Education Needs

Over the past 18 years, much progress has been made in providing access to clean water and better healthcare in the communities, yet there is still work to be done in the government schools.

Very few schools, even new ones, have water or toilets for the students and teachers to use, creating contamination and sanitation issues that we are now focusing on. Contaminated water has been shown to have a detrimental impact on children’s long-term health, nutrition, and education.

Because of our projects, less children are dying, and therefore many more children are now enrolled in the primary, junior high, and high schools in this region. Unfortunately, the schools do not have the facilities needed to handle the influx of children who are now attending classes.

Approximately 9 million Indonesian children are stunted, and stunting odds are 1.4 times greater without improved sanitation. In schools, only 25 percent of student toilets are clean and functional, and 20 percent are rated as completely damaged.