Expanding our work in a new community characterized by urban poverty, we offered a teacher assistance program to two local kindergartens. Over the course of 3 months, we conducted workshops on teaching theories, human growth, class management and special needs with teachers who are dedicated to improving the welfare of young children affected by insufficient economic provision, poor nutrition, and lack of parental support.

We were excited the teachers took the initiative to connect with parents through sharing with them what they had learned from the workshops. At one kindergarten teachers explained to parents how to identify children with special needs, and staff at the other shared about specific skills for reading stories to children.

YPP Jakarta is proud to empower teachers of public kindergartens who receive minimal salary for teaching children in impoverished communities. We look forward to addressing education and other critical gaps in these poor urban neighborhoods by developing more partnerships with local schools and NGOs.