The Story of a Teacher Betting on Life on a Hanging Bridge for Teaching

The Story of a Teacher Betting on Life on a Hanging Bridge for Teaching
Lusia, a teacher at State Elementary School No. 27 Manyan River, Dedai Sub-district, Sintang District, West Kalimantan, had to fight against the swift river water when going to teach.

"The struggle of a teacher in remote hinterland kayan for the sake of educating the life of the nation,"

In the photo, seen the figure of Lusia wearing white batik uniform was walking bridge made of a bamboo with several poles as a handle. the figure of Lusia began teaching from 2002 as a contract teacher in the area until 2006.

"Then in 2007 he became CPNS and was appointed as civil servant in 2009 with class IIIb," The school where Lusia teach has 6 faculty, including the principal.

"Actually, the distance from the house of Lusia to school is not too far away, the problem is that if the flood goes through the river, always the water on the existing bridge, the bridge has been quite long built maybe 20 years ago,"

Because there is no access to the bridge, when the floods, people there then make alakadarnya trails to get through the river. Facilities at the school, said Askiman, still lack of textbooks, school toilets and fences.

"There are also other Lusia teacher friends and children who have to walk to school with a distance of about 3 kilometers with the condition of roads and bridges are severe,"

The location of the area is quite far from the district capital and is still isolated.