Last month was special for Sekolah Menengah Pertama Leuser (Leuser Secondary Greenschool), a school that was initiated by Orangutan Information Centre (OIC) with the support of Sumatran Orangutan Society that supported to fundraise to help to make this project came true. This school was built on the land purchased by fundraising by SOS and...
This year is quite special for OIC, as not only starting the formal school for the local kids who live in Bukit Mas village, a village adjacent with the Leuser ecosystem but also held the very first festival, the orangutan festival 2018. This festival was held in one of the oldest parks in Medan, Sri...
The craved of orangutan mural in the very heart of Medan city doesn’t stop being the centre of attention. Alexandre Farto, the portugese artist who made this finally speaks up about this amazing work of his. As this work is situated in a public space, it is expected that this work can speak louder to...
This week is one of the special week for us, as it is the first week of our Sekolah Alam Leuser (Leuser Nature School) is officially started! This school project is initiated by OIC with the aim to develop the local community through education for the secondary level. It is chosen as secondary level school...
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” – Nelson Mandela This year, OIC is stepping into a big new project. We are excited to announce that OIC will initiate a formal education facility in Bukit Mas, a village adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park. After having the restoration...
Story telling to spread the message about orangutan and their forest homes keeps continuing. This time, an environmental concept school in Medan, Sekolah Alam Bukit Hijau, kindly hosted us for one day visit. In fact, this story telling visit was special request by them as part of their school event. This school is...
There is no friend as loyal as a book. –Ernest Hemingway A book is not merely stack of papers. In fact, it is a pandora box. Everytime you open the box, there are many amazing things come out and suprise you. At least to me, it is my treasure and my wonderland. Living in quite...
The future starts now. It is not merely a sentence, but also the fact. As generally known that to keep a the sustainability of something, it is not only about the present action but it also demands the planning of the future. Same goes to the conservation, it is important to share the passion and...
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