The story of Maulidar who plunged to teach the scavengers of Aceh

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The young woman stood in front of dozens of children sitting on mats. A white whiteboard faces the elementary school-aged boys. He teaches kindly. Even though the smell of garbage smelled occasionally, they were there learning vigorously.

The view above is a daily sight of Maulidar Yusuf (27), a volunteer teacher for scavenger children. Since seven years ago, Maulidar founded Taman Anak Pemulung Park which is located in Kampung Jawa Village Disposal Area (TPA), Kuta Alam Subdistrict, Banda Aceh City. There, various subjects taught him every afternoon.

"My desire to teach here first let this person clever, let there is a change also with the condition of their families are all limitations, we help their education," said Maulidar when found, Friday (9/3/2018).

Maulidar has established a learning park for these scavengers since they were in college. Whenever teaching, her husband Aiyub Bustamam (30) accompanied her. His students are now more familiar with Maulidar.

There, the woman who lives in Lampulo, Banda Aceh teaches from Wednesday to Sunday from the end of Asar prayer until Maghrib. A number of lessons he taught ranging from mathematics to Science Pengatahuan Alam (IPA). The number of students who attend every day reaches 40 to 50 people.

Prior to opening a private class there, Maulidar first conducted surveys in several locations. But he then fell in love and had the determination to teach scavenger children. Residents who live there also welcomed the presence of Maulidar.

"Motivation is key, it's my great motivation, by looking at those who are the candidate of their next generation should be better with their current condition," explained UIN Ar-raniry English alumni.

The children who studied there on average in the morning studied in formal schools. However there are also two students who did not go to school at all. The reason, because of economic factors.

Maulidar tells that there was a child who studied with him for seven years but when he was in junior high school he was forced to leave school because his parents could not afford to pay. They finally chose to join the scavenging with his parents.

"Seven years they are with us, now there are no more schools cut off to junior high school.Cause of course family economic factor.Children we teach there is a big one, and this is a new generation of children we teach," said Maulidar.

Now, Maulidar teaches these scavengers are assisted by some volunteers. On Mondays and Tuesdays, Maulidar organizes the volunteers' schedules and the day they teach them to the field.

"Many volunteers are present, the community is also present, for example their student organizations come to teach and there are also groups that come sometimes they share mukena, stationery, notebooks and so on," explained Maulidar.