{"id":5202,"date":"2024-05-15T10:48:29","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T10:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/?page_id=5202"},"modified":"2025-01-14T06:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T06:09:14","slug":"english-goes-kampung","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/burch-philanthropy\/english-goes-kampung\/","title":{"rendered":"English Goes to Kampung"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"container gutenberg-component header-with-title\" data-comp=\"header-with-title\" data-element=\"video-container\"><noscript><picture class=\"img-box\"><source media=\"(min-width: 961px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/EGK3_big.jpg\"><source media=\"(max-width: 960px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/EGK3_big.jpg\" alt><\/picture><\/noscript><picture class=\"img-box\"><source media=\"(min-width: 961px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/EGK3_big.jpg\"><source media=\"(max-width: 960px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt data-src=\"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/EGK3_big.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/picture><header class><a href=\"https:\/\/egksumba.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><h2 class=\"after-icon\">English Goes to Kampung <i>EXPLORE<\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/header><\/section>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"spacer\" style=\"--heightDesktop:60px;--heightMobile:20px\">\n\n\n\n<section class=\"container full-text-section\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12-12 center\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">English Goes to Kampung<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>English Goes to Kampung (EGK) is a grassroots organization founded by English Teacher and Activist <strong>Roswita Asti Kulla<\/strong>. Recognizing Education as a vital tool to alleviate poverty and gain access to job opportunities, EGK\u2019s mission is to make education more widely accessible on Sumba Island.<br><br>Sumba\u2019s children and youth, its generation of hope, are ill-prepared and ill-positioned to deal with the inherent challenges and opportunities of this new economic stimulus on their own. Few of the Sumbanese who live in rural villages (where poverty is at its most marked) speak English. Yet a basic command of the English language is an important stepping stone to tapping into job opportunities presenting themselves through the burgeoning tourism sector and other related sectors. There is a real need to provide Sumba\u2019s village youth with resources to learn English.<br><br>In 2015, the initiative began with Asti conducting English and life skills classes for her students in local villages (kampungs) who were unable to attend school because the distance was too far or because they were struggling to meet the demands of daily survival. Today, the foundation reaches over 1,000 children along Sumba\u2019s coastal areas and inland villages with 80\u0003volunteers organizing and coordinating activities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"accordion-simple \" data-comp=\"accordion-simple\"><header class=\"row\"><\/header><div class=\"row\">\n<article class=\"col-12-12 accordion\"><header><h4>The Vision<\/h4><div><i class=\"icon-arrow-left\"><\/i><\/div><\/header><div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<p>To create a better and more sustainable life for young Sumbanese children along the coastal areas and the inland villages on the island of Sumba.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"col-12-12 accordion\"><header><h4>The Mission<\/h4><div><i class=\"icon-arrow-left\"><\/i><\/div><\/header><div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li>To reach out to children all across the island to teach them conversational English.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conducting activities that develop solidarity among people, appreciation and love for the environment and a healthier way of life for all communities.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conducting creative empowerment activities aimed towards building an independent and productive community.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conducting social, cultural and environmental studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/article>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"spacer\" style=\"--heightDesktop:60px;--heightMobile:20px\">\n\n\n\n<section class=\"container image-gallery\" data-comp=\"image-gallery\"><div class=\"row full-width\"><article class=\"col-12-12 splide-container\"><div class=\"splide\"><div class=\"splide__track\"><div class=\"splide__list\">\n<article class=\"splide__slide\"><figure class=\"img-box\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/EGK3_medium.jpg\" alt=\"Selected Image\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Selected Image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/EGK3_medium.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/figure><\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"splide__slide\"><figure class=\"img-box\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/EGK1_small.jpg\" alt=\"Selected Image\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Selected Image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/EGK1_small.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/figure><\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"splide__slide\"><figure class=\"img-box\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/EGK2_small.jpg\" alt=\"Selected Image\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Selected Image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/EGK2_small.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/figure><\/article>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"spacer\" style=\"--heightDesktop:60px;--heightMobile:20px\">\n\n\n\n<section class=\"container small-macro-text-with-button\" data-comp=\"small-macro-text-with-button\"><div class=\"row center\"><div class=\"col-12-8 center\"><hr><h3>ACTUAL CHANGE HAPPENS WHEN YOU<\/h3><h2>Get involved<\/h2><a href=\"https:\/\/fundrazr.com\/campaigns\/englishgoestokampung\" class=\"button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DONATE<\/a><hr class=\"big\"><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"container full-text-section\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12-12 center\">\n<p>Asty is driven by her concern for her island\u2019s next generation. She herself comes from an impoverished background but has risen above it despite the lack of financial resources which has deprived her of the opportunity to pursue her own dreams for higher education. <br><br>She says, <em>&#8220;I won\u2019t let the next generation lose their hopes or dreams because of lack of money. I want them to live better, and to succeed in achieving their dreams for the future. For this, they must have jobs and they must learn work- and life-skills that will allow them to be self-sufficient. We desperately need resources \u2013 human and material \u2013 to achieve this and to prepare them for a world that globalization is bringing to Sumba&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"container have-fun-activities-crosselling\" data-comp=\"have-fun-activities-crosselling\"><div class=\"row top\">\n<a class=\"col-article\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/burch-philanthropy\/sumba-foundation\/\" target=\"_self\"><div class=\"media\"><noscript><picture class=\"img-box image\"><source media=\"(min-width: 961px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SF2_mobile.jpg\"><source media=\"(max-width: 960px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2)\" srcset><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SF2_mobile.jpg\" alt><\/picture><\/noscript><picture class=\"img-box image\"><source media=\"(min-width: 961px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SF2_mobile.jpg\"><source media=\"(max-width: 960px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2)\" data-srcset><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt data-src=\"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SF2_mobile.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/picture><\/div><h3>The Sumba Foundation<\/h3><span class=\"text-mobile mobile\">explore<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"col-article\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/burch-philanthropy\" target=\"_self\"><div class=\"media\"><noscript><picture class=\"img-box image\"><source media=\"(min-width: 961px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/englishClass4_mobile.jpg\"><source media=\"(max-width: 960px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2)\" srcset><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/englishClass4_mobile.jpg\" alt><\/picture><\/noscript><picture class=\"img-box image\"><source media=\"(min-width: 961px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/englishClass4_mobile.jpg\"><source media=\"(max-width: 960px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2)\" data-srcset><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt data-src=\"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/englishClass4_mobile.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/picture><\/div><h3>Burch philanthropy<\/h3><span class=\"text-mobile mobile\">explore<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"col-article\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/burch-philanthropy\/sumba-hospitality-school\/\" target=\"_self\"><div class=\"media\"><noscript><picture class=\"img-box image\"><source media=\"(min-width: 961px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SHFS4_mobile.jpg\"><source media=\"(max-width: 960px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2)\" srcset><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SHFS4_mobile.jpg\" alt><\/picture><\/noscript><picture class=\"img-box image\"><source media=\"(min-width: 961px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SHFS4_mobile.jpg\"><source media=\"(max-width: 960px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2)\" data-srcset><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt data-src=\"https:\/\/staging.nihi.com\/sumba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SHFS4_mobile.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/picture><\/div><h3>Sumba Hospitality School &amp; Foundation<\/h3><span class=\"text-mobile mobile\">explore<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><div class=\"outer-text\"><h2>Other NIHI Projects<\/h2><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":836,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>English Goes to Kampung - NIHI Sumba<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Recognizing education as a vital tool to alleviate poverty and job opportunities. 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