Kampung Borobudur, Jogjakarta

Location : 1km from Borobudur Temple, Jogjakarta, Central Jawa
No. of Children : 250
No. of School : 4
No. of Library : 1
Socio-Economic Profile: Farmers, Tourism

Issue : Children do not visit the existing library as it has only old, yellowish books. Also, it has mainly school textbooks which children do not like to read outside of school. There was also a specific request from the Headmaster to have foreign languages books as the Borobudur temple (one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world) is just 5 minutes away. A person who can speak a foreign language earns 5 times more .

Books for Hope approach:
Provide colorful story and enrichment books.
Provide language studies books (e.g. English, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean)

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