LYCOS RETRIEVER
Indonesia: Independent Children
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The $1.5 million grant will fund Preparing Children for Life Long Learning: Strengthening ECD Programs in Brazil, Indonesia and Mexico. The project goal is to maximize the number of young children from disadvantaged backgrounds in the three countries to have equal access to education and ensure they have a solid foundation for learning.
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Over the years, the archipelaga feit the compelling influences of Indianization, followed by the spread of Islam, the arrival of European colonialism and the dawn of a modern and eventually independent Indonesia in the 20th century. Indonesia has freely nurtured its diversity, today choosing a befitting national motto of Bhinneka Tunggal Ika, meaning "Unity in Diversity".
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This is an extract of a report prepared for Indonesia, which commissioned a study on the situation of the children in especially difficult circumstances covering the issue of child labour, street children and sexually exploited children. The Indonesian version of this report was published soon. Mohamman farid, the author of this report has given his consent to this extracted version.
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