February Month of Giving Campaign: Erma’s story
Erma Collins is our beloved teacher at Akademi Kristus. She spends time with local children from the slum teaching them valuable literacy and numeracy skills. Erma also teaches English to the children. Many of the children attending Akademi Kristus can’t afford to attend school, so learning basic numeracy, bahasa(Indonesian) and English is critical to their development and is the key to them finding employment in the future and breaking the cycle of poverty.
AK currently delivers three education classes per week, but we hope to increase this to daily classes for longer periods of time so that we can work more closely with the children to develop these key skills.
If you would like to support our education program we invite you to become a monthly donor. For just $40 per month you can support children to receive life changing education.
You can become a monthly donor by clicking on the donate link below.
Please note all donations of $2 or more are tax deductible.
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February Month of Giving Campaign: Specialist Disability Education classes
Akademi Kristus funds specialist disability teachers to work with children with disability that are living in government housing next to the slum area.
Through our programs children with disability are developing stronger communication and motor skills and we are changing the way that families interact with their children. One mum commented “I thought that because his body didn’t work, his brain didn’t either… but now I know he is smart.”
Akademi Kristus is working alongside disability educators to change the cultural understanding of disability in local Balinese communities.
Disability classes cost only $30 per week to provide a two hour class to five children and youth with disability. We hope to increase the frequency of classes to two to three times per week to further support the development of these young people.
If you would like to make a one off donation or sponsor regular classes click on the “donate now” link below.
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February Month of Giving Campaign: Geoff’s story
Geoff is our incredibly passionate, hardworking and dedicated Operations Leader and Jiu Jitsu Coach at Akademi Kristus. Together with his wife Erma and three daughters, Chloe, Kelly and Kasey, he serves the kids from the slum and the local area.
Geoff teaches jiu jitsu and boxing but more importantly, through the development of real relationships with the kids, he also instills confidence, builds self value, encourages respect and provides opportunities for leadership.
Geoff is an incredible role model for the children teaching them that through hard work and dedication that they can achieve their goals. The lessons they learn on the mat are just the beginning to them achieving their lifelong goals.
Just $10 allows Akademi Kristus to deliver one jiu jitsu class to up to 15 children.
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