BPPNFI Educate Children of North Mamuju Bunggu Tribe

Pasangkayu - Institute for Development of Non-Formal and Informal (BPPNFI) Regional V Sulawesi develop model early childhood education in remote indigenous communities Bunggu Tribe, Pasangkayu District, North Mamuju, West Sulawesi (Sulbar).

To strengthen the implementation of early childhood education model in this Bunggu Ethnic communities, conducted orientation meetings between the technical team and from BPPNFI and the tutors who will handle learners children, in the Village Saluira, Bambaira District, Wood County Place, North Mamuju, Sunday , who attended Head BPPNFI, Muhammad Hasbi.

The model is applied to the child's education rates is made after the team Bunggu BPPNFI conduct a field survey which, among others found that children aged Tribe Bunggu 0-6 years of education untouched. In fact, their parents had not had an adequate education.

Based on that data, BPPNFI Regional V, Makassar designing models for their education by involving all stakeholders. To maximize the learning process for children Bunggu Tribe, the parties BPPNFI recruit local residents as tutors.

To support the learning process for children whose parents Bunggu Tribe already down the mountain and settle around the foot of the mountain, BPPNFI prepare a means of learning and play facilities.

Meanwhile, to reach out to children who still live on the mountain, BPPNFI build a nursing study on the slopes of the mountain located some 200 meters above sea level, according to Hasbi.

Panti learn that while in the stage of completion was named Sou Madamba Pura which means a happy home together. In this place also prepared also means playing the kids like that prepared for the children at the foot of the mountain.

Ethnic Communities in North Mamuju Bunggu is spread in three districts each district Pasangkayu, Bambaira, and Sub Bambalamoto, and in some areas that are in the Middle Suawesi.

Ethnic Communities Bunggu uses the Kaili language as a means of communication. They resided in the vicinity of the foot and peak of Mount Matapangi. Those who live at the foot of the mountain was built and inhabited houses as like other citizens, but who lived on a mountain top still build houses and dwell in trees.

Indigenous Tribe Chief Bunggu, Lisu, expressed his joy over the attention and assistance provided BPPNFI.

"This is the first assistance we received after decades of silence here," said Lisu interfering in the Indonesian language Bahasa Kaili.

Indigenous Communities Ethnic Bunggu who descended the mountain and have a permanent residence is relatively large. According to the Head of Dusun Saluira, Ronald, the number reached 300 people.

While they are still living on the mountain and settle down in the tree is still quite large in number because of its spread is also relatively large. There's even an entry in the region of Central Sulawesi.