red nose foundation 2012 annual report

Helping Children Build Dreams 1

Red Nose FoundationAnnual Report 2012

2 The Red Nose Foundation Annual Report 2012

Yayasan Hidung Merah is a regis-tered non-profit organization based in

Jakarta, Indonesia. Red Nose Foundation is also a regis-tered non-profit in America and is a 501(c)3 Tax Exempt Organization.

You can donate by bank transfer via Bank Mandiri in Indonesia or Wells

Fargo Bank in America. Donations made to RNF in America are

Tax Deductible.

Bank MandiriAccount Name: Yayasan Hidung Merah

Account number: 122-00-0548439-2SWIFT Code: BMRIIDJA

Bank Address: Jakarta Wisma Metro-politan I

Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 29Jakarta 12920

Wells Fargo BankAccount Name: Red Nose Foundation

Account number: 171-2320-322SWIFT Code: WFBIUS6S

Contact detailsRed Nose Foundation

Yayasan Hidung MerahJalan Pondok Hijau 2, #33-35

Pondok Indah, 12930http://www.rednosefoundation.org/

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Red Nose Foundation ...................................................4 - 5

Letter From the Executive Director ...................................6

Sponsors and Supporters ...................................................7

The Five Pillar Programs .............................................8 - 9

2012 Highlights ........................................................10 - 11

The Red Nose Team .................................................12 - 13

The Power of Circus..................................................14 - 15

The Rough Life ........................................................16 - 17

Do The Hokey Pokey! ..............................................18 - 19

One Red Nose Student Prepares

for the Trip of a Lifetime .................................................20

Providing Partial Scholarships for Children In Need ..... 21

Tissue Tricks in Thailand .........................................22 - 23

ASCA and Cirque du Monde ...........................................24

Board of Directors ...........................................................25

Beyond 2012 ............................................................26 - 27

Budget and Expenses .......................................................28

Table of Contents


Transcending Boundaires Through PlayRed Nose Foundation’s mission is to support the

educational and personal development of children living in underprivileged circumstances

and to promote the empowerment of youth through arts while assisting them to become

positive contributors to society.Red Nose Foundation strives to be a pioneering

creative force behind education advocacy and rehabilitation. Red Nose Foundation offers a

safe place for children to explore, experiment and get educated.


The foundation runs a number of different programs aimed at improving the quality of life of its participants and the wider community.

Red Nose Foundation has five pillar programs:Arts and Education Outreach Program• , the foundation’s flagship program, which has centers in Cilincing and Bintaro-Lama;Hidung Merah Performance Troupe• , for the most advanced RNF students; Sponsorship and Scholarship program• , connecting sponsors with individual children to help fund their education;School Renovation program• , helping to rebuild public school facilities with the support of corporate sponsors; Red Nose Relief• , a performance group that travels to conflict or disaster-affected areas in Indonesia to provide “emotional relief” to children and families.

Red Nose Foundation (Yayasan Hidung Merah) is a non-profit arts and education organization active in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Red Nose Foundation (RNF), established in 2008, works at the grass roots level, predominately within two village communities in Jakarta: Cilincing, in North Jakarta, and Bintaro Lama, in South Ja-karta. Since it was established, the foundation has grown in size and capacity, and it continues to grow.

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Through these pillar programs, RNF reaches thousands of children and their families. In 2012, the Arts and Education Outreach Program had 190 participants; the Scholarship program helped 480 children; the School Renovation program reached 750; the Hidung Merah Performance Troupe performed for 7,000 people; and the Red Nose Relief performance group performed for 1,200.

None of this would be possible without RNF’s staff, sponsors and supporters. In 2012, RNF raised Rp. 2,033,752,163 (US$211,298) to fund its arts and education outreach program and provide scholarships to children in need. While funds are contributed to the foundation through a number of avenues, the main sources of RNF’s income are: corporate partnerships (45%); scholarship funds (32%); and individual dona-tions and fundraising events (12%).

As it continues to grow, public knowledge and awareness of the foundation, and its reputation, continues to strengthen. The foundation is well known to a number of communities in Jakarta, and often attracts the attention of local and regional media. As another sign of the foundation’s growing significance, in 2012 RNF was accepted as a member of the Cirque du Monde international social circus network of Cirque du Soleil.

In 2013 and beyond, the foundation intends to expand and increase its impact on the lives of underprivi-leged children in Jakarta. With the support of its sponsors and supporters, RNF will continue to provide chil-dren with a safe place to be educated, have fun, and explore new possibilities.

“Education is the most powerful weapon

which you can use to change the world”- Nelson Mandela


I remember well, six years ago, sitting in my living room in Chicago with my two close buddies discussing this wild idea of coming back to Indonesia and introducing the idea of social circus to children in a country I’ve always held close to my heart. I’m not sure that anyone took me seriously at that point. In fact, I’m not sure I took myself seriously. Nonetheless, I decided to take a leap into unknown territory and devote the next portion of my life to creating a program that could really make a difference in the lives of chil-dren. I really had no idea what I was getting into.

There have certainly been plenty of bumps along the way, and Red Nose is by no means a finished product, but I believe that from that initial idea, which has evolved, we are making a difference. Whether it’s simply giving a child an opportunity to smile for the afternoon, giving a young woman confidence and courage that she may hold with her even if her opportunities are limited, or giving a young man the strength to stay in school even if he isn’t the smartest kid in the class, and reject the dangerous temptations that are so carelessly flaunted in front of him by his peers. The underlying mission of our organization is to equip these children with the weapons they need to combat ignorance, provide them with the tools they need to take control of their own future, and empower them to rise above whatever life throws their way. On this front, I believe that Red Nose has succeeded and will continue to succeed.

During 2013, we will be preparing the Red Nose organization to expand far beyond its current reach. One of our biggest obstacles is a space. We currently borrow rooms to teach in, but these rooms are small and have limitations, thus limiting our ability to ac-cept more students. Together with the Kick Andy Foundation and many other sponsors, Red Nose Foundation is developing the North Jakarta Community Center for Children. The NJCCC will be a beautiful community space in the middle of the dirtiest slum in the city, where children can play, learn and socialize in a safe and clean environment. Red Nose’s new North Jakarta home will also be available for use by other NGOs and groups championing the rights of children to help further their mission to promote children’s empowerment, education, advocacy, health, safety and sanitation. If all goes to plan, Red Nose will break ground in the fall of 2013 and open the Community Center’s doors by the end of the year.

We are continuously evaluating the effectiveness of our programs and our capacity to make a difference in the lives of children. With this in mind, we hope to begin replicat-ing our programs and introducing them into new slum communities across Jakarta by mid-2014.

There have been many success stories over the years, and we look forward to sharing more with you as they unravel and develop. While much of the future is still unknown, what I do know is that none of this could have been done alone. I share theses successes with all our volunteers, interns, pro-bono service providers, sponsors, donors, and most of all my wonderful team. Thank you to everyone who has supported us over the past five years. I believe in what we are doing, and I often say this, but it’s the truth and is no less relevant now: I couldn’t do this without your support.

Letter from the

Executive Director

Dan RobertsFounder & Executive Director


Thank you to all of you who have supported Red Nose over the years. From individual donations to those offering their services and resources to corporate sponsorship

– it all matters and makes a difference for the foundation and its students.In particular we would like to thank the following individuals and groups for their support:

Rangga Rinjani (Photographer), Aditya Adit (Photographer), Lisa Aulia (Designer), Fitri Antoni, Koshu Kunii, Alex Gretchen, Emily Cousins, Matheus Ferri,

Julia Teichmann, Judy Middelburg, Alex Bradford, Gijs Daemen, Bob Scholten, Ferdinand Tobing , Cristina Gomez, Andrea Ousley

Platinum Partners

Supporters

Volunteers


The Arts and Education Outreach Program is the foundation’s flagship program. The program uses circus - juggling and acrobatics - to engage with the children and to promote self-esteem, confidence, discipline, teamwork, and physical fitness. The program also offers participants English lessons and homework tutorial sessions.

The foundation’s managers and teachers make a point of getting to know the families of the program’s partici-pants to ensure that they have an in-depth understanding of the child’s personal circumstances and needs. The RNF staff tailor the program and its curriculum to suit the needs of the students and engage in mediation on behalf of the children when necessary.

Students take up to 15 hours of education and arts class-es per week. There are currently 190 children participating in the program: 95 in Cilincing, North Jakarta, and 95 in Bintaro Lama, South Jakarta. Each child pays a nominal registration fee of Rp10,000 to join the program.

Ultimately, through this program, RNF aims to educate and empower its students, and help them become positive contributors to society.

Red Nose Relief is a performance group that travels to conflict or disaster-affected areas in Indonesia to provide “emotional relief” for children and their families.

In April 2012, Red Nose Relief joined forces with three performers from Clowns Without Borders (USA) and travelled to the Mentawai Islands in Su-matra to perform 15 shows in 15 differ-ent villages for more than 1,200 people over ten days.

Since 2008, Red Nose Relief has per-formed for almost 60,000 people across Indonesia, including in Aceh, Padang Pari-aman, Merapi, Bali, Jakarta and Mentawai.

ThePillar

Programs


The Hidung Merah Performance Troupe is made up of the most advanced RNF circus students. The troupe is designed to be a creative outlet for the students and is an opportunity for the performers to hone their athletic abili-ties.

The children practice tricks such as juggling, clowning, acrobatics, and aerial silk (aerial acrobatics using suspended fabric). Working with their circus teachers, the troupe choreographs routines to perform at events.

Every Sunday, the troupe attends a training session at the Jakarta Inter-national School (JIS) in South Jakarta (the school provides the facilities and transport to and from the school free of charge).

The troupe is often booked to perform at public and private events, and is also sometimes invited to perform on television. In 2012, the troupe per-formed for a total of 7,000 children and their families. Fees from troupe’s shows contributed 7% to the foundation’s overall income in 2012.

RNF’s Sponsor a Child Program, launched in 2011, allows a do- nor to support a child within the foundation’s Arts and Education Outreach Program. Child sponsorship covers the cost of all materials and fees for their participation in the program.

Sponsorship in 2012 was Rp. 250,000 per month. The student’s family is also requested to contribute a small percentage to support their child in the program. Sponsorship can be paid monthly, quarterly or yearly. Donors receive a photograph of the child they choose to spon-sor as well as regular updates of the child’s progress and activities at RNF.

RNF’s Full Education Scholarship pro-gram helps to pay for a child’s formal educa-tion. Each scholarship covers an individual child’s school fees and all other related ex-penses such as schoolbooks, writing utensils, uniforms, and extra-curricular activities.

Children who have been participating in the foundation’s Arts and Education Out-reach Program for more than two years are eligible for a scholarship. Students with a scholarship are required to maintain an 80% or above attendance rate and at least a “C”

grade point average. The student’s family is also encouraged to contribute a percentage of the monthly school tuition fee as a sign of their commitment to education.

By the end of 2012, 42 RNF students had a full education scholarship. At the beginning of 2012, 49 students were awarded a full scholarship. However, during the course of the year, seven students dropped out. In 2012, RNF achieved an 85% retention rate.

The value of a scholarship varies among education levels: Rp. 2,000,000 per school year for elementary school (ages 7-12); Rp. 3,500,000 per school year for middle school (ages 13-15); Rp. 6,500,000 per school year for high school (ages 15-17).

Partial Scholarships subsidize a child’s school fees. In 2012, Prisma PR sponsored 30 partial scholarships and PermataBank sponsored 400 partial scholarships. In total, 430 par-tial scholarships were awarded in 2012.

RNF’s School Renovation program seeks out corporate sponsors to help renovate public and private schools in urban slum areas in Jakarta. School renovations generally include, but are not limited to, repainting the inte-

rior and exterior of classrooms, paving, and planting gardens. On the day of the renovation, qualified workmen, RNF students and staff, children and staff from the school, and employees of the donor, work together to complete the project.

In 2012, two corporate sponsors funded renovation projects at two different public schools in Jakarta: Husky Energy donated around US$6,000 to renovate SD Pantai Indah in Cilincing; The Jakarta In-

ternational School donated around US$9,000 to renovate SDN Jurang Mangu Timur 03 in Bintaro Lama. These two projects directly reached

750 people.


In January, the Hidung Merah Performance Troupe performed at YKAKI, a halfway house for children with cancer in Jakar-ta. The troupe also taught the children a few circus tricks.

During RNF’s Open Registration

Day in February, more than 60 children regis-

tered to join the Arts and Education Outreach

program in Cilincing.

In April, Husky En-ergy funded a School

Renovation project at a school, SDN Jurang

Mangu Timur 03, in Bintaro-Lama.

In April 2012, the Red Nose Relief pro-

gram joined forces with

a trio of clowns

from Clowns

Without Borders

(USA) and travelled

to Mentawai to perform

for more than 1,200 people over

ten days.

More than 260 people attend-

ed Red Nose in Concert in April at at the Roll-

ing Stone Cafe. The event raised more than Rp125

million (US$ 13,400.00) for

the foundation.

Highlights


RNF attended Permata Bank’s Unite For Education event in June.

June: The Hidung Merah Performance

Troupe travelled to Riau for a performance and workshop at Chevron’s

company family day.

In September, the Jakarta Interna-

tional School (JIS) funded a School Renovation project at SDN Jurtim 03 in Cilincing.

Teachers and students from JIS and SDN Jurtim 03 joined the RNF team to pave the school-

yard, paint classrooms and plant a new garden.

October: Two Red Nose students, April and

Desi, travelled to Thailand to take part in the South East

Asian Social Circus (SEASC) Conference.

Students from Cilincing and

Bintaro-Lama attended a ceremony

in September to receive their partial scholar-

ships from PermataBank.

In October, the foundation’s circus students perform for the local communities at the 5th Annual Community Circus Day events in

Cilincing and Bintaro-Lama.

In December, Gugun Blues Shelter performed at

the last Red Nose in Concert fundraiser for the year at

Eastern Promise.


Dan Roberts, Founder and Executive DirectorDan Roberts is the founder and Executive Director of Red Nose Foundation. Dan moved to Jakarta, Indonesia, with his family from the United States as a teenager and was a student at the Jakarta Inter-national School. Upon returning to the U.S., Dan studied Acting at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts. After he discovered circus and physical theatre. Dan was inspired, and spent a number of years working for different youth circus groups. In 2008, Dan became a volunteer for Clowns Without Borders-USA and organized a 10-week solo circus expedition through Indone-sia. During this expedition Dan made the decision to stay and establish Red Nose. Since then, Dan has been the driving force behind the foundation.

Renny Antoni Roberts, Managing DirectorAs Managing Director, Renny works closely with the foundation’s Executive Director to determine the direction and the future of the foundation. Renny has been involved in social work since the age of 12, and over the years she has volunteered to help street kids in East Jakarta and teach basic lit-eracy, math and English to children. Renny holds a Bachelor of Arts with a major in communication studies and public relations from The London School of Public Relations. In August 2009, Renny became a volunteer at Red Nose, documenting the foundation’s activities. She finally joined the Red Nose Foundation as a Project Coordinator in March 2010 and became Red Nose’s Managing Director in May 2011.

“As a human being I feel it is our responsibility to take care of others who are in need. I like work-ing with children; they always inspire me with their spirit and enthusiasm. I enjoy seeing kids get a better education. I believe a good education is the right of every child.”

Dedi Purwadi, Associate Artistic DirectorDedi was the first person to join Red Nose Foundation as a full time staff member. Dedi has been a fundamental part of the foundation ever since, and has helped develop and implement all of its programs, even performing with the Red Nose Relief tours across Indonesia. Today Dedi is RNF’s Operations Manager, which means he ensures that all of the foundation’s activities and programs run smoothly. He is hands-on with classes and is involved in managing workshop activities, support-ing the circus program and training with the Hidung Merah Performance Troupe.

Dedi loves music (he was the vocalist for the Indonesian pop rock band Meteor) and wants to share his love of music with the children and teach them guitar.

“I think the kids need to learn about music because with music we can change the world … music is a part of life.”

Nino Rianditya Putra, Field ManagerNino’s interest in social work began in elementary school when he was sent to the local YMCA to do “community service” after getting into a fight at school. Even after fulfilling his obligations, Nino kept returning to the YMCA, and so began his involvement in community and social engagement. At university, Nino majored in international relations but has continued to pursue a career in social work.

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Yanuar Hermansyah, Field OfficerYanuar has been involved in social and aid work for a number of years. Before joining RNF, Yanuar worked with the American Red Cross in North Sumatra and with World Vision Indonesia perform-ing surveys, monitoring and data collection. At RNF, Yanuar is the Field Assistant, helping to make

sure the logistics of the RNF AEOP in Cilincing and Bintaro Lama run smoothly.

Marni Lusida, Education ManagerMarni is the Education Manager at RNF, and on top of designing and implementing the academic curriculum, Marni also organizes seminars covering social issues and self-awareness. Marni has a bachelor’s degree from the faculty of psychology at the University of Indonesia. Prior to RNF, Marni worked as a Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Project Manager at an international NGO in Kupang,

and with the Save the Children organization as a Senior Project Officer of Education in their Maluku and NTT offices.

“I enjoy working with the children and watching their progress and I enjoy introducing lessons such as safety and health in the seminar classes because I feel that I can help equip them with impor-

tant knowledge and skills that they wouldn’t otherwise get at school or from their families.”

Suryani Sianturi, Field InstructorYani is an English teacher and Field Instructor with RNF and is responsible for organizing lesson plans. Yani studied English education at the State University of Medan and graduated in 2012. While studying Suryani gained experience as an English teacher giving private lessons for elementary and senior high school students, as well as for the International Organization of Migration. Yani first heard about RNF on the Kick Andy TV Show. Right then and there, she says, she decided to join

RNF and become a teacher for underprivileged children.“The Cilincing and Bintaro students are amazing, beautiful and smart.

Spending time with them in my class is what I enjoy the most.”

Andrea Ousley, Artistic DirectorAndrea Ousley’s specialty is social circus. Andrea is an Artistic Director, responsible for shaping and executing the foundation’s arts and education program. Andreas’ responsibilities include plan-ning, teaching, mentoring and running a staff professional development program. Originally from Australia, Andrea has travelled extensively through Europe, North America, Africa and Asia and has been involved in social circus and performance in various different capacities, including as a teacher, a director and as a mentor with numerous organizations, including the Australian National Institute of Circus Arts, Cirque du Soleil and Cirque Du Monde. Having been aware of RNF for many years,

Andrea keenly took the opportunity to work directly with the foundation in 2012/2013. “This program is holistic,” says Andrea. “The program considers the child from every angle, from

the individual to their families, the community they live in and their school.”

Amanda Sompi, Event CoordinatorAmanda donates her time and skills to help Red Nose as a professional Events Coordinator. She is responsible for planning and organizing events hosted by the foundation and making sure that everything goes to plan on the night. Amanda studied Communications at the University of Persada Indonesia Y.A.I. and graduated in 2008. Prior to this Amanda worked as an advertising producer for

radio and TV. “I love the people I work with in RNF. It’s great to work with people that care about their com-

pany and are doing a good job. It’s hard to find that environment today because so many people just don’t care about honesty, hard work and integrity. I love being able to be proud of the work I do,

asking people to support missions that I believe are important.”

Jacqueline Wales, Communications ManagerJacqueline joined the RNF team in February 2013 as Communications Manager. Originally from Sydney, Australia, Jacqueline has been in Indonesia for more than three years, working as a writer and editor for a number of different publications. Jacqueline has a Bachelor of Journalism degree

from the University of Wollongong.“I’ve been with the foundation for only a few months, but it doesn’t take long to realize that giving

some time and attention and the opportunity to have a bit of fun to these children really does have a positive impact on their lives.”


As an educator and trainer, Andrea Ousley is intuitive, hands-on and instructive – everything you would expect from someone with twenty-odd years of experience in the circus.

But unlike many others within the international contemporary circus scene, Andrea isn’t a former gymnast or an acrobat who then joined the circus, Andrea began her working life in child-care and a tax office, but an encounter with the Women’s Circus in Melbourne, Australia inspired a new life direction and a ca-reer change.

“I saw a show [by a women’s only circus] and it was just fantastic,” recalls Andrea. “The most amazing thing was that it didn’t matter whether you could do a handstand or not or if your stilts were [tall or short], everyone just looked amazing. So I joined.”

Andrea witnessed something “extraordinary,” she says, “women doing circus, having fun,

developing self-confidence and finding their own voice, and generally just being empowered”.

When the group sat down one day in a circle to discuss their goals and life ambitions Andrea answered definitively: “I’m go-ing to be a circus trainer. This is my passion,” she announced.

“I’ve never known anything more clearly in my life.” Andrea immersed herself in circus: the skills, the culture, the

community and eventually in the ideology of social circus that has emerged alongside the traditional circus in the social con-text.

What has ensued for Andrea is a successful and fulfilling cir-cus career that resulted in Andrea becoming Social Circus Coor-dinator at the Australian National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) and an International Trainer, director and professional mentor for Cirque du Soleil, travelling the world - Singapore, Macau,

Hong Kong, Chicago, Cape Town and remote communities in Australia - to train social circus trainers. Her achievements are typified with a cartwheel on the Great Wall of China and a back flip in Central Park, New York City.

The cornerstones of her career – skills, knowledge and wis-dom - are what the staff and students of Red Nose have been watching unwind around them for the past six months at the of-fice, in the classroom, and on the purple silks hanging from the gymnasium-roof at JIS.

Acceptance is one of the circus’ best attributes; it’s part of the ideology, says Andrea. The circus is a place where everyone fits in.

“I was really fascinated with

the idea of looking at the

whole child because a child in

a circus class is different to

a child in school or at home,

and a child is different again

when they’re just with their

friends. Looking at all aspects

of the child is something the

foundation seems to be doing

quite well.”

For six months, Andrea Ousley, a fit fifty-something Australian circus trainer with a talent for selling raffle tickets, spent six days a week working with the Red Nose Foundation. Andrea quickly became an in-tegral part of the team and a source of knowledge about the world of social circus.

The Power of Circus


“It’s amazing how many cultures possess that same idea about circus – that marginalized people, or those who don’t fit in, run away to join the circus. That still sits in the back of people’s minds.”

“People crave being a part of a community,” she continues, “and circus is wonderful because it gives you that sense of com-munity. ”

Circus is multi-disciplinary and offers everyone an opportu-nity to get involved regardless of experience, physical ability, age, culture, language, and socio-economic status. Aside from prop manipulation or acrobatics, people can contribute to all the elements of a performance: directing, scripting writing, lighting and rigging. There really are no limits to who can be a part of a circus and benefit from being involved in it.

As a “tool for [empowerment] and change” social circus most often uses circus skills to engage with at-risk youths and mar-ginalized communities, but its effects and benefits run far deeper than just being a physical activity. It encourages personal devel-opment and teaches self-awareness and self-esteem, discipline, creativity, artistic, motor and social skills, and teamwork.

“Circus offers young people an opportunity to experience suc-cess and achieve something. I think all kinds of arts are good

community development tools, but circus is particularly won-derful when you’re working with youths who are in trouble and who are looking for that adrenalin rush. Climbing a rope eight metres in the air is an adrenalin rush and so it offers that sense of, ‘Whoa’, that this is totally excellent and it feels [risky].

“I absolutely believe in the power of Circus as a tool [for change].”

“Young people in particular they will always find a place,” says Andrea.

As a Cirque du Soleil trainer Andrea is brought in to work with social circus groups in different countries and cultures and into communities that face any number of complexities. Her role is to work with those who are already using social circus to im-

prove their knowledge and skills, and better equip them to con-tinue their community engagement work.

Her choice to come to Jakarta, Indonesia to work with Red Nose was inspired, she says, by the fact that it is a “holistic pro-gram practising pure social circus.”

“RNF does circus, seminars for the parents, English with the children; It’s holistic, which is why I came. I was really fasci-nated with the idea of looking at the whole child because a child in a circus class is different to a child in school or at home, and a child is different again when they’re just with their friends. Looking at all aspects of the child is something the foundation seems to be doing quite well.”

“Seeing all these different facets of that young person means I can have a much bigger impact: I can understand their strengths and their weaknesses, what they like or don’t like, and I can re-ally work with a real person.”

“As an organisation,” she continues, “Red Nose Foundation recognizes all the things that will help that child make changes in their life. Whether a child chooses to do what their parents do, like peel mussels, or whether they leave the village and do something else, they will understand about choice and will be coming from a place of knowledge.”

As well as what and how, where is also important to the suc-cess of the foundation’s program, Andrea observes.

“The program is really strongly embraced in Cilincing be-cause of where we are,” ex-plains Andrea, “Right smack in the middle of where everyone lives.”

“We walk though those lit-tle [alleyways] each time and the community knows where we are … the children come and sit on the windowsill and watch the class-

es. The support of the community makes a big difference, and that’s another of Red Nose’s strengths.”

The foundation’s visibility in these communities also sends a strong message of commitment. Like many social circus or arts programs around the world that are dedicated to helping mar-ginalized and at-risk communities, they have made a choice to conduct their work in places where life isn’t always easy or com-fortable. Cilincing and Bintaro Lama are no exception.

“As we’re walking around in Cilincing every sense is abso-lutely exploding. The smell is really strong, and it isn’t always necessarily a bad smell, but it’s strong and the flies are every-where, and there are these tiny spaces to walk through and ne-gotiate. There are people kind of lying in the doorways, people working, and yet there are these massive flat screen TVs. So every sense is just blown out of the water.”

“The walk to the circus space the first time was complete-ly overwhelming. But then I walked into that circus space for the first time and it was gentle and the energy of it was really soft, and then we started doing the class with the window sitters watching on and everything was as it should be.”

“The walk to the circus space the first

time was completely overwhelming.

But then I walked into that circus

space for the first time and it was

gentle and the energy of it was really

soft, and then we started doing the

class with the window sitters watching

on and everything was as it should be.”


Indonesia’s economic growth over the past few years has landed it on the business pages of international newspapers. But the country’s development and emerging wealth is yet to trickle down to the masses. Countrywide, millions of parents struggle to make ends meet, and their children are left with little opportu-nity for change. The contrast between Indonesia’s rich and poor is particularly obvious in Jakarta, where exorbitant wealth and devastating poverty coexist.

Jakarta is built on a floodplain that covers 650 square kilome-ters of land, and more than 10 million people reside within its boundaries. Each day, however, this figure swells as countless others from the 18 million people living in the Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Area (Jabodetabek) travel into the city for work.

Despite being the economic and political center of the coun-try, Jakarta is riddled with problems: poor physical infrastruc-ture; high informal employment and unemployment rates; low

wages; inflation; air and water pollution; flood-ing; a lack of affordable housing; and inadequate public services and facilities, particularly where health and education are concerned. And those who are living on or near the poverty line (less than US$2 a day) feel the full weight of all of these issues every day.

Poverty leaves people vulnerable to too many factors that are out of their control; it’s under-standable then how those living at the bottom of the socio-economic spectrum might feel lost amid the chaos of the city’s urban slums and worn down by the constant fight for a better quality of life.

Red Nose sees first hand what the consequenc-es of poverty are for those living in Cilincing and Bintaro Lama where the foundation offers its Arts and Education Outreach Program.

Cilincing is a sub-district in North Jakarta with a population of about 371,000, more than 97,000 of whom are under the age of 14. It is here, in a kampung at the edge of the Java Sea charac-terized by its local fishing industry, that Red Nose first began its work with impoverished children in Jakarta six years ago.

Pak Muksin and his wife, Ibu Nining, are a fair example of what life is like in Cilincing. Muksin owns a boat and he dives to harvest mussels that his wife then prepares to be carted off and sold. Together, the couple can generate around Rp. 100,000 a day to support themselves and their son Dedi, 15, a RNF student.

Because of poverty, Muksin left school after the second grade and Nining, who moved to Cilincing from Banten after getting married, was only able to complete elementary school. Both par-ents say they will do anything they can to help their children have a real chance of getting an adequate education because they believe it “is an integral factor of building a better future.”

TheRoughLife

“The neighborhood

is full of negativity,

drugs, and fights ...

we fear that our

children will fall into

a life of crime.”


Money, though, is far from being the only thing that stands in the way of a better life for children in Cilincing. There is a sin-ister side to Cilincing that Muksin and Nining, and many other parents like them, worry will influence their children.

“The neighborhood is full of negativity, drugs, and fights,” they say, and “we fear that our children will fall into a life of crime.”

Naturally, in a village that is so densely populated there is barely enough room for two people to walk side-by-side each other down the alleyways, many of the parents in Cilincing have formed a tight-knit community to help them cope with the challenges they face.

“We are like relatives and we all help each other out a lot because we share the same hardships.”

Ibu Darini is in her late forties and is a divorced single parent of two Red Nose kids – April, 17, and Tara, who is 6. Darini also worries about how the negative at-titudes that permeate the neighborhood might impact her two daughters.

“The neighborhood is full of distrust,” Darini says. “There’s too much gossiping and bad mouthing going on and I am afraid that my daughters will be influenced in a negative way and they might throw away their bright futures.”

Darini earns between Rp. 200,000 and Rp. 400,000 per month washing clothes and occasionally cleaning mussels. With some financial assistance from April and Tara’s father, and with the support of the foundation, she believes that her daughters have a real chance at getting a good education and might even have the opportunity to go to college. Bintaro Lama, where Red Nose’s second center is located, is smaller than Cilincing and doesn’t

benefit from having a localized industry that creates jobs and provides residents with a somewhat reliable source of income, albeit minimal.

Ibu Juleha, or Leha, is a scavenger who earns money by pick-ing up rubbish and salvaging objects to sell for cash. Leha works sporadically, though, because she has five young children to look after. In one month, Leha’s income ranges between Rp. 400,000 to Rp. 600,000: about Rp. 20,000 per day.

Leha moved to Jakarta 13 years ago chasing the dream of big money in the big city, but like so many others from rural Indone-sia who’ve pursued the same dream, she couldn’t find a job and quickly ran out of money. Eventually Leha was offered a job by a “trash picker boss,” and that has been her primary source of income since.

Leha wants a better life for her children, two of whom – Lana, 12, and Tantri, 10 – are students at Red Nose, but money is scarce and it’s difficult to keep all of her children in school. She has her ups and downs, she says, watching her children stop and start school over and over again, but she clings to the hope that an education will be able to help her children pull themselves and their family out of poverty.

Ibu Warniti and her husband are also scavengers and earn an average of Rp. 500,000 to Rp. 650,000 per month to help sup-port their three children, including Heru, 9, another Red Nose student.

Unlike Leha, when Ibu Warniti moved to Jakarta around eight years ago she didn’t start out as a scavenger.

“I used to have a small food shop but then it went bankrupt because people just kept on not paying for the food they ate,” she says. After losing the business, with no education or qualifica-tions, Leha and her husband were eventually forced to become scavengers.

“I don’t want me or my family to live this way,” she says.

“I don’t want me or my family to live this

way”


By Gijs Daemen “I’m sorry, what was your name again? Kaisj?”

“No, it’s Gijs. It’s a Dutch name. Yes, I know that it’s pretty difficult for foreign people to pronounce. You know what? Just call me whatever you want.”

“Ok, I’ll call you Jarwo then.”And there I was, after an 18-hour-flight, with my

Dutch, pale (wooden shoeless) feet on Indonesian ground. I’d left my beloved little western little coun-try for the big unknown eastern world: a totally dif-ferent world with another culture and habits, another language, and where people are not even able to pro-nounce my name properly.

“I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien”, Sting once sang. Nice lyrics mister Sting, but hey, I’m not even an Englishman in New York. I’m a Dutchman in Jakarta. A “bule!”

Was I sure about this new adventure? Of course. After my graduation last November, I was determined to experience something totally different before en-tering the Dutch labor market. And as a fresh gradu-ate in communications and digital media, working at Red Nose was really that different ... remarkable at the least. There was no chinrubbing geektalk about too expensive Apple computers and no tongue twist-ing jargon spitting around a fancy office, but rather simply flip-flopping through the dirty streets of the poorest areas of Jakarta, spreading education and entertainment among children living in underprivileged circumstances. So yes, something totally differ-ent it was!

Since the moment I decided to do this internship people tried

to support me by giving me the best of advice and sharing well-considered thoughts and questions.

“Do you think you can handle the cultural differences?” “How are you going to deal with a possible culture shock?” “Are you able to adapt to such different circumstances?” Actually, the an-swer was: “I don’t know”.

I have to admit that my first impressions of the slum areas (es-

Volunteers and InternsEvery year, Red Nose welcomes interna-

tional volunteers and interns who are keen to work with the Red Nose Foundation.

Having extra hands around is always helpful for the RNF team, and it’s great being able to introduce the students to

a diverse group of people with different skills and life experiences, but equally

significant is that RNF is able to play a role in cultural exchange and give young adults from around the world the opportunity to

see and experience life within an Indonesian slum community.

“When driving through Cilincing, I couldn’t help

staring at the streets, the people and their houses. Every time I

stepped out of the car, the heat and the smell of Cilincing hit me right in

the face. Bam!”

Do the Hokey Pokey!


pecially Cilincing) were quite overwhelming. The people are ob-viously poor, the streets are dirty and the terr... uuh… unpleasant smell is hard to get rid of. But then… In the middle of the nar-row alleys of Cilincing, an inconspicuous brown door opens and a colorful room appears like a rainbow in a dark sky. A bunch of excited children greet me with big smiles and high-fives. Then the floor is covered with mats and the music starts. The contagious enthusiasm of the children attracts several people in the neighborhood. They watch how the youngest kids sing and dance to the Hokey Pokey song.

“Put your whole self in, put your whole self out, put your whole self in and shake it all about. You do the Hokey Pokey and turn yourself around, that’s what it’s all about.”

Well, eat your heart out mister Sting. It may sound beautiful when you chock your songs up with poetic phrases and devi-ous metaphors, but let’s keep it simple this time. As simple as a children’s song. Let’s not fuss about cultural differences, incon-veniences, uncertainties or expectations. No profound musings, but instead let’s take it easy, take the plunge, and see what happens. I de-cided to choose the Hokey Pokey method. Gonna put my whole self in. That’s what it’s all about!

The weeks passed by in no time. Teaching English mainly filled my schedule, but now and then I also found myself doing a dance with the kindergarten kids, playing a game with the youngsters or even trying to juggle in circus class. There was no time to miss the Netherlands. In fact, I was more concerned about how much I was going to miss Indonesia when I was back in my cold snowy home country. The tropical weather in Jakarta almost made me forget that it actually was February. In the Netherlands, February is the month of the cold, snow and… carnaval!

Carnaval? This probably needs some explanation. Six weeks before Easter, the grey winter view of the south Netherlands changes into a shiny colorful stage of the most sensational cel-ebration of the year: Carnaval! For five days people clear their minds and forget about their daily business, sorrows and trou-bles. Everybody dresses up in silly costumes, dances like goof-balls and parties like the Maya-calendar is coming to an end. The “carnaval effect” is difficult to explain, but impossible to resist. Obviously, I had to miss the celebration this year. I had to make my own party on the other side of the world. No problem!

Firstly, I didn’t need a silly costume to get attention. As a “bule” I was an interesting carnaval costume myself. Dancing like a goofball was no problem either. I could just join the Red Nose kindergarten class when doing the Hokey Pokey. Clear-ing my mind, on the other hand, was quite difficult. My spoiled western mind got triggered all the time by lots and lots of im-pressions, situations and questions.

When driving through Cilincing, I couldn’t help staring at the streets, the people and their houses. Every time I stepped out of the car, the heat and the smell of Cilincing hit me right in the face. Bam! Recovering wasn’t actually necessary, because just a few moments later I was surrounded by a dozen smiling children. Time and time again, the question popped up: how is it possible that these children can be so happy, sweet and optimis-tic in these poor circumstances?

I refuse to believe that they just don’t know any better. I can’t imagine that they are not aware of the rich, luxurious life of others just a few kilometers south of their district. As a Dutchman, I’m used to people complaining. Because, besides soccer and build-ing dams, complaining is in fact one of our national specialties. But how come, here on the other side of the world in the poorest areas of Jakarta, I hear nobody complaining? I only see smiling faces and happy children. They must have their own sorrows and troubles as well, right? Is it just part of the Asian culture to hide

these emotions for oth-ers? Or is it the presence of Red Nose that puts a smile upon their faces?

Maybe it’s a little pre-tentious to fully assign the beautiful positive mindset of these people to Red Nose. But espe-cially in the case of the children, I’m convinced that Red Nose had a ma-jor role in it. Red Nose gives the children and youngsters an opportu-nity to forget their situ-ation, to dance, to play, to learn, to sing, to have fun. Actually, something quite like the carnaval effect. No sorrows, no troubles, even if it’s only for a little while.

I think the need for such a (temporary) es-

cape is universal. Ways of escaping may differ between cultures, countries, or even individuals. But besides the educational and development part of the Red Nose program, I think Red Nose is also the answer to this universal need.

The kids can escape their poor circumstances and just be kids, even if it’s just for a little while. Call it the carnaval effect, call it the Red Nose effect, but without a doubt it’s very important and indispensable. Especially in poor areas like this. And that’s what makes Red Nose important and indispensable. Without a doubt.

And now… I’m back home, trying to summarize and order my thoughts and memories. I think the Hokey Pokey method turned out pretty well for me. I put my whole self in. That’s what it was all about. I’m glad and thankful that I could be just a little piece in this big beautiful Red Nose puzzle.

In return, the kids, my colleagues, the city, the circumstances and the experience as a whole gave me a thousand puzzle pieces back to broaden my own puzzle. Not all of these pieces have found their rightful place yet, but with a mindset as optimistic as the people I’ve met, I’m sure they will soon.


In 2012, Red Nose Foundation began preparing Wawan Kuri-awan from Cilincing for a four-month circus skills training trip to the United States and Canada – an opportunity to experi-ence circus at a whole new level and see the world in a brand new way.

Cilincing is an impoverished fishing village in North Jakarta, a sub-district on the shoreline of Tanjung Priok harbor. Access to formal education is not guaranteed for children who are born and raised in this urban slum, and the challenging cir-cumstances families face here is one reason why Red Nose was first established here.

According to Dan Roberts, the founder and Executive Director of Red Nose, Wawan first arrived in Cilincing with his family a few years back and it was quite a while before the then young teenager would venture outside his new house and explore his new surroundings. Almost every weekday though, Wawan could see and hear the RNF crew and students wandering past his own front door to the classroom just around the corner from his house. Eventually, in 2009, Wawan came to register as a student with RNF. Since then, Wawan, who was forced to drop out of school at an early age, has proven himself a keen student of circus.

Wawan’s excursion is designed to introduce the 18-year-old to a whole new level of circus and arts and equip him with the skills and knowledge he needs to take the next step from student to instructor.

While in the U.S., Wawan will train at Circus Mojo in Lud-low, Kentucky, before moving on to Chicago where he will train at CirquesExperience, Actors Gymnasium, and MSA & Circus Arts.

In July, Wawan will compete in the 10th Wheel Gym-nastics World Championships in Chicago. Wheel2013 is presented by the USA Wheel Gymnastics Federation, American Sokol, and the International Wheel Gymnas-tics Federation, and attracts approximately 150 athletes from more than 25 different countries. Wawan will be the first Indonesian ever to join the competition.

He will be trained by professional wheel acrobat and coach Wolfgang Bientzle, an eight-time world champion in wheel acrobats.

In late June, Wawan will travel to Vancouver to train with Travis Johnson and the Vancouver Circus School team. Wawan’s training trip will finish in Vermont at Circus Smirkus.

By the time Wawan is ready to head back to Jakarta and to Red Nose, he will have acquired a host of new circus skills to share with his fellow circus students, and hopefully also a new perspective of the world and what it has to offer.

One Red Nose Student Prepares For the Trip of a Lifetime


Since 2011, PermataBank has been a “Platinum” Sponsor of Red Nose Foundation and has helped put hundreds of children through school by providing partial scholarships to Red Nose students.

PermataBank, a major private Indonesian bank, and Red Nose, a nonprofit arts and education organization, are worlds apart when considering their bottom-line. Nonetheless, these two parties are able to work together towards realizing at least one shared goal – to give underprivileged children in Indonesia an opportunity to attend school and earn an education.

Supporting education in Indonesia is a fundamental part of Per-mataBank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) goals and initiatives, and so Red Nose is a fitting organization for Perma-taBank to partner with.

“The Red Nose Foundation is focused on education, the same as us, and so it suits,” says Siska Andayani, Head of Internal Communications in Corporate Affairs at PermataBank and the former Head of the bank’s CSR department.

“Plus, it is different. Using circus as a social activity to en-gage with children is unique in Indonesia. And I like that about the Red Nose Foundation. It gets people’s attention, especially children.”

PermataBank, established in 2002, became aware of the foun-dation at a time when they themselves were looking to reinvent their own CSR program and were keen to find new ways of con-tributing to education in Indonesia.

“Our CSR program was reactive to begin with. In late 2009, we wanted to change our CSR approach to be more proactive. A successful CSR program must be owned and run by the employ-ees, so we made sure employee involvement as volunteers will be the backbone of the new CSR framework. This is in line with the mandate from our CEO to change the company’s mindset towards CSR”, explains Siska.

Providing Partial Scholarships for Children In Need

PermataBank issued a survey to its external and internal stake-holders, including the Board of Directors, to determine what type of CSR activities were of interest and considered worthwhile by the staff, and set about working to define what type of CSR pro-grams would match the company’s own identity.

Education emerged as an area that staff felt was needed and one that they could contribute to. Subsequently, PermataBank developed a new CSR program, known as PermataHati, which uses a points system called “Point Senyum” (Smile Points) to encourage staff to get involved and influence the direction and

the value of the company’s CSR activities. Staff members are invited to choose from a “menu” of CSR

programs, and for each activity that they participate in they earn points. Points are recorded in a “passport” and for every ten points collected in a year PermataBank awards one scholarship to an underprivileged child for one academic year.

As a beneficiary of this program, the foundation is able to provide children in Cilincing, North Jakarta, and Bintaro Lama, South Jakarta, with partial scholarships that help to cover schools fees and the cost of materials and other expenses.

By end of 2011, PermataBank had generated 7,787 Point Senyum (equal to 778 scholarships), from the involvement of 1,511 employee volunteers. Of this number, 400 scholarships are channeled through Red Nose.

“It’s inspiring what Red Nose is doing there. Dan and his Red Nose Team have touched the hearts of children in Cilincing with circus. And we’re glad to be a part of that help.”

Partial scholarships are given to children at varying levels of education and from the 22 different schools that the Red Nose children attend. As a beneficiary of the PermatiHati CSR pro-gram, the Red Nose Foundation is able to continue with its com-mitment to provide a means for formal education and strengthen its role within the communities it operates in.


In 2012, two Red Nose students from Cilincing travelled to Thailand to attend the Southeast Asian Social Circus Confer-ence hosted by the Makhampom Theater Group in Chiang Dao. Supported by the Vancouver Circus School, the experi-ence gave April and Desi, both 17, the opportunity to learn new skills and meet other youth involved in circus.Over six days, April and Desi travelled through Bangkok, Pattaya, Chiang Mai, and Chiang Dao, participating in circus workshops and performances along the way. The girls also took the opportunity to visit Chiang Dao Cave, the beach, and a marginal-ized village community. Read about April and Desi’s experience in their own words.

Tissue Tricks in Thailand

On October 9, 2012 I flew with Ka Dan, Ka Dedi and Desi to Thailand to learn about the circus and circus within other cul-tures. This was my first time on a plane and I had mixed feelings about it: it was fun, but I was also quite scared.

We woke up early in the next morning to continue our trip to Pattaya ... The environment at Pattaya was very clean, beauti-ful and comfortable. There we learnt juggling tricks, acrobatic tricks and had aerial tissue lessons. After the workshop we had lunch with our friends from the Vancouver Circus School and children from Thailand.

After finishing an afternoon workshop we continued on our journey to Chiang Mai. We arrived at Chiang Mai terminal at 5:00 AM. We ate and drank while waiting for our friends from Australia, Canada and Malaysia to arrive, and then we headed to the Chiang Dao circus. It was a very beautiful place and there were not many cars. The air was cool and safe for us to breathe. I loved playing the warm up games here. After dinner we went to see the show that was conducted by a group from Germany.

The next day we practiced more circus tricks such as juggling tricks and aerial tissue tricks. I loved the aerial tissue lessons because in Indonesia we have never done this before. The tissue is a kind of curtain that hangs down from the roof; it strengthens your body and is considered healthy. When it was Ka Dan’s turn to teach us I tried to learn to be a clown. Being a clown is not too difficult at all. There are a few steps to learning how to under-stand the different characters - being sad, happy, etc. After learn-ing to be a clown we played an exciting game that included ev-erything we had learnt. We gathered together to discuss how we could combine all the different games we had played to become a clown. I practiced being a clown with a friend from Thailand; she was very good at acting. Every couple was asked to present what they had learnt and each couple had their own character, which was very pleasant for me. The first time I played a clown I was very embarrassed and afraid, but after meeting a new friend this became easier for me. I am no longer embarrassed to be a clown because clowns can make people laugh and make the audience happy.

After lunch we went for a walk to the mountains with a person

called Chang Dow. The view was very beautiful and the air was cool. When we arrived at the mountain we fed the fish and then went inside some caves where we saw stones shaped like many different animals such as elephants, lions, and chickens, and other things such as pearls. We could see bats hanging above and a Buddha statue, which is a praying spot for the Thai people. We took lots of pictures there.

Afterwards, we returned to the car and went to visit a village. The environment was very bad, and water and electricity were scarce. This is because the Thai government denies having this village. Kids there are trained in circus to help them earn a living and earn money to buy land.

Back at the circus training venue I had the opportunity to do a juggling show with Ka Dan, Ka Dedi, Ka Najel, and others. Then we went and practiced for the show at Chiang Mai. Before going to bed we watched kids who were doing “fire” juggling tricks.

I am so happy that I was able to play and practice circus tricks in another country. I am also happy because I am no longer em-barrassed to act as a clown; although I think I have room to im-prove, I am very proud of myself. After the show we said good-bye to our friends. I was sad to say goodbye to them.

We travelled back to Bangkok where we went to the beach; we took a walk and later went for a ride on a jet ski. I was afraid to fall in the water because I cannot swim in deep water but it was very exciting and the view was very beautiful. Ka Dan taught me how to use the jet ski. I love the Thai beaches be-cause the water is very clean and it is not polluted with waste. After a swim, we took a bath and prepared to go to the airport to catch the plane home. We rented a car and arrived there quickly. Ka Dan bought souvenirs for our brothers and sisters at Hidung Merah. That was my trip and my experience.

THANK YOU.

My First Overseas Trip

By April


Tuesday, October 9, 2012: This is my first trip travelling overseas, and it was quite tiring. I left home at 10:00 AM to go to Hidung Merah’s office and arrived there at noon. It was very exciting for me to be travelling overseas by plane.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012: It was very early in the morn-ing when we packed our bags to leave at 6:00 AM for a place called the Holiday Inn Express where we met Ka Dan, who came with us to Pattaya. We gathered with a group of friends in Pattaya and participated in training and learned new tricks: I had lessons in juggling and aerial tissue tricks. After a short break for lunch we learnt some new acrobatic tricks. These tricks are more dif-ficult, but I tried anyway. We went to the bus terminal and bought a ticket to Chiang Mai. I fell asleep during the trip because I was so exhausted after spending the day learning so many circus tricks.

Thursday, October 11, 2012: We ar-rived in Chiang Mai at 5:30 AM. After that we left to Chiang Dao. When we arrived in Chiang Dao we gathered our stuff and went to meet with some other friends. We played a game, which I enjoyed playing even though I was very tired. After play-ing the game I felt less exhausted because my friends were very funny and the lady that led the game was very funny. At 7:30 PM we went out for dinner and afterwards there was a show presented by our new friends. Their show was very good; they had good acrobatic skills. I loved watch-ing their show.

Friday, October 12, 2012: My second day in Chiang Dao. After breakfast we gathered at the practice hall for a workshop. First I learned the aerial tissue tricks. Hm, this happened to be very difficult, but I tried and tried again until I was finally able to do it! Then I practiced acrobatics, which was more difficult than the aerial tissue. Your hands and body need to be very strong to do acrobatics. I tried and tried again but could not do these tricks so I moved on to learn some ball tricks. At noon we had lunch and played games. The games we played were new and we used clubs. I really enjoyed this and of course was very exhausted afterwards because of the hot weather. After dinner we gathered at the practice hall to watch a presentation about the foundations, which were attending theas very sleepy.

Saturday, October 13, 2012: Today I learnt how to be a clown; we also played some games that we had never played before in Cilincing. After playing a few different clown games we combined them as a single clown act to be presented on the stage. I can’t act as a clown, although Ka Dan has already

Six days in Thailand

By Desi

taught me a lot of clown tricks. After lunch we went for a walk to the mountains. There we entered a large and dark cave. The cave contained sculptured stones - there was an elephant, chicken, and a papaya. It was very dark but very beautiful. I was afraid inside the cave because there were lots of bats and the stones were very slippery.

Later, we went to a village that is not ac-cepted by their own country – they are not al-lowed to go anywhere. They are not allowed to go to town without asking permission. When they get sick they are not allowed to go to a hospital without the permission of the country. Their life was very sad. I couldn’t help but feel sorry for them and if I was in their position I don’t think I would be able to face all of this.

Sunday, October 14, 2012: Today we went to Chiang Mai, where we would pres-ent a show. We went to the garden where the

show would be presented. While waiting for the show to begin we taught some event. After the presentation we went to our room because I wlittle kids to juggle. At 6:00 PM the show began. The performers were very good, and they performed with the aerial tissue and did handstands, and I en-vied them a little. At 9:15 PM, it was our turn. Myself, April, Ka Dedi, Ka Dan and Ka Najel performed the show that we had cre-ated. I was feeling tense and very shy because there were a lot of people watching and my heart began to beat very hard. After the show we had to say goodbye to our friends. It was sad to have to part with them; we hugged each other and said goodbye. After saying our goodbyes we went back to the hotel. We packed our things and left for the airport. When we arrived in Bangkok we went to Pattaya beach because Ka Dan had promised us that we would go to the beach. At the beach, we swam and rode on a jet ski. It was very exciting to be at the beach. At 3:30 PM we went to the airport for our flight back to Indonesia.


Cirque du MondeCirque du Soleil, the world’s most prestigious artistic entertainment company, has recognized the Red Nose Foundation for its work with underprivileged children in Jakarta by making the foundation a mem-ber of the Cirque du Monde international social circus network.

Through Cirque du Monde, Cirque du Soleil supports social cir-cus organizations like RNF around the world that are working with marginalized youth by giving access to funds, a Web based platform, teaching tools and specialized training.

Gil Favreau, Director of Social Action and Responsibility for Cirque du Soleil, visited the Red Nose Foundation in Jakarta in Oc-tober 2012.

“When I visited Jakarta and met with Dan I realized very quickly that Red Nose is an organization dedi-cated to social circus. I know that it is larger than that, it is linked with schools and supports young people by paying for their tuition, but the heart of the program is social circus,” explains Favreau.

ASCAIn line with the Red Nose Foundation’s com-mitment to social circus as a vehicle for helping children in need, RNF has played a major role in establishing the Asia-Pacific Social Circus Association (ASCA) to connect social circus groups and practitioners across the Asia-Pacific region and around the world.

With the support of Cirque du Soleil, ASCA aims to build a stable and reliable network to facilitate the sharing of ideas, experience, and resources among its members.

Social CircusPlay Learn Grow Laugh

Community


Board of DirectorsChairperson: Arian Ardie

Secretary: David H. WhiteRozally Eleanora Tanos David Kenneth Gaida

Erwien Temasmico

“I met Dan a couple of years ago when we worked together on a project in Aceh. I saw that he had spirit, and was passionate about doing something for poor children in Indonesia, a country thousands of miles from his hometown. I am confident that the Red Nose Foundation has a big future ahead of it.” – Erwien Temasmico is a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist currently working for Social Impact for USAID. Temasmico has spent much of his career working in Aceh.

“I have been a member of the Red Nose Foundation for almost four years, since July 2009. RNF members and staff are amazing people. They are totally committed to a greater good and are always friendly and professional. For the past 25 years I have been involved in many fund raising activities, but never have I experienced anything as large as I have with the Red Nose Foundation. As an Indonesian citizen, I trust and truly believe that RNF will continue its noble activities for a better Indonesia.” - Rozally Eleanora Tanos is Executive Secretary to the General Manager at Pertamina Hulu Energi Nunukan Company.

“I have always admired Dan and the foundation that he has created in Jakarta. Dan and I were classmates together at Jakarta Interna-tional School (we both studied theater) and we both coincidentally returned to work in Jakarta in 2008; that’s when I began to learn more about his plans for establishing Hidung Merah. From the be-ginning to where we are today in terms of social outreach, educa-tional impact, and organizational development, is a truly inspiring journey. His programs have improved the lives of many Jakartans and Dan has successfully built tremendous goodwill within the communities that Hidung Merah operates in as well as within the expatriate community in Jakarta, who have supported many of Hi-dung Merah’s fundraising initiatives.” - David Gaida has worked for SSEK in Jakarta in a marketing/communications role. David is currently undertaking an MBA at the Ivey School of Business in London, Ontario.

Chairperson: Bernardino M. Vega III Oppie Andaresta

Herry Rizaldi

Chairperson: Dedi PurwadiSecretary: Renny Antoni Roberts

Treasurer: Supriyono

Board of Patrons Board of Management Board of Supervisors


Red Nose has come a long way since it was established in 2008. With almost 200 children now participating in the foundation’s Arts and Education Outreach program in Cilincing and Bintaro Lama, (and with many more children’s names on the waiting list), the foundation has a growing need for staff, funds and resources to maintain its services and increase its reach.

In 2012, the foundation hired a number of full-time staff to help implement its programs, but there is still more to be done for the foundation’s existing participants and for the scores of children in Cilincing and Bintaro Lama that the foundation has yet to reach.

In 2013, Red Nose plans to begin work on the North Jakarta Community Center for Children. This com-munity center will allow the foundation to accept more students from the Cilincing area and will also be available for other community development-minded groups to use.

Also in 2013, the foundation intends to fine-tune and formalize its Arts and Educations Outreach program so that it can easily and efficiently be applied within new communities in Jakarta. The foundation hopes to begin taking its program to new communities in Jakarta by mid-2014.

Where to next?Beyond 2012...


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