Sunday, November 3rd, 2019, was a historic day for Titian Foundation scholarship active recipients and alumni at Bayat. This trip to Yogyakarta to see a movie was a first-time experience for most of Titian Foundation scholarship students. A week before the movie screening in Yogyakarta, the beneficiaries from Titian’s other Scholarship site, Tangerang Selatan plus …
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The sun is scorching early in the morning and the village is already busy getting ready for a selamatan (ceremonial prayers) following the placing of the first stone, marking the start of construction of Titian’s new CLC – Community Learning Centre – in the hamlet of Rebuk 1 in Rembitan village of Central Lombok district, …
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It’s only been little over a month ago that our newest CLC in Lombok island just opened, but children and the students of SMPN 2 Pemenang, a junior school in Pemenang subdistrict, where Titian CLC is also situated have already been crowding the place. It gets more visitors when the school starts, up to 50 …
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This has been a busy week for Ibu Lily Kasoem, CEO and Founder of Titian Foundation and yet the most exhilarating period with the signing of MoU as a sign of commitment to Titian Scholarship Programme. In this academic year 2019/2020, the Scholarship Programme welcomes a total of 108 students to facilitate their continuing education …
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On Monday morning July 15th, 2019 at the Vice-Governor of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB)’s office, CEO and Founder of Titian Foundation (Titian) Ibu Lily Kasoem was received by Vice Governor Dr. Ir. Hj. Sitti Rohmi Djalilah, M.Pd. (Ibu Wagub). This was a continuation of the first meeting six months ago, on January 18th, 2019. In …
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Now that we are entering into the disaster recovery period after the Lombok earthquake last year, Titian Foundation (Titian) is always ready to channel any assistance to help ease the burdens of the Lombok people, especially in maters relating to education. Ahead of preparations for the junior high school’s computer-based national exams (UNBK) which were …
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With much happiness and pride on Saturday, June 29th Titian Foundation released 72 students from Generation 9 of its Scholarship Programme. The celebration took place at the SMKN 1 ROTA vocational school in Bayat, between 9 am and 1 pm. The send-off is an annual event celebrating students’ achievements in graduating high school as beneficiaries …
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Do you know what bullying is? Have you seen a friend being bullied? Have you ever bullied a school mate? The answers from students to these questions is often “Yes” Living in the tourist district means more job opportunities which often results in both parents working. Though their level of income may be well above …
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The Lombok 2018 earthquake brought great sorrow to the people of Lombok. Losing one’s home and family is never an easy thing. But it also brought new hope especially to 26 junior high school students in the North Lombok Regency. A tinge of hope emanated from the faces of the Titian Scholarship beneficiaries that gathered …
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As has already been signaled earlier this year, Titian Foundation is planning to work in Lombok. Some work is already underway, such as taking applications for Titian’s high school scholarship programme in the village of Pemenang Barat, North Lombok as well as the subsequent selection process. However, after further assessment, Titian found one Sasak tribe …
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Ever wonder why we are not so interested in reading a book? Sure, online reading material is far shorter and seems more interesting, but at times there is hardly any substance in it. Apparently, our intonation and even attention to the punctuation while we are reading a book can make reading more enjoyable. “Literacy Movement” …
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One year has passed and with only three active women left – Mrs. Ratih, Mrs. Inung and Mrs. Rita – the shibori or tie-dye group, called Kartini, is still rock solid. They faced many production challenges in the past year, from discoloration, sewing skills that still need to be refined to the marketing of their …
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