"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to

change the world."

 
- Nelson Mandela
 DIASPORA  E-­‐CLASS
From Indonesian Diasporas to Indonesian Students!

  Diaspora E-Class   diasporaeclass@gmail.com

About Us

¡  Diaspora E-Class is a non-profit organization dedicated

to creating educational opportunities between
overseas Indonesians and underprivileged children in
Indonesia through online learning

¡  Founded in Toronto, Canada in August 2013

¡  Inspired by Anies Baswedan’s Indonesia Mengajar and

the Indonesian Diaspora movement
Partnering Schools
1. SMART Ekselensia Indonesia – Parung, Bogor

¡  Free of charge boarding school

funded by Dompet Dhuafa
¡  Selects financially limited students
with high intellectual potential from
across 27 provinces in Indonesia
¡  160 participating students
(Junior/Senior High School)

Photo source:
http://dasi-ntb.
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Partnering Schools
2. Yayasan Noordeen Orphanage – Takengon, Aceh

¡  Organized by GiveLight Foundation

based in California, USA that establishes
durable orphanages and provide
orphan care in response to natural
disaster and extreme condition,
such as poverty and war
¡  Yayasan Noordeen is home to
50 boys and girls that were left
orphaned after the tsunami of
December 2004

Photo source: http://www.givelight.org/our-projects.html

Potential Partnering Schools
Starting September 2014

1.  SMART Ekselensia – Sukabumi

2.  SMART Ekselensia – Darmaga

Our Supporters
¡  Global: ¡  Qatar
¡  Indonesian Diaspora Foundation (IDF) ¡  KBRI Qatar
¡  Indonesian Diaspora Network (IDN)- Global ¡  IDN - Qatar Chapter

¡  Indonesia: ¡  Other:

¡  BNI Shariah ¡  PPI Prancis
¡  Dompet Dhuafa

¡  Canada:
¡  KJRI Toronto
¡  PERMIKA Canada
¡  Canadian Indonesian Social Club (CISC)

¡  U.S.A:
¡  PERMIAS Nasional
¡  IDN - USA Chapter
The Core Team

Jeihan Agri – Calgary, Canada

Founder & President

¡  Mechanical Engineering graduate from

University of Toronto

¡  Former Vice President,

Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) –
U of Toronto
The Core Team

Irfani Ausri – Montreal, Canada

Vice President

¡  Physiology student at McGill University

¡  President, UNICEF - McGill

The Core Team

Rey Wiyatno – Waterloo, Canada

External Relations Director

¡  Mechatronics Engineering student at

University of Waterloo

¡  Former President,

Garuda Indonesian Langara Association
(GILA)
The Core Team

Kathleen Gondoutomo –
New York, USA
Documentation Lead

¡  Food Science graduate from

Cornell University

¡  Former Secretary, UNICEF - Cornell

The Core Team

Steven Wong – Washington DC, USA

Ambassador - Indonesia

¡  Business Admin and Management

graduate from
John Hopkins University

¡  Former President,

UNICEF – John Hopkins

¡  Former President,

PERMIAS Washington DC
The Core Team

Rachel Ghaisani Suliono –

Qatar/Toronto, Canada
Program Coordinator

¡  Biotechnology post-graduate student at

University of Toronto

¡  Anatomy and Cell Biology graduate from

McGill University

¡  Former Officer, PPI Dunia

The Creative Team
Andika Febrio Dwipayana – Wisconsin, USA
Web Developer

¡  Web Developer, GMR Marketing

¡  Information Technology Systems graduate from Ottawa University

¡  President, PERMIAS Milwaukee

¡  Council Representative - Milwaukee, PERMIAS Nasional

Andrea Hartoyo – Edmonton, Canada

Graphics Designer

¡  Graphic Designer, Devco Consulting Ltd.

¡  Visual Communications Design and French Literature graduate

from University of Alberta

¡  Member, PERMIKA Edmonton

Our Projects

1. Online Conversation Class

2. Annual Diaspora Mix & Mingle (M&M)
Online Conversation Class
Since November 2013

¡  Connect diasporas to Indonesian students for online learning

opportunities

¡  30 minute basic conversation via Skype

¡  For everyone: students, teachers, engineers or other working

professionals!

¡  Aims:
1.  Help build students’ confidence in using and speaking English
2.  Provide valuable and continuous inspirations to under privileged
students in Indonesia
3.  Introduce students to the different cultures of the world
 How does it work?

Simple. Just 4 easy steps ☺

Monthly Posters
Step 1: SIGN UP
Refer to the posted schedule and sign up for an
available 30 minute session through Google Docs.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ak0BByLycGkZdFNYQWsxOXNaMjBKcGNSNjF1UDRvVVE&usp=drive_web#gid=0
Step 2: GET PAIRED

You will then be paired with a student or a small group, assigned

a topic of discussion and provided with a Skype login ID and
password.
Step 3: PREPARE

Prepare a lesson plan including discussion questions that are

relevant to the assigned topic.
Lesson  plan  
   
Introduction:  
Jeihan  Agri  
Born  in  Banda  Aceh  and  grew  up  in  Qatar.  
Now  in  Toronto  in  Canada  ~  20  hours  flight  
from  Indonesia!  (refer  to  map)  
Student  at  University  of  Toronto.    
  Studying  Mechanical  Engineering.  
   
Discussion:  
Topic:  Hobbies  
•  What  is  your  hobby?  
•  Why  did  you  start  your  hobby?  
•  Do  you  like  soccer?  Who  is  your  
favourite  soccer  player  and  why?  
Step 4: ATTEND

Meet with your student(s) through Skype and engage in a fluent

conversation by presenting students with stimulating discussion
questions.

Bimo Prawiro (President PERMIKA Calgary) in Calgary, Canada with

SMART students in Bogor, Indonesia – November 2013
Clarissa, Albany,USA
Our Youngest Volunteer
Our Progress to Date

900
Students
800 Diaspora Participants
Sessions
700
Cumulative Performance

Total Student Participation

600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Nov-13 Feb Mar Apr May Jun-14
Our Global Participants

Indonesian diasporas from

13 countries
Canada, USA, Australia, Netherlands, Germany, Qatar,
United Kingdom (UK), France, Japan, Singapore,
Indonesia, China and Taiwan
Annual Diaspora Mix & Mingle (M&M)
Diaspora M&M 2014
Starting August 2014

¡  Participating School: SMART Ekselensia Indonesia

¡  Volunteers: 20-30 diasporas from all over the world
¡  Students Involved: 50 Junior/Senior High School students
¡  Activities: Full day of fun group games, team competitions
and presentations
¡  Aim: Help improve students’ confidence in using English
¡  Location: SMART Ekselensia Indonesia, Bogor
¡  Time: 9AM to 4PM
Session 1: Saturday, August 2nd 2014
Session 2: Tuesday, August 5th 2014
Thank you to our sponsors
Future Goals
¡  Diaspora E-Class:
¡  Become a world-class non-profit organization in education for
Indonesia

¡  Establish partnerships with Indonesian Diaspora communities in

5 continents

¡  Partner with 3-4 new schools across Indonesia by next two years
~ 1,000 students

¡  Introduce new exciting and impactful projects

¡  Help more underprivileged schools get connected online!

Future Goals
¡  Online Conversation Class program:
¡  Introduce Online Conversation Class into the curriculum of all of our
partnering schools

¡  Introduce 1 on 1 classes for good speakers - routine

Future Goals
¡  Diaspora Mix & Mingle Event:
¡  Annual summer ‘pulang kampung’ event

¡  Increase attendance by diasporas

¡  Organize the event in multiple schools

Growth Strategy
¡  Transition to an official website (diasporaeclass.org)

¡  Establish support teams in various countries globally

¡  Recruit motivated and inspirational young leaders globally

¡  Partnership with Indonesia Mengajar

¡  Education experts – Anies Baswedan and team
¡  Potential partnering schools
Thank you!