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Batam is Indonesia’s “SEZ” (Special Economic Zone). Hundreds of multinational companies (MNC’s) have factories on this island. In the past two decades, almost a million people (mostly from other parts of Indonesia) have come to Batam to look for work. Many of them eventually bring their families over and … … Read More The Philippines continues to have a very high birth-rate because of the Roman Catholic Church’s opposition to birth control. As a result of this many families struggle to provide for the needs of their children. Added to this problem, is the fact many adults (especially the ladies) have to … … Read More Two months ago, Goducate sent a team of 11 English teachers from 5 countries to teach English at the Jogjakarta School of Environmental Engineering (called Sekolah Tinggi Teknik Lingkungan or STTL in Bahasa Indonesia). Our English teachers in Jogjakarta Jogjakarta is the campus capital of Indonesia – with … … Read More I’m writing this blog in India. I’ve been in India for the past 10 days and I’ve visited 5 different towns/cities in the state of Andhra Pradesh. India is indeed a land of contrasts. I landed in the spanking new airport in the high-tech city of Hyderabad. We landed … … Read More About 6 months ago, a few sponsors pooled together US$360.00 for our Goducate team in Laguna, Philippines to start a vermiculture (“vermi” is high-class word for “worms”) livelihood project. Prior to this our Goducate team had been studying different methods of helping the poor to help themselves. They did … … Read More On Oct 25, Goducate opened its new learning center in the little village of Lanit, 25 minutes drive from the city of Iloilo, Philippines. About 6 months ago, some Goducate workers started Saturday classes for the children of this village. Prior to this, these same Goducate workers had been … … Read More I was in Laguna, Philippines at the beginning of this month. This province has been badly hit by three typhoons – one after the other. While I was there, the latest typhoon codenamed “Pepeng” hit. Our Goducate team was sitting under some coconut trees discussing our plans when the … … Read More |
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