RUMAH DUNIA (THE WORLD HOME), PLEASE SUPPORT!

Literature-Theater-Drawing-Journalistic-Film
Make Intelligent and Make a New Generation
Move the World to Homes through Books

PROLOGUERUMAH DUNIA part of the WORLD PEN FOUNDATION (Yayasan Pena Dunia) is active in social and education circles. Registered by the notary public Mr. Fachrul Kesuma Dharma, SH and Instruction Ministry of Judicial Affairs and Human Right number C-1580.HT.01.02/2006/July 31^st . Registration of tax: 02.566.373.3 – 401.000The dream to have a personal library for public (children and teenagers) began from the condition of Banten which besides lacking of reading and research climate, also having not libraries. We thought that to change Banten was very difficult. As a solution, we made a strategy, namely by spreading the reading habit to our environments where we live, Komplek Hegar Alam, Ciloang, Serang, Banten. We hope this strategy will be effective. We hope the reading habit will be our neighbours’ habit too.Rumah Dunia is a non-commercial community which was created as a cultural school that gives opportunities as widely as possible to everyone who has wills to build intelligence, self-supporting, critical, democratic, and happy people. This community works in the field of education, information networks, publishing, documentary, and cultural expressions. It opens from Monday until Saturday during 13:00-17:00, Sunday during 12:00AM – 17:00PM.

SPECIFICATION

Rumah Dunia was built in the middle of a fruit garden. It is located on 1000m2. The buildings are a library for children and teenagers, a library for adults, a musola (place for worship), a playing ground, an open 7X5 meter2 stage for theater, and a toilet.

VISION-MISSION

We hope someday a new generation will grow up here. They have high capacity when they touch with wide societies. Here is a learning centre; as a place to upgrade the human resources of children and teenagers, as a generation for Banten in specific and for Indonesian in general.

BOOK COLLECTIONS

Now the book collections that we have are about 3.000 titles. They are story books for children, teenagers, and university students. There are books of comic, flora-fauna ; drawing books, Japanese comics, drawn story books of prophets, magazines for children, self-help books, world classical story tale books, and many more. There are translated popular novel from some countries, Islamic novels from Forum Lingkar Pena friends, the adventuring stories like Old Shaterhand, Senopati Pamungkas, Candika, and others. There are also novels such as novels of Iwan Simatupang, Pramudya Ananta Toer, Ayu Utami, Jenar, Dee, and Dinar. We have also the world literature like of Boris Pasternak, Shakespeare, and Ernest Hemingway. Magazines are also available at Rumah Dunia such as the Annida magazine, the Bola magazine, the Tempo magazine, the Pantau magazine, the Jakarta Kliping, and the Hai magazine.

VOLUNTEERS

Some volunteers assist Rumah Dunia’s regular activities. They are:

Tias Tatanka: fairytale, reading-writing
Hj. Atisah Haris = fairytale
Deden = logistic
Gola Gong = journalistic, fiction, and TV screenplay
Toto ST Radik = poetry
Piter Tamba, Ade Mulyawati = theater
Indra Kesuma = drawing
Ibnu Adam Aviciena = journalistic and fiction
RG Kedung Kaban alias Kak Soteng = fairytale
Radar Banten (local newspaper) = publishing
SUHUDsentrautama = printing
Scene Ten = audio visual

ACTIVITIES

It effectively ran from March 2002. It began with a shelter of books. We had not rooms. However, since the beginning of July 2002, the open room has been built completely. It is open for public every Monday until Friday at 13:00-17:00, and Sunday from 09.00-17.00. The naming of the activities or schedules by adding the word ‘tour’ in front of the name, is in order to be heard friendly and has a strong playing aroma. The complete schedules are:

01. Monday=Drawing Tour

Drawing tour is the most liked by children. In the drawing-tour day, the children who come are up to 50 until 60, and ever until 120 children. The atmosphere is like in a festival. Ten of them were once invited by the Cultural and Tourism Department (Dinas Kebudayaan dan Parawisata Banten) of Banten to attend the “Banten Expatriates Gathering (BEG)” that was held at Imperial Aryaduta, Karawaci Tangerang.

02. Tuesday = Reading

The children are now free and easy to take any books. Moreover, they gradually take the books which are suitable for their age. They begin to read diligently. By reading books, they can move the world to their imagination. They can surf the world through books. After reading, they must tell the resume in front of their friends.

03. Wednesday= Drama Tour - Expression

In Rumah Dunia there is a 7X5m2 stage. They sometimes play dramas which the script is written by us. They played a drama in British Council when the launching of the 1001buku volunteers in Jakarta, the Pesta Buku Jakarta 2003, and the commemoration of the birthday of Gesbica IAIN (State Islamic Institute) Banten, Serang, Banten. They are also ready to accept the invitation for performances.

Also, we permit them to express themselves. They usually just read, study how to write poetries and read them, and dance. These are incidental activities, not every Sunday.

04. Thursday=Writing Tour

On this day the children write about their fathers, homes, daily activities in schools, villages, and anything that they feel and think. Their write them in the form of proses or poetries. They have published their poetry collections in an anthology named “Salam dari Rumah Dunia”. Now they are preparing to publish the second. Here they study journalistic. They interview any people, bread makers, rice sellers, fried banana sellers, and others. By using the 5W+1H formula, they write the reports. We support them to writing competitions.

05. Friday=Fairytale Tour

At the fairytale programme, they can fantasize other worlds that they have not known. They may explore the world which they have not visited. They can learn something good to be done and something bad to be left. Usually, before the fairytale begins, some children are enjoined to recite their daily experiences. It is hoped in the future, they will be accustomed in uttering their opinions in front of public.

06. Saturday = Rumah Dunia Discussion Club:

Since May 10th 2003, collaborating with Forum Lingkar Pena, Sanggar Sastra Remaja Indonesia (SSRI), we have performed monthly discussions about arts, cultures, and the advantages of having libraries. The participants are the representatives of art communities, and culture and books lover in Banten. The speakers are experts and teachers in their fields, and the government.

07. Sunday=Writing Class

For high school students and university students, every Sunday afternoon at 14:00-17:00, we provide a writing class. The first class was held in January 2003. The participants were the students of high schools and university students. For 3 months, they learn journalistic, fiction, and screenplay. Now some of them are dexterous to write. We can read their writings in local newspapers. They also have made a group for young writers, namely the Forum Lingkar Pena (FLP) Serang. Now (February 2006), we held the seventh class.

08. Rumah Dunia Journal and Website:

Last some years we published a monthly journal. the FLP Serang managed it. We expected it would become an exercise to increase their writing skill before they entered professional publishers. The Journal was shared for gratis. Now we did not publish the journal again because we have not enough money.

09. Competition:

To stimulate their creativity, we perform competitions, such as those of drawing, reading and writing poetries, theater festivals, and writing essays. The presents are money, pens, books, et cetera.

PROMOTION AND SOCIALIZATION:

To promote the existence of Rumah Dunia and socialize its activities, we do these:

1. We write every activity that happens at Rumah Dunia. The writings are spread to mailing lists in the internet. Some mailing lists where were the members are the 1001Buku, Pasarbuku, Forum Lingkar Pena, Layar Kata Network, Pojok Teater, Wongbanten, Smunsa Serang, Penyairgroup, Cybersastra, and an Penerbitnet. We do this every week.

2. We cooperate with the local newspaper in Banten, Radar Banten, to publish our weekly journal. Radar Banten gives us a space every Thursday.

3. Last some years, we also published a monthly bulletin. It has eight pages, sized A3. We hoped our writing skill will be improved by doing this. Now this bulletin is not published again because we have enough money, as we have already talked before.

4. In addition, we have to thank God, we now have a website. Our writings in every field are published there. Everyone in the world can read our weekly activities; we write about books, publishing, theaters, arts, screenplays, impressing experiences, and many things. Everyone everywhere can adopt our methods how to manage a personal library that open for public, and how performing educational activities.

COST CALCULATION:

To provide the sustenance for the Rumah Dunia programs, we collect money from our selves, our friends, and others who have the same desire to develop people’s mind. Every month we have to spend money to buy pens, pencils, books, drawing books, pay the bill of electricity, pay honorarium to the manager, transportation cost for instructor, buy food and drink in every activity (e.g.: discussion), etc. The cost calculation we need every month is:

Equipment:

Drawing Paper US$ 25
Crayon US$ 25
HVS US$ 15
Pen US$ 15
Computer ink US$ 30

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US$ 110

Consumption:

Writing class US$ 15
Regular “Tour” (e.g.: the expression tour) US$ 15
Rumah Dunia Discussions Club US$ 30

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US$ 60

Others:

Publications (newsletter) US$ 50
Electricity US$ 30
Competition presents US$ 50
Gasoline (for the motorcycle) US$ 20

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US$ 150

Amount US$ 320/month

ORGANIZATION:Rumah Dunia is an informal board.  Nevertheless, for the intention of wider networks, the structure of the organization is continuously  changed. The chief of the village where we live has allowed our existence. By their letter, they stated that Rumah Dunia is a learning center in education and social. We do not glean money from people who visit our place at all.

Founders:
Gola Gong, Tias Tatanka, Toto ST Radik, (the late) Rys Revolta

Advisor:
Gola Gong, Tias Tatanka, Toto ST Radik, Wien Muldian, Fahri Asiza, Abdul Malik, Andi Suhud, Yaya Suhendar

President:
Firman Venayaksa

Secretary:
Aji Setiakarya

Librarian:
Muhzen Den

Bookstore Manager:
Rimba Alangalang

Literature and Journalistic Instructor:
Ibnu Adam Aviciena

Theater Instructor:
Piter Tamba, Ade, Qopal

Drawing Instructor:
Indra Kesuma

Film Instructor:
Yoan

Discussion Manager:
Roni, Wangsa Nestapa

Publication Manager
Qizink La Aziva, Ginanjar Hambali

Website Manager
Noval Y. Ramsis, Andre Birowo

Supporting Media
Radar Banten Daily, SUHUD Printing

DONATION:

Rumah Dunia gives an opportunity to everyone to participate in developing human resources, especially children and teenagers in Banten. The donation may be in the form of books, pencils, pens, paper, erasers, crayon, and money. The donation is not binding. We will use the donation to add the collection, fund the activities, and buying competition presents. All of those are conducted in other that the children be diligent to come to Rumah Dunia. Therefore, they are clever, critical, and happy facing their life.

Komplek Hegar Alam 40, Ciloang
Serang 42118, Banten. Tlp.: 0254-202861
E-mail: rumahdunia@yahoo.com
www.rumahdunia.net

Bank Account on behalf of YAYASAN PENA DUNIA

Cq. Heri Hendrayana Harris
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Serang, Banten – Indonesia
No. 0084 – 01 – 034240 – 50 - 5

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