Paridi's Education: a role model for thousands

Dear kind donors,

I am happy to inform you that the number of Covid-19 cases in Indonesia has decreased. Now that the government has allowed offices to re-open with 70% of employees, I have begun to work at the office again three times a week. 

As for my studies, I am nearing the end and doing my final research. The pandemic as well as my illness in 2019 has delayed my graduation. At my academic advisor’s suggestion, I am currently learning the use of the SPSS and Eviews softwares. These will help me to process the data and information that I have collected for my final research. Unfortunately, I have not mastered these programs yet as we did not have these lessons as part of our college subjects. Also, since I have not been given any schedule to meet with my academic advisor from the university, I have had to learn by myself. It is not easy to learn because the resources are limited. So far, I have been learning from Youtube videos. 

Though I have started going to the office, my children are still learning from home, and will probably continue until the end of this semester. Hopefully next semester, they will be able go to school and have in-class learning with their teacher. Thankfully, both my wife and I have been vaccinated. 

That is all that I can share with you now. I hope you all are well and are slowly returning to your normal activities. 

Best wishes,

Paridi

Dear kind donors,

How are you? I hope this email finds you all safe and healthy. 

I have finally completed collecting all the data and information that I need from the corporations who have been the subject of my final paper. Last month was supposed to be my final consultation session with my academic advisor. Sadly, it had to be postponed until future notice as she was infected by the Covid-19 virus and had to stay at home until she recovers. As you may have seen on the news, Indonesia is currently the country with the highest number of Covid-19 cases in the world. The Government has launched an emergency imposition of restrictions on community activities until next month. I hope that this will help to reduce the number of cases, and I also hope that my advisor will recover soon. 

I still do most of my office work at home and my children also continue to learn from home. Schools have closed since last March 2020 and have not been open since. I am grateful though that all of my children have passed their final exams and are continuing to a higher grade. 

Thank you very much for your support. I pray that every one of us will continue to be safe and healthy. May this storm pass soon.

Take care.

Paridi

YUM’s 2020 Annual Report has been published! Find out more about Yayasan Usaha Mulia’s activities and our impact on YUM's 2020 Annual Report

Also, this year YUM is celebrating its 45th anniversary. Mrs. Ismana Haryono, a member of our Board of Supervisors, has been with us for more than 40 years. She shares her memories about the beginnings of YUM and her wish for YUM’s future. Please take a few minutes to watch the video at Reminiscing YUM's Beginnings: How it all started and the challenges faced

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