PONDOK BELAJAR "IMUT" - THE FIRST DREAM COMES TRUE!

On March 11th, 2009, Pondok Belajar "Imut", the first learning center adopted by Yayorin supporters, officially opened at Sei Sekonyer Village, Tanjung Harapan, Central Kalimantan.

A simple and small ceremony was held between Yayorin and the village officials to formalise the hand-over of the learning center to Sei Sekonyer Village.  Attended by village members, the ceremony was used by Yayorin to inform village officials and villagers that the learning center belongs to them and should be maintained for their own benefits.  Yayorin will continue to facilitate the operational aspects of the learning center, but they really should be proud of themselves for their strong drive to provide education and information for their own people.

Total number of books Yayorin put in PB Imut was 191 books.  Furthermore, PB Imut received additional 83 books from World Education (WE), an NGO that has facilitated the people of Sei Sekonyer for a long time!  The books donated by WE were on agriculture, alternative technology, fishery, livestock farming and plantation.  All of the books were neatly recorded in a simple catalog system that Yayorin has developed especially for small, communal libraries like this one.

Right after the opening ceremony, the children of the village ran into the learning center and grabbed the books!  They were so happy to have their hands on wonderful books and had huge thirst for information.