News
Welcoming Bank Mandiri
January 11th, 2012
Titian Foundation proudly announces that Bank Mandiri – Indonesia’s biggest state-owned bank – has decided to support the foundation’s scholarship through its CSR programme. Earlier this year the bank, after careful consideration, committed itself to providing scholarship funding for five outstanding students currently in Titian’s high school scholarship programme so that they may go on to study at university. The scheme covers the full four years of their university study, as well as their admission fee and living allowances.
At the end of January staff from Bank Mandiri plan to visit SMKN 1 ROTA Bayat – Klaten, where the Titian scholarships are administered, to symbolically hand over the fund to all scholarship recipients and sign the MoU at an official ceremony. Around 100 personnel from Bank Mandiri will visit the school and take part in a series of joint activities with the students.
Scholarship Newsletter November 2011
December 30th, 2011
Donors Visited Titian Scholarship’s Students
Moved, grateful, fortunate are students feeling when met their donors Nick Cashmore and Yoon Lai Cho in Sunday afternoon. Even Nick and Yoon had come in Bayat several times but students always greeted them enthusiastically and bombarded them with questions.
A session was prepared for them in mentorship activities to give them a chance to discuss and has conversation with students. After join mentorship activities actually we planned to visit some student’s houses. But we must give up to nature, heavy and windy pouring rains made this plan had to be canceled.
A day before in rainy Saturday, Nick and Yoon Lai had a small group discussion with students who represent their friends. Twenty students divided into 2 groups. One group was representing students who had good achievement and had planned to continue their study in University. The other group was representing for students who had toughest background.
2011 Volunteers Visit to SMKN 1 ROTA Bayat
August 21st, 2011
With the support from ROTA (Reach Out To Asia) – Qatar Foundation, Titian Foundation helped SMKN 1 ROTA Bayat Klaten to facilitate volunteers of Faculty Members and students of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Qatar. The activities included training for teachers in the region, women entrepreneurship in the village, and students and teachers training at the school. These activities have brought great impact for both volunteers and beneficiaries.
Departure of Ibu Sri Soedewi Samsi
August 15th, 2011
The Titian Foundation regretfully announces the passing of Mrs. Ir. Sri Soedewi Samsi, the author of Techniques, Motifs & Patterns Batik Yogya & Solo on Sunday, 14 August 2011 in Yogyakarta
May she rest in peace.
Despite our great sadness at her departure, we feel very fortunate that we have managed to publish two editions of her batik book: Teknik and Ragam Hias Batik Yogya dan Solo (Indonesian) and Techniques, Motifs & Patterns Batik Yogya & Solo. These two books are a superb legacy for younger generations and will ensure the preservation and development of batik as a fundamental part of Indonesian culture.
TQI Program Has Delivered 240 Great Teachers
August 5th, 2011
Until end of July 2011 TQI program has successfully conducted eight batches of trainings for 180 teachers of elementary schools and 60 teachers of secondary schools. In order to provide sustainable development in Indonesia, Titian Foundation – in partnership with ROTA-Vodafone and Ministry of National Education (MONE) focuses in education by providing training to improve teachers’ skills in attempt to deliver appropriate learning activities. We believe that teachers’ skills will contribute remarkably to the quality of education.
TQI Program aims to develop Indonesian elementary and secondary school teachers’ competencies in three areas of personality and social skills, and pedagogy. Outcome of the training is quality improvement of teachers’ ability and teaching skills to deliver active, innovative, communicative, and joyful learning. The project is designed to run for four years, commencing in August 2010 and to complete in August 2014. Overall program direct beneficiaries are 1,440 teachers of elementary and junior high schools from around 500 schools across Yogyakarta (DIY) and Klaten. This would mean that 360 teachers will be covered in the TQI program each year, which is divided into twelve batches