Give An Education To A Trash Picker's Child

In 2016, continuing to keep our mission of Education alive, XSProject started a scholarship program for Pre School to High School children providing them with school fees and for those who wished to continue their higher education entering a college or university. We started with only 1 student and gradually in the second year, 2 students followed. This year – 5 years later – we have 11 students – 3 students will graduate with a Diploma and 2 will graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree.

Their areas of interest are also increasingly varied such as Industrial Engineering, Nursing, English Literature and Digital Advertising in addition to common fields such as Office Administration or Accounting. These students continue to inspire students in high school as well as parents, who see that by joining XSProject they can have the opportunity to further increase their knowledge and build a better future.

The trash pickers children's journey to university has not been easy as there have been many challenges, considering their family background and environment. Even though the ratio of children who we have sent to high school compared to those who continue their studies is very small, but for these children, their parents, the trash picker communities, and our foundation it has created a big impact and influence on them.

The reason we continue to support these students is because of their efforts and enthusiasm for learning from elementary to high school. And if they want to continue their education, we felt we should we keep continuing to provide scholarships to keep assisting them, encouraging them and motivating them for their future.

We thank our donors and community for the continuous support and dedication to our project. We are very grateful of such support.

THANK YOU from all of us

All of us at XSProject Indonesia would like to express our gratitude and how grateful we are. A BIG THANK YOU for your support of our programs in 2021. Many generous and thoughtful donors have contributed to our social programs.

The year started with the continued pandemic situation and few months ago as we started to feel it is almost over a new virus emerged. Despite the pandemic and the current situation, it has not discouraged the children, communities and XSProject Organisation to keep moving forward and fighting to survive in carrying out its vision and mission.

The New Year started in the New Facility where the children were able to enjoy a cleaner and greener environment to do their homework, read books, and indulge in many other activities whilst also following strict health protocols. As the children still had to continue distance learning the new facility also helped to facilitate their education better. In March as the schools slowly re-opened, we received a number of toy and staple food donations for the children. Together with supporting school we created some fun educational and outdoor activities to entertain them. When Ramadhan approached, we kept the children busy in the afternoon to keep them engaged like reading the Qur’an, playing games and creating arts and crafts. Whilst the children were involved in the activities, we invited their moms to educate them on their health and had simple health check-ups for pregnant mothers.

The children had their end of school year in July and received their report cards. Despite the challenging times and limited learning conditions of having no internet access, and inadequate facilities they managed to graduate and progress to the next level. As we continued to have activities for them, we also had the opportunity to give them healthy snacks and meals, to keep them well-nourished during the pandemic. When the second wave hit Indonesia and schools were halted, some schools for Early Childhood Education and Development (PAUD) in early September, started two times a week. To assist the primary and secondary school children in their online learning we provided them with a tutor to guide them. By doing this we noticed a significant change and improvement in the children’s development.

Progressing through the end of the year we provided ear health check-ups for all the children and adults including their parents. The benefits of health services received by the poorest people in Indonesia are very minimal in comparison to the upper class and wealthy. It was then decided considering the need, ear check-ups will be carried out regularly, as well as other health check-ups such as: eyes, teeth, and general check-ups for children and parents.

Both parents and children have been very happy and relieved with the facilities, care and support provided from XSProject. We continue to plan better facilities to support and keep them comfortable. Your donation, time, energy and support to XSProject has a direct impact on making this happen. XSProject helps the children to aim to have a better life not just for themselves but also for their parents. Showing and providing more opportunities and new experiences outside their world will motivate them to work hard in school and to be eager for more knowledge.

We hope you will continue to support our work in the trash picker community. You are making the difference for them.

We are very grateful and we thank you all so much.

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year 2022 from all of us at XSProject in Jakarta, Indonesia.