Category Archives: SD Projects

The personal experiences of those who have worked in an SD Project.

Budesti English Language Summer School, mark two

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Solen

Applications are now welcome from willing volunteers! Following the success of the first Summer School in English for disadvantaged children in Budesti, Moldova, Subud members are launching the second edition of this project, which is now an SD network member. … Continue reading →

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A Change is Gonna Come

Posted on September 29, 2011 by kim

On July 3rd, we (project coordinators and volunteers) piled into three vans and headed into the mountains of Indonesia. Wait, rewind! My journey began months before the camp began! Close your eyes and let me tell you a story. Six … Continue reading →

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Bright Futures

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Get Involved Blog Manager

Bright Futures is the name of a new program aimed at sending send deserving children with potential on to higher education. Continue reading →

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Bright Futures: Erpan

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Get Involved Blog Manager

Tangkiling, Central Kalimantan Like many of the poorest Javanese families, Erpan’s parents joined a government transmigration program to migrate from Java to Kalimantan on the promise of a block of land to farm. This ‘Promised Land’ turned out to be … Continue reading →

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English Summer Camp in Budesti, Moldova

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Solen

This first English Language summer camp for teenagers from low-income families was supported by SD France, SD Germany, SD Norway, GHFP, SD and SDIA. In a country where many children are exposed to a high risk of poverty and/or the … Continue reading →

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Bright Futures: Herni

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Get Involved Blog Manager

Chandra MacDonald writes about Herni Listiani, one of the stories from her collection Iseng Mulang (Never Give Up) which deals with the struggles of young people to cope with the difficulties of life in Central Kalimantan… Continue reading →

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Crossing to the other side – episode 6

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Solen

Calming troubled waters My brief stint in Colombia has come to an end and it’s with a mixture of relief and nostalgia that I try to slip back into European life. I miss Amanecer – the late afternoon sun on … Continue reading →

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The Girl who had Never Seen a Tree

Posted on September 28, 2010 by cassidy

The day we went to pick Diana up from the prison, her mother, Ana M. who is a prisinor, was at her side and very happy. This was the first time that mother and daughter had ever been separated… Continue reading →

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Don’t fall in love with your projects

Posted on September 27, 2010 by cassidy

At the Children’s Vision project in Bolivia, of the 90 children provided with glasses, 72% had broken or lost their glasses! Continue reading →

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Mexico 2010: Another success for the Human Force!

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Solen

This month, 12 young people from four countries gathered for two weeks in Puebla, Mexico to work with Susila Dharma project Usaha Mulia Abadi (UMA). Volunteers completed ecological tasks to help UMA promote environmental awareness, hosted educational activities in the … Continue reading →

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