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
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