Kawan Sehat Book for schools in East Sumba
CHF 15 gives a teacher in East Sumba the Kawan Sehat Book, its storytelling guide and supplies for health lessons. Kawan Sehat agents already use these stories with children during home visits.
What this project aims to change
- Teachers can repeat the lessons in class.
- Children can explain what they learned.
- Health agents can revisit stories at home.
You choose how much to give.
The Kawan Sehat Book in schools and homes
The Kawan Sehat Book takes children through daily life in Sumba with Rambu, Umbu and Njara the horse. A child can point to a scene about safe drinking water, talk about a small wound or ask why adults should keep cigarette smoke away from children. The stories give teachers and families a starting point for those conversations.
Fair Future Foundation and Kawan Baik Indonesia developed the book with illustrator Bayu Bhargawa, who drew the scenes by hand. About 30 to 40 schools already have the printed book. The Kawan Sehat health agents have copies too. They open the book with children during home visits and use the guide to invite questions and help families discuss what they see.
What CHF 15 funds
CHF 15 (IDR 320,000) pays for one complete teaching package. It includes the ring-bound A4 storybook, the A5 storytelling guide and supplies for educational activities. Both publications are printed in Bahasa Indonesia. The guide gives teachers and health agents prompts for each scene so they can lead a discussion and invite children to explain a lesson in their own words.
Read the Indonesian storybook and the Indonesian storytelling guide. The English storybook and English reference edition of the guide are also available online.
From distribution to use in class
Through Primary Medical Care, we want every school and teacher in East Sumba to have access to the Kawan Sehat Book. We will distribute packages in batches as funding becomes available and record which schools receive them. During follow-up visits, we will ask teachers which stories they used and invite children to describe one habit they remember.
For wider context on health education in schools, see the WHO and UNESCO standards for health-promoting schools.
What we plan to do
Print the A4 storybook and A5 storytelling guide in Bahasa Indonesia, then distribute them with supplies for educational activities. Teachers can use the guide to talk through each scene with children.
Who is responsible
Fair Future Foundation and Kawan Baik Indonesia, through Primary Medical Care.
