Indonesian School Using Recyclable Waste to Pay for School Fees SLUG: Indonesia school DATE: 19/11/2013 REPORTER:

Indra as!"ion I TRO #a$ar"a%s &o'ern(en" )ill in"rod!ce ")o ne) )as"e (ana&e(en" *ones in "he ca+i"al ne," -ear. The *ones )ill ado+" a *ero )as"e +olic- /- +ro(o"in& "he 3Rs 0 red!ce1 re!se and rec-cle. A +re0school in De+o$1 on "he o!"s$ir"s o2 "he ca+i"al1 is doin& i"s /i" /- !sin& )as"e "o +a2or school 2ees. Indra as!"ion 'isi"ed "he school "o 2ind o!" (ore. TE3T S43 +la-in& re(o"e con"rol car 50-ear0old Ir2an is +la-in& near her (o"her1 6!lianah1 )ho is /!s- sor"in& o!" rec-cla/le "rash a" ho(e. 4ro( (il$ car"ons... "o +las"ic (ineral )a"er /o""les... S43 collec"in& "rash 7o!se)i2e 6!lianah1 )ill !se "he )as"e "o +a- 2or her child%s school 2ees. 6!lianah cli+ 1 84e(ale1 Indonesia9: :I ;!s" collec" "he(. <il$ car"ons or +las"ic /o""les li$e "his. I%ll /rin& "he( "o school )hen i"%s "i(e "o +a- "he "!i"ion 2ees.= Ir2an is no) s"!d-in& a" a +ri'a"e +re0school in De+o$1 >es" #a'a. Ir2an%s (o"her 6!lianah1 )as relie'ed )hen "he school anno!nced las" -ear "ha" s"!den"s 2ro( +oor 2a(ilies co!ld +a- "heir school 2ees !sin& rec-cla/le )as"e. Ir2an%s 2a"her is a "e(+orar- e(+lo-ee a" a &o'ern(en" school1 )hile her (o"her earns (one/- cleanin& o"her +eo+le%s clo"hes. 6!lianah cli+ 284e(ale1 Indonesian9: :<- h!s/and doesn%" &e" +aid e'er- (on"h. So(e"i(es onl- once e'er- "hree (on"hs. I2 I had "o )ai" "ha" lon&1 )e )o!ld /e in "ro!/le.= S43 school s"ar"s A" "he s"ar" o2 "he school da-1 ?0 children &e" read- 2or "heir lessons@ S43 +la-in& )i"h /o""le

Toda- "he s"!den"s are learnin& !sin& +las"ic /o""les and ca+s collec"ed /- "heir +aren"s1 sa-s "eacher Ai$i. Ai$i cli+ 1 84e(ale1 Indonesian9: :>e !se "he ca+s "o crea"e a &a(e1 "o crea"e "he al+ha/e" or n!(/ers1 "o crea"e 2lo)ers1 cars1 )e can !se "he ca+s and +la- aro!nd.= S43 lea'in& school I"%s "i(e no) 2or "he children "o &o ho(e. B!" ano"her "as$ a)ai"s "he "eachers... S43 cleanin& !+ "rash ... "o selec" and clean all "he rec-cla/le )as"e collec"ed "oda-... /e2ore sellin& "he( "o "rash collec"ors 2or rec-clin&. Ani cli+ 1 84e(ale1 Indonesia9: :>e se+ara"e "he "rash@ /e")een +las"ic and (il$ car"ons...= I" )as <ah(!dah Cah-a)a"i%s idea "o le" +oor 2a(ilies +a- 2or school 2ees !sin& rec-cla/le )as"e collec"ed 2ro( ho(e. She%s "he o)ner o2 "he school. She sa-s she )an"s "o (a$e s!re "ha" earl- childhood ed!ca"ion is a22orda/le 2or e'er-one. <ah(!dah cli+ 1 84e(ale1 Indonesia9: :>e ha'e "o 2ind )a-s 2or children "o &o "o school1 so "ha" children 2ro( +oor 2a(ilies can ha'e an ed!ca"ion li$e o"her $ids1 )i"ho!" ha'in& "o +a- he2"- school 2ees. >e !se "rash /eca!se e'er-one +rod!ces )as"e1 es+eciall- rec-cla/le )as"e1 )hich is 'al!a/le co(+ared "o o"her "-+es o2 )as"e. Or&anic )as"e is also !se2!l /!" )e ha'e "o "rea" i" 2irs". So here in "his school1 e'er-one +a-s as (!ch as "he- can !sin& rec-cla/le )as"e.= One o2 "he "eachers1 Ani1 sa-s "he- recei'e !+ "o ? $ilo&ra(s o2 rec-cla/le )as"e e'er- da2ro( "he +aren"s. Ani cli+ 2 84e(ale1 Indonesia9: :I"%s 'er- eas- "o collec" inor&anic "rash /eca!se e'er-one +rod!ces inor&anic )as"e e'er- da-. And )e so(e"i(es as$ o"her s"!den"s "o +a- as (!ch as "he- can1 and )e s!++or" "he res" o2 "he school )i"h (one- 2ro( sellin& "he "rash.= S43 "eachin& <ah(!dah%s h!s/and1 Irian"o1 s!++or"s "he school%s decision. Irian"o cli+ 8<ale1 Indonesia9: :School doesn%" need "o /e s!+er e,+ensi'e. >ha"%s (ore i(+or"an" is "he D!ali"- o2 ed!ca"ion. The D!ali"- o2 a school is no" de"er(ined /- "he school 2ees1 /!" de+ends on "he "eachers% crea"i'i"-.= <ah(!dah ho+es "o ins+ire o"her schools "o do "he sa(e. This 2ea"!re is +rod!ced /- Indra as!"ion 2or Asia Callin&.