Project Summary
The project aims to privide not only basic school amenities but also nutritional care, health care, and psychological support to underprivileged children and their families in the Cipinang area of Jakarta.
| Title | Street Children School |
| Member | UPS |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Area Focus | Education and Healthcare |
| Beneficiaries | Approximately 150 children and their families. |
UPS's Efforts
Through the Yayasan Mitra Mandiri Foundation, this UPS Foundation sponsored project aims to provide not only basic school amenities but also nutritional care, health care, and psychological support to approximately 150 underprivileged children (53 at kindergarten and 97 at elementary level). This program, which is based in Cipinang (East Jakarta) also works to improve the life of the families of the children through work opportunity and hygiene care.
Company Description
Through programs such as the Global Volunteer Week and the Neighbor to Neighbor Service Challenge and with funding largely from its UPS Foundation, UPS taps into its employee pool of 370,000 employees worldwide to encourage volunteerism and community service. UPS's community programs services broad ranges of needs in many different countries world wide. Specifically in Southeast Asia, UPS has serviced communities in Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia.