With an average income of less than $200 (USD) a year, the Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the poorest countries in the world. Corruption is rife and the government provides less than a minimum of public services. Transportation presents a terrible problem for any endeavor, with few roads maintained sufficiently for any but the most rugged vehicles. Public education is nonexistent and healthcare is unavailable for those without money.
For many years Susila Dharma Projects in the DRC in education and healthcare have been struggling with this very difficult situation, trying to find ways to create schools and healthcare centers that can meet the needs of the people in an affordable way without going bankrupt. There have been failures, but the overall progress thas been astonishing. Continue reading →
Water-borne disease is one of the main causes of illness and death in death in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Susila Dharma DRC has established three community health centers (CSCOMs) and is working on a fourth; but better than curing disease is preventing infection in the first place.
The new well at CEDERI Madimba will bring 5,000 liters (1321 gallons) of water a day to the village.
Clean drinking water can prevent illness and infection. The CSCOM, CEDERI-Madimba has addressed this reality by digging a well and piping potable water to the health center and the village. This project brings a vital supply of clean drinking water to a population of almost 5,000 who live in the village of Kimbobolo in Madimba Territory of the D.R. Congo and to CEDERI Madimba, a 30-bed medical centre that serves over 8,000 people in the rural area.
The population of Kimbololo is higher now than when SD-DRC first established this project, as babies are born and people move into this area in the hope of a better life in a community with access to clean water, electricity, healthcare and education. Bringing 5,000 liters of water a day to the village considerably lightens the work of water-collection for women and young girls in Kimbololo where the water point is being installed and clean water will improve the health of the community. Many generous donors have supported SDIA, SD Congo and CEDERI-Madimba to bring clean water to the hospital center in Kongo Centrale province as well as to a nearby village.
You can see the process of digging the well and bringing water to the village in the three videos below. In these videos you can see the work that was going on in June, what conditions are like there, and what local community members think of the initiative.
Since these films were made, the well has been dug, a shelter for the pump has been built and the conduit taking the water to the village and the hospital is in place. The only work that remains is to build the structures that will hold the tanks. We’re nearly there!
In the rural area of India where project Anisha is located, marginalized farmers and landless families, often headed by single women, struggle to meet their most basic needs. Approximately 70% of these people are members of the lowest social caste in India and their children often lack adequate nutrition and health care. Without extra support, many of these children drop out of school and become trapped in the child labor sector of the local mining industry. Continue reading →
Borneo Football International Academy provides a healthy environment and quality assistance to children and youth in football training, health promotion and nutrition, school support and basic English education.
Borneo, or Kalimantan, as it is called in Indonesia, is a land in a state of conflict and transition. The native peoples are various Dayak subcultures, but 30% of the population is of Chinese descent and, in the last 20 years, the Indonesian government has undertaken an intense transmigration program, finacing the relocation of poor, landless families from Java, Madura, and Bali. Transmigrants make up 21% of the population in Central Kalimantan. Feelings of resentment between cultural groups can run very high and violence has, more than once, erupted as imigrants, gold mining, and lumber interestests encroach on native lands, with thousands of people killed.
It has long been known that to address racial and cultural hatred, predjudice and conflict, you must work with young people. The young are still developing their understanding of the world and are most open to change. Also when young people can bring new ideas home to their families, often leading to a change in outlook among the older generation, too.
Borneo Football International Academy (BFIA) is the vehicle of Borneo Football International Foundation’s integrated programme for assisting children and youth’s healthy development through football. It provides a healthy environment and quality assistance to children and youth in football training, health promotion and nutrition, school support and basic English education. At the same time, the Academy promotes multicultural tolerance and integration
BFIA has currently reached the landmark of 100 students aged 7 to 18 from various backgrounds and religions. Amongst them there are Dayaks, Javanese, Balinese, Christians, Mulisms, Hindus and Buddhists.
Opening Ceremony / Yayasan Usaha Mulia – Dayak Dance Group — with Imanuel Yeremia, Yusvita Intarini, Fitri Moni Lestari, MuUtd, Rustiani Tambunan and Yeyen Andreyani Eka Rajaki.
Being the only academy of its kind in the region, BFIA has already drawn the attention of surrounding communities and local governement institutions who have, in turn, supported the launching of the first Borneo Football Cup 2015, a grand event held at the Palangkaraya Stadium during the month of August.
BFIA has currently reached the landmark of 100 students aged 7 to 18 from various backgrounds and religions. Amongst them there are Dayaks, Javanese, Balinese, Christians, Mulisms, Hindus and Buddhists.
The Football Academy is funded and managed by Borneo Football International Foundation, a non-profit organization registered with the government of Central Kalimantan.
Contact:
Muhammad Bachrun Bustillo, Chairman.
Rungan Sari,
Jl. Cilik Riwut Km 36,
Palangkaraya 73225,
Central Kalimantan,
Indonesia
For many years Susila Dharma Projects in the DRC in education and healthcare have been struggling with this very difficult situation, trying to find ways to create schools and healthcare centers that can meet the needs of the people in an affordable way without going bankrupt. There have been failures, but the overall progress thas been astonishing. Continue reading 
