Monthly Archives: June 2014

Family at the heart of the community

In May 2014 SEEDS professionals partnered with local organisation Yayasan Pendar Pagi to hold a community open day in a densely populated urban area of Jakarta. A team has been running a community centre in this textile production area for nearly two years with various regular educational and creative activities for children, women and men as part of a holistic development approach. The community day had the theme of ‘family’ and brought together nearly 100 participants, both children and parents, into the community centre for a range of fun and informative activities. The men took part in a chess competition while children enjoyed face painting, a poster competition and races. There was an information stand for mums based on materials used in the nutrition and parenting courses that run in the centre. Free consultation sessions were offered for small business owners (such as food sellers) about improving their businesses. Finally, all the attendees were asked three questions about the needs of young people in the area as part of research the team is doing to better understand this age group. The event was so successful that future events with different themes are already being planned!