On the 22nd of May, 2017, Scott Thompson, the Scottish man behind #BerlariTerus Jakarta (2012) and #BecakTerus Aceh-Tangerang (2015) received a British Empire Medal- a recognition from the British Empire for his charity. Photo : Scott Thompson with British Ambassador for Indonesia HE Moazzam Malik Scott had lived in Indonesia for over ten years, but was only recognized for his accomplishments in 2010 […]
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YouthSpark 2016/2017: Preparing the Students of Yogyakarta to Accomplish Jogja Cyber Province
Hi YCABers, Following the event’s success in Yogyakarta, Microsoft YouthSpark was back in 2016. Through series of events, Microsoft YouthSpark 2016/2017 focus to supporting ‘Jogja Cyber Province’. The event comprised of 2 YouthSpark programs, the YouthSpark Computer Science and the YouthSpark Work Readiness. The development of ‘Jogja Cyber Province’ has one focus and that is […]
HSBC Indonesia’s Volunteers: Everyone Can Make a Difference
Hi YCABers, You don’t have to come from a certain background to be a volunteer. In fact, many of YCAB’s volunteers come from various backgrounds, ranging from students to professional or freelance workers, from institutions / companies. All of them have the same enthusiasm to share with others. Over the past year, YCAB has been […]
Celebrating Kartini Day with Dow Indonesia’s Volunteers
PT DOW Indonesia has conducted a painting activity before at the Rumah Belajar, and this time they volunteered again, but did something different. PT DOW Indonesia’s volunteers conducted a parenting workshop with the theme “Educating Children in the Era of Social Media”. The event was held at Petamburan Cooperative, Jakarta and was attended by mothers […]
YCAB Foundation Representative at Facebook Global Safety Network Summit 2017
In February 2017, YCAB Foundation as one of Facebook global partners based in Indonesia was proud and glad to be invited as one of the panelist at Facebook Global Safety Network Summit 2017 in Washington D.C, United States. Rezha Bayu Oktavian, serving as Program Specialist was our representative to attend this summit as Rezha was […]
YCAB x Grab: Embed Entrepreneurship Spirit for Youth Through GrabSchool
YCAB has a mission to help youth to become self-reliant through our youth development programs. For that reason, YCAB collaborates with Grab to improve the entrepreneurial spirit of Grab driver’s children. This program’s title is GrabSchool. GrabSchool is a series of one-day training programs. There were 100 Grab driver’s children from 12-18 years’ old who […]
Message from South Sumatera: Nurul Stories: Self-sustained & Sustaining Others
Nurul, a graduate student from Rumah Belajar PSBR Indralaya, South Sumatera, is now self-sustained! But there is a more interesting story to tell from small salon that she built. Let’s refer to the story! Nurul Khoyani must bury her dream of continuing her education at a university in Yogyakarta due to economic constraints. Unhappy with […]
Youth from 10 Cities Launch Campaign #KitaIndonesia to Fight against Discrimination
Aligned with the International Day of Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21st 2017, Do Something Indonesia (DSI) launched a movement called #KitaIndonesia (#WeAreIndonesia) the new campaign to invite youth from all over Indonesia to fight against racial discrimination. Photo 1: #KitaIndonesia in Jakarta This movement #KitaIndonesia is being held in 10 cities namely Jakarta, […]
Global Board Meeting YCAB Foundation
Pekalongan, 23th -25th February 2017 – This year YCAB held its Global Board Meeting, an annual event that was attended by YCAB’s Advisory Board and YCAB Executive Members. This annual meeting discussed YCAB’s achievements in 2016, and its organizational plan and goals for 2017. This year’s Global Board Meeting was held in Pekalongan City, Central […]
The Launching of GenerasiBisa!, High School/Vocational School Graduates Now Have Confidence To Find Job
(From left to right) – Eselon I Ministry of Manpower; Muhammad Farhan – Secretary General YCAB Foundation; Veronica Colondam – CEO & Founder YCAB Foundation; Hanif Dhakiri – Minister of Manpower RI; Astrid Tuminez – Regional Director of Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs Microsoft Southeast Asia; Andreas Diantoro – President Director Microsoft Indonesia at The […]
Coca Cola Team Bring Their Happiness To Rumah Belajar
On January 20th 2017, The Coca Cola Company Asia Pacific came to volunteer at Rumah Belajar Duri Kepa. Most of the volunteers were from director level, a total of 35 people. The first session was introduction and sharing session from YCAB, delivered by YCAB Secretary General, Muhammad Farhan and Chief Development and Communication Officer, Moni Rejeki. […]
UPS Pack & Go, Delivering Education for Students in Rempoa
In todays fast paced society, computer skill is a bare minimum skills for almost every job in the market and also means to find a job. We believe that it is extremely beneficial to both the students and businesses in the surrounding areas. That was the reason YCAB came up with the idea of Pack […]