The Joy of Making Handicrafts from Recycled Goods

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Note: The author is a fourth grade student Zesica, who attends Sasak Public Primary School in West Kalimantan. The school is supported by Wahana Visi’s Sambas Office and is now among the best primary schools in the district.

I am a fourth grader at the Sasak Public Primary School 07 in Sambas district in West Kalimantan province. And I love joining the school activities, particularly the making of handicrafts from recycled goods, such as plastics products, carton boxes, raffia string, tree branches, and many others. Although my home is much farther from school than most other students, I gladly participate in the extra-curricular sessions to create educational and creative teaching instrument and handicrafts.

So far, I have created three kinds of teaching tools from recycled goods, such as dried flowers, photo frames, and dolls. I also make handicrafts at home, but some of them were damaged after being played with by my two younger siblings!

My school has also turned into a much cleaner and comfortable place to study,thanks to our awareness about the need to create a cleaner environment.

I love the handicraft-making, moreover I do not need to spend any money to get the raw materials. I just have to collect the used materials from the thrown away goods or from the gardens.

My classroom has also turned into much livelier place with all the handicrafts we have been producing. Our teachers have been playing an instrumental role as they are the ones who teach us to make creative handicraft products.

One more thing, my school has also turned into a much cleaner and comfortable place to study thanks to our awareness about the need to create a cleaner environment. We really like to be in school.

 

I will not hesitate to register myself again when there are more educational and creative programs initiated by Wahana Visi Indonesia or my school. I really love joining such interesting activities and working together in groups with my colleagues. 

*Edited & Translated: Hendro Suwito, Senior Editor World Vision Indonesia