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Every childdeserves a future.

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For too many children in Indonesia's disaster-hit and underserved villages, that future starts with a classroom that no longer stands. We help rebuild it.

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The Problem

A cycle the world keeps forgetting.

Damage to an Indonesian village after a natural disaster

A country on the fault line

Indonesia sits where three tectonic plates meet, along the Pacific Ring of Fire, across thousands of rain-battered islands. Floods, earthquakes, landslides, eruptions strike year after year. Schools are almost always among the casualties.

2,000+

natural disasters strike Indonesia every year.

BNPB · annual reports

Volunteers and survivors in the aftermath of a disaster in Indonesia

When attention fades

After every disaster, help arrives. Governments, NGOs, and community groups respond with what they have. But the damage outpaces the relief, and as the weeks pass, attention and funding fade.

Children studying in a temporary classroom in Indonesia

The classrooms left behind

Today, many classrooms remain damaged or unusable. Books, desks, and basic facilities haven't been replaced. Children are studying in tents, in damaged buildings, or not at all.

50,000+

schools in Indonesia affected by climate-related disasters between 2009 and 2018.

UNICEF Indonesia

4.2 million

children aged 7 to 18 are still out of school today.

UNICEF Indonesia

One year in Indonesia · 2025
3,133

disasters recorded

10.3M

people displaced

2,597

schools damaged

One year. One country. A pattern that repeats. Classrooms are always among the casualties.

BNPB year-end summary, 2025 (preliminary)

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Long after the news has moved on, the children are still here. We keep showing up.

Proyek Pelita
A Proyek Pelita volunteer walking with two children through a relief camp
Our Mission

Students, mobilisedacross the world.

Proyek Pelita is a humanitarian initiative by the Indonesian Student Association at the University of Sydney (PPIA USYD), in collaboration with Cakra Abhipraya Responsif.

We mobilise Indonesian student communities around the world to raise funds and restore access to education for children affected by disasters across Indonesia.

PPIA USYD

PPIA USYD

Indonesian Student Association, USYD

Cakra Abhipraya Responsif

Cakra Abhipraya Responsif

Our Partner

Cakra Abhipraya Responsif

the swift light of hope.

Cakra Abhipraya Responsif is a non-profit social foundation comprised of young people who are deeply concerned with social, educational, environmental, humanitarian, and disaster-related issues, especially those affecting children.

Established in 2018, Cakra Abhipraya Responsif focuses on providing both manpower and material assistance to disaster victims in need. The foundation upholds the trust of donors and benefactors by serving as an extended helping hand in delivering aid to remote areas across the country.

Disaster response

Palu · Lombok · Cianjur · Masamba · JT-610 · SJ-182

Schools rebuilt

Lembata (NTT) · Semeru · Banten · Cianjur

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Our Vision
To illuminate pathwaysto equitable education for Indonesian children in underserved communities, through collaborative global youth action, and by giving students abroad a way to stay engaged with what's happening back home.
Children focused on learning at desks in a temporary classroom
The Impact

Where we are right now.

Help us restore access to education for children in underserved areas across Indonesia. Every child deserves the opportunity to learn and grow.

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Be part of it

Be part ofthe next chapter.

Every contribution helps a classroom open its doors again. Together, we keep showing up, long after the news has moved on.

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