In the past four years, over 500 young people in Merauke (South Papua) have left the Papua Mandiri Sentosa training center with a certificate in hand.

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Many children in Papua leave school prematurely because they do not feel at home or safe. Desi, the driving force behind Papua GLD, has made it her mission to create a nurturing learning environment for children and youths. Under her leadership, a dedicated team of volunteers teaches reading and writing to both school dropouts and students who need extra tutoring.

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For several years, Hapin has been supporting a thriving learning center in the city of Merauke (South Papua), offering Papuan youth access to courses and guidance.

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Jaar: 2023 Bedrag: € 1.000,- Waar: Sorong “Education is the key to liberating people from their position. Without education one becomes helpless, a slave to the environment.” Maria Baru is a freelance journalist from Cengkeh, a village near Sorong. She is concerned about the young generation, who she believes is becoming increasingly passive and unmotivated [...]

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Education in Papua does not match the environment and the child's world of experience. Papua GLD does it completely differently: the child learns to ask questions, to think critically and to be aware of his or her role and responsibility towards the other.

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A group of 15 young people - spread across the Sorong region - voluntarily teach children who do not go to school due to circumstances. And then it is good to be back in the classroom yourself every now and then.

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Many young Papuans do not feel at home in the Indonesian education system, which is also characterized by corruption and mismanagement. These young people are welcome in the education center of Papua Mandiri Sentosa (PMS) in Merauke.

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Imagine yourself applying for a job but never in your life even touched a computer, nor speak English or have good writing and speaking skills. Without saying the  chances are that you will not stand a chance. In Papua this will be no different. Our local partner in Merauke (South Papua), Papua Mandiri Sentosa, trains as many Papuan young people as possible in these basic skills, in order for them to find a paid job or study soon. This year there is room for about 65 young people.

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Imagine you are applying for a job at a bank or the government. But you've never touched a computer before. You don't stand a chance. This is no different in Papua. Benkel Kerja Papua (BKP), a team of technically trained volunteers from Jayapura, train Papuans in remote areas in the use of computers and digital media four times a year.

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Papua Mandiri Sentosa did not have enough computers to serve the participants of her training. Hapin stepped in and seven additional laptops have now been purchased.

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