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Our Indonesian Goducate worker finds a beautiful bride!

Recently I attended the wedding of our Indonesian Goducate staff worker, Lekson. The wedding was held at our Goducate Learning Center in Batam. The hall that normally is full of noisy kampong kids learning English was transformed into a “grand” wedding hall.

It was a joy for me to … … Read More

Soap-making in new Goducate Center in Philippines

Our new Goducate Learning Center in Mabakan, Laguna, Philippines, is now teaching soap-making as a means of livellihood. This part of Laguna is famous for its hot-spring resorts. Many people from Manila visit these resorts, especially on the weekends. One of the largest resorts has agreed to buy our … … Read More

Goducate offered camp-site in Batam!

Goducate has been offered the free use of a camp-site in a “prime” location near one of the busiest towns in Batam, Indonesia. This brand new facility is not the typical youth camp-site but is ideal for “urban” camping. It consists of 6 terrace-houses (connected houses), an internal covered … … Read More

Sabah new literacy center opens – floor cracks under weight of 240 students!!

Last week Goducate opened another literacy center in a swamp in Sabah for poor kids who cannot go to school. Because of the dampness of the swampy soil, the school-house had to be built on stilits.

Goducate provided 500 Malaysian Ringgit (about US$150) for some building material and the … … Read More

Singapore health-care company sponsors vehicle to Goducate, Sabah

MHC Asia chairlady Cecilia Tan hands over key to Goducate Sabah supervisor, Ms Linn

MHC Asia, Goducate’s generous corporate sponsor has sponsored another vehicle to Goducate. MHC has already sponsored a van for Goducate’s Batam work and two vans for Goducate’s Cambodia Children’s Home.

MHC Asia has also … … Read More

I'm afraid they won't enrol me; I want to go to school

In the village there was a story of this young fellow. The trained parents and teachers were collecting a contribution for the school house to be built in that particular place.

They went to the house of this 8 year old child and asked “where are your parents?” The … … Read More

Jean’s diary – a new village

I was in a bit of fear. I don’t know this man, I am alone, I need to ride in a boat to reach their khampung and the water is so black in all sense of the color wherein it was the drainage of all the waste of the … … Read More

Jean’s diary – a new literacy center

Wed, February 10,2010 – And so we went in again the next day, the school supplies that the sponsors gave to these children brought a smile on their faces. These children now had a hope to go to school and learn.. We were just near the new constructed building … … Read More