📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The famous Eastern Indonesia region has abundant natural wealth. Ternate city included as eastern Indonesia region as it located in North Maluku Province. The city surrounded by sea and consists of eight small islands and three of them are uninhabited. It gorgeous, swathed with jungle and wild clove trees area. Read more: here. This magnificent tourism of Ternate is not equal to conditions of marginalized children who live in the city of Ternate. There are at least 50 kids who live in vulnerable groups without enough access to studies as well as their time to playing around. They have limited time to maximize their reading interest. The book is expensive, and the libraries are only available in school or in public place, but only open in office hour. This condition triggers some youth to raise a program named “Literasi Jalanan” (in English means Streets Literacy). Literasi Jalanan is a place for providing the books and access for the marginalized kids.
💼 What the programme involves
Assist kids to study, storytelling, and cultural exchange in 4 different location. As Literasi Jalanan has no shelter for kids, activities will be held on the street and traditional market.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteer will stay with local community. Sleeping bag is needed, self cooking, self management, local transport may available as public transport.
📍 About the location
Ternate City, Ternate Island, North Maluku Province; Place : Ternate City Center, Gamalama Regency, Gamalama Traditional Market, Bastiong Traditional Market.
⚠️ Requirements
Participation fee of STV and VSTV Projects should be paid upon arrival. It is usually after orientation session from IIWC staff or Camp Leader.
ℹ️ Additional information
Due to so many activities will be held on the street so be ready for the vehicles’ emission, hot weather, sun burnt, and mosquitoes. Bring so much loves and hugs for kids, and smiley faces along with you. Keep in mind to stay patient while teach the kids, be open minded with the cultural and religious thing in Ternate as well. This project has no funding, so you may bring some of books from your country or educational toys as well.