International Humanity Foundation

I arrived to Jakarta on 1/04/2014. The Centre is situated in the Eastern part of the citywhich is considered to be not prestigious but secure. It has 3 classrooms painted in a funny manner. It is equipped with fans, so you can survive inside. There is no showers and hot water. But it is not difficult to get used to conditions. There is always food in the kitchen, so you'll never get hungry.
You can be free in planning your time. As to the job you are considered to do these are local and international tasks. One should be ready for different work to be done: starting from managing the books on the shelves ending organizing a local fundraising event. So, anyway your work will be connected with children but do not narrow your expectations to teaching. The best thing is to go for recruiting. Weekly I join Ade (a boy living in the Centre) and went to the poorest part of Jakarta to promote the IHF Centre and to motivate parents to bring their children to study. As to your international tasks. There are 4 teams: Fundraising, Media, OOTT, University relations.
Most of children attend classes after regular school so we start at 1 pm and finish at 8 pm. So it depends on Curriculum but you will have some free time for exploring the city daily.
Actually there are 3 landmark places in Jakarta - Kota, China Town (Glodok) and an area round National Museum All are close to each other. The biggest problem is that you just can't walk to get from one place to another. And because there is no life outdoor all promenades are made in numerous Shopping Malls. There is a Sudirman Street full of shops and fashionable places nearby. Such as a Skye Bar on the 56 floor of a Grand Indonesia Mall. But if you are not found of shopping, and going to the bars there is a solution -- the Rawamangun Zoo. It took us 4-5 hours to see it.
The most difficult thing personally for me was to adapt to the organization. But by time you get used to the team and to your role in it because all people are not here by case and then you have that natural desire to be fully involved. Perhaps, a month is a too short period to live through it. But you shall definitely try.
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