Light Up Indonesia, a social movement which strives to ease the burden on the community through the relief of electricity bills for underprivileged communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, was launched on April 21 by the Yayasan Cinta Anak Bangsa (YCAB). Since its launch, the movement undertaken to strengthen the PLN electricity subsidy program has […]
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The Center of Excellence – Ready to Work Youth Employment Program funded by HSBC
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics 2018, with escalating rates of unemployment, over 62% were youth aged 15-24 and 59% were graduates of vocational institutions. The two years program targeting poor and vulnerable youth started Jan 2020 funded by HSBC together with YCAB Foundation (Yayasan Cinta Anak Bangsa) will address the issues causing unemployment. […]
Support Small Business Women Entrepreneurs Against Coronavirus
Since the COVID-19 disaster stroke Indonesia, Ibu Ngadinah, who has a meatball stall business with her husband, plans to stop the business. “The head of our neighborhood began to ban businesses that are open during this pandemic time. My turnover dropped dramatically. The profit per day is barely enough for our food. Usually, I was […]
Keep The Distance to Unite Against Coronavirus
Dear friends of YCAB, In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, YCAB proactively increased prevention and protection measures to prevent the spread of the virus. The safety and health of employees, beneficiaries, and partners are always our top priority. Therefore, starting on March 16, 2020, YCAB has implemented a Work from […]
HSBC Indonesia and YCAB Foundation Reduce Unemployment Rates in Surabaya through Anak Bangsa Siap Berkarya 2020
Surabaya, 7 March 2020 – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) noted that the economic growth of Surabaya in 2018 has achieved 6,19 percent. The city’s economic growth is higher than East Java, 5.5 percent and national 5.17 percent. But behind these achievements, unemployment is still an important record that must be considered by stakeholders. […]
YCAB Foundation and HSBC Indonesia Encourage Batik Entrepreneurship Through Rumah Belajar Batik Semarang
Semarang, February 20 2020 – The batik industry not only preserves culture but also drives the country’s economy. The Ministry of Industry noted that the export value of batik during the first half of 2019 was estimated at US $ 17.99 million or Rp 253 billion. The main destination countries for batik exports are […]
YCAB Foundation Ranked #32 Best NGO In The World In 2020
Jakarta, February 4, 2020 – YCAB Foundation was ranked 32 in the list of TOP 100 SPO/NGOs (Social Profit Organizations Non-Government Organizations) around the world issued by NGO Advisor on January 27, 2020. YCAB successfully rose three ranks from #35 in 2019 and became the only non-profit organization from Indonesia on this list. Since […]
Anak Bangsa Siap Berkarya 2020: YCAB and HSBC Empowered 4132 Bandung Vocational Students To Reduce the Unemployment Rate
Bandung, 30 January 2020 – Unemployment is still an important issue in the Indonesian economic movement. According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (Badan Pusat Statistik) as of August 2019, the numbers of unemployment reached a total of 7.05 million people, an increase of 3.3 percent from February 2019, which was resulted of 6.82 […]
Capturing Life Through A Camera Lens: The Value of Sharing
While some of us are driven to work by the sole purpose of finding a spoon of rice to feed ourselves with; the joy that accompanies a profession, which serves as a medium to help others, provides food for the soul that no amount of money can buy. Everyday tasks become more meaningful because the […]
Impact One, Impact Millions: Twenty Inspiring Stories of the Beneficiaries and YCAB Foundation’s Struggle to Create Social Impact Over Two Decades
Jakarta, December 16, 2019 – Since its establishment in 1999, the spirit of ‘sustainability’ has been ignited in the DNA of YCAB Foundation (Yayasan Cinta Anak Bangsa). YCAB believes that independency of an organization is crucial when it comes to the ability to empower beneficiaries, specifically youths coming from low income families. YCAB continues to […]
Mastercard in Partnership with YCAB Foundation to Reach 60,000 Girls with Signature STEM Education Platform Girls4Tech
“Kalau anak laki-laki itu mementingkan diri sendiri, maka itu bukan salah mereka, itu terletak pada pendidikannya, mereka dibuat demikian. Mereka mendapat semuanya, boleh semuanya dan apa yang tidak mereka ambil, itu baik untuk anak-anak perempuan.” ― Kartini, Brieven Aan Mevrouw RM Abendanon Mandri En Haar Echtgenoot Met Andere Documenten “If boys are selfish, then it is not their […]
Young, Educated and Influential: How Adelle Odelia Tanuri is Shaping the Future of Indonesian Youth
Fresh out of high school, teenager Adelle Odelia Tanuri went on to continue her studies in the United States at UC Berkeley, graduating with honours in 2019 in Economics and Development Studies. Soon after her graduation, Adelle came home and was involved in Bali United soccer club. With her love of soccer and passion to […]