The 9th EBF – “Indonesia Read English and Discover/IREAD Program”
Company-Community Partnerships for Health in Indonesia (CCPHI) facilitated the ninth Education and Business Forum (EBF) on 19 March 2014 featuring “Indonesia Read English and Discover”/IREAD program. Hosted by Periplus and moderated by Hotben Situmorang from Indonesian Teachers’ Association (www.igi.or.id), the event was attended by 37 participants from 6 companies, 8 NGOs and 3 educational institutions.
Periplus partnered with Taman Bacaan Pelangi (TBP) to implement the IREAD program, the program aiming to increase the english books reading habit of children in Eastern of Indonesia.
Periplus (www.periplus.com) is an English-language imported book stores in Indonesia. Taman Bacaan Pelangi or Rainbow Reading Gardens (www.tamanbacaanpelangi.com) is a non-profit organization that focuses on setting up children’s libraries in remote areas in eastern region of Indonesia.