#independence day is an #important thing that will always be remembered and celebrated by the whole nation.  today August 17, 2021 is the 76th year of Indonesia's #proclamation of independence. various tribes, customs, races and religions were silent for a moment and bowed their heads to commemorate the services of the #heroes.  on this day, millions of #Indonesian #children convey their hopes to the #government.

you have to be eager to learn and #survive with the conditions in there, I’m sure one day you will get the best #opportunity to get the education and together we build #Papua.  message from a #child for her siblings in the #village.

Lewina Labununip Ningdana is one of many Papuan children who have a big dreams. #Intelligent, honest and sincere, that's the initial #story that led her to get the best education at Sekolah GenIUS which is 4 thousand kilometers from #home.  Three years apart from her parents and siblings in the village, did not make her give up on making dreams come #true. She get a letter of offer from the University of New South Wales Australia to study in the 2021 academic year. Now she's waiting for confirmation, whether she gets a scholarship from the #government.

Evan is youth of the nation from #Masohi City, Maluku Indonesia. 2500 kilometers away from villages, he came to #Jakarta with a big dream to be an Architecture #Professor. He is currently in 1st grade junior high school at Sekolah Genius and love science.  Evan said, he doesn’t miss his #parent and determined to finish his schooling (scholarship) at the Genius School which is specifically for #children from Eastern Indonesia. The quality of education and dormitories at this school is above average, every year there are always graduate who are accepted at foreign universities and idol universities in #Indonesia.  Thank you for watching the interview with evan in “I HAVE A DREAMS” series for children from Eastern Indonesia.