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One Fine Sky distributes uniforms to children in Cilincing
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Reza Rahadian (left) and MC Iwet Ramadhan (right) talk with some of the children during the One Fine Sky event on Saturday. (JP/Ni Nyoman Wira)
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smile bloomed on Ibu Muni’s face when she found out that her grandson, in elementary school, had received his school uniform for free.
“If I didn’t get this, the school required me to pay Rp 150,000 for a complete uniform,” she said.
Ibu Muni’s grandson was one of a hundred participants in a charity event conducted by the charity project One Fine Sky on Saturday at the Cilincing Fish Auction (TPI) in North Jakarta.
One of the main agendas of the event was distributing bundles of school uniforms that consist of a shirt, pants or skirt, cap, tie and stationery to children in the area.
One Fine Sky, established on May 2 this year, invites people to buy a white shirt with its signature smiling cloud logo on the left chest.
The charity will then donate a school uniform set to students in need.
Amanda Witdarmono, one of the founders of One Fine Sky, stated that they chose to raise funds by selling white shirts because it's a universal piece of clothing and can be worn on many occasions.
“We want to encourage people to share in an interesting way,” she said.
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More than 500 people have purchased One Fine Sky's shirts since, and some also came to Saturday’s event to present the school uniforms directly to the children.
Actor Reza Rahadian was seen at the event, handing out uniform sets for the children of fishermen in Cilincing.
With unsteady family income and a relatively nomadic lifestyle, the children of fishermen in Cilincing tend not to prioritize education.
Amanda hopes the new uniforms will motivate them to stay in school and study.
“We hope we can give them motivation to stay in school,” she said.
Those who are interested in getting involved in the charity can visit the social project’s Instagram account. (asw)
