August 2023; Ichikraft's School Assistance Has Been Distributed

 

Ichikraft's school assistance for Novi (August 23rd, 2023) is IDR 300,000 additional IDR 100,000 to support her family

Hi, how have you been? Welcome back to the Ichikraft Give and Care update. I hope all of you are sound and safe. Today I am going to share one of our happiness which is...Yes, The three children who have received Ichikraft's school assistance took their monthly money last August 2023. 

Ichikraft's school assistance for Suci (August 22, 2023) is IDR 175,000 and IDR 100,000 to support her family - Photographed by Riche's collection

First of all, my apology for the late update. A lot of things are going on in my life. First, preparing to move abroad; from Singapore to Brussels. Second, there are still mountain tasks after arriving in Brussels as an International student. I haven't taken a proper rest since arrived in Brussels on 29th August 2023 (Tuesday). Yes, I have been admitted to two Universities in Belgium, and I decided to study at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Meanwhile, Ludwig Maximilians University has rejected my application with the reason my application doesn't meet the requirement regarding the necessary proof of my GPA/ grading scale. Until these days, I have no idea what it means because I had read carefully about all the requirements before applying; the information did not mention how to prove the GPA (maybe I needed to convert it to the German scale). With a 3.7 GPA, I thought it was good enough to apply Master's program in Economics. It's in the past, so it doesn't matter because right now I am looking forward to thriving with VUB!👊🚀

Ichikraft's school assistance for Uun (August 22, 2023) is IDR 175,000 and IDR 100,000 to support her family - Photographed by Riche's collection

Back to the topic; last August 2023, Novi, Uun, and Suci had gotten their monthly money. On August 22nd, 2023, Uun and Suci came to Riche's house. While Novi has been away she has taken a certain program (similar to internships) which is good for her to gain experience in the workplace. Therefore, the next day on August 23rd, 2023, Novi's mother was the one who visited Riche's house to take Novi's school assistance.

Ichikraft's school assistance was distributed at Riche's house on 22nd and 23rd August 2023 - Photographed by Riche's collection

Novi and Suci received IDR 175,000 each for school assistance with IDR 100,000 each to support their family. On the other hand, Novi got IDR 300,000 for her school assistance with an additional IDR 100,000 to support her family. I hope they work hard on their study and will have a better life in the future. No matter how hard the obstacles they encounter, I hope those children will face them with a lot of courage and never give up on the dream they have.

Ichikraft's school assistance was distributed at Riche's house on the 22nd, and 23rd of August 2023 - Photographed by Riche's collection

Ichikraft's school assistance was distributed at Riche's house on the 22nd and 23rd August 2023 - Photographed by Riche's collection

Thank you to my dearest Riche who has always helped me to distribute the money for Novi, Uun, and Suci. Many thanks to all of you who are following our update. Have a good day and take care!✋🙂

Ichikraft's school assistance was distributed at Riche's house on the 22nd and 23rd, of August 2023 - Photographed by Riche's collection

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• Written by Acik Mardhiyanti
• Photographed by Riche's collection
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July 2023: Ichikraft's School Assistance Has Been Distributed

 

Ichikraft's school assistance for Suci this month (July 2023) is IDR 175,000 with IDR 100,000 to support her family, additionally IDR 100,000 for hard work at school - Photographed by Riche's collection

Hi, welcome back to Ichikraft Give and Care! How are you doing? I hope all of you are in good shape. Today I am going to share one of our happiness this month which is... of course the three children have received their monthly assistance!🙂

Ichikraft's school assistance for Novi this month (July 2023) is IDR 300,000 with IDR 100,000 for her good performance at school, an additional IDR 100,000 to support her family - Photographed by Riche's collection

On Thursday, July 20, 2023, my dearest friend, Riche, sent me a message that Uun, Suci, and Novi, came to her house and got their school assistance. Unlike a month before, this month those kids have gotten additional money from us since they have shown their courage to study and work hard on it. Life, maybe tough, but we must keep moving forward to reach the life we want, isn't it? Furthermore, despite all the circumstances they encounter for instance limited access to textbooks, the internet, and having to attend another school to gain more knowledge, or like Novi must help her parent at the crop field, they do their best to make a great record on their school academic performance which make me respect and admire them even more. Therefore, my husband and I decided to give them additional money for their work hard at school.

Ichikraft's school assistance for Uun this month (July 2023) is IDR 175,000 additional IDR 100,000 to appreciate her hard work at school and IDR 100,000 to support her family - Photographed by Riche's collection

As I mentioned above, Novi, Uun, and Suci, each of them has obtained IDR 100,000 for the appreciation of their academic performance. If you are following our update, in the last article I have already written that Novi and Suci got 2nd rank, meanwhile, Uun got 3rd rank. Same as last month, Novi got IDR 300,000 for her school assistance, while Uun and Suci received IDR 175,000 each for school assistance. And IDR 100,000 for each to support their family.

Ichikraft's school assistance this month has been distributed at Riche's house on 20th July, 2023 - Photographed by Riche's collection

Ichikraft's school assistance has been distributed at Riche's house on 20th July 2023 - Photographed by Riche's collection

Many thanks to Riche who has always assisted me to distribute school assistance to these children. I do appreciate Riche works on this project since this is likely a social work or volunteer and no one receives a salary for this kind of work. And I am happy to make an announcement that we have been working on this project for 10 years now!👊🤗  

Ichikraft's school assistance has been distributed at Riche's house on 20th July 2023 - Photographed by Riche's collection

Thank you for reading my article, take care!✋🙂

Ichikraft's school assistance has been distributed at Riche's house on 20th July 2023 - Photographed by Riche's collection

Note:

• Written by Acik Mardhiyanti 
• Photographed by Riche's collection
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June 2023: Ichikraft's School Assistance has Been Distributed

 

Ichikraft's school assistance this month ( June 2023) for Uun is IDR 175,000 and IDR 100,000 - Photographed by Riche's collection

Welcome back to Ichikraft Give and Care project. Today I am going to share a piece of great news about those children who have received our assistance besides our update. What is the news? Keep going to read our article!😉

Ichikraft's school assistance for Suci this month is IDR 175,000 and IDR 100,000 to support her family - Photographed by Riche's collection

First of all, I apologize that the update takes longer to publish this month. The first reason, is I have been busy as you know I will study soon. Secondly, my dearest friend, Riche, also has been busy as she is not only a school headmaster but a mom as well. Her baby boy was hospitalized, therefore she got family matters to take care of first. As a result, Uun, Suci, and Novi, have gotten their school money on June 22nd, 2023, 2 days later than they used to. However, on top of that, I am glad that Riche's child gets better now. In my view, everyone has their own schedule and is busy. Sometimes an unprecedented event occurs without warning and makes us must postpone another thing. But the bottom line is that we are able to make our job done even though we encounter issues in our daily life.

 Ichikraft's school assistance for Novi this month is IDR 300,000 and IDR 100,000 to support her family - Photographed by Riche's collection

Anyway, last Thursday Riche sent me the news that Uun got ranked 3rd meanwhile Novi and Suci sit on 2nd rank. Wow, I am proud of them, despite the circumstances that have to face they keep motivated in school. I know, that maintaining a high spirit in education matters is challenging if we come from low-income families. My experience was pretty bad when we are talking about it as many people in the village were uneducated, some may be rude and insulted me either verbally or physically because I had a big dream and wanted to study, while others just discouraged me. The worst scenario was my father the only person who supported my dream. I hope these 3 children stay focused on the path to reaching their goal. It is a daunting task and requires massive effort and the journey could become a long way journey. Not easy, however, by the end of the day all the effort will pay off. With good performance in academics like this, those children will be able to apply for a full scholarship from the Indonesian government to study for 4 years at a university to obtain Bachelor's degree. It is their choice and how high motivation they have to break the circle of poverty in their family. 

Ichikraft's school assistance this month ( June 2023) has been distributed at Riche's house - Photographed by Riche's collection

Through this small project that I manage along with my husband, I do have a big hope that we will able to assist more villager children by giving school assistance monthly in order to break poverty life. I mention many times that education is a passport to get a better life in the future, bringing us from nowhere to somewhere. Furthermore, with the high education we hold, we will be able to help others. That's what I have believed. This is one of the motivations that I penned down in my motivation letter when I applied for my master's program. I know,  for some it doesn't have any relation to helping others with the program study I choose. Yeah, if I send my motivation letter draft to a professional who is top-notch to assess motivation letters, definitely they would reject my idea. However, I believe what I have been doing. I want to go beyond just working; I want to find purpose and be useful. I do not want to tie just only one country which is my original country; if I can learn, apply the knowledge that I obtain, and have the capability to contributing create a better world why not?

Ichikraft's school assistance this month (June 2023) has been distributed at Riche's house - Photographed by Riche's collection

My message to the children who have received our assistance is, "Go fight for your future and never give up." Some or many smart and talented villagers' children have a doubt about themselves which makes them drop the dream they have. However, I have seen some fight hard like walk through hell and they survive and have a better life in the present. This means, to keep going, and focus on what to achieve that must in mind; go beyond the limit, and surpass it. Wow, that's heavy, yes it is. 

Ichikraft's school assistance this month ( June 2023) has been distributed at Riche's house - Photographed by Riche's collection

Same as last month, Novi got IDR 300,000 for her school assistance, while Uun and Suci received IDR 175,000 each for their school assistance. Additionally, IDR 100,000 each to support their family. Yeah, at first this additional money was to support their family due to the COVID-19 situation. But, I decided to keep giving this certain money to these 3 children even though the COVID-19 crisis was "over." The reason? I do not have to have a reason to help others, regardless of race, language, religion, or whatever it is, when I want to help I just help as when we help others it will end up being a good thing for us. That's it. 

Ichikraft's school Assistance for this month (June 2023) has been distributed at Riche's house - Photographed by Riche's collection

Thank you to Riche, who has always helped me to distribute monthly money for these children. I wish the best for her!🙏🙂

Thank you for reading our update, and have a good day!✋👊

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• Written by Acik Mardhiyanti
• Photographed by Riche's collection
• Do not copy this article without permission
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Ichikraft's School Assistance: May 2023, School assistance Has Been Distributed

 

Ichikraft's school assistance for Novi this month (May 2023) is IDR 300,000 and IDR 100,000 to support her family - Photographed by Riche's collection

Hi all of you, how are you today? It's been a while since the last update from Ichikraft's school assistance. Today I am going to share one of our happiness in wonderful May this year that the three children, Uun, Suci, and Novi have received their monthly school assistance!😊

Ichikraft's school assistance has been distributed at Riche house on 21st May 2023 - Photographed by Riche's collection

This year is a crazy year for us as a mountain of tasks that I have to handle; one of them is to settle down my brother's school before I move to another country to study. It's challenging, however, I am relieved as the new school for my brother is settled. And now, I am still a marathon to prepare and apply for my student visa and the process is painful, yeah I am stressed, but I look through it as the process to becoming successful in the next few years, therefore, I am excited even though it has drained my energy and money.

Ichikraft's school assistance for Uun this month (May 2023) is IDR 175,000 and IDR 100,000 to support her family - Photographed by Riche's collection

After came back home yesterday at noon from my travel, I got a message from Riche in the evening that Uun, Suci, and Novi, came and got their monthly money. Same as last month, this month Uun and Suci got IDR 175,000 each, meanwhile Novi received IDR 300,000 for their school assistance. In addition, IDR 100,000 I gave to support their family. In Indonesia, the prices of goods soar and gradually increase. The latest is the price of eggs. Hopefully, our little help will ease the family of three kids burden. Indeed, from my view, IDR 100,000 is not much, however, it is a big help for them. Sometimes, we thought small yet it is bigger than we have expected for some families who live in poverty. It's a lesson for me. Therefore, help others who need help although it's a small thing for example sending a meal for your poor neighbour. Regardless, of race, language, and religion, give your hands to assist others.

Ichikraft's school assistance has been distributed at Riche's house on 21st May 2023 - Photographed by Riche's collection

For Uun, Suci, and Novi, I do hope they have motivated and boosted their spirit to study hard and work hard on whatever dream they have because it is gonna be a long journey to achieve that. And thank you to my dearest Riche who has always given me her hands to distribute these children's money.

Ichikraft's school assistance for Suci this month (May 2023) is IDR 175,000 and IDR 100,000 to support her family - Photographed by Riche's collection

Ichikraft's school assistance has been distributed at Riche's house on 21st May 2023 - Photographed by Riche's collection

Thank you for reading my article and have a nice day!✋🙂

Ichikraft's school assistance has been distributed at Riche's house on 21st May 2023 - Photographed by Riche's collection

Note:

• Written by Acik Mardhiyanti
• Photographed by Riche's collection
• Do not copy this article without permission
• Do not reuse this photographs anywhere else without permission

April 2023, Ichikraft's school Assistance Has Been Distributed

 

Ichikraft's school assistance for Uun this month (April 2023) is IDR 175,000 and IDR 100,000 to support her family - Photographed by Riche's collection 

Welcome back to our update! Today I am going to share one of my happiness this month!🤗 Yes, the three children have received their monthly money, and also they celebrate their festive season this month as well.  Another thing is that April 2023 is my awesome month!👊

Ichikraft's school assistance for Suci this month (April 2023) is IDR 175,000 and IDR 100,000 to support her family - Photographed by Riche's collection

My dearest friend, Riche,  sent me a message last week on Friday, 21st April 2023. As I have been busy with many things and also exhausted and tired as I took a trip for about 2 weeks, I do not have time to update our Ichikraft's school assistance on time. a few days ago I felt almost had a fever but my body was able to manage. However, two days ago I had a high fever and just today I am able to wake up. Yeah, I like a scrambled egg since last year I studied massively every day for a year in order to reach my dream; including a year before as I had been preparing for my further education. Indeed, for some people taking further study is a piece of cake, however, on my side is not as easy as you think. Firstly I need to build a strong financial household because it is not only me who want to upgrade degree but also my husband as well. Moreover, I have to support my down syndrome brother. For 11 years we had tried to save money to reach our goals. Second, as I mentioned above I must prepare myself; I started by taking courses from 2016 to 2018. The reasons why I took the courses before applying for a Master's and why I chose to study in certain countries, why now, well maybe I will explain in another blog when I have time. All the hard work is paid off! On 25th April 2023, I received a letter of acceptance from one of the universities in Brussels, Belgium!🙂 Now I am still waiting for two universities' results; one in Munich, Germany, and another one of the universities in Belgium.

Ichikraft's school assistance for Novi this month (April 2023) is IDR 300,000 and IDR 100,000 to support her family - Photographed by Riche's collection

Back to the topic, this April 2023, Uun, Suci, Novi got their regular assistance. Novi got IDR 300,000 for her school assistance. Meanwhile, Suci and Uun, each of them received IDR 175,000. Additionally, each of the three kids got IDR 100,000 to support her family. I do hope those children will work hard on their dream. Nothing is impossible as long as we work on it and focus. Indeed, for people who come from low-income families, there is a daunting task and a lot of sacrifices. Therefore, for who have a big dream, they must prepare for this battle.

Ichikraft's school assistance has been distributed at Riche's house on 21st April 2023 - Photographed by Riche's collection

Thank you so much to my dearest friend Riche who has always helped me to distribute the school assistance money for those children. I am lucky to have a friend like her as she is an amazing person who can inspire others. Furthermore, Happy Hari Raya to Novi, Uun, and Suci!🙏

Ichikraft's school assistance has been distributed on 21st April 2023 at Riche's house - Photographed by Riche's collection

Thank you for reading my article, take care and have a nice day!✋🙂

Ichikraft's school assistance has been distributed at Riche's house on 21st April 2023 - Photographed by Riche's collection

Ichikraft's school assistance has been distributed at Riche's house on 21st April 2023 - Photographed by Riche's collection

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• Written by Acik Mardhiyanti
• Photographed by Riche's collection
• Do not copy this article without permission
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March 2023, Ichikraft's School Assistance Has Been Distributed

Ichikraft's school assistance for Novi this month (21st March 2023) is IDR 300,000, additionally, IDR 100,000 to support her family, and a special treat IDR 600,000 - Photographed by Riche's collection

Welcome back to our blog! Today I am going to share one of our happiness this month the three children who have received Ichikraft's assistance got their monthly money with an additional allowance!😎

On March 21st, 2023, my dearest friend, Riche, sent me a message that Uun, Suci, and Novi, finally came to her house and took their money. Usually, they come on the 20th of each month but this March 2023, it looks like they have another thing to do. I am pretty much happy to see them even though only pictures. I could see all of them are safe and sound!😊

Ichikraft's school assistance for Uun this month (21st March 2023) is IDR 175,000 in addition IDR 100,000 to support her family, and IDR 600,000 for a special treat - Photographed by Riche's collection

Last update I mentioned that Riche and I have discussed some options for Novi after graduating from high school. I have given her some ideas to take a course to obtain a skill with the hope Novi will be hired by local businesses such as a saloon, tailor, a bakery shop et cetera. In my view, if she gets one of those skills, it is far easier to find a job. After having a job, she could save money for university later if she wants a university degree. That's my idea. And I was surprised, after searching for the information last month, I found that there is a way for Novi to enroll in university by scholarship that the government offers. At the university where I finished my Bachelor's degree alone, 5 types of scholarships have been offered; academic performance, non-academic performance, for instance, sport, art, music et cetera, and three other scholarships. That's amazing compared to my era, even though my academic performance steadily increased each quarter and I hold a non-academic certificate, I did not have a chance and no one offered me a scholarship to university. Sad, yes it was. But, nowadays, I think there is no excuse to not apply for university programs as the Indonesian government gives free study for 4 years at a university for students who come from low-income families. It is a piece of good news! Moreover, there are also free courses from the government for example business administration, sewing, design, computer, et cetera. Those are helpful information for Novi as she is a smart student. However, it depends on her motivation. 

Ichikraft's school assistance for Suci this month (21st March 2023) is IDR 175,000, IDR 100,000 to support her family, and IDR 600,000 for a special treat this month - Photographed by Riche's collection

Unlike a month before, this March 2023, I gave a special treat to Novi, Uun, and Suci.  Each one of them has received IDR 600,000. They will celebrate Hari Raya Puasa next month so I sent additional money. The purpose is that I want them to celebrate a festive season like others, maybe to prepare a chicken dish, or perhaps buy cookies. The amount of money increased double as compared to last year from IDR 300,000 to IDR 600,000. The reason is that this year I decided to not buy dresses for them and gave them money instead. Therefore, they are able to choose where they want to buy the dress at an affordable price. Sometimes, people who live in poverty think in a different way; take one example they prefer to buy fabric and send it to the tailor because it is cheaper rather than buying a dress at a shop. Similar to me in the past, I bought the fabric at the market and paid a tailor. The total cost was about IDR 25,000 and I was happy and did not complain about the quality of the fabric because I made my own design. Sometimes, a good business owner gave me 1.5 meters of fabric for free!😁 Each year when my grandmother got some fabrics, she shared them with me too. In this case, I did not care about the color, and I did not make a fuss about the pattern of the fabric either; I just felt grateful for what I had, that's all. When the fabric is free, it meant the total cost was less than IDR 25,000 to wear a proper dress. Awesome, right?😉 However, it was a different story if I bought a dress from a shop at the market; at least I needed IDR 100,000. Therefore, based on my experiences, I give them the freedom to choose and decide. 

Ichikraft's school assistance has been distributed on 21st March 2023 at Riche's house - Photographed by Riche's collection

Along with a special treat, Novi got IDR 300,000 for her school assistance. Meanwhile, Uun and Suci had IDR 175,000 each of them. In addition, IDR 100,000 for each one of them to support their family. With a little help, I hope these children are able to support the school matters such as buying stationery, a school bag, school shoes, et cetera. 

Ichikraft's school assistance has been distributed on 21st March 2023 at Riche's house - Photographed by Riche's collection

Thank you to my lovely friend, Riche, who has always helped me to distribute the money monthly. I am glad to have a friend like her. 

Ichikraft's school assistance has been distributed on 21st March 2023 at Riche's house - Photographed by Riche's collection

Thank you for reading my article this day, have a nice day, and take care!👊🙂🤗

Ichikraft's school assistance has been distributed at Riche's house on 21st March 2023 - Photographed by Riche's collection

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• Written by Acik Mardhiyanti
• Photographed by Riche's collection
• Do not copy this article without permission
• Do not reuse these photographs anywhere else without permission

February 2023, Ichikraft's School Assistance Has Been Distributed

 

Ichikraft's school assistance this month ( February 2023) for Uun is IDR 175,000 in addition IDR 100,000 to support her family - Photographed by Riche's collection

Welcome back to Ichikraft update! Today I am going to share our happiness with all of you as the three children who have received our hands finally got their monthly money!😉

Ichikraft's school assistance has been distributed on 21st February 2023 at Riche's house - Photographed by Riche's collection

Last evening, my dearest friend, Riche sent me a message that Uun, Novi, and Suci came to her house to get their school assistance money. As usual, coming together each month despite the fact they have different activities and schools. As far as I can see, those children become best friends and support each other! Hopefully, it will long last!🤗

School assistance this month (February 2023) for Suci is IDR 175,000 and IDR 100,000 to support her family - Photographed by Riche's collection

Same as last month, Novi got IDR 300,000 for her school assistance, meanwhile, Uun and Suci received IDR 175,000 each. Additionally, each one of them has obtained IDR 100,000 since COVID-19 struck our world. Although this year the situation gets better, I am still willing to give them this additional money to support their family. 

Ichikraft's school assistance has been distributed on 21st February 2023 at Riche's house - Photographed by Riche's collection

Besides talking about school assistance, if you are following our news, last month I mentioned that Novi must start to think about joining courses to get skills so that she will be able to find a job after graduating from high school. Indeed, this year is her second year, but if she wants to change her future into a better one, she must work harder by making a plan. Last night, my dearest friend, Riche told me that Novi wants to discuss it with her parent and I respect that. I assume that she has no clue about what she wants in this life. Compared to the young me, in my second year of high school, I had already decided to study abroad and I literally picked economics as my future career since I was in primary school. Indeed, Novi is not me, so I can not expect something similar in my case. Thinking back to the old day, I decided on anything that was associated with my dream on my own. Once my father told me this when I was in second or third grade, "you must study hard at school, and get into university to study economics." He mentioned "marketing" which I had no idea about it. After that, my father never interfered with my study matters, my future plan, and what I was doing. He knew and believed I was able to manage myself; as long as I was in the economics field, he was just happy. The thing that made him complain and mad was when I came home from the workplace at 9 PM or 10 PM 

School assistance this month (February 2023) for Novi is IDR 300,000 and IDR 100,000 to support her family - Photographed by Riche's collection

Maybe I am being rigid because many teenagers are still enjoying their high school full of fun or romance. In contrast, I asked Novi to make her future plan by joining courses to obtain a skill as the first step to changing her life. It sounds not fair, isn't it? But this is the real life that she must encounter and endure. And life has never been fair. If we come from low-income families, to reach the goal we have to make a lot of sacrifices and work harder than others. Otherwise, the circle of poverty has never broken.  That's the reality. I hope she can learn and get strong day by day.

Ichikraft's school assistance has been distributed at Riche's house on 21st February 2023 - Photographed by Riche's collection

Many thanks to Riche who has always helped me to distribute the money. And thank you for reading our article! Have a nice day and take care!👊✋🙂

Ichikraft's school assistance has been distributed at Riche's house on 21st February 2023 - Photographed by Riche's collection

Note:

• Written by Acik Mardhiyanti
• Photographed by Riche's collection
• Do not copy this article without permission
• Do not reuse these photographs anywhere else without permission

January 2023, Ichikraft's School Assistance Has Been Distributed

 

School assistance for Suci this month (January 2023) is IDR 175,000 additional IDR 100,000 to support her family - Photographed by Riche's collection

It's been a while, how have you been? I hope you are safe and sound! Well, today I am going to share our good news! Of course, that the three children (Novi, Suci, and Uun) have received their monthly money!

Ichikraft's school assistance has been distributed on January 20th, 2023 at Riche's house - Photographed by Riche's collection

I know, I am late to write an update despite the fact that those children have always gotten school assistance on the 20th of each month. This January 2023, they also came to Riche's house on 20th January 2023. Therefore, Riche sent me a message that evening. But, unfortunately, I was exhausted both physically and mentally. Yeah, for a year I had been preparing for my further education. As the consequence, my energy has been drained. Actually, since December 2022, I was at my limit yet I pushed my limit.  So, today I must write the update even though I am still not fit. 

School assistance for Uun this month (January 20th, 2023) is IDR 175,000 and IDR 100,000 to support her family - Photographed by Riche's collection

This month (January 2023), Novi, Uun, and Suci got the same amount of money as the month before. Novi received IDR 300,000, meanwhile, Uun and Suci got IDR 175,000 each. In addition, each one of them has gotten IDR 100,000 to support their family. I hope they are able to spend the money wisely at least to buy textbooks, school shoes, or a school bag. I know, some of you may think this money is only a small amount. However, a small/ little thing would give them hope for a better future. 

Ichikraft's school assistance this month (January 2023) has been distributed on January 20th, 2023 at Riche's house - Photographed by Riche's collection

This month I sent a message through my dearest friend, Riche. I gave a piece of advice for Novi to learn a new thing such as taking a baking/ cooking course, sewing/ design, handicraft course et cetera.  I also said if those courses are not available in the village where she lives, then gets experiences in the real life, for instance helping someone in the neighborhood who has a business. By helping cooking or making pastry part-time, or perhaps at the saloon, so she will obtain skills. With the skills Novi has, she will be able to find a job after graduating from high school, save money each month, and eventually will able to attend university. That is the main reason why I am eager to send this message. On top of that, I can not help her forever, so she must start to become an independent girl now. Indeed, I hope Novi gets a chance to study at a university, however, it is up to her to determine what she wants. Being born into a low-income family will make someone work harder and study furiously to reach a big dream. It is not piece of cake and needs years of work. 

School assistance for Novi this month (January 2023) is IDR 300,000 and IDR 100,000 to support her family - Photographed by Riche's house - Photographed by Riche's collection

I do really hope, those children are able to have a better future by breaking the circle of poverty. I have believed that education is a passport to get a better life in the future, bringing us from nowhere to somewhere. Therefore, Uun, Suci, Novi, or any other children who have lived in poverty must study hard at school and work hard on their dream. 

Ichikraft's school assistance has been distributed at Riche's house on January 20th, 2023 - Photographed by Riche's collection

Many thanks to my lovely friend, Riche, who has always helped me to distribute the school assistance monthly. 

Ichikraft's school assistance has been distributed at Riche's house on January 20th, 2023 - Photographed by Riche's collection

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• Written by Acik Mardhiyanti
• Photographed by Riche's collection
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