Articles from Indonesia
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Union renewal and development 4 July 2007 Rebuilding Aceh Through Education For All
On 30 June, EI fulfilled its promise to the people of Aceh, Indonesia, that it would assist in the rebuilding of the public education system for thousands of children whose schools were destroyed by the devastating tsunami of December 2004.
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Union renewal and development 3 July 2007 EI Tsunami Rehabilitation Programme: A Total of 28 Schools completed in Aceh, Indonesia
On 30 June, with the delivery of the last chair to a new elementary school in Aceh, EI fulfilled its promise to the Acehnese people given two and a half years ago that it would rebuild 28 of its schools.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 11 May 2007 Indonesia: Constitutional Court rules that public education budget must be increased
Following pressure by EI affiliate the PGRI, the Indonesian government has been instructed by the constitutional court to fulfill its commitment to spend 20% of the national budget on education. This year’s allocation was only 11.8%.
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Union renewal and development 12 April 2007 EI Tsunami Rehabilitation Programme: 3 more schools completed in Aceh, Indonesia
As part of the Tsunami Rehabilitation Programme of EI, Oxfam International and Oxfam Novib, 3 more schools have just been completed in Aceh, Indonesia. This adds up to a total of 18 schools completed out of the 28 planned. The rest of the schools will be finished by the end...
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Union renewal and development 23 March 2007 EI Tsunami Student Tour: Afterthoughts
The Tsunami Student Tour has been a life-changing experience for the participants of the EI Tsunami Student Tour to Aceh, Indonesia, from 19-24 February 2007. Below is a summary of the feedback they gave EI after returning from the tour.
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Union renewal and development 20 March 2007 "Despite many obstacles, Education International has succeeded where others could not"
Report on the Tsunami Student Tour from the Australian students, Phuoc Huynh and Hue Huynh, and their teacher Glenn Hokin.
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Union renewal and development 9 March 2007 Visit to Tsunami-hit areas a “life-changing experience”
"I could never have anticipated what I experienced whilst I was in Banda Aceh", said Martin Jones, 17, from the UK as he returned from the EI Tsunami Student Tour to Banda Aceh.
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Union renewal and development 9 March 2007 EI Tsunami Student Tour – A life changing experience
"I could never have anticipated what I experienced whilst I was in Banda Aceh", said Martin Jones, 17, from the UK as he returned from the EI Tsunami Student Tour to Banda Aceh.
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Union renewal and development 21 February 2007 EI organises tour of tsunami-hit areas for students
EI has organised a tour for twelve students from Japan, Australia, the UK and the Netherlands to the tsunami-hit areas of Aceh in Indonesia from 19-24 February. The students were selected from schools which contributed to the EI Solidarity Fund for the Tsunami Rehabilitation Programme.
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Union renewal and development 13 October 2006 8 Newly-constructed schools in tsunami-hit areas and still more to come
By the end of September this year, teachers and children in the tsunami-hit areas of Indonesia in the Aceh province have access to 8 brand new fully-furnished and well-equipped elementary schools built under the EI-Novib Tsunami Rehabilitation Programme. And there will be 20 more to come.
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Union renewal and development 8 June 2006 Indonesian earthquake: EI investigates damages to education
EI is currently looking into the possible damages to education in the areas affected by the 6.3 richter scale earthquake that hit the island of Java in Indonesia on 27 May. The main areas affected were Klaten, Bantul and the ancient city of Yogyakarta.
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Union renewal and development 8 May 2006 EI’s solidarity programme in Indonesia after the tsunami: Your Solidarity is our Motivation!
As of 5 Jan 2005, about 150,000 people in 8 Asian countries have perished and more than 5 million lives affected due to the tsunami waves generated by the underwater earthquake near Bandar Aceh, Indonesia on 26 Dec 2004. About one third of those killed are children. As part of...
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Union renewal and development 25 April 2006 Indonesia: Launch of the Tsunami Skills Development and Vocational Training project in the Aceh province
As part of the Global Unions Tsunami Solidarity (GUTS) programme, co-operating partners including EI launched the Tsunami Skills Development and Vocational Training project in the Aceh province in Indonesia. A Manpower Training Centre was set up in this area most affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami, and the centre aims...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 24 April 2006 Indonesia: PGRI wins court case for increase in education budget to 20%
EI affiliate in Indonesia, thePersatuan Guru Republik Indonesia(Teachers' Association of the Republic of Indonesia) - PGRI, has won the case in the Constitutional Court to increase public education budget from the present 8.1% to 20% as according to the constitution.
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Union renewal and development 24 April 2006 EI Tsunami Rehabilitation Programme: first fully furbished school completed in Indonesia
As part of EI's Tsunami Rehabilitation Programme in partnership with NOVIB (Oxfam Netherlands) to restore education back in the areas affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami in Dec 2004, the first school has been reconstructed and refurbished.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 21 February 2006 Indonesia: 8.1% education budget is unacceptable
EI strongly supports its Indonesian affiliate, PGRI's campaign to raise the country's education budget. In 2005, only 8.1% of its national budget was dedicated to education, far lower than that of neighbouring countries such as Thailand (27%) and Malaysia (20%).
Indonesia: 8.1% education budget is unacceptable