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1 Rotary District Rotaract Chair Michael Nella 24 Oakfield Gardens Parmelia WA 6167 Ph: (08) Mobile: Project 2016 Indonesian Schools Schools: Madrasah Ibtidaiyam Stage 2 Bantu Kami Merenduasi Atap 50 Madrasah Di Bogor Stage 1 Location: Team Cibanteng Bogor Michael Nella (Vice-President Rotary Club of Kwinana) Stephen Castelli (Rotary Club of Kwinana) Callan Tree (Rotaract Club of Rockingham/Kwinana) A Learned Experience We arrived in Jakarta on the 12 January 2016, and as per usual we stayed the first night at FM 7 Hotel which is situated close to the airport. We had a meeting with the Rotaract Club of Jakarta Metropolitan that evening to discuss the next stage of the Madrasah Ibtidaiyum school project. This was a long meeting as the school now had a new vice-principal who neither supported the project, nor welcomed our input. At this point we had completed approximately 80% of the intended works around the school, which did make us happy because we were working for the benefit of the students. After a long discussion (in Indonesian) with the Vice-Principal and Roni, President of the Rotaract Club of Jakarta Metropolitan, we decided to abandon the project due to the negative comments about Rotary expressed by the Vice- Principal. Unfortunately this man was convinced that we had ulterior motives and wanted to completely take over the school. Roni, who had been acting as interpreter, was so upset and embarrassed that he apologised for the next few days. After gathering our thoughts we decided to investigate another school which was located less than ten minutes away from our original project. This school, known as Bantu Kami, was due to be demolished; however, we recognised the potential and benefits of renovating the school and thus delaying any thoughts of demolition as this school would become fully utilised again well into the future. We researched the details and had an in-depth discussion with the school principal; following this we finally got approval to proceed with renovating the school. We started the quoting process, which took two weeks to come to a pricing agreement. In the meantime we had many meetings with the Rotaractors and we agreed the project should go ahead as can be seen by the photos. To our great satisfaction, we made considerable progress. The roof is near complete (15/02/2016), and then the gyprock work will start. We still need to finance the electrical work, painting and furniture repairs, and so we will be fundraising over the next year for this stage of the project.

2 Our major obstacle during our time was the botched bombing event in the Sarina Mall where three innocent people were tragically killed. Despite this shocking event, the people of Jakarta went about their business as per usual. On Saturday 16 January we were invited to the training seminar for Rotary District This was a very fruitful and productive day. I gave a power point presentation about our project, covering all stages of the project from commencement until now. Callan spoke about the projects that Rockingham/Kwinana Rotaract Club were undertaking. Stephen spoke in general about the interaction between Rotary and Rotaract. During our time in Indonesia we visited a number of Rotary Clubs to promote our project and enhance goodwill between Indonesia and Australia. On behalf of the Rotaract Club of Rockingham/Kwinana, I would like to thank the Rotary Club of Rockingham, the Rotary Club of Kwinana, and Rotary District 9465 for their contribution to our worthwhile project. I would also like to acknowledge and thank the Rotaract Club of Jakarta Metropolitan for their joint effort and support. Finally, I would like to thank Rotaractors Callan Tree for his input and support for the Rockingham/Kwinana Rotaract Club, and Rotarian Stephen Castelli who was an inspiration and a great mentor for the Rotaractors in Indonesia. Michael Nella Vice-President Rotary Club of Kwinana Rotary District 9465 Rotaract Chair November 2015: Madrasah Ibtidaiyum School School 1: Day 1 School 1: Day 4 School 1: Day 6 School 1: Day 7 School 1: Day 9 School 1: Day 10

3 School 1: Day 11 School 1: Day 14 Madrasah Bantu Kami (Second School) Original State of the School 13 January 2016 Interior view of the school ceiling All three classrooms identical Removing the roof Fabricating the roof trusses

4 The ceiling trusses are up and the new roof goes on The ceiling and lights are installed

5 Update 28 th March 2016 Requests have been made for the following quotations: 1. Flooring: Carpets and Lino 2. Painting: Sealer, plaster, rollers, brushes and paint 3. Internal painting to include ceilings, walls 4. External painting to include walls and fencing 5. Electrical: Re-wiring of school 6. Installation of 15 fans 7. Flooring; Under the eaves to be replaced / re-tiled 2017 Project Obtaining pricing for Air Fares, Accommodation and Hire Car in preparation for budgets for 2017