On 8th of April 2013, HSBC Indonesia and YCAB Foundation inaugurated Rumah Belajar HSBC that aims to provide education to underprivileged youths at Pondok Bambu, East Jakarta. With the provision of vocational courses, it is hoped that Indonesian youths will have the opportunity to improve their socio-economic status to a better future. Rumah Belajar HSBC […]
News & Highlights
Volunteering at Rusun Marunda: Making a Change in The Community
Together with DKI Jakarta government (Pemprov DKI), YCAB Foundation held a Social Economic Profiling program at Rusun Marunda on Saturday, 20 April 2013. In the aftermath of the big flood at Jakarta in January, Vice Governor Basuki Tjahja “Ahok” Purnama gives a solution by providing relocation services for people living in Pluit, North Jakarta area, […]
Hanie’s Reflection: Rumah Belajar is really a ‘home’
In commemorating Woman’s Day 2013, ANZ employee Hanie shares her skills in making jewelries to students at Rumah Belajar Dorkas, WTC Mangga Dua. Here’s the story told from her eyes. “Thank you YCAB Foundation for the opportunity that has been given to me to know and share a little bit of my life with friends […]
YCAB seeded Program in Myanmar: The Wonderful Garden Project
Seeing the need of equal learning opportunities for underprivileged children, 22-year-old Zin New Win decides to build this project. This project aims to provide children with a meaningful and yet comfortable environment to interact with others, hence the name: The Wonderful Garden Project. The members of the project itself are solely volunteers, who need to […]
Microsoft Volunteering Day: Teaching Social Media to Underprivileged Youths
On Thursday, 14 March 2013, for the first time Microsoft Indonesia held a volunteering activity with YCAB Foundation at Seasons City Mall. This partnership with Microsoft itself has been established since 2011, where Microsoft gives softwares for every YCAB learning center. In addition, Microsoft also has built five Community Technology Centers in four Indonesian provinces […]
Veronica Colondam Received Indonesian Women of Change Awards 2013
In order to commemorate International Women’s Day, US Embassy gave Women of Change Awards on March 6, 2013 to five Indonesian women due to their contribution in bringing impact towards their surrounding. This event was held at @America, Pacific Place, and attended by US Ambassador Mr. Scott Marciel, the award recipients, and invited guests. Each […]
Today on Kompas Kita: YCAB Foundation Founder and CEO Veronica Colondam to “use our talents for the greater good”
YCAB Foundation Founder and CEO Veronica Colondam appears on Kompas Kita today, 5 March 2012 to talk about her journey. When Mrs. Colondam was 26 years old, she questioned about the meaning of her life. Even though she had become a young mother with two children, she felt like there is something missing if she […]
Allianz Indonesia Helps 350 Flood Victim Students to Go Back to School
Allianz Indonesia, Indo Runners (running lovers community), and YCAB Foundation held a charity run to raise fund for children whose education is halted due to recent flood in Jakarta. The donation was given at an event held at Blooming Café, FX Life Style X’nter. It is witnessed by Head of Corporate Social Responsibility Allianz Indonesia […]
From businessman to charity runner: Indonesian Patrick Kalona donates his first marathon
Berlari untuk Berbagi is a runner community that was initiated by Sandiaga Uno since 2009. In 2011, YCAB became one of the beneficiary of Berlari untuk Berbagi. They ran in New York Marathon 2011 to help the underprivileged children. This year, BuB has come back to support our programs in women empowerment and education for […]
The Flip Side
FOREWORD by Veronica Colondam Inspiring young people to care and do something for others is what we, adults, need to do. The writers of these articles are teenagers who are not afraid to step out of their comfort zones to embrace the flip side of Jakarta’s glitter – poverty that exists right next to where […]
Shena’s Reflection
We started the program with a briefing about the survey we were going to do. We were given a set of papers, five sheets per person with a survey for their household, sicknesses, income and their satisfaction with the PUSKESMAS. The survey was going to help the YCAB team find out specifically what the slum […]
Kharis’ Reflection
This community and service is not what we thought it was first like. We thought that the community service will be a social work like painting and helping other people that are in needs in the are that is called “Petamburan”. But then this community and service activity is actually an indirect community and service. […]