and hygiene, art, music, mathematics, dance, computer science and English