Project Description
Year: 2024
Amount: €1,200
Location: Mindiptana / Boven-Digul
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. This success did not go unnoticed. In Mindiptana, a team of volunteers was eager to replicate Merauke’s example in their own village.
To support this initiative, the team from Merauke visited Mindiptana, located about an eight-hour drive north in the Boven-Digul region. During this visit, the Mindiptana team received training to prepare them for setting up their own learning center. The journey and training were partially funded by Hapin.
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From Classroom to Paid Job: Empowering Merauke’s Youth
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. Most of them are still studying. Valuable training in areas such as computer skills and English helps them perform better at university or college. About 10% of former participants are job seekers, which can be a significant challenge for young people of Papuan descent.
Internships for young Papuans Merauke
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.
Computer training for 150 students in Merauke: in action against digital inequality
Send in an application, prepare a school report, online banking, read the newspaper or advertise your company. Just a few examples of situations in which a computer is necessary. That is no different for Papuans than for us. But you also need skills to be able to use a computer. That is why Hapin supports various initiatives of local partners that teach Papuans the much-needed digital skills. Previously in Jayapura and the surrounding area, and now also in the southern city of Merauke. This year, more than 150 students are going to follow a course of their choice.
Education center for Papuan youth in Merauke
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.
