A good education is the way to a better future

Hello everybody!

Bunter

I had a great time with my family. After two weeks of power travelling they flew home yesterday. I enjoyed this time very much but I am also very happy to be back at the Oasis and to my class. The three oldest kids in the Oasis and in my class are Putu, Bunter and Astawa. They are 15 years old and in their last year of SMP. In Indonesia there are 6 years of junior high school(SD) and 3 years of middle school(SMP) and high school(SMA).
Putu is the best student of the school and Bunter and Astawa are also outstanding students. Everyday they come to the Oasis to study and play. They have been at the Oasis for such a long time already that they are almost part of the Oasis team. Putu and Bunter love balinese dancing, they are really good at it and give classes to the smaller kids. Astawa is really good at playing the guitar or drums and enjoys teaching everybody who is interested how to play. They all like to help at the Oasis where ever they can!


Putu



 All three of them were part of the first group that joined the Oasis but after one year Astawa had stopped coming to the  Oasis. He had to work to help feed his big family. He was only 10 years old when he started to work on the ricefileds. One year ago, at the age of 14 he finally returned to the Oasis and started living a  somewhat  normal childhood. During all this time he somehow managed to keep up with his studies and is still a good student. They are very smart and ambitious which is a rare thing to find here. Putu wants to become a doctor, Astawa would love to work in the tourism business and Bunter still hasn't decided on what she wants to become yet. But she is really creative and would like to do something with design or teaching.

Astawa

To achieve these wishes they would have to go to the SMA which shouldn't be a problem since their grades are more than good enough. The only problem is that there are no decent SMA's close to Jagaraga. They would have to go study in Mataram and the transport as well as the study fees are so high, that none of the families can effort to send their kids to a school in Mataram.
People who don't have an SMA education don't stand a chance in getting a real job here. Thats also a reason why there are so many unemployed people here. Their education is just not good enough. People who haven't been to an SMA won't even get a job at a supermarket.
These kids have so much potential and it would be such a pitty if it went to waste. The Oasis feels responsible to help Putu, Bunter and Astawa get a proper aducation but we will need the help of sponsors since the costs are just too high. If anybody is interested in sponsoring one of them or contributing to the costs just a little, we would be very greatfull! Anybody who is interested can contact me at my e-mail address. Lara.Desinger@gmx.net