New dorm in Dayah Babulilmi

Picture: Elly Risman, Ina Nasution, Tengku Munir (Principal of Dayah Babulilmi) and Pak Ian (Dompet Dhuafa). Background: the foundation of the new dorm.


Dompet Dhuafa-Hope 4 Our Children's local partner

The construction of Dayah Babulilmi is managed and supervised by Dompet Dhuafa, our local partner (their website: www.dompetduafa.or.id).It is important to have a professional partner oversees the project to maintain quality and to ensure the project is implemented as planned. Dompet Dhuafa was founded 13 years ago, and has presence all over Indonesia. Last year's revenue was Rp 34 billion (equivalent to about $3 million). Their visions as well as many of their projects are inline with Hope 4 Our Children's vision and purpose: that is to provide children with 4 basic needs: food, shelter, education and health.

Dompet Dhuafa representative, Arif Abdullah and Ian, accompanied us throughout our trip to Sigli. I asked Pak Arif to reassess the budget for constructions, and whether or not it is possible to allocate some funds to refurbish the existing dorms, as well as to support some students with tuition.


Ina Nasution