It was almost 7.30 a.m. and the principal and teachers at Mboeng Elementary School (SDN Mboeng) in remote Kaju Wangi Village, Elar Subdistrict in Manggarai Timur, East Nusa Tenggara, took turns to take each other's photograph with a cellular phone. They were not about to update their social media's profile pictures. Instead, the photo session was part of KIAT Guru Pilot to improve education ser…
That morning on the very last day of May 2017, a young woman was standing in a classroom that was transformed into a meeting hall. She held the microphone steady, her voice loud and clear, with no trace of nervousness or fear in front of an overwhelmingly male audience. She was reading the scores given to each teacher in the school for their service performance that month.
Pagi itu, di hari terakhir bulan Mei 2017, seorang perempuan muda berdiri di ruang kelas yang disulap menjadi ruang pertemuan sementara. Dia memegang microphone dengan mantap dihadapan sekelompok orang yang didominasi oleh laki-laki. Suaranya lantang dan jelas, tanpa terlihat gugup atau takut. Dia membacakan nilai kinerja layanan guru di sekolah tersebut.
Waktu menujukkan hampir pukul 07.30 WITA dan kepala sekolah serta guru-guru SDN Mboeng di Desa Kaju Wangi, Kecamatan Elar, salah satu desa sangat tertinggal di Kabupaten Manggarai Timur, Nusa Tenggara Timur, bergiliran mengambil foto menggunakan ponsel.
Program KIAT Guru berbagi pengalaman pemberdayaan masyarakat untuk meningkatkan kualitas pendidikan dasar di daerah sangat tertinggal lewat talkshow dan pameran di Festival Forum Kawasan Timur Indonesia (Forum KTI) VIII. Festival Forum KTI yang berlangsung di Makassar pada 24-25 Oktober 2018 ini bertujuan mengangkat praktik-praktik cerdas dan inovasi pembangunan lokal dari Kawasan Tmur Indonesi…
The KIAT Guru Pilot Program* shared its experiences of the dynamic impact that community involvement in primary school education can have in improving education quality in very disadvantaged areas, in a talkshow and exhibition during the recent Eastern Indonesia Forum Festival (Forum KTI) VIII. Held in Makassar on 24-25th October 2018 the festival aimed to disseminate local development innovati…