The Anambas Foundation is anticipating the Anambas becoming one of Indonesia's
major tourist destinations.
For the past few years, many tourists, both local and foreign, have been visiting the Anambas Islands, resulting
in more job opportunities with new resorts and homestays springing up. However, one of the main requirements to work
in the travel and hospitality industry is the ability to speak English.
Before the Foundation was established, we visited several villages across the Anambas, and each time when we asked the
community how we could help, they always asked us to teach their children to speak English, so they could have better
work options in the future.
Geographically, the Anambas makes it challenging to have an English teacher live on-site, but fortunately, some of the
villages have Internet connections provided by the Ministry of Communications and Informatics. With this, we saw an
opportunity for an innovative solution to address the geographical challenge. By collaborating with CAKAP, an online
language-learning platform, we could provide English lessons for elementary students under our Digital English Club
programme.
Together with CAKAP, we developed a new curriculum, in which the materials are made specifically for children in remote
islands. We integrate lessons on sustainability, environmental conservation, and waste management into the curriculum,
exposing them to learning they have not received before.
