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This year, the graduation of 12th grader announced in May. There are 82 children in KEMBALI program finished their study in senior high school. Some of them will continue their study, some will take short courses to gain more skill, and the other will work.
KIDS: Congratulation Grads!
The academic year of 2018-2019 will end in a month, but the graduation of 12th grader has been announced. We would like to congratulate KIDS 12th grader who are finished high school this year:
From a Flower Picker to a Nurse: Irma’s story
Unlike other children who has the privilege to get anything they want from their parents; Irma simply could not do that. She realized that her family economic condition will not allow her to do that. Then she decided to help the parents by becoming a flower picker in her neighbour garden. Become a flower picker is not an easy task for a young girl, but that is the only way she can add some rupiah to the day earning.
Heidi Circle Gathering
Heidy Hornberger is one of YKIP’s donors who are supporting YKIP since 2004. She is among the first donors in our KEMBALI Project. Heidi created Heidi Circle, a circle of donors who supports our KEMBALI students. Now Heidy and her circle sponsored about 40 children from various levels of education.
KEMBALI 4th Quarter Distribution
What was so special about April? For us, April 2019 was so special because we had the 4th quarter distribution in this month. We started the distribution from Tejakula on April 11 and finished in Sukawati on April 29.
STORY OF SUCCESS: I MADE ARIKA SAPUTRA
I feel so grateful for all the family support, and I’d like to extend special thanks to YKIP for their support, so I could obtain my degree. I live in a very small house in Kuta and can you believe how tiny my room is? Yet, it could hold four people including myself.
Quarterly Distribution Brings Support to KEMBALI Children
KEMBALI program covers more than just the awardees’ school fees. Once every quarter, the YKIP team distributes various supplementary supports that include but not limited to stationaries, uniforms, fees for extracurricular activities, multi-vitamins for the primary school students, and many others. The team also welcomes donors who would like to visit their awardees during the distribution event.
Celebrating Excellence: Best KEMBALI Student 2018!
Last year, KEMBALI team selected 39 students to receive the KEMBALI Best Students 2018 award during the Second Quarter of Distribution Event. Each one received a certificate of achievement and a gift package in recognition of their accomplishment from YKIP.
Seizing the Future Right Here and Right Now
Some 76 students from year 12 (equivalent to the third year of high school) supported by the YKIP attended the Youth Career Planning Workshop 2018. Each of them will soon find themselves standing at an important intersection in their lives right after graduation: to join the workforce, continue their studies, or carve their own path through entrepreneurship. The workshop aimed to equip them with the necessary tools and knowledge to make the best possible choice.
Sponsored Students
Since its initiation in 2009, 15 sponsored students have benefited from the YKIP University Scholarship and all of them are academically outstanding senior high school graduates.
Sponsored Students
Since its initiation in 2009, 15 sponsored students have benefited from the YKIP University Scholarship and all of them are academically outstanding senior high school graduates.
Sponsored Students
Since 2010, YKIP Vocational Scholarship Program has supported 40 sponsored students. 33 vocational students have completed their training and gained employment with a decent income.
Sponsored Students
Since 2010, YKIP Vocational Scholarship Program has supported 40 sponsored students. 33 vocational students have completed their training and gained employment with a decent income.
Achievement to Date
In the academic year of 2018/2019, KEMBALI program supports 452 elementary to senior high school children in six regencies in Bali. The areas are Denpasar, Kuta and Mengwi (Badung), Les Village (Buleleng), Pengotan Village (Bangli), Karangasem, and Gianyar.
Alice Mendoza, A Motivational Inspiring Figure
Alice and her third-grade class had been running their annual calendar project for ten years. The year 2002 was the 10th anniversary of their calendar’s project. The calendar sales were always donated to the disadvantaged people in Ometepe island, Nicaragua. When the Bali Bombing incident occurred, it shocked the students.
YKIP: Donor and Motivator
I did my best to get the scholarship I believe “Where there is a will, there is a way”. I was extremely happy knowing that I was selected as one of the YKIP’s university level scholarship grantee. I then continued my study and went to a university in Bali. College life was not easy. Studying in a higher level was challenging but I did not give up. YKIP became my motivation when in college.
This is a very difficult time for all of us. The outbreak of COVID-19 has affected so many people around the world, as WHO declared the outbreak a global health concern and characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic in March. As a response to this, YKIP has taken some necessary steps to prevent the spread of the virus:
Implementing Working from Home Policy
As the Indonesian government advised all the citizens to halt the spread of the coronavirus by practicing social distancing, YKIP staff started to work from home on Monday, 23 March 2020 until further notice. All staff are working remotely from their own home and only go to the office for an urgent matter.
Postponing all the field work
YKIP temporarily stopped all field-related work, including surveys and monitoring, starting the beginning of March. The last field work was the vocational candidate survey. We will continue to do our field work as soon when the government advises that it is safe to work as normal.
Postponing the donation distribution
It is with a heavy heart that YKIP decided to postpone the 4th quarter donation distribution. It was scheduled mid-April, but due to more reported cases of COVID-19 infection in the region, the distribution is rescheduled until it is conducive to safe social activity. We realize that this decision will be very hard for all of us, especially for the children in our KEMBALI program, however it is necessary to prevent further spreading of the virus and for the safety of our sponsored children and their community.
We will do our best to minimize the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak to everyone working with YKIP.