Renovating School Buildings in Remote Areas

Seroja Tropical Cyclone in April 2021 brought a powerful rainstorm. Rain and strong winds hit almost the entire area of ​​East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). The rainstorm has even reached Timor Leste, with moderate, heavy, to extreme intensity. The Savu Sea was waving. 4-6 meter waves in the middle of the sea produce1-1.5 meter tidal waves on the beach.

On land, the tropical cyclone wreaks havoc on rain-wind for hours along with lightning, and wreaks havoc. The tropical cyclone caused river overflows, tidal waves, flash floods, even cold lava floods, and landslides on Lembata Island. Fallen trees, houses and school buildings were washed away, bridges fell by the swift river water, mud floods, and a number of other impacts that occurred almost simultaneously in the early hours of the morning until Sunday morning 4 April.

BNPB stated that the flash floods accompanied by landslides that hit NTT this time were the most severe natural disasters. At least in the last 10 years or so, and possibly decades.

At least 12 districts in NTT were affected by the disaster. Starting from West Sumba Regency, East Sumba, Ngada Regency, Ende, East Flores (including Adonara Island), Lembata Island Regency, Alor Islands Regency, and Rore Ndao Regency. On the island of Timor (Indonesia) the affected city is Kupang City, Kupang Regency, Malacca. and the Sawu Islands. Each with a different level of damage.

Help Renovate School Buildings in Remote Areas

The impact of the Seroja flood last April has quite an impression on one of the Islamic boarding schools, namely the Al-Baro’ah Islamic Boarding School, Dwanur Village, West Adonara District, East Flores Regency, NTT. Almost all the students there are needy families, and orphans. It consists of 3 levels in the Islamic Boarding School, namely RA/TK with 50 students, MTS/SMP and MI/SMA (a total of 120 students MTS and MI).

Interestingly, with basic learning and dormitory facilities, students pay Rp. 85,000 per month for all required activities, consisting of Rp. 50,000 for consumption costs, Rp. 20,000 for operations and Rp. 15,000 for committees.

Since yesterday’s seroja cyclone the children have been getting worse. The location of the pesantren, which is prone to flooding, must suffer a lot of losses due to the destruction of their school buildings and dormitories. In addition, their various equipment was also affected by the ferocity of the seroja flood.

Seeing the sad condition of the existing buildings, now this Islamic boarding school requires a lot of money to help renovate class rooms, construction of new class rooms, renovation of dormitories, support for school facilities, stationery, consumption costs and renovation of mosques.

Initiator friends, let’s help our fellow students at Al-Baro’ah Islamic Boarding School so that they can immediately get a study location, comfortable bed, and learning support in the form of proper school building facilities and stationery. You can convey the support through the Solusi Peduli website.

We are waiting for the participation of all Initiator Friends 😊