Sumatra EcoVentures
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Project Description
Erna’s EcoFarm and Community Garden is located not far from the village of Bukit Lawang, North Sumatra. Erna owns and manages a small Eco-farm which produces organic fruit and vegetables. The community garden educates the local community about organic farming and composting. Anyone who helps gets given free fruit or vegetables.
Project Needs
General School Supplies:
Chalk, Colored Pencils, Crayons, Dry-Erase Markers, Erasers, Markers, Pencils, Rulers, and Solar Lantern Lights
Reference Materials:
(English and Indonesian) Dictionaries, Age Appropriate Encyclopedias on CD, and Reference Materials Regarding Fruit and Vegetables
Laminated Wall Charts:
(English and Indonesian) Fruit, Gardening, and Vegetables
Text/Reading Books:
(English and Indonesian) Gardening, Health, *Medicinal Plants, Organic Gardening, and *Permaculture
Linens:
Bed Linens, Light Blankets, Mosquito Nets, and Pillows
Kitchen:
Bowls, Cups, Gas Bottle, Glasses, *Kettle, Pans, Pots, Serving Spoons, and *Stove
Foods That Can Be Purchased Locally:
Coffee, Sugar, and Tea Bags
Health/Personal Grooming:
Band-Aids, Hand Cream, and Plastic Gloves
Art Supplies for Artist Initiatives and Community Produced Projects:
Acrylic Brushes and Paints, Gage Wire, and Tape Measures
Gardening:
*Books about Gardening, Cloth Caddy for Small Tools, *Gardening Gloves, *Hand Fork, *Plant Pot Labels, *Small Pruning Shears, Small Pots, Spades, and Trowel
Herb and Vegetable Seeds:
Seeds can be brought into Indonesia, as long as they are declared on the declaration form.
*Herb Seeds: Basil, Chives, Lavender, Mint, Oregano, Peppermint, Rosemary, Stevia, and Thyme
*Vegetable Seeds: Carrots, Cherry Tomatoes, Courgette, Radish, Salad Leaves
Project Description
The Bukit Lawang education centre is a non-profit organisation, located in the small village of Bukit Lawang, North Sumatra. The centre provides free Kindagarten classes every morning and afternoon English classes to local children from many villages. The afternoon classes main focus is teaching English and learning about environmental conservation.
The centre is open to the community and has a library. It hopes to empower the local community to conserve their environment.
Project Needs
General School Supplies:
Book Bags, Chalk, Colored Pencils, Crayons, Dry-Erase Markers, Glue Sticks, and Markers
Reference Materials:
(English and Indonesian) Dictionaries and Age Appropriate Encyclopedias on CD
Text/Reading Books:
(English and Indonesian) First Aid, Health, and Language/Grammar
Hesperian Health Guides:
(English) Community Guide to Environmental Health, Where There Is No Dentist, and Where There Is No Doctor
Art Supplies:
Acrylic Brushes and Paints, Beads for Bead Work, Buttons, Craft Glue, Craft Scissors, *Fabric (for Bean Bag Chairs), *Large Paint Brushes and Rollers, *Room Curtains, Sewing Needles, Watercolor Brushes and Paints, and Wire Cutters
Computer Hardware/Software:
Flash Drives/Memory Sticks, Printers, and Printer Cartridges (CANON 810 Black and 811 Color)
Educational Games/Toys:
Connect Four, Puzzles, and Scrabble
Sports/Outdoor Activity:
Frisbees and Team Uniforms/Kits for Soccer
First Aid/Health:
Band-Aids and Bandages
Office Supplies:
Pens, Printer Paper, Scissors, and Staplers
Gardening:
Books about Gardening, Gardening Gloves, Hand Fork, and Trowel
Health/Personal Grooming:
*Hammocks, *Mosquito Nets, Multivitamin Tablets, Sanitary Napkins, Washing Powder, and *Yoga Mats
Project Description
Green Class provides a free class to local children every Thursday. On Sundays, they have an activity to clean up the local irrigation canal. The class is located in Gotong Royong, the adjacent village to Bukit Lawang. The children come from the local village and ages range from 6 to 13 years.
Project Needs
General School Supplies:
Book Bags, Chalk, College-Ruled Paper, Colored Construction Paper, *Colored Pencils, Crayons, Dry-Erase Markers, Erasers, Glue Sticks, Handheld Pencil Sharpeners, Lined Paper Books, Plain Paper Books, Pencils, Pencil Cases/Bags, Pens, Protractors, Rulers, Stickers, and *Wide-Ruled Paper
Reference Materials:
(English and Indonesian) *Dictionaries and Age Appropriate Encyclopedias on CD
Flash Cards:
(English and Indonesian) *Alphabet, *Animals, *Fruits and Vegetables, *Insects, *Math, *Plants, and *Word
Laminated Wall Charts:
(English and Indonesian) Human Body, Language, Math, Science, and World Maps
Text/Reading Books:
(English and Indonesian) Age-Appropriate Story Books, Biology, General Science, Health, Language/Grammar, and Math
Health/Personal Grooming:
Antibiotic Ointments, Band-Aids, and Plastic Gloves
Art Supplies for Artist Initiatives and Community Produced Projects: Acrylic Brushes and Paints, *Coloring Books, Craft Glue, Craft Scissors, Crochet Hooks, Fabric Scissors, and Watercolor Brushes and Paints
Gardening:
*Gardening Gloves
Initiatives
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