Sustainability

SD Wale Ate - East Nusa Tenggara

East Nusa Tenggara is the southernmost province of Indonesia and is made up of more than 500 individual islands

Area: 47,246 km2
Population 5.4 Million
East Nusa Tenggara is one of the least developed provinces in Indonesia

School Level: Primary School
Number of Students: 110
Number of Teachers: 5
Building Area: 82m2
Completion Date: Nov 28, 2019
Partners:
• PT Dwijaya Mandiri Cemerlang
• Happy Hearts Indonesia

On 6th December 2019, SD Wali Ate opened its doors to c.100 students in the rural area of Desa Wali Ate. Located on the under-funded island of Nusa Tenggara Timur, the school was rebuilt to provide a safe environment for the children to attend class and learn.

Our Beliefs & Objectives

At Anglo Fortune, we believe in providing the infrastructure for the next generation to learn and develop. In providing the fundamentals for education we offer the next generation a chance to better their lives. When we were approached by our partners from Dwijaya Mandiri Cemerlang to complete the project together, we jumped at the opportunity.

We also believe that this could be the starting point for the next generation to move away from the slash and burn method of farming. With additional syllabus that is designed to educate the young about the importance of our environment and to help protect it, we hope the message will be instilled in these young minds for years to come. We also hope the lessons will help to shape their decisions through all stages of their lives.

Our objective is to reduce forest fires through education. The future lies in the hands of our young. If we are able to able to educate them and reduce even ONE fire per year, we would consider our efforts to be a success.

We hope to focus our future projects in Sumatera and Kalimantan where 80% of forests are concentrated.

Mother Nature’s Battle: A Crisis in South East Asia

• Every year during the dry months of August to October a toxic haze blankets Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. South East Asia is choked in thick smoke caused by forest fires that burn for months on end. During the dry months of 2019, the haze turned into a crisis similar to 2015 as the effects of El Niño caused prolonged dry spells throughout South East Asia.

• The haze comes mostly from peatland burned by local farmers. The problem is man-made. Indonesia law (Hak Pakai) allows a farmer to use the land for farming once cleared. The farmers use the slash and burn method which has been carried out for generations.

• Peatland is waterlogged forest that contains high amounts of carbon and doesn’t burn easily. However, farmers drain out the water and burn the carbon filled forest to clear. The high carbon content creates haze that is far thicker and more poisonous than smoke from normal wildfires. The fires can burn for months and are extremely difficult to put out. The Indonesian government does not have the resources to fight these fires.

• Peat fires release large quantities of gas and particles, including carbon dioxide, methane and fine particulate matter (PM2.5). Carbon Dioxide is a potent greenhouse gas that exacerbates global warming.

• According to NASA 14,000 hot spots (open burning fires) were recorded in the month of Sept 2019.

• In September 2019 Indonesian fires caused over 100 Million tonnes of carbon dioxide to enter the atmosphere. This is equivalent to using 22 million cars for the entire year, or Spain’s entire carbon dioxide emission for the whole of 2019.

Taking Action Today for a
Better Future

The fate of our climate lies in the hands of our young. At Anglo Fortune, we believe education is the key to changing hearts and minds for the better.

Throughout the developed world we understand the importance of protecting our forests; the engine rooms for oxygen. The same message needs to be taught and understood by people across less privileged nations so that once they can understand the importance of our forests it will help to drive the change.

Help us to Help them.