At last during my internship period on August, we, as internees managed to do a Community Service that we have been planning since the first day we met on the office.
The event was held on DILTS Foundation, which is a foundation made by love from a couple to children who needs proper education. For more click here!
Anyway, we planned the whole thing like crazy. Between work and meetings (and several fun night out :) ) we managed to bring this event to the children there. We mixed a gathering, games, motivation session into one series of event which were very fun in the end!
Here are several photos from the events:
#1 The beginning of the event. Never say Never! is our main theme, where we support the children to keep chasing their dreams and be grateful for their opportunities to be given a proper education from the foundation itself. Thus, they have to keep learning to reach a better future!
#2 The first bingo game! Here we were "forced" to mingling with each other by this personality-bingo-game! The children have to search for the right person matched for each personalities in the paper in order to get the paper marked and achieving "BINGO" letter the fastest. They were so cheerful and excited!
#3 Some of the children. How cute they are?! I remember that the left one named Miranda (which she said she want to be a chef someday! cute!) and unfortunately forgotten the name of 2 other boys on the left. They are discussing seriously for strategies to get the paper marked as fast as possible. Somehow I'm imagining that they are Indonesian' Zhou Yu and Zhu Ge Liang in the future. Ha!
#4 The motivation time brought by one of FEUI alumni's which had almost the same background as the children (which most of them are poor and ended as an buskers, street troubadours, etc so they can pay for their education fee and helping their family) and finally managed to graduate from FEUI. This man was truly, truly an inspiration for the children.
#5 Game to test the bravery. First pop, first prize! This kind of game, boys always win.
#6 Another game session after motivation session! Blind drawing!!
#7 The most of the children from DILTS Foundation that attend our event (while DILTS has almost 200 child in total).
#8 Our Team!
#9 Finally! Full team! Thanks for the hard work and participation!!
Overall, this event was magnificent! However, one to be complained for was SEVERAL of internees didn't even have the willingness to adapt and migle with the children here. They were too busy with their own talk and groups, blame the level of education, and "social level" I think. But as a whole, we made quite a teamwork here!
After this event, as an internee in a big business company, I've learned that there are so much things to do outside the office and the whole kind of "smoothly-planned life" we always think of. Out there, there were people who are willing to risk their established life to serve children who are in need of better education. Taking examples from several educating volunteers in this foundation, our life now is still quite meaningless to other people. We are still always think of ourselves selfishly.
Maybe I'm still don't have that kind of bravery to serve the community as a full-timer, and I definitely give a full salute to them whose life are fully dedicated to help others. Maybe I can't participate directly in action, but sure in the future I'd like to participate in supporting better children education in other kind of form. Money, prayer, donations, and other stuffs I can think of. Definitely.
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