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2011 Volunteers Visit to SMKN 1 ROTA Bayat

With the support from ROTA (Reach Out To Asia) – Qatar Foundation, Titian Foundation helped SMKN 1 ROTA Bayat Klaten to facilitate volunteers of Faculty Members and students of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Qatar. The activities included training for teachers in the region, women entrepreneurship in the village, and students and teachers training at the …

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Departure of Ibu Sri Soedewi Samsi

The Titian Foundation regretfully announces the passing of Mrs. Ir. Sri Soedewi Samsi, the author of Techniques, Motifs & Patterns Batik Yogya & Solo on Sunday, 14 August 2011 in Yogyakarta. May she rest in peace. Despite our great sadness at her departure, we feel very fortunate that we have managed to publish two editions …

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TQI Program Has Delivered 240 Great Teachers

Until end of July 2011 TQI program has successfully conducted eight batches of trainings for 180 teachers of elementary schools and 60 teachers of secondary schools. In order to provide sustainable development in Indonesia, Titian Foundation – in partnership with ROTA-Vodafone and Ministry of National Education (MONE) focuses in education by providing training to improve teachers’ skills in attempt to deliver appropriate learning activities.

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SMKN 1 ROTA Bayat Strikes Again in Annual Student Company Fair 2011

On 23 – 24 July 2011, SMKN 1 ROTA Bayat participated in the Annual SC Fair held in CityWalk, Jakarta, under the company named AKIRA. Akira was a tremendous success in this event and awarded as Best SC Performance and 2nd Runner Up, with the highest return amongst its ‘big city cousins’ competitors. This is the second time Student Company from SMKN 1 ROTA Bayat won the Best Performing Student Company.

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ROTA Volunteers

Titian Foundation has been partnering with ROTA for few years by now. Along those years, ROTA and Titian are actively developing and launching new programs to give best service to the community. The most recent volunteers’ trip took place in May 2011. Titian and ROTA actively prepared each trip to give most benefit to both volunteer and the school, therefore this last visit focused only to the skills that the students and the volunteers need to support their learning and prepare their future.

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Ines & Team Won 2nd Place in FIE 2011 Argentina

Bayat once again told the world that, notwithstanding it being a small village far away from city crowds, it has Ines – a student of SMKN 1 ROTA Bayat, who with her team won 2nd place in Company Fair category in FIE 2011 in Cordoba, Argentina.

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Gemawang Community Learning Center (CLC)

The Titian Foundation once again proved its consistent and strong commitment towards education for all in Indonesia. During the period of 2009 – 2010 the Titian Foundation built a new Community Learning Center (CLC) located in Gemawang Village, Semarang Regency – Central Java, around 45 minutes drive from Semarang.

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Launching of “Teknik dan Ragam Hias Batik Yogya & Solo” Book

On Thursday, 10 March 2011 a book entitled “Teknik dan Ragam Hias Batik Yogya & Solo” was officially launched at Palalada Restaurant, Grand Indonesia, Jakarta, by Sri Soedewi Samsi as the author together with Roosniati Salihin of Panin Bank and Lily Kasoem of Titian Foundation. It conserves various techniques in batik making, starting from selection of fabrics until dyeing process and diversity of traditional patterns and collections of Yogya and Solo.

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Ms. Yoon Lai and CLSA Visited Scholarship Students in SMKN 1 ROTA Bayat

Ms. Yoon Lai, a faithful scholarship major donor for the Titian Foundation Scholarship, visited SMKN 1 ROTA Bayat to meet Generation 1 of scholarship recipients on February 26th, 2011.

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Ines, a Student of SMKN 1 ROTA Bayat, Will Fly to Argentina for FIE 2011

Ines was just a regular student in SMKN 1 ROTA Bayat, biking for more than 15 km everyday for school, hardly able to continue her education last year due to financial problems. She had a chance to continue her education through the Titian Foundation’s scholarship. She has turned into a famous student in Klaten.

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SMKN 1 ROTA, Bayat Won an Award in Annual Student Company Fair 2010

In June 2010 Titian Foundation has signed a MoU with Prestasi Junior Indonesia (PJI), an alliance of Junior Achievement (JA) Worldwide, Colorado – USA, for the implementation of entrepreneurship curriculum in SMKN 1 ROTA Bayat, Klaten. The MoU includes the establishment of Student Company (SC) and participation in SC Fair in Jakarta. Mr. Rob Gardiner, …

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Internship Program of SMKN 1 ROTA Bayat Students to Jakarta

On 25 June – 3 July 2010 the Titian Foundation organized for 10 students and two teachers of SMKN 1 ROTA to undertake internship activities to Jakarta. The internship aims to widen students’ perspective on arts and creative industries, management and marketing issues in order to become a successful artist and entrepreneur later in life.

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