Based on data from the Indonesian Ministry of Health as of September 30, 2021, only 8.5 million West Java residents have received the 2nd dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. This figure is much lower than the targeted 70% provincial vaccine coverage by December 2021, or equivalent to 37 million residents. Given the urgency of the […]
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Introduction to Journalism by Media Group
On their 52nd anniversary, Media Indonesia celebrated its success in journalism by giving back to Rumah Belajar students. Skilled staff from Media Indonesia shared information about their experience in the journalism field, their education path, and skills that are required for success in their career. This Career Day showcased career paths in journalism namely news […]
#AkuDanSTEM, a Glimpse of the STEM World
YCAB Foundation and Mastercard held an all-virtual celebration event on December 1-14, 2021. Along with the celebration, an online campaign entitled #AkuDanSTEM is embedded with the program through YCAB Foundation’s social media channels. This event is to be celebrated with program beneficiaries, namely teachers, students, school communities and organizations, relevant stakeholders in the education sector, […]
Congratulations! All Scholars of Garena Digital Scholarship Beneficiaries Secured Employment!
YCAB Foundation is thrilled to announce that all scholars of Garena Digital scholarship beneficiaries, a collaboration that stemmed from the Guru Digital program, have secured employment upon graduation. Previously, YCAB Foundation selected the 15 best students from 121,607 students selected by 1,245 teachers to take part in the Siswa Digital scholarship selection stage to enter […]
Helping Covid-19 Patients, One Hospital at a Time
Helping Covid-19 patients breathe, YCAB Foundation together with Opportunity International Australia is providing life-saving equipment in the form of 50 oxygen concentrators to 10 hospitals spread across West Java, East Java, and Bali, one hospital at a time. The distribution of this Covid-19 response was supported by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of […]
Next-Gen Role in Philanthropy
The world we live in now is more multigenerational than it has ever been before. “Millennials are everyday changemakers,” preferring to make intentional acts of social good in all aspects of their life — including in their careers, consumer decisions, and political activities (Case & Yu, 2017). These next-gen youths want to be more involved […]
Refocus, Retool, and Reset – Covid19 3R Report
YCAB Foundation partook in implementing holistic assistance in Indonesia in a global program that by the end of 2020 had reached more than 197,000 entrepreneurs in 32 countries in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) and APAC (Asia-Pacific). This fruitful program collaboration was launched in April 2020 when Youth Business International and its experienced network […]
Partnership Agreement with Dekranasda of West Java
Partnership Agreement with Dekranasda of West Java – On November 23, 2021, YCAB Foundation signed a collaboration with the West Java Regional National Crafts Council (Dekranasda) at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah. The signing was carried out by Adelle Odelia Tanuri, as the Secretary-General of YCAB Foundation, and Atalia Praratya Ridwan Kamil, as Chair of the […]
YCAB Foundation’s i-SERVE Vaccine Goes To Bandung, West Java
The government continues to accelerate COVID-19 vaccinations in various regions. Bandung City, West Java is no exception. In order to achieve herd immunity, the government targets a minimum of 70% of West Java residents to have been vaccinated by December 31, 2021. Seeing the urgency of this situation, YCAB Foundation together with Opportunity International Australia […]
Agung Prasetyo: A Self-Made Rumah Belajar Batik YCAB Alumni
YCAB Foundation’s spirit of empowering youth and uplifting MSMEs in Indonesia has never been dimmed despite the drastic change that happened in the year 2020. The quest of bringing impact is a continuum which YCAB Foundation holds dear and continues to portray even amidst the pandemic. Indonesian batik has been internationally recognized as a historical […]
YCAB Foundation, Empowering Girls through STEM Education Programs with MasterCard
No matter the job, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education plays an important role as an addition to non-STEM jobs to enrich the work that we produce. By studying STEM, students learn everything that is relevant and contextual to everyday life, and STEM-based lessons teach ways to reason and think critically, logically, and systematically […]
Navigating Online Safely and the Importance of Digital Citizenship
Living in the ever-evolving digital world, where everything is hyper-connected with each other, digital citizens need to acknowledge their rights and responsibilities when using digital media. Digital citizens are people who use the internet regularly, effectively, and are set to sail with a set of rules called “digital citizenship”. Digital citizenship is how one can […]