The Cisarua Refugee Learning Centre
A$33,325
of $25,000 targetyrs ago
Successful on 22nd Dec 2015 at 11:27PM.
The Cisarua Refugee Learning Centre is a refugee run and managed learning centre in Cisarua, Indonesia. The centre has been running for a year and has over 75 students and 12 staff. Everyone is a volunteer but we need help to pay for the rent on the property, and to pay for learning materials and other expenses.
As part of the school, in collaboration with Australian teachers, we are establishing a distance digital education program, and we facilitate visits by Australians wanting to volunteer at the school.
Please see more at https://www.facebook.com/cisaruarefugeelearningcen...
As part of the school, in collaboration with Australian teachers, we are establishing a distance digital education program, and we facilitate visits by Australians wanting to volunteer at the school.
Please see more at https://www.facebook.com/cisaruarefugeelearningcen...
How The Funds Will Be Used
The funds will be used to pay for the school's rent, and for everyday teaching materials and aids. We will cover the teachers travel expenses and any other expenses like electricity, water and everyday maintenance for the building.
Cisarua Learning Inc includes a refugee advocacy and communication project called Who Are We Anyway? This program is designed to increase awareness for the refugee situation. We will continue to post photos, stories, videos and social media from Cisarua through this program.
We are developing an internet based learning curriculum in conjunction with teachers in Australia. It is designed to capture some of the older refugees (15-25years old) in Cisarua. Some funds will go towards buying laptops and developing this program.
A number of Australian wish to volunteer at the school and we plan to subsidise their accommodation costs.
Cisarua Learning Inc includes a refugee advocacy and communication project called Who Are We Anyway? This program is designed to increase awareness for the refugee situation. We will continue to post photos, stories, videos and social media from Cisarua through this program.
We are developing an internet based learning curriculum in conjunction with teachers in Australia. It is designed to capture some of the older refugees (15-25years old) in Cisarua. Some funds will go towards buying laptops and developing this program.
A number of Australian wish to volunteer at the school and we plan to subsidise their accommodation costs.
The Challenges
The main challenge for this project revolves around the impermanence and difficulties of the refugee situation. They are living in high states of financial stress, with limited citizen rights and an unknown future. Nonetheless, the school has given them a sense of identity and community, and they are fiercely committed to the space.
So far the refugees have shown themselves to be highly capable. They have established and managed the school with absolute professionalism. Although refugees will come and go and their difficult situation will continue, we expect that the current positive situation will continue at the CRLC.
So far the refugees have shown themselves to be highly capable. They have established and managed the school with absolute professionalism. Although refugees will come and go and their difficult situation will continue, we expect that the current positive situation will continue at the CRLC.
A coffee-a-week donation
For the price of a coffee each week, this donation will help us maintain the school and provide everyday teaching materials.
4 chosen / 96 available
Est. delivery is Nov 15
Sponser a teacher.
All of our teachers are volunteers. For this reward you will pay all the associated expenses involved with having one teacher at the school for one week.
20 chosen / 80 available
Est. delivery is Dec 15
Postcards reward
Your reward is a presonalised hand drawn postcard by one of the students at the school. This will be sent to you via email. With a huge amount of thanks too!
27 chosen / 73 available
Est. delivery is Dec 15
Teaching material support
The kids love to draw and write and this money will make sure they always have plenty of paper, pens and art materials. You'll also receive a personalised hand-drawn postcard of thanks and we'll mail you the hard copy for your fridge!
33 chosen / 17 available
Est. delivery is Dec 15
The excursion reward
This is a really nice reward. Each month we plan to have an excursion with the teachers. Your reward will sponsor one monthly outing. Life as a refugee can be very tough and we'd like to allow our wonderful volunteer teachers and management to take a trip to somewhere fun. We'll send you some photos and video from the excursion. Our volunteers are really going to thank you for this one!
11 chosen / 1 available
Est. delivery is Dec 15
Muzafar Ali photo print
This reward will be a professional printed and framed photo by one of the school's founder's Muzafar Ali. Before he was a refugee in Indonesia, Muzafar worked for the United Nations in Afghanistan. As part of his job he traveled to some of the most remote parts of Afghanistan. He used his first pay packet to buy a camera and took some stunning and rare images of the country and the people. You can see some of his images at muzafarali.com
6 chosen / 94 available
Est. delivery is Dec 15
Friend of the CRLC
For such a grand gesture you will become part of the school community. We'll arrange for you to meet (via Skype) the staff and students, we'll show you around the school and tell you how the school started. The kids might even show you some Hazarghi dancing.
0 chosen / 10 available
Est. delivery is Dec 15
The Trustee Award
This reward goes to only the most generous of individuals. For this you will get one each of all the above rewards. A hand-drawn and mailed postcard. A Muzafar Ali printed, signed and framed image. A Sykpe meeting with all the staff and students at CRLC. Ongoing personal updates on the school and students progress. and a great big thanks!!
1 chosen / 9 available
Est. delivery is Dec 15