Community Activities

Photo: FirmansyahThirteen skate boards is just one of the tools that have been loaned free of charge by the Adikata Foundation. With a variety of facilities children surrounding of Baranang Siang, Pasar Kosambi Bandung, West Java - known as the underground community - spent their day to day in a creative way.

Even one of the children who use the underground free skate board has managed to win a skate board that was held in Depok. In addition to skate boards, children live in this crowded township also received other games facilities ie cameras, computers and drawing tools. All equipment is loaned free of charge by the Foundation which was established in 2000. Adikaka aims to reduce the image of hard, abrasive, and other negative so far familiar with the underground community.

Photo: FirmansyahWithin a day, at least there were about 7 children who using the games facilities. The initiator of the foundation who cares about these underground communities is Phaerly Maviec Musadi, the man who has secretly fond of underground music. However, today the owner of screen printing and t-shirts named 'Distribute Merchandising' intended to support low economic level of underground children.

Om Pei, the founder of Adikaka FoundationAccording to Phaerly, Adikaka Foundation goal is to eliminate the gap of communication or culture gap that exists between parent and child. Culture gap occurs because the children who joined in the underground is considered by his parent to violated the provision of cultural and religious norms.

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""I have always considered to be a negative person due to cultural gap. And it could be happen between me and my son," je said during his visit to TNOL news room in early October.

At present, Om Pei - the male who was born in German in first January, 1976 so called - continued Adikaka Foundation has two programs, namely the playing campaign for parents and free playground for children in low economic level.

Photo: FirmansyahPlaying for a parent means taking the time to play with the kids for 15 minutes a day. While the second, the children can play games and be facilitated but with three conditions that maintain the cleanliness, queuing in an orderly and prohibited to say any rude words.

Photo: Firmansyah"Any kid who violated the three conditions would not get loans anymore," said the father Nabila Rashid, and a husband of Ashya Musadi.

In addition, kid who doing violation won't be invited in monthly sightseeing events organized by Adikaka Foundation.

Oom Pei when stopping by at TNOL news room[Photo: Firmansyah]Om Pei assesed, the establishment of the Adikaka Foundation because many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) who care for the children but use a less precise approach. And to deal with these children, people must be understand on the background and character of each child.

"We must know the background and character of the children The character of punk, reggae, or a street child is different," he said.

Office front yard transformed into a playground [Photo: Firmansyah]

Om Pei said, the operational funds of foundation derived from the profits gained from convection clothing and screen printing business. Moreover, his business are now popular in Bandung. Om Pei-shirt creations adorned many communities like the Harley Owners Motor Indonesia or big bands communities in Bandung. In fact, Pei clothes ever get orders from abroad, such as the Grand Prix Formula One (F1) Sepang, Malaysia, to the costumes Bahrain football team practices.

Photo: FirmansyahThe profit of the business spent to build a simple small playground in front of his office. Because, Uncle Pei is concerned to the lack of children's play area, especially in densely populated settlements like his current neighborhood.

All that Pei did for the good of other children. Moreover Om Pei came from broken home family. He often suffered violence from his father. So, now he's determined to help other kids staring at a brighter future.

"I do not want them to experience the past as I am," he concluded.