Hope 4 Our Children is currently working with Dayah Subulussalam Foundation, our local partner in Indonesia, in helping orphan children in Aceh rebuild their lives by providing them access to education.

 About Dayah Subulussalam Foundation:

 Dayah Subulussalam orphanage boarding school was founded 16 years ago as a trust by the father of Ms. Elly Risman. Elly Risman is the Education Director of Yayasan Subulussalam, an NGO which oversees Dayah Subulussalam Orphanage and Boarding School. Currently Dayah Subulussalam placed more than 200 disadvantaged children/orphans, including some children victims of tsunami. Dayah Subulussalam is located in Jontor village, Subulusalam; Kecamatan Simpang Kiri, Kabupaten Aceh Singkil, just in the border of Aceh and North Sumatra.

 Ms. Risman is a psychologist and also a founder of an NGO, Yayasan Kita dan Buah Hati. This NGO provides professional development of programs geared towards training in parenting skills and communication skills. They also train parents on how to care for traumatized children from birth through age 15. Her expertise and role is important for the development of Dayah Subulussalam. It will allow her to set a suitable environment for disadvantaged and traumatized children. 

Currently, to help the victims of Tsunami in Aceh, Yayasan Kita dan Buah Hati provides psychological trainings for volunteers on how to deal and communicate with traumatized children. Six psychologists of Yayasan Kita dan Buah Hati train college students, who volunteer to work with 7 – 15 year-old school children to regain their self-confidence, recognize their talents, communicate more effectively with parents and friends, and better prepare themselves to enter their teenage years. The training sessions use methods which incorporate play and other age-appropriate teaching techniques.