YKIP began its education scholarship program with YKIP/KIDS, assisting the children of the Bali bomb victims. However, it is very apparent that there are many indirect victims of the economic down turn that followed the bomb blast. As things stand now, many children have the potential to become school drop-outs due to the inability to pay, and will grow up with an uncertain future. The KEMBALI FUND is intended to help these children. KEMBALI means "return" in Indonesian - in this case, a "return to school".
The Indonesian education system has six years of primary school, three years in Junior High School and three years in Senior High School, followed by either a 4-5 year university degree program. There are also 1-,2-,3- and 4- year degree program in technical colleges and tourism instituitions.In Indonesia, since 1999, the government has mandated that each child must go to school for nine years. CLICK HERE for information on education in Indonesia. However, too many children are now dropping out of school even before they reach the end of Junior High School; some even are quitting in the primary grades.
We at YKIP are quite concerned about this phenomenon and have a scholarship program for children in primary and secondary schools (elementary through senior high school). Pupils who cannot continue their studies due to financial inability shall be sponsored until the end of their junior high school career. We are looking for donors who would like to sponsor a child through to the end of her/his Senior High School years, although any size donation is most welcome.
This project is made possible through funding by:
