by Hoang | Dec 1, 2016 | Impact stories
In 2017, the Indigenous Education Foundation – IEF will be launching a worldwide online campaign to assist in the preservation of Mentawai culture (West Sumatra, Indonesia) – as a prevention to long-term poverty. We are seeking volunteer/intern support to ensure this...
by Hoang | Nov 22, 2016 | Impact stories
For those who’ve been following Suku Mentawai’s progression over the past 7 years, in particular their work developing a Mentawai Cultural and Environmental Education Program (CEEP), the latest developments should be of interest. To learn about these recent activities...
by Hoang | Sep 23, 2016 | Impact stories
Torrential rains, flooding, landslides and a subsequent closure of the Great Ocean Road did not deter Jonathan and the team from partaking in last weekend’s Walk For Words; an overnight hike purposed to raise funds for the development of the Mentawai Dictionary. The...
by Hoang | Mar 10, 2016 | Impact stories
This funding, combined with the support from Globalquest, will now enable us to finalise the As Worlds Divide film’s post-production and to design and print Suku Mentawai’s cultural education booklet. These are both crucial tasks and will provide a huge step toward...
by Hoang | Jul 20, 2015 | Impact stories
There’s a new article posted up on the Suku Mentawai websites (both English and Indonesian versions) talking about their fieldwork gathering research for the inidgenous education program’s curriculum. Interesting stuff. Here is a video previewing some the...
by Hoang | May 12, 2015 | Impact stories
Large protests have been held around Australia in response to the State and Federal government’s decision to cut funding supplying water, electricity, and other basic needs – including jobs, to up to 274 remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia. These cuts...
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