Bulletin January 2015
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Bulletin January 2015
Inspiring - Share - Journey - Life Changing betterlife Januari 2015 Edition Outreach Kaleidoscope of magazine Tangan Pengharapan 2014 welcome NOTE Dear Partners, Director and Staffs of Tangan Pengharapan wish you a happy New Year 2015. May God’s grace be with us throughout this year of 2015. In our January edition bulletin, we will give you the reports on all YTP activities throughout 2014. We thank you for your trust and support in giving love and hope to many people in need. In December 2014, Tangan Pengharapan installed solar panels in its Preschool that is also functioned as Tangan Pengharapan Feeding & Learning Center in Weekaraba, a village in rural east Sumba. For the first time this village saw the light from bulbs illuminating the school building and its surrounding. This solar panel is helpful for computer training classes for kids in Weekaraba. By God’s grace, Tangan Pengharapan may support 4.000 children in its 40 Feeding & Learning Centers throughout Indonesia. In this year, 2015, Tangan Pengharapan will build a boarding school in Merauke, Papua, to allocate children from rural areas in Papua that they can go to school and learn the truth so they may one day become a strong, clever, and fearing God generation. Tangan Pengharapan will also build a LTC (Life Training Center) in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara that will function as a training center for the people in Timor, East Nusa Tenggara and answer their need by giving them skills needed to develop their villages. For the first time in January 2015, Tangan Pengharapan will build an integrated health post for toddlers in Timor, ENT. Toddlers and pregnant women’s death rate is hoped to be reduced and they can give birth to healthy and clever generation for ENT better future. The building of healthy houses, public sanitary and water tanks for the locals in Timor in East Amanuban, East Timor Tengah, ENT, is on progress. We have many things to do this year. We thank God for giving us a chance to do good to our neighbors in need and allowing us to take part in developing communities in Indonesia, especially in eliminating poverty and building a bright future for the generation. Tangan Pengharapan needs partners’ hands to make all the efforts come true. Many Blessings, Yoanes & Henny Kristianus www.tanganpengharapan.org How to Donate? Support us through your prayers, by volunteering or giving your donation : o/b Yayasan Tangan Pengharapan BCA - 0653090096 Contact us : +6221 71 336 337 or visit our website www.tanganpengharapan.org Kaleidoscope 2014: Free Medical and Cataract Surgery 2014 I In 2014 Tangan Pengharapan held free medical programs for 2.000 poor patients in East Nusa Tenggara periodically. This program was assisted by Tangan Pengharapan’s partners and volunteers. This mobile clinic is specially designed for outpatient care. It also can reach remote areas so more patients can be reached. Apart from medical care, Tangan Pengharapan also held free cataract The free medical program was held was surgery for the locals. 150 eyeballs in remote areas and for that reason were cured throughout 2014. Tangan Pengharapan provided 1 mobile clinic. Better Life I 4 I January l 2015 Better Life I 5 I January l 2015 Kaleidoscope 2014: Making a Healthy Lifestyle A Habit distributing many donated stuffs, Besides Tangan Pengharapan also gave 8.000 pcs Apart from it, 4.000 packages of toiletries were also distributed to train of adult and children worth wearing used people, especially children to keep their shirts throughout 2014 donated by Tan- bodies clean. They were trained to live gan Pengharapan’s partners. Those shirts a healthy lifestyle as a part of their daily were distributed to various regions where lives, so they might remain healthy and Tangan Pengharapan’s Feeding & Learning their growth even better than those in Center is located. Better Life I 6 I January l 2015 cities and towns. Better Life I 7I January l 2015 Tangan Pengharapan Kaleidoscope 2014: Empowering Societies providing feeding and educaB esides tion program, Tangan Pengharapan also tried to get people out of poverty that trapped them through society’s empowerment program. Tangan Pengharapan gave 5 business units, 40 pigs, 12 goats, and 40 catfish and vegetables’ seeds. Better Life I 8 I January l 2015 Tangan Pengharapan also trained people to build an organic vegetable house, fertilizer, natural pesticide, virgin coconut oil, coconut shells made charcoals, and panel solar along with mentality and character. As an incentive for the locals, Tangan Pengharapan gave free rice to 5.000 patriarchs for being committed to plant seeds and breed livestock given. Societies Empowerment 2014 Better Life I 9 I January l 2015 Kaleidoscope 2014: Football Competition for 16ers societies make a strong nation. For that reason, Tangan Healthy Pengharapan gave 160 football uniforms including balls to 10 teams of football players aged 16 from many villages in East Nusa Tenggara. This event was meant to search for good football players to make this nation famous. For the implementation of this football competition, PETROTEKNO, a partner of Tangan Pengharapan would not waste the chance. Football uniforms, shoes, and balls were given freely to all teams. Let’s support our football teams. Better Life I 10 I January l 2015 Teenageer sport 2014 Better Life I 11 I January l 2015 Kaleidoscope 2014: Healthy Houses, Public Sanitary and Water Tanks of the locals in East Nusa Tenggara live in round shaped houses M ost made from dry tall grass and have no windows. The only thing exists is a small door used for entrance and exit. In the small room, they always store corns and do cooking. The air gets humid because of no air ventilation. In the same room, they sleep on ground covered by rugged clothes. Tangan Pengharapan built 6 healthy homes and public sanitary in 2014. Tangan Pengharapan also built 8 ferrocement water tanks and wells that the locals would not have any difficulty in getting water during dry season. Better Life I 12 I January l 2015 Kaleidoscope 2014: Disaster Response is located right above I ndonesia the ring of fire where tectonic plates meet and it makes the country prone to natural disasters such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Tangan Pengharapan with its Disaster Response program alleviated the suffering of 1.520 families affected by disasters in 6 sites, i.e., in Jakarta, Sinabung, Manado, Maumere, Kelud, and Pati. Long dry season in East Nusa Tenggara caused clean water scarcity. Local people had to walk about 4 kms just to get some water from the spring. It of course wasted a lot of time and energy. Realizing about this condition, Tangan Pengharapan distributed 2.460 pcs of 20 liter jerrycans to local people. When rainy season comes, they can use those jerry cans to collect water for their needs. Better Life I 13 I January l 2015 Disaster Response 2014 Better Life I 14 I January l 2015 Kaleidoscope 2014: Meal for Education Besides, Tangan Pengharapan gave 200 pcs of toys, 2.000 schoolbags, 4.000 shoes, and 12.000 Joykids and Truth books. All of those items were intended to increase children’s creativity and faith. 2014, Tangan PengharaT hroughout pan gave 1.040.000 plates of nutritious meal and free education for 1.560.000 hours to children joining Tangan Pengharapan Feeding & Learning Center scattered in 40 sites throughout Indonesia. To support its education program, Tangan Pengharapan built 3 units of Preschool and 3 units of Children Rescue Homes to accommodate and educate poor children having good academic achievement and the victims of domestic abuse. Here those children are affectionately nurtured and they get good education for their future. Their hope and faith are also strengthened. Better Life I 15 I January I 2015 Children Project 2014 Tangan Pengharapan also built a life skill training center. Here kids and societies can develop their skills for a better life. In every Feeding & Learning Center, kids can learn how to operate portable computer units donated by PETROTEKNO. Knowing the need of computer skill, PETROTEKNO through Yayasan Tangan Pengharapan gave 63 units of portable computers. To prepare children for better future, Tangan Pengharapan gives various skill trainings in its School of Eve, including English, Computer skill, batiks making, weaving, tailoring, and carpentry.