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The United Nations defines Level One Poverty as those living on less than $1.90 per day.
Since 2013, Braeburn has sponsored a community in West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
This village, Bamban Rancang, is located at zero degrees latitude, right on the equator,
and has no electricity, sanitation or clean drinking water.
These indigenous Dayak people are mostly rice farmers living a peaceful life in the world's 3rd largest rainforest.
They are happy people, but also only an accident or illness away from dire consequences.
This village, Bamban Rancang, is located at zero degrees latitude, right on the equator,
and has no electricity, sanitation or clean drinking water.
These indigenous Dayak people are mostly rice farmers living a peaceful life in the world's 3rd largest rainforest.
They are happy people, but also only an accident or illness away from dire consequences.
Braeburn is providing educational opportunities:
We also donate living essentials:
In addition, our donors provide academic advising, mentoring, familial support and general emotional support.
Braeburn provides these services through a Sponsorship Program and through participation in fundraising events.
We also encourage participation in short-term trips to Indonesia.
- Primary & secondary school education
- GED tutoring and exam fees
- English language learning
- Books, paper, pencils & other school supplies
- Tutoring fees for standardized test preparation
- University scholarships for tuition, housing and living expenses
- Airfare for students to visit their families
- Passport and visa fees
- Fees for local transportation to and from university campuses (bus, train)
- Leadership development
We also donate living essentials:
- Rice, vegetables and meat
- Drinking water
- Propane & propane stoves for cooking
- Mattresses and bedding
- First aid supplies
- Dental exams, toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss
- Medical exams & vaccinations
- Eye exams and eye glasses
- Clothing, shoes, backpacks
- Shampoo, soap
- Soccer balls & sport shoes, card games
- Cell phones, tablets, computers
- Internet service
- and much more
In addition, our donors provide academic advising, mentoring, familial support and general emotional support.
Braeburn provides these services through a Sponsorship Program and through participation in fundraising events.
We also encourage participation in short-term trips to Indonesia.
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Children in this village must walk for about an hour to get to the elementary school that provides education through 5th grade.
Most children walk to school barefoot...with empty bellies.
Many stop going to school at 5th grade or before.
Most children walk to school barefoot...with empty bellies.
Many stop going to school at 5th grade or before.
Elementary children studying by candle light
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University students in West Java
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"Education is the most powerful weapon we can use
to change the world."
- Nelson Mandela
A 2015 donor trip to Borneo - standing on the equator at zero degrees latitude (below).
Where is Borneo?
Indonesia is made up of about 17,000 islands.
Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, and Papua are the largest islands.
Bali is a smaller island, but perhaps most well known.
Jakarta, a city of about 30 million people, is on the island of Java (the largest US city is New York with about 8.5 million people).
In Bahasa (the official language of Indonesia), the island of Borneo is called Kalimantan.
West Borneo is called Kalimantan Barat.
Borneo has the world's third largest rainforest after the Amazon and the Congo.
Banbam Rancang is a village in the Kalimantan Barat rainforest.
Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, and Papua are the largest islands.
Bali is a smaller island, but perhaps most well known.
Jakarta, a city of about 30 million people, is on the island of Java (the largest US city is New York with about 8.5 million people).
In Bahasa (the official language of Indonesia), the island of Borneo is called Kalimantan.
West Borneo is called Kalimantan Barat.
Borneo has the world's third largest rainforest after the Amazon and the Congo.
Banbam Rancang is a village in the Kalimantan Barat rainforest.