August 2024: Ichikraft's School Assistance Has Been Distributed

Welcome back to our monthly update! How have you been, all of you? Hope all of you are doing well. Today I am going to give an update on our project. Briefly, we have been working on this project for more or less 10 years. Therefore, it is not over night project to see the result and we believe on what we have been doing. 

On 20 August 2024, my dearest friend, Riche, sent me a message that the children visited her house and received their monthly assistance. I am glad the three of them are doing fine and look very well. On top of that, Uun and Suci have graduated from secondary school which means they are entering high school this new academic year (2024/2025). I am proud of them, they are really amazing kids. And I do hope they keep going and work hard on their study and do not give up so easily. 

Indeed, as I mentioned last month I would increase their school assistance starting this month. Hence, for August 2024, each one of them got IDR 300,000 for their school assistance. With IDR 100,000 for each to support their family. If you are following our update each month, you have already noticed that additional money was originally to give a little help to these children families due to the pandemic. However, we decided to keep supporting their family until these days. 

Moreover, I apology, because I am late to give an update each month. If you are following our blog, you know that I have started my Master's program since last year. I have been busy with my school matters. This year is my second year and I do hope it will be going well.👊

Thank you to all of you who read our update. Furthermore, thank you to Riche who has always helped me to distribute school assistance monthly. 

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• Written by Acik Mardhiyanti
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July 2024: Ichikraft's school assistance has been distributed

It's been a while, I hope all of you are doing well! Today I am going to update our project. Yes, we have been working on this project for a decade🙂 Indeed, it is not overnight work as it needs commitment. Ok, let's check it out!

On 20 July 2024, my dearest friend, Riche, sent me a message. Same as a month before, it is good news because the three children which are Novi, Uun, and Suci have received their monthly assistance from us. In brief, each month those children get school assistance and the amount of money depends on the level of education. To be clear, this school assistance ends when they graduate from high school and we will select another to receive our school assistance. Deep inside, personally, I would like to help them until university, however, this project is funded by our own pocket. But it is possible maybe in the next few years I will be able to give school assistance until a university level. For those who have strong motivation, they will find a way to study at university no matter how hard it is, I believe that. 

Talking about university, I have heard many say they are not able to go to university because of financial issues. However, I have seen many succeeded hold university degrees even though they came from low-income families. Which one is credible, the first statement, or the fact? If I disagree with the first statement, someone might say "Acik, you do not know the situation they encounter." And, if I agree with the second fact, somebody might comment "Acik, they are just lucky can study until university." And, the third case, someone from a low-income family able to enroll at a university, has a big dream, yet does not strong enough to keep going, breaking in the middle of roads. It is likely the same with my research (but my research is not in this field, just similar) when psychology influences the decisions made and what an individual believes. From my point of view, "lucky" is not in my dictionary, and do not wait for luck for you who want to reach your goal/ target, or whatever you want to achieve. Moreover, stay strong, keep going even only step by step, and never give up. And I do really, really hope, these kids focus and work hard to reach whatever they desire for their future. 

This month, I have another good news as two of them, Uun and Suci will attend high school in this new academic year!!✌️🤩 Congratulation, I am really proud of you girls! I hope they keep studying and working hard no matter what happens. 

Speaking of which, this month Novi received IDR 300,000 for her school assistance, while Uun and Suci got IDR 175, 000. Additionally, each one of them received IDR 100,000 to support their family. As Uun and Suci will be attending high school, their monthly assistance will increase next month. 

Thank you for reading our update, and my apology as I give a late update and there is no picture. If I have time I add the pictures. As you may already know I have been busy. Indeed, I am on summer holiday, but not me. Even, I do not have weekends to relax unless I am sick. I still have to work on many things day and night. I also wonder why I keep having a lot of things on my hands🤔😅 

Anyway, take care and have a nice day to all of you! bye!😊👊

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• Written by Acik Mardhiyanti
• Do not copy this article without permissions