Humanity Program: Clean Water, Just Rp 3.000,00 a MonthKompas Language: Indonesian September 5, 2008 Yustina (35), who lives in Malabae village in Bengkayang district in West Kalimantan province, no longer needs to walk for one kilometer to collect water. “Now I can get clean water 24 hours a day right inside my house,” said the mother of three children. Water is now available abundantly for all the 74 families in Malabae village following the completion of a three kilometer long water piping project built jointly by the local community and Wahana Visi Indonesia. Besides the water project at the village, World Vision also supported similar community-based water projects in four other villages in Bengkayang. The water projects benefit some 3000 people and help reduce water-borne diseases in the area. |
Breast Milk is better than Formula MilkPapua Pos Language: Indonesian August 22, 2008 Wahana Visi Indonesia Regio Papua celebrated World Breastfeeding Week by organizing a workshop in Jayapura. The aim of this event is to raise community awareness that breast milk is better from formula milk for improvement of child quality of life. |
People of Rote Ndao Revitalize Their CultureBisnis Indonesia Language: Indonesian October 4, 2008 People of Rote Ndao revitalize their culture of ?Belis?. Belis is a brideprice that given to the bride?s family. Through this revitalisation program, World Vision is expected to able to solve the poverty issues in Rote from its root. Now the families have been motivated to decrease the amount of Belis, and provided it for the education of their children. |
60 percent of Children in Indonesia Do Not Have Birth CertificateMedia Indonesia Language: Indonesian July 28, 2008 Right for birth certificate in Indonesia should be fulfilled by government because through this primary citizenship document, children can get access to health, education, social and law security. This is what Wahana Visi Urban Jakarta tries to promote through the moment of National Children Day celebration. |
Sharing Stories With Children and CommunityBorneo Tribune Language: Indonesian 10 March, 2008 Sponsors of Wahana Visi Indonesia visited Singkawang, one of Wahana Visi Indonesia projects in West Kalimantan. On this occasion, they looked closely the works of Wahana Visi Indonesia in Bengkayang district. They visited Sijangkung and Kita Setia kindergartens and 21 Sibaju primary school. This facilities can be built because of good cooperation between community members and Wahana Visi Indonesia-Singkawang. In this occasion, they also met and greeted with the important figures in Sijangkung, Sagatani, and Sibaju villages. |
