Morgan Mellish Memorial Project

IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN POST-EMERGENCY YOGYAKARTA

In memory of the AFR Journalist, the Morgan Mellish Memorial Project was set up to help support a UNICEF education project in Indonesia.

In 2006 a large earthquake devastated the province of Yogyakarta in Indonesia and 1200 schools were damaged or destroyed. The funds received from the The Morgan Mellish Foundation and from Fairfax Business Media have enabled UNICEF to rebuild some of these schools and improve the quality of primary education in Yogyakarta.

The Morgan Mellish Memorial Project has helped to improve the education of thousands of children giving them a chance for a better future.

THE PROJECT – CREATING LEARNING COMMUNITIES FOR CHILDREN (CLCC)

Immediately after the 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake, UNICEF initiated provision of temporary learning spaces, basic learning materials, and psychosocial support for 270 schools benefitting approximately 20,000 children.

After the emergency phase, UNICEF focused on the provision of facilities and school building repairs and maintenance as well as working to improve the quality of delivery of basic education and generating better governance in the school management.

The objectives of this project is to improve the education of hundreds of children, giving them the chance for a better future and provide a permanent memorial to remember Morgan Mellish.

RESULTS:

The funds received from the Morgan Mellish Foundation and Fairfax Business Media have enabled UNICEF to rebuild 12 schools and improve the quality of primary education being delivered at those schools through development of teaching aids; training for teachers and community workers in school planning and resource management; grants for educational materials such as textbooks to supplement government funding.