Sahabat Anak

“Based on Ancient Commitment”

Beginning with the first Jambore Anak Jalanan (JAJ, “Street Kids Jamboree”) in 1997, a group of volunteers made up of students, alumni and professionals – who had served on the planning committee for JAJ – saw that one of the essential needs for this generation of urban children, and especially for street children of Jakarta, was education. Education is an indespensable part of seeing children achieves a higher economic status and stronger character to help them break out of the poverty cycle.

Based on an ancient commitment (without financial or legal support nor other fix facilities, but with exited and pure hearts) Sahabat Anak (SA, “Child’s Friend”) was born after a long period of learning the intricacies of working together, the dynamics of ministry, the challenges of the reality of life on the street, the complex character of children that grow up in the midst of those challenges, a viable way to raise funds and a system to ensure integrity and responsibility in the use and reporting of those funds, along with searching for an informal curriculum that was best suited for the unique needs of the children we serve

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"Bermodalkan Komitmen Purba"

Berawal dari Jambore Anak Jalanan (JAJ) yang pertama kali diselenggarakan pada tahun 1997, sejumlah voluntir yang terdiri dari mahasiswa, alumni, dan profesional – yang tergabung dalam kepanitiaan - melihat adanya satu kebutuhan esensial pada generasi anak kaum urban, khususnya anak-anak jalanan di Jakarta - yakni pendidikan sebagai pendongkrak status, ekonomi, dan karakter menuju fase yang lebih baik.

Bermodalkan komitmen purba (tanpa dukungan finansial, legalitas, dan fasilitas mapan lainnya; namun murni semangat idealisme) Sahabat Anak ini lahir setelah melalui periode panjang dengan pembelajaran istimewa akan kerjasama, dinamika filantropi, tantangan realita jalanan, pemahaman karakter anak jalanan yang unik, pengumpulan dana plus pertanggungjawabannya, serta pencarian program kurikulum informal terbaik sesuai kebutuhan anak marginal tersebut.
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“Based on Ancient Commitment”

Beginning with the first Jambore Anak Jalanan (JAJ, “Street Kids Jamboree”) in 1997, a group of volunteers made up of students, alumni and professionals – who had served on the planning committee for JAJ – saw that one of the essential needs for this generation of urban children, and especially for street children of Jakarta, was education. Education is an indespensable part of seeing children achieves a higher economic status and stronger character to help them... (read more)