Red Nose Foundation: Transcending Boundaries through Play
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Outreach program that offers tutoring, mentoring and scholarships while also building self-confidence & empathy through arts exploration
A propos de vous
A propos de vous
Prénom
Dan
Nom
Roberts
URL Twitter
URL Facebook
A propos de votre organisation
Nom
Red Nose Foundation
Site Web
Pays
États Unis, TX, Houston, Cooke County
Pays dans lesquels ce projet crée un impact social
Indonésie, JK, Jakarta
Votre organisation est-elle une
a. organisation à but non lucratif
Votre rôle dans l’éducation : [case à cocher]
Administrateur, Prestataire intervenant après l’école, Coach, Conseiller, Enseignant.
Le type d’école(s) à laquelle votre solution est destinée :
Autre
Depuis combien de temps votre organisation opère-t-elle ?
1‐5 années
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Innovation
Sélectionnez la phase qui s'applique le mieux à votre solution
Stabilité (le projet a dépassé les premières étapes et obtient de bons résultats)
Depuis combien de temps votre solution est-elle en vigueur?
En place depuis 1 à 5 ans
Le besoin : quel problème tentez-vous de résoudre ?
Indonesia’s slum communities are distraught with poor standards of education and no mandates championing the basic human rights of children, namely the right to a good, fair and balanced education. Up to twenty percent of the children in these slums do not complete elementary school, nearly fifty percent do not complete middle school, and only around fifteen percent of these children are given the opportunity to attend high school.(based on informal research in Red Nose communities) Poor education fosters ignorance, in turn supporting the lack of understanding for others and hindering the development of an empathetic society.
La solution: quelle solution proposez-vous ? Soyez précis !
Red Nose Foundation (RNF) provides children with a place to learn and play together, no matter one’s race, religion or economic standing. Through the structured study of physical arts (circus), the children learn that a success is celebrated as a team, and a failure is to be challenged together. They learn through experience that each others differences are indeed what makes us a dynamic and exciting community. These lessons, along with self-esteem, perseverance and basic learning skills are taken to the next level, when RNF introduces its educational support program. RNF works with the students, parents and their schools to help the children succeed within their traditional education. Support includes monthly monitoring, weekly tutoring, problem management and full payment of school tuition and fees.
Le système : décrivez un exemple spécifique montrant de quelle façon votre initiative fonctionne ; indiquez vos principales activités.
Red Nose Foundation uses a three-step model to support the development of empathy in our students and to teach them skills to build and reach their dreams. The first stage is pure arts exploration. During the first year of the children’s education with RNF, the children learn many different styles of art including; circus, theater, dance, music and visual arts. During this stage, RNF focuses on teaching the children how to appreciate and support each other for their strengths and weaknesses. The second stage (year), the children add informal education lessons (English, math, basic literacy and homework help) to their schedules. These classes reinforce the 'learning skills' taught in the arts classes, as well as prepare them to succeed in their traditional schooling. Now that the children our equipped with the social and learning skills needed to succeed, they enter the third and final stage of our program. RNF takes responsibility for the children’s educational expenses as well as assists them with planning their futures (career planning). It is during this third stage where we teach the children that they must take their own future into their own hands and that their success is solely dependent on their own hard work.
Le marché : qui sont vos collègues et vos concurrents ? Identifiez les autres personnes qui travaillent à répondre au même besoin et indiquez ce qui vous différencie d'elles. Comment ces concurrents pourraient-ils influencer votre réussite ou votre croissance ?
At Red Nose Foundation, we strive to include as many initiatives for the enrichment of children’s lives. We often have health/sanitation groups, pro-bono doctors, musicians, and college groups join us to teach special workshops or administer medicine/aid to the children.
The biggest challenge that we face is the reality that every child will not be able to finish our program. The sad fact is that the “less traditionally intelligent” children are usually pulled from school by their parents and sent to work before finishing middle school. We work to counter these instances with continuous communications between the parents, schools and the children.
Maintenant que vous avez bien réfléchi à votre participation, aidez-nous à la présenter.
décrivez votre organisation, votre programme ainsi que les services ou les produits proposés (1 ou 2 phrases brèves). [136 caractères/25 mots]
Outreach program that offers tutoring, mentoring and scholarships while also building self-confidence & empathy through arts exploration
expliquez le caractère innovant de votre initiative (1 ou 2 phrases brèves). [136 caractères/25 mots]
We're an education program with a foundation of arts, creating opportunities for all children to succeed, no matter their differences
Impact social
This Entry is about (Issues)
Jusqu'à ce jour, quels résultats a obtenu votre projet ?
Red Nose Foundation currently works several times weekly with 121 children in two slum villages within Indonesia’s capital city, Jakarta. Of these 121 children, 48 of them are sponsored with full scholarships for their traditional education tuition and fees of which over 50% of these children were re-enrolled or stopped from withdrawing from school because of our support. Only 12% of our students have dropped out of school indefinitely.
Before RNF’s programming developed, students didn’t have dreams or aspirations for their futures. If asked what they wanted to be when they grew up, they’d answer, “a fisherman like my father” or “a housewife like my mother”. When you ask RNF students today what they’d like to be, they excited spout of dreams of becoming doctors, engineers, teachers, mechanics, flight attendants, runway models and even circus performers!
Quelles sont vos prévisions en termes d'impact au cours des trois prochaines années?
Over the next 1-3 years, Red Nose Foundation plans to strengthen its core curriculum and organizational structure, in order to continue supporting as many children as possible. RNF opens registration for new students in both villages once a year and accepts as many students as our facilities and staff can support. As the organization continues to grow and reach more children, we continue developing programs based on needs assessments and feedback from our communities. Within the next 1-3 years, RNF plans to build the North Jakarta Community Center for Children, which will accommodate at least 300 children per week. The community center will be a safe place for all children to learn, play and develop themselves personally and socially to prepare for their futures.
Les meilleures propositions possèdent un programme solide détaillant leurs prévisions pour atteindre et suivre leurs objectifs de croissance. Identifiez vos objectifs à 6 mois pour accroître vos résultats
RNF plans to add three more groups of children (20) to its community as well as build larger learning spaces in both villages.
Définissez les trois tâches principales à accomplir pour atteindre ces objectifs à six mois
Tâche 1
Hire three new staff members (Education/Curriculum Specialist and two Field Teachers) to increase capacity for more students.
Tâche 2
Strengthen and grow relationships with local government and education officials to ensure the continued support from ‘the top’.
Tâche 3
Continue to develop and secure a sustainable fiscal structure, in order to support the organizations capacity growing needs.
Et maintenant, voyez les choses en plus grand ! Identifiez vos objectifs à 12 mois
In 12-months, RNF would like to identify a third community (year one-40 students) to share our Arts and Education outreach with.
Définissez les trois tâches principales à accomplir pour atteindre vos objectifs à 12 mois
Tâche 1
Maintain a retention rate of less than 25% for all classes from students who've been involved with RNF over two years.
Tâche 2
Maintain a scholarship retention rate of less than 5% for all students receiving financial support for their traditional schools
Tâche 3
Earn widespread support from the Indonesian (Jakarta) community as a whole in regards to reputation and past outreach efforts
Founding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world [125 words]
In mid 2009, a student in tears approached founder and executive director Dan Roberts. The young girl’s name was Ayu Ashari and she was in tears because that day would be her last at ‘the circus.’ Ayu (13), who joined RNF when it first arrived at her village, was being sent home to her rural island to be married to a wealthy man, because her grades from elementary school were not good enough to be accepted into the free middle school and her family couldn’t afford the tuition to the private school. After many hours of discussion, Dan was able to convince her mother to allow her to stay in Jakarta, so long as she went to school (at the private school) which Dan promised to find a sponsor to pay for. Ayu became the hardest working student Dan had ever met, studying before and after school. 3 years later, Ayu is graduating middle school, the student with the 3rd highest marks, and now has dreams of continuing her education through university. Her family fully supports these dreams.
Viabilité
Quels sont vos différents partenariats ?
RNF currently has three “Platinum Partners”. These partners support RNF programs not only with a yearly financial commitment, but also with organizational assistance, volunteerism, Board of Directors participation and networking support. Aside from our Platinum Partners, RNF also has many partners who support our programs with pro-bono services (lawyers, accountants, event venues, community support, tour scheduling, and small amounts of financial support).
Avec quelle équipe (employés, bénévoles, etc.) pensez-vous atteindre vos objectifs de croissance définis dans la section sur l'impact social? [75 mots]
RNF currently consists of two directors (executive and managing), two managers (field and operational), three officers (field and logistics) and a rotating schedule of two international volunteers (two months for each volunteer). RNF plans to hire another manager (education specialist) and three more officers (two teachers and one sponsorship develop). The addition of these four staff members will ensure the capacity to reach our milestones organizationally, program-wise and financially.
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RNF is also ready to learn and grow beyond our current capabilities and greatly appreciates mentorship from others who’ve learned the lessons we’re struggling with.
RNF receives a considerable amount of media exposure in Indonesia and is more than happy to make introductions for other organizations hoping to expose their great causes too. RNF is also excited to listen and share innovations.
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