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
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