BAKUPEDULI MOVEMENT
Solidarity Scholarship Program
for Young Cadres for Social Justice
from Local Communities in East Indonesia
Baku Peduli (Indonesian Words with Eastern Region dialect: “Care for Each Other”) is a solidarity movement for Eastern part Indonesia by generating public support for scholarship program for the outstanding but underprivileged young people from this region to access higher education that preparing them to become leaders for social change in their communities.
The movement is initiated and organized by NGO SUNSPIRIT FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE (http://forjusticeandpeace. wordpress.com) as part of our community empowerment efforts to overcome the problems of poverty and inequality in Indonesia.
Since 2009, Baku Peduli — in partnership with Sanata Dharma University in Yograkarta (USD) — support 10 students (4 Male, 6 Female) from the area of Laktutus, Belu District, Nusa Tenggara Timur Province to study in The Faculty of Teaching and Education in the University, to prepare them to become teachers and promoters of social change in their own communities.
As part of its community service/social responsibility program, Sanata Dharma University is generously providing 50% scholarship (i.e. tuition fee) for these 10 students. Baku Peduli is organizing fundraising to cover the other 50% of tuition fee costs, computer, books, living expenses, and accommodation in Yogyakarta.
In the upcoming years, the Baku Peduli Program, will be ‘multiplied’ in other rural areas in East Indonesia. As it is a ‘solidarity program’, Baku Peduli needs our support to make the dream for better East Indonesia come true.
Join us, Let us Baku Peduli!
Cyprianus Jehan Paju Dale (forjusticeandpeace@gmail.com)
Tamara Soukotta (ts.sunspirit@gmail.com)
BAKUPEDULI MOVEMENT/SUNSPIRIT FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE
With the contribution of IDR 50,000 (4 EUR) per month, you can support a scholarship program as part of efforts to overcome poverty and inequality in East Indonesia
Baku Peduli: From Our Hearts For East Indonesia
Basic philosophy:
When we all Baku Peduli (care to each other), one day the whole world will become a web love and solidarity where no one live in deprivation and no region will be excluded from development and prosperity.
Vision:
Empowered and self-supported East Indonesia.
Mision:
To prepare—through high quality education—competent cadres for social change who are to fight for the fulfillment of human rights and realization of social justice in East Indonesia.
Main activities:
- Generating public solidarity for scholarships for the outstanding children from rural communities in East Indonesia
- Accompanying learning and development processes of the scholarship recipients to develop them into change agents in their own community.
- Organizing solidarity network for East Indonesia
First Cohort from Laktutus: 2009-2013
The First Cohort of Baku Peduli Program—10 students originating from Laktutus Village, Belu, NTT— started their study in Sanata Dharma University in Yogyakarta in July 2009. They are studying in the Education Faculty to become elementary and junior high school teachers in Laktutus. With 10 qualified teachers, social change in this area is expected to materialize starting from basic education.
During their studies, they will also receive capacity building programs in various fields, such as community organization, sustainability development, agriculture, animal husbandry, applied technology, etc.
Future plans: 2009-2025
Every year Baku Peduli plans to send 5-10 students from selected rural areas of Eastern Indonesia to partner universities and support them with various community activities after their study in their own villages. In total, the program targets 75 cadres of social change in 15 different locations in East Indonesia by 2025.
Stakeholders:
BAKU PEDULI COMMUNITY: network of people and organizations supporting and funding the scholarship program. Each member of this community will receive report on academic development of scholarship recipients and the management of funds. Also, scholarship management team will facilitate interactions both between members of the community and with scholarship recipients.
ADVISORY BOARD: the entrusted individuals responsible as guardians to ensure improvement, development, transparency and accountability of this program. The preliminary members of this Board are: P. Saverinus Adir OFM (Baku Peduli Community for Laktutus), P. Wiryono, SJ (Rector of Sanata Dharma University), P. Budi Subanar SJ, Bapak Domi Severinus (University of Sanata Dharma), Ibu Lusia Salu, Bapak Florentino Sarmento, and Romo Leo Mali (Tokoh Masyarakat Indonesia Timur). As the program develops, more prominent figures would become part of this boards.
HOST-UNIVERSITY: partner university where scholarship recipients carry out their studies. In 2009, Sanata Dharma University in Yogyakarta is the host university for 10 students from Laktutus Village. As the program progresses, other universities are anticipated to take part in this cooperation scheme.
ORIGIN COMMUNITY: parents and village where scholarship recipients come from. For Laktutus Program (2009-2013), contributions from the parents and village community are departure expenses, living expenses Rp 50,000, -/month, and traditional weaving materials done by Mama-mama (mothers in the village) which will be sold in support of this program.
SUNSPIRIT FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE: is a small Indonesian NGO working in the fields of social justice and peace, focused in Aceh and East Nusa Tenggara Provinces. We are currently working with communities in Timor (Laktutus, Belu) for various self-help activities. Bakupeduli is one of our program, as part of long term strategies in alleviating poverty and developing more reliable local human resources for social change. SUNSPIRIT’s main responsibility in the Bakupeduli program is to mobilize public support and to assist the students; while the fund collected are directly managed by the University (under the supervison of Advisory Board and SUNSPIRIT).
Your Contribution
Form 1: Regular contribution of 4 EUR/ 5 USD/Rp. 50,000 per month.
Form 2: One-off Donation
Form 3: Sharing skilled and providing assistance for the students
Form 4: Donation of Goods: bicycle, computer, books, food items, etc
More Information?
YOU can be part of this solidarity movement by becoming a member of Baku Peduli Community!
W: http://bakupeduli.wordpress.com
E/FB: bakupeduli@gmail.com
SUNSPIRIT FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE
Timor:
Risza Lopes da Cruz (roldc.sunspirit@gmail.com, +6281211651979)
Jakarta/Aceh:
Kris Bheda (kb.sunspirit@gmail.com, +62 81387372048 )
Leo Depa Dey ( ldd.sunspirit@gmail.com)
The Netherlands:
Tamara M.Y. Soukotta (ts.sunspirit@gmail.com)
Cypri Jehan Paju Dale (cypri.jpd@gmail.com, +31616969444)
UNIVERSITAS SANATA DHARMA
P. Wiryono, SJ (rektor@staff.usd.ac.id, 08122874654 )
KOMUNITAS BAKUPEDULI TIMOR
P. Save Adir, OFM
(ave_verum1805@yahoo.com, 081383264273 )
