By Karen McDaniels | Project Leader
July was the start of the new school year for the children who live at Jakarta’s landfills. The week before school starts is an exciting time for the students, their parents and our XSProject volunteers.
Backpacks needed to be filled with books, paper and pencils. Small feet were measured for new shoes and every child was set to receive a new outfit for the first day of school. Once all these items were packed up, XSProject loaded up the car and drove to the Bantar Gebang landfill to deliver a package to each and every very excited child!
Between our generous donors and the proceeds from the sale of XSProject products, 48 children are now attending the 2013-14 school year. Forty of the children are in elementary school and 8 students are just starting middle school.
A few days before the first day of school, something quite extraordinary happened. One of Indonesia’s leading sports equipment manufacturers approached XSProject and offered to donate new sports equipment to the Wismilak School, the school that the landfill children attend. With the help of Retno, XSProject’s General Manager, Wismilak School received all new footballs and badminton sets.The students could hardly wait for recess!
Sometimes generosity comes from unexpected places and in unforgettable ways. We know these students will not soon forget their first day of this school year!
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