Financial constraint almost makes Elsa and four of her friends drop out of school. Their parents' income as waste pickers is often only enough to cover their daily needs instead of paying the school tuition. As a result, several years ago, Elsa and other waste pickers' children had to go to school using uniforms with yellow stains, shoes that were too small, and ripped bags. This condition often makes Elsa and other waste pickers' children become the target of bullying, not only from their schoolmates but also from their teachers. Their school, which is supposed to be a safe place for them to learn, achieve a better future, and get out of the poverty line, becomes their unsafe place and drops their mentality.
Most of the waste pickers in Indonesia are informal workers who do not have health insurance. They work from morning to night with very minimal wages. In fact, the informal sector collects more than 1 million tons of waste annually, or about 15% of the total managed waste in Indonesia.
Bening Saguling Foundation (BSF) is established to empower waste pickers and save their children. Not only providing jobs for waste pickers, but BSF also helps their children by providing school needs such as pocket money and better school supplies. Unfortunately, not all waste pickers' children are as lucky as Elsa. There are still so many waste pickers' children who cannot be funded by BSF. They often end up dropping out of school and getting married early.
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School tuition and school supplies for waste pickers who are assisted by BSF
Pocket money for student needs
Non-formal training fee from BSF
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