Jakarta, Indonesia—On April 13, 2016, representatives of UPF-Indonesia met with representatives of the Government Service of Education, an institution that formulates policies and implements public service programs in schools—from elementary to high schools—in Jakarta. Mrs. Ursula McLackland, secretary-general of UPF-Asia, introduced UPF’s work and UPF-Indonesia’s character education program. Mrs. Kardawati, the chief of information system and data center at the institution, who attended the meeting with her staff, committed to conducting character education workshops for teachers and students at schools in Jakarta.
Also in April, UPF-Indonesia held a program on “Drug Abuse and Its Prevention” at SMP 61 junior high school in Jakarta, which was attended by 100 students, and began holding one-day workshops on Saturdays and English on Wednesdays.