Nutrition For My Friends

Bogor city on Saturday 23rd October 2010, as usual was cloudy and got a little traffic jam. Just like its label, Bogor has rain schedule every noon; but that didn’t turn down the enthusiastic of Bogor’s marginalized children to join the Nutrition event, located on Pangrango intersection.

At first, the pre-school toddlers and the 1^st – 3^rd grade of Primary aged came, also the street kids who took a rest from their street-singing hours. Then the children from 4^th grade Primary – 3^rd Junior High joined, right after the end of their school time.

Cheerfully, the children were listening to the Story-teller Lanny about healthy food. When she asked them to mention samples of healthy food, the children were stampeding to answer. “Tempe (fermented soybean), tahu (bean curd), egg, spinach!” shouted one of them.

The 38 children were also enjoying some games lead by Rani, like writing letter with your head. Second game was reciprocal singing “Sedang Apa”. Lots of terms they sang to each other, until it stopped since the boys couldn’t respond. So, the winner was the girls’ team. The last game was lead by Gita & Rani, asking the children to make circle and performing “Domikado’.

Tired after the games, bottles of milk were distributed to the children. Then, they were having healthy meals prepared by volunteers, ended the event that noon.

Thank you so much for Sahabat Anak volunteers and all parties who have supported this Nutrition Program.

By Shinta Kaunang – Bogor Free Tutorial volunteer.

You still can participate in Nutrition Program by donating IDR 50,000 means 1 marginalized child can have nutritious items for 3 months. Transfer to BCA account 305-300-5001 with notes “NUS Program”.

Dear beloved Sahabat Anak,

Thank you for your attention and trust in us. We never thought that one day there would be support in the form of nutritional assistance to our children.

The number of children who participate Bimbel (Tutoring) in Kebayoran Lama ranges from 60-80 children aged 6-14 years. They come from the marginalized areas on the outskirts of the railroad Kebayoran Lama, and their parents mostly work motorcycle taxi drivers, scavengers, jockey 3in1s, or peddlers. A friend named Dominique looked for a place so that these kids could get extra lessons outside school hours. We have now run activities there for 5 months. We have seen a positive change in the children, they have become more manageable and more enthusiastic to come every Saturday, and their reading has also greatly improved.

Besides learning English, Bahasa Indonesian, Art & Crafts and Mathematics; we also provide moral lessons (character building) in each meeting. In addition, once a month we give a presentation about health and hygiene.
We also have a programme for nutrition. Every meeting, we prepare milk, jelly, bread, wheat crackers and other nutritious items. We were very grateful when Sahabat Anak offered to donate routine nutrition for the children, as part of the Program NUTRITION FOR MY FRIEND (NUS).  This funding comes from public participation in response to this noble program.

Saturday, October 9 is the first week of the NUS Program in Kebayoran Lama. Sahabat Anak presented an incredible storyteller, thanks to Kak Awam! The kids were mesmorized by the motion and the songs and messages in the compelling story. Thank you also to the Sahabat Anak team: Walter, Simsim, Aiwa, Maretha, Gita, and Vina. Thanks for your excellent care and attention. The nutritious goods distributed were papaya, pineapple, and bananas cut into small pieces and mixed together, accompanied by the milk bought by Sahabat Anak.

For next Saturday the 16th of October, we’ll prepare  jelly and apples that are rich in vitamins.

Once again, thank you to Sahabat Anak for their kindness. Let us work together to help these children because they are the future of our nation.

Regards,

Visyen Sudjana

Kebayoran Lama Tutorer

Make sure that more and more marginal areas of children’s nutritional intake jabodetabek get routine in Program NUTRITION FOR MY FRIEND (NUS). Donation Rp 50,000 for 1 child in need.