The photo above is of a school in Bandung, West Java. Thirty-eight years old and falling apart, its roof finally gave in to its dilapidating conditions and collapsed. Calls to renovate fell on deaf ears. This article is about conditions of schools nationwide in Indonesia. Many are falling apart, and students have to resort to be in “temporary buildings with no walls, dirt floors, and bamboo poles supporting the roof” – hardly a conducive environment to educate one’s self in.
